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Vault to Screen: Carmen Amaya and Flamenco
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Vault to Screen: Carmen Amaya and Flamenco

Programmed in conjunction with the exhibition “Sargent and Spain,” two archival film titles celebrate the revolutionary career of Spanish Romani Flamenco dancer and singer Carmen Amaya (1913-1963).

Dec 17 – Dec 18, 2022

Spanish Young Music Talents: Miquel Muñiz in Washington, DC.
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Spanish Young Music Talents: Miquel Muñiz in Washington, DC.

The Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain invites Spanish violinist Miquel Muñiz who will perform works by Bacewicz, Bach, Paganini and Ortega.

Dec 14, 2022

Spain’s 1939 Exiles in the Americas and Maryland
  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.

Spain’s 1939 Exiles in the Americas and Maryland

Spanish writer José María Naharro-Calderón presents his book “Spain’s 1939 Exiles in the Americas and Maryland – Eighty Years, Alive in Our Hearts.”

Dec 8, 2022

2022 AFI European Union Film Showcase
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

2022 AFI European Union Film Showcase

The 35th edition of the AFI European Union Film Showcase brings the best European cinema to D.C. audiences, representing all 27 E.U. member states and including the screening of two acclaimed Spanish films.

Dec 3 – Dec 13, 2022

La Flora de Bogotá: The Art and Science of Botany ca. 1800
  • Heritage
  • Washington, D.C.

La Flora de Bogotá: The Art and Science of Botany ca. 1800

In this hybrid event, Professor Daniela Bleichmar talks about the connections between art, science, economics, and politics in botanical work around 1800.

Dec 2, 2022

Winter soiree: a celebration of Spanish arts
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Winter soiree: a celebration of Spanish arts

After last year’s winter party, this year’s event at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain will focus on the the new hall intervention and the launch of the photography project “DC.es.”

Dec 1, 2022

DC.es: Florida Ave by Juan Baraja
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

DC.es: Florida Ave by Juan Baraja

Juan Baraja is the first guest of DC.es, a project where six Spanish photographers from the Spanish Academy in Rome share their gazes of Washington through their lenses – gazes as personal, singular, and unique as the city itself.

Dec 1 – Mar 1, 2023

Not Your Regular Wall: Ode to Dune Plants by Lula Goce
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Not Your Regular Wall: Ode to Dune Plants by Lula Goce

The Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain hosts the fifth edition of “Not Your Regular Wall” with Spanish muralist Lula Goce as a guest of honor for the hall intervention.

Dec 1 – Dec 1, 2023

Bilbao-New York-Bilbao by Kirmen Uribe in Washington, DC
  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.

Bilbao-New York-Bilbao by Kirmen Uribe in Washington, DC

Spanish novelist Kirmen Uribe presents the American edition of his award-winning novel “Bilbao–New York–Bilbao,” in conversation with Miguel Albero.

Nov 30, 2022

ECUSA DC Seminar Series I for a more sustainable future. The next pandemic: Challenges for Global Health and Well-Being
  • Science
  • Washington, D.C.

ECUSA DC Seminar Series I for a more sustainable future. The next pandemic: Challenges for Global Health and Well-Being

The “Seminar series for a more sustainable future” by ECUSA Washington DC launches with an event that will address the challenges and threats that infectious diseases currently pose for the human species.

Nov 17, 2022

Raphael: 6.0 Tour in Washington, DC
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Raphael: 6.0 Tour in Washington, DC

Raphael, one of the most well-known Spanish singers, returns to the U.S. for a tour that celebrates the beginning of his journey on stage 60 years ago.

Nov 11, 2022

10 of 30: Juan Gómez Bárcena, Matías Candeira and Álex Chico in Washington, DC
  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.

10 of 30: Juan Gómez Bárcena, Matías Candeira and Álex Chico in Washington, DC

George Mason University and Georgetown University welcome three new Spanish writers from the “10 of 30: New Spanish Narrative project.”

Nov 9 – Nov 10, 2022

Mujeres de Cine Film Series 2022
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Mujeres de Cine Film Series 2022

The Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. presents the seventh edition, back with in-person screenings, of the film series “Mujeres de Cine,” bringing the best of Spanish women cinema directors to D.C. screens.

Nov 3 – Nov 16, 2022

Sargent and Spain: A review by Lola Jiménez Blanco
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Sargent and Spain: A review by Lola Jiménez Blanco

Spanish art historian Lola Jiménez-Blanco will go over Sargent’s fascination with Spain, placing him in the so called “Spanish crazed” in the U.S. in the late 1800.

Nov 2, 2022

Inner Borderlines at George Mason University's 2022 Spanish Film Festival
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Inner Borderlines at George Mason University's 2022 Spanish Film Festival

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages of George Mason University presents the “Spanish Film Festival” running Sept. 7-Nov. 2 and screening 5 contemporary films in Spanish language from around the world.

Nov 2, 2022

Intimate Farruquito
  • Performing arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Intimate Farruquito

Flamenco dancer Farruquito presents his new show, “Intimate Farruquito,” sharing the history of Flamenco dance with live dancers and music.

Oct 30, 2022