The traditional Continuous Reading of Don Quixote celebrates its nineteenth edition in 2015. This uninterrupted reading will take place over forty-eight hours, and its open nature provides citizens with a lively forum for participation.

The opening of the event and the reading of the first lines of Cervantes' great work will be carried out by John Goytisolo, Cervantes Prize 2014 (23.04.15 ? 18:00h).

Prominent figures from the worlds of politics and culture will participate, and there will be live and pre-recorded telephone and video conference connections with: Córdoba and Buenos Aires (Argentina), Havana (Cuba), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Brasilia and Curitiba (Brazil), Yumbei (Chile), La Paz (Bolivia), Asunción (Paraguay), Lima (Peru), Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Mexico City (Mexico), Santa Ana (El Salvador), Miami, Boston and New York (USA), Budapest (Hungary), Helsinki (Finland), Sofia (Bulgaria), kyiv (Ukraine), London (UK), Belgrade (Serbia), Bucharest (Romania), Beirut (Lebanon), Rabat (Morocco), Tunis (Tunisia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Seoul (Korea), Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), and various locations in Spain such as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, La Rioja, and Azuqueca de Henares (Guadalajara), Córdoba, Villanueva de los Infantes (Ciudad Real), Villamayor de Santiago (Cuenca), Zaragoza and El Toboso (Toledo), among others.

Book a reading time on the phone Phone: 913 605 414 From 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00, Monday to Friday, until April 21 (except public holidays).

The reading will be broadcast via Radio Círculo and from our website.

Students from the Alicia Alonso University Institute of Dance at Rey Juan Carlos University will perform excerpts from Don Quixote.

Sign language translation
Sign language interpretation service during the reading.
Organized by CBA · In collaboration with IES Pío Baroja (Madrid)

Magnetic loop throughout the reading
Live subtitling from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Wednesday, April 23, 2013, and at the closing ceremony.
Collaborate Spanish Confederation of Families of Deaf People (FIAPAS)

Parallel activities

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Laurence Olivier / William Shakespeare Cycle
23.04.15> 25.04.15
[Entrance 5,5? ? members, over 65, youth card, members]
UC 4?]
Henry V (The Chronicle History of King Henry
the Fifth with His Battle Fought at Agincourt in
France) Laurence Olivier, United Kingdom, 1944, 137?,
VOSE.
Richard III Laurence Olivier,
United Kingdom, 1955, 161?, VOSE.

SHOWS

Sancho's Gaze Theatre
24.04.15 ? 18:00h ? Valle-Inclán Room
In this theatrical production by the Primigenius Sociocultural Association, Sancho narrates, in the first person and with humor, the most significant episodes of Cervantes' novel.
[Tickets 5? · Members 4?]

WORKSHOPS

Storytelling workshop with Peppa Pig
25.04.15 ? 11:30h ? Ramón Gómez de la Serna Room
Storytelling, puppet shows, and a painting workshop for young children. More information: 91 431 41 08
Organized by Penguin Random House Editorial Group

EXHIBITIONS

Jorge Molder. Rich, poor, beggar, thief.
05.02.15 > 17.05.15 ? picasso room
An anthological exhibition that brings together nearly 50 selected photographs from the most significant series from 1990 to the present.

Pierre Alechinsky on paper
19.02.15 > 17.05.15 ? Goya and Minerva rooms
A key figure in European informalism, Alechinsky's work reflects an inclination towards experimentation and the search for new possibilities in the plastic language.

Cabins for thinking
12.03.15 > 31.05.15 ? Juana Mordó Room
Through the places chosen by eleven fundamental creators of Modernity, an investigation is carried out that highlights the importance of the organization of the space of thought in the act of creation.

CBA ROOFTOP VISIT

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RADIO CIRCLE

Radio Círculo will broadcast the entire continuous reading of El QuijoteThe program will feature interviews with the most relevant figures who visit the CBA during those 48 hours. It will be available to listen to online at [website address missing]. www.radiocirculo.es

Hosted by:

Collaborators:
Cervantes Institute, AECID, ENDESA, Grupo Solar de Samaniego, Illy Coffee, Bluevista, Austral, Espasa, Pío Baroja Secondary School of Madrid, Spanish Confederation of Families of Deaf People FIAPAS, Alicia Alonso University Institute of Dance of Rey Juan Carlos University, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Master in Cultural Management UC3M, MBA in Cultural Companies and Institutions UCM and Santillana Formación, Course in Cultural Management of La Fábrica, Master in Creative Economy, Cultural Management and Cultural Development URJC, IES Renacimiento, IES Lourdes (FUHEM), Colegio Estudio, EFTI (School of Photography and Image Technicians)

With the technical collaboration of: CEV Higher School of Communication, Image and Sound