Events starting in February 2016

Events 1–16 of 24

4th UCLA Latin American and Iberian Film Festival
  • Film
  • Los Angeles

4th UCLA Latin American and Iberian Film Festival

New edition of the annual festival that brings to UCLA the best in contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinema.

Feb 1 – Feb 24, 2016

Crossroads by Oscar Peñas
  • Music
  • New York

Crossroads by Oscar Peñas

Oscar is presenting “Crossroads” along with a group of creative musicians, harmonic Gregoire Maret, pianist Pete Rende, bassit Moto Fukushima and drummer Richie Barshay will play unreleased new compositions.

Feb 1, 2016

Fernando Cuétara: Harmony
  • Visual arts
  • Miami

Fernando Cuétara: Harmony

Centro Cultural Español presents the exhibition Harmony, a series of works where Fernando Cuétara manages to have a dialog with space.

Feb 4 – Feb 27, 2016

Treasures from the House of Alba: 500 years of art and collecting
  • Visual arts
  • Nashville

Treasures from the House of Alba: 500 years of art and collecting

Prints and drawings, sculptures, letters, illuminated manuscripts, decorative objects, and tapestries provide further insight into the role of the Alba family in world history.

Feb 5 – May 1, 2016

Sephardic Journeys: Music of the Spanish Jews
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Sephardic Journeys: Music of the Spanish Jews

A concert of Sephardic music celebrating the legacy of the Spanish Jews and featuring middle eastern instruments.

Feb 6, 2016

Carles & Sofia Piano Duo: Goyescas 100 years later
  • Music
  • Tampa

Carles & Sofia Piano Duo: Goyescas 100 years later

Steinway artists Carles & Sofia piano duo perform the Granados’ Opera in a unique and exclusive version for piano four hands.

Feb 7, 2016

Al Firdaus Ensemble: Sounds of the Alhambra
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Al Firdaus Ensemble: Sounds of the Alhambra

Al Firdaus Ensemble plays original compositions of a more Western classical character with influences from both Celtic and Flamenco traditions.

Feb 7, 2016

Writing without words: A poetic adventure
  • Design
  • Chicago

Writing without words: A poetic adventure

Spanish graphic designer Pepe Gimeno had the idea of constructing a book with no single intelligible word.

Feb 10 – Mar 29, 2016

Festival of New Spanish Cinema 2016 in Portland
  • Film
  • Portland

Festival of New Spanish Cinema 2016 in Portland

The official traveling festival about the new trends in Spanish Cinema returns to Portland as part of the 39th Portland International Film Festival.

Feb 11 – Feb 27, 2016

Two Voices Salon with Valerie Miles on Enrique Vila-Matas
  • Literature
  • San Francisco

Two Voices Salon with Valerie Miles on Enrique Vila-Matas

Two Voices Salon of 2016 welcome powerhouse editor and translator Valerie Miles, who will be in conversation with Two Lines Press’s Scott Esposito via Skype.

Feb 11, 2016

In a place called La Mancha, whose name is... Orgaz
  • Literature
  • Boston

In a place called La Mancha, whose name is... Orgaz

Anatomy of a creative encounter between Cervantes and El Greco by Francisco Prado-Vilar, Scientific Director of the Andrew W. Mellon Santiago Cathedral Project.

Feb 11, 2016

Teatro Lirico DC: Zarzuela Gala Concert
  • Performing arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Teatro Lirico DC: Zarzuela Gala Concert

A unique treat for zarzuela lovers, this concert showcases some of the finest arias and duos from the Spanish lyric repertoire.

Feb 12, 2016

Ifigenia en Tracia: A Spanish Zarzuela
  • Performing arts
  • Dallas

Ifigenia en Tracia: A Spanish Zarzuela

A tragi-comic opera set in the ancient city of Troy, presented with all the panoply and splendor, dance and humor it would have enjoyed in Madrid’s newly rebuilt Corral de la Cruz in 1747.

Feb 13 – Feb 14, 2016

Lina Tur Bonet and Kenneth Weiss at Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
  • Music
  • New Haven, CT

Lina Tur Bonet and Kenneth Weiss at Yale Collection of Musical Instruments

Yale School of Music presents violinist Lina Tur Bonet and harpsichordist Kenneth Weiss in a program of music by Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Domenico Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, Luigi Boccherini, Georg Friedrich Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Feb 14, 2016

Music Before 1800: Kenneth Weiss & Lina Tur Bonet
  • Music
  • New York

Music Before 1800: Kenneth Weiss & Lina Tur Bonet

The Spanish violinist Lina Tur Bonet and American harpsichordist Kenneth Weiss offer sonatas by Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Antonio Vivaldi.

Feb 18, 2016

Caminos Flamencos: Yo. Soy. Flamenca.
  • Performing arts
  • San Francisco

Caminos Flamencos: Yo. Soy. Flamenca.

Caminos Flamencos brings to San Francisco the world Premiere of Yo. Soy. Flamenca., an evocative and thrilling performance of traditional flamenco, by flamenco dancer and international artistic director, Yaelisa.

Feb 20 – Feb 21, 2016