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Grec Barcelona Festival

The Grec Barcelona Festival, commonly known as just the "Grec Festival", is Barcelona's summer arts extravaganza and the season's most important cultural event. City venues, including the Teatre Grec and the Fundació Joan Miró, host theatre, dance and music performances.

Following hot on the heels of the Sant Joan (St John's Day) Festival, the event injects theatre, dance and music into Barcelona life, with a strong focus on contemporary culture.

In 2010, British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae performs a soulful show at the Grec Theatre, and American jazz artist Dee Dee Bridgewater pays tribute to Billie Holiday with a special concert. The contemporary dance productions range from the international, like harS by Turkish performer Aydin Teker, to the local, like La Venus de Willendorf by Catalan dancer Iago Pericot. Sprinkled in between are theatre productions, circus shows and even a Japanese tea ceremony.

Grec started in 1976, when a group of thespians staged shows at the Greek amphitheatre on Mount Montjuic. Their initiative triggered the birth of a new theatre festival, which was independently run until 1979, when the newly formed democratic city authorities took over. Now the event is as inextricably linked to Barcelona's summers as the scorching heat.

when: 13 Jun - 1 Aug 2010 (annual)
where: Barcelona
cost: Some events free, others ticketed
time: All performances take place in the evening - see website for times

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