Andorra tonight: concerts, theatre, talks and family events

Catalan singer‑songwriter Judit Neddermann and guitarist‑producer Pau Figueres perform tonight at 20:00 at the Auditori del Palau de Gel in Canillo as part of their joint touring project. Theatre‑dance piece Artemis, directed by Pol Sanuy and using science‑fiction motifs to explore threats to Earth, follows at 20:30 in the Municipal Theatre of Andorra la Vella. Also tonight, the school theatre company Entreacte presents Els Pastorets, an adaptation of Folch i Torres, at 20:30 in the Teatre Comunal, and the Festival del Servei Ocupacional Xeridell offers a Christmas concert at 19:00 in the Congress Centre of Andorra la Vella.

At 19:00 in Escaldes‑Engordany’s Comú assembly hall, a panel titled “From the Fight for the Vote to a Political Voice: Women Who Transform the Country” brings together signatories of the parish suffrage request and other figures central to contemporary politics. The Cal Paleta exhibition “Women Key for the History of Andorra,” which presents nine new artistic projects reflecting on the early‑1970s suffrage movement, will be marked today by a theatrical animation, “Volem Votar!”, at 12:00 performed by Animal Escola de Teatre.

Also at 19:00, the Creand building in Andorra la Vella hosts a session, “Investing in Times of Artificial Intelligence,” examining whether AI is a sound investment and its likely economic effects, with practical tips for managing savings. Researcher Claude Benet presents “Following the Traces of World War II in Andorra” at 19:00 in the Church of Sant Joan de Caselles in Canillo. A practical course, “Learning to Destress,” with sofrology exercises, takes place at 19:15 at Hotel Roc Blanc in Escaldes‑Engordany, and a historical‑novel reading of The Three Towers of the Sky is scheduled for 19:15 at the communal library in El Pas de la Casa.

Daytime and family activities include the charity mass yoga class “Gran Ioga Solidari” at 11:00 at the ACCO‑Andorra Congress Centre in Ordino in support of animal charities Laika i Gossos; a meditation workshop, “Connect with Your Vital Flow with Intracellular Meditation,” led by Jess of Siqa_andorra from 11:00 to 13:00 at Hotel Roc Blanc; and a textile‑creation meeting, “Teixim Vincles,” at 11:00 at L’Institucional, Parc Central, Andorra la Vella. Photographer Montse Altimiras leads a practical pinhole‑camera workshop for families at 11:00 in the Government Exhibition Hall, including a technical introduction, taking photographs and developing the images. Children’s storytelling “Buffa!!!”, inviting play with forest elements around the mischievous Nap Buf, runs at 11:00 in the Library of the Centre Cultural Lauredià, Sant Julià de Lòria.

Afternoon community events include an ecstatic dance at 17:00 at Centre esportiu els Serradells in Andorra la Vella, beginning with a one‑hour guided movement introduction by Marta Morán followed by a four‑hand DJ set from INAD & La Uaxa; a traditional sardanes dance at 17:00 in the Congress Centre, Andorra la Vella; and the living nativity “Anem a fer un pessebre...” with performances at 17:00 and 19:00 in Sala Prat del Roure, Escaldes‑Engordany.

Music offerings across the evening feature a Christmas concert by the Valls d’Andorra Chamber Choir at 20:00 in the Church of Sant Pere Màrtir, Escaldes‑Engordany, with carols and J. S. Bach’s Magnificat, and a 21:00 Christmas programme in Sant Julià i Sant Germà with Coral Rocafort, Petits Cantaires Lauredians, the Coral de la Llar de Lòria and guest choir Coral Carol en Musique. For International Mountain Day, Spanish alpinist and former national team president Mikel Zabalza speaks at 21:00 in the Congress Centre in Ordino.

Several exhibitions are open across the principality. “Drawings with Ink and Reed,” a series of personal interpretations of Romanesque art by Francesc Galobardes, is on display at the Motorcycle Museum (Museu de la Moto) in Canillo until 31 December. “Solo,” a retrospective by Óscar Martín, runs at the Museu del Còmic in La Massana until 16 January. “From Birth to Rebirth,” an exhibition of archaeological pieces from the Museu Egipci de Barcelona, is at the Centre d’Art in Escaldes‑Engordany until 21 February. “Pioneers 1884–1954. Andorra of the First Photographers” is open at the Government exhibition hall through 7 March. Newer additions include El Museu de l’Elefant, an exhibition of illustrations by Carles Pellejero at the Biblioteca Comunal in La Massana (until 5 January), and the photographic series “Andorra Romànica en 40 Mirades” at Espai Columba in Andorra la Vella. The “Ciutats a Escala Humana” show continues at Bici Lab Andorra.