Highlights /5 events you can't miss in the next 2 weeks
- Film
- Washington, D.C.
Mujeres de cine film series 2018
The NMMWA, AFI Silver Theatre and the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain host the “Mujeres de Cine Film Series,” a traveling film showcase dedicated to promoting Spanish films and short films made by women.
October 9 – December 4, 2018
- Architecture
- New York
Unfinished
The exhibition takes a a look at unfinished architecture in order to discover virtues that can be turned into design strategies.
October 4 – February 8, 2019
- Heritage
- Washington, D.C.
Recovered Memories: Spain and the Support for the American Revolution
The Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain hosts this engaging and carefully documented survey of Spain’s contribution to the founding of the United States.
September 28 – November 18, 2018
- Visual arts
- Dallas
Dalí: Poetics of the Small, 1929–1936
Nearly two dozen Surrealist masterpieces comprise the first focused exploration of the small-scale paintings by Salvador Dalí.
September 9 – December 9, 2018
- Visual arts
- Boston
The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
This traveling exhibition is the first major presentation of Spanish neuroscientist’s pioneering drawings of the brain and brain cells, and also features contemporary visualizations that illuminate the impact of Cajal’s early work on modern day neuroscience.
May 3 – December 31, 2018
All events / 39 current and upcoming events around the U.S. in the next 2 weeks
in 12 days- Kids
- Washington, D.C.
My Voice / Mi Voz by José Fragoso
As part of 2018 Kids Euro Festival, Spanish author and illustrator José Fragoso presents his bilingual children’s book, followed by an illustration workshop.
Nov 3, 2018
in 10 days- Performing arts
- New York
Framing Time
The 2018 White Wave Dance Festival premieres “Framing Time” by choreographer and dancer Cesc Gelabert.
Nov 1 – Nov 2, 2018
in 9 days- Music
- New York
Pelayo Garrido at the Golden Classical Music Awards
12 year-old Spanish pianist Pelayo Garrido won first place at the Golden Classical Music Awards and plays at the award ceremony at Carnegie Hall.
Oct 31, 2018
in 4 days- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
Cristina Iglesias on Rachel Whiteread
Renowned Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias takes part in a conversation on Rachel Whiteread’s exhibition at the National Gallery of Art.
Oct 26, 2018
in 3 days- Visual arts
- New York
From Utopia to Queer Utopia by Andrés Senra
Senra presents his video art works “Auslandia” and “Kommune” in a screening and panel discussion with filmmaker Ruth Somalo.
Oct 25, 2018
in 3 days- Heritage
- Washington, D.C.
Spain’s Involvement in the American Revolution
This joint program of the Embassy of Spain and the National Museum of American History explores various aspects of the global nature of the American Revolution, focusing particularly on the involvement of Spain in the war.
Oct 25, 2018
in 3 days- Film
- New York
Catalan Cinema’s Radical Years, 1968–1978
The film series traces 10 years of Catalan cinema and includes filmmakers such as Pere Portabella and Antoni Ribas.
Oct 25 – Nov 10, 2018
in 3 days- Film
- New York
I Hate New York at NewFest 2018
The film by Gustavo Sánchez premieres at this year’s edition of this leading LGBT New York film festival.
Oct 25 – Oct 26, 2018
in 3 days- Performing arts
- New York
Mujer(es)
“Mujer(es)” is an all-female Flamenco theatrical performance that explores and celebrates the role of women in all facets of Flamenco.
Oct 25 – Oct 27, 2018
in 3 days- Urban Culture
- New York
Coolture Impact: A Digital Interactive Cultural Platform in Times Square
Coolture Impact is the largest interactive public art platform that intertwines reality and fantasy on the windows of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Times Square.
Oct 25 – Nov 24, 2018
tomorrow- Visual arts
- New York
Staging Franco's Victory as Reconquest. The 1940 Exposicion de la Hispanidad
Dr. Miriam Basilio, Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies at NYU, talks about Franco’s imagery in its propaganda campaigns.
Oct 23, 2018
tomorrow- Urban Culture
- Detroit
Luzinterruptus: Literature vs. Traffic
Thousands of discarded books are turned into an illuminated pathway in a large-scale art installation by Spanish undercover art collective Luzinterruptus.
Oct 23, 2018
now- Visual arts
- New York
Lazyboy: a VR installation by Eva Davidova and Daniela Kostova
This experimental exhibition features Spanish artist Eva Davidova’s interactive VR project entitled “Narcissus and Drowning Animals.”
Oct 19 – Nov 25, 2018
last day- Film
- San Francisco
The Goddesses of Food and I've Seen So Much at UNAFF 2018
The United Nations Association Film Festival 2018 presents ten days of films and documentaries on human rights from all over the world, including two films with Spanish participation: “The Goddesses of Food” and “I’ve Seen So Much.”
Oct 19 – Oct 22, 2018
closing soon- Urban Culture
- Philadelphia
Maider López at Festival for the People
“Footbal Field” is a video installation by Maider López in which street furniture interfere with the game, suggesting new uses for the square and a new structure for the urban space.
Oct 13 – Oct 28, 2018
now- Visual arts
- New York
I don’t know why the caged bird sings… by José Carlos Casado
José Carlos Casado’s new public art interactive sculpture will be installed at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem for a year.
Oct 12 – Oct 12, 2019
closing soon- Performing arts
- New York
El Burlador de Sevilla
Teatro Círculo presents a new version of Tirso de Molina’s masterpiece about the legendary and unrepentant Don Juan Tenorio.
Oct 11 – Oct 28, 2018
now- Film
- Washington, D.C.
Mujeres de cine film series 2018
The NMMWA, AFI Silver Theatre and the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain host the “Mujeres de Cine Film Series,” a traveling film showcase dedicated to promoting Spanish films and short films made by women.
Oct 9 – Dec 4, 2018
now- Design
- Dallas
Balenciaga in Black
This exhibition presents more than one hundred black handmade costumes and accessories by fashion genius Cristóbal Balenciaga.
Oct 7 – Jan 6, 2019
now- Visual arts
- Dallas
Goya in Black and White
More than 75 of Goya’s works on paper highlight the importance of black and white in the artist’s life and imagination.
Oct 7 – Jan 6, 2019