MORATALAZ
El Torito Cultural Centre
No. 130 Avenida Moratalaz
PERFORMANCES FOR CHILDREN
Comics, The Conquest of Rock
7 December, 6pm
The Grupo Comics Company
A rock musical for the whole family. Driven from start to finish by a beat that never falters, it’s sure to have everybody up and dancing to the rhythm of ska and rock’n’roll! Happy rhythms that the parents accompanying their children will enjoy just as much as the kids themselves.
The Comics Group sets off in their spaceship to bring rock to all the children of the universe, visiting planets unknown to man. There’s only one planet they have yet to conquer: Planet Earth. But... Will they be able to conquer the inhabitants of this planet with their rock?
Recommended age: families
Oliverio Satisfecho
9 December, 6pm
Oliverio Satisfecho will surprise us with his magic show in which he combines humour and improvisation to the delight of young and old alike.
A show packed with amazing magic tricks and lots of laughter.
Recommended age: from 3 to 15 years of age
Las canciones de Chispa y Chispita
Musical performance
22 December, 6pm
The whole family will be singing along with these funny clowns.
Recommended age: children
A Fabulous Christmas (Una navidad de fábula)
23 December, 6pm
The Marimba Marionetas Company
Christmas is coming and Carol is getting oh so excited, but her friend Nico gets bored just hearing about it and refuses to help his friend put up the Christmas tree.
There are another two characters who don’t like Christmas either: Nonoel and his assistant Paco. They are setting up a group to put an end to Christmas and decides to take Nico with him, even though the boy doesn’t want to go.
Carol decides to find her friend and that rescuing him will be her best Christmas present.
But never fear! She won’t have to go alone! She will be helped by none other than the Christmas Wizard and the Wish Genie and someone else—you can’t even begin to imagine who!
Recommended for children over 3 years of age
The Magician’s Apprentice (El aprendiz de mago)
26 December, 6pm
Little magic games performed by the magician’s number one pupil.
Recommended for children over 6 years of age
The Carols of Tapita Tapón (Los villancicos de Tapita Tapón)
27 December, 6pm
What better way could there be to celebrate Christmas than with all these funny characters and the carols we all know and love.
Recommended for children over 3 years of age
Iván Santacruz
28 December, 6pm
Have a MAGICAL CHRISTMAS with the MAGICIAN IVÁN SANTACRUZ!
A show totally adapted to the Christmas season. Full of lots of illusions, lots of magic, lots of fun, Christmas songs, Christmas musicals and Christmas magic...
All the essence and magic of IVÁN SANTACRUZ, but with a magical Christmas touch!
Recommended age: children and families
FILMS FOR CHILDREN
Dragon Rider (El jinete del dragón)
2 December, 12 noon
Synopsis: A young silver dragon joins a mountain spirit and an orphan boy on an adventure in the Himalayas to find the entrance to the heavens.
Directed by: Tomer Eshed
Genre: Animation
Recommended for children over 7 years of age
The Adams Family (La familia Adams)
9 December, 12 noon
Synopsis: The oddball Addams family is made up of the love-struck married couple Morticia and Gomez, their children Wednesday and Pugsley, Uncle Fester and Thing. They all live happily in a spooky New England mansion, but soon find themselves threatened by a corrupt lawyer who plots to bring ruin to the family and put them out on the street.
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Genre: Comedy
Recommended for children over 6 years of age
Mary Poppins Returns
22 December, 12 noon
Synopsis: Mary Poppins is the practically perfect nanny, whose extraordinary magical powers can turn a routine chore into an unforgettable, fantastic adventure. In this new sequel, she returns to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and magic missing from their lives in the wake of a tragic personal loss. The nanny won’t have to do it all on her own though, her friend Jack will be there too.
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Genre: Musical
Recommended for children over 6 years of age
The Secret Garden (El jardín secreto)
23 December, 12 noon
Synopsis: Mary Lennox is a little girl who was born in India to British parents. When they both die suddenly, Mary is sent to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven in the wilds of the Yorkshire Moors. There she begins to uncover family secrets, especially when she meets her sickly cousin who has been locked up in one of the mansion’s wings for years. Mary discovers a garden that the two children explore together, which helps them to heal the wounds they have had suffered in their short lives.
Directed by: Marc Munden
Genre: Drama
Recommended age: all audiences
Dreams S.A. Dreambuilders (Minna y el Mundo de los sueños)
26 December, 12 noon
Synopsis: When Minna’s father’s new girlfriend Helena and her daughter Jenny, with whom she doesn’t get along, move in, her life is turned upside down. One night, Minna discovers the world of dreams and the builders who create them. Minna begins to manipulate Jenny’s dreams but with terrible consequences—Jenny ends up trapped and can’t wake up. To save Jenny and her new family, Minna must venture into the dream world to confront the dreams she herself has created.
Directed by: Kim Hagen Jensen, Tonni Zinck
Genre: Animation
Recommended age: all audiences
Smallfoot
27 December, 12 noon
Synopsis: “Smallfoot” adds a twist to the legend of Bigfoot when a young and clever Yeti stumbles across something he thought didn't exist: a human being. News of this “human” brings him fame and the chance to win the girl of his dreams. But it also sends shock waves through the simple community of Yetis, who begin to wonder what else might exist beyond their snow-covered village.
Directed by: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jason Reisig
Genre: Animation
Recommended age: all audiences
Raya and the Last Dragon (La Raya y el último dragón)
28 December, 12 noon
Synopsis: Once upon a time, humans and dragons lived together in perfect harmony in the fantastic world of Kumandra. But when the forces of evil threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same forces of evil have returned and Raya, a lone warrior, will have to find the last surviving legendary dragon to rebuild a world in ruins and reunite her people.
Directed by: Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs, John Ripa
Genre: Animation, Action and Adventure
Recommended for children over 8 years of age
CHILDREN’S STREET THEATRE
Crusoe
4 December, 12 noon
The Markeline Company
Alone on his lonely island, which smells of the sea and the marine world, Crusoe watches time and ships go by without any of them stopping. Crusoe manages to live a peaceful life, a life that passes by in the distance, ,like a ship on the high seas.
Recommended age: families
The Ulterior Journey (El viaje ulterior)
23 December, 12 noon
The Titiritantes Company
This is an adventure in time, a family show and a spectacular, colourful passacaglia that really gets the audience involved in the action. The journey begins in the distant future. Professor Copernicus, a mad scientist who has invented a time machine, Segundo, the disaster-prone petty officer, and Ainé, the fascinating bird-woman, discover three members of a fascinating family from a species of animals up to five metres tall—strange, loveable and playful creatures. Location: Plaza del Arte (Avenida de Moratalaz, 121)
Recommended age: families
MUSIC
Moratalaz Music Band
16 December, 12 noon
Conductor: Francisco Aguado
2nd Moratalaz Cycle of Classical Music
16 December, 7pm
Christmas Concert
Atlántida Chamber Orchestra
Directed by: Manuel Tévar
Programme: Vivaldi, Rheinberger, Pergolesi
Carol Concert
18 December, 6:30pm
Polyphonic Choir of Our Lady of Moratalaz
ROYAL POSTMEN
During the Christmas period, the Royal Postmen will be waiting beside their letterboxes so that the children of the district can post their letters to the Three Kings.
2 and 3 January from 11am to 2:30pm and from 5 to 8:30pm
Market. Calle La Cañada, s/n
EFE Galleries. No. 16 Calle Arroyo de las Pilillas
M2 Market. No. 196 Calle Hacienda de Pavones
