Events taking place on April 20, 2017

Events 1–16 of 16

Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba
  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.

Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba

Spanish writer Andrés Barba presents the English version of “Las manos pequeñas” in conversation with Matthew Davis, Director of The Alan Cheuse International Writers Center of George Mason University.

Apr 20, 2017

2017 Siglo de Oro Drama Festival
  • Performing arts
  • El Paso, TX

2017 Siglo de Oro Drama Festival

The Festival celebrates Spain’s “Golden Age” presenting some theatre productions inspired by the heritage of classic drama left by luminaries such as Lope de Vega, Miguel de Cervantes and Calderón de la Barca.

Apr 19 – Apr 22, 2017

36th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
  • Film
  • Minneapolis

36th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival returns April 13-29, 2017 to cinemas throughout the Twin Cities, celebrating the 36th edition of Minnesota’s largest film event.

Apr 13 – Apr 29, 2017

Samuel Guillén at Brooklyn Metal Works
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Samuel Guillén at Brooklyn Metal Works

The Spanish jewlery maker conceives, designs and materially produces all his pieces in limited editions, featuring repetitive patterns through hollow construction techniques in sterling silver.

Apr 8 – May 21, 2017

ALTERNATIVAS / ALTERNATIVES: The Thirteenth Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (XIII BEAU)
  • Design
  • Washington, D.C.

ALTERNATIVAS / ALTERNATIVES: The Thirteenth Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (XIII BEAU)

The exhibition of the XIII BEAU is an opportunity to disclose Spanish interventions in terms of heritage, urbanism, landscape and city, as well as investigations carried out in the field of architecture and urbanism of the past two years.

Apr 6 – Jun 4, 2017

EXPORT. Spanish Architecture Abroad
  • Design
  • Washington, D.C.

EXPORT. Spanish Architecture Abroad

The exhibition offers a global analysis of the current state of Spanish architecture outside our borders.

Apr 6 – Jun 4, 2017

Picasso’s Dream and Lie of Franco: The Spanish Civil War in Print
  • Visual arts
  • Dallas

Picasso’s Dream and Lie of Franco: The Spanish Civil War in Print

This exhibition commemorates the anniversary of Picasso’s great painting by showcasing a pair of prints in the Meadows collection that was transformed by the very same events that inspired “Guernica.”

Apr 2 – Jul 2, 2017

Spatial Fluidity by Isabelita
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Spatial Fluidity by Isabelita

A celebration of three-dimensionality in all its forms, “Spatial Fluidity” interrogates how a piece of art should exist in the world.

Apr 1 – Apr 21, 2017

La Zapatera Prodigiosa
  • Performing arts
  • New York

La Zapatera Prodigiosa

Gossip and ageism nip at the marriage of a mismatched couple in Federico García Lorca’s rare comedy.

Apr 1 – Jun 13, 2017

From Doodles to Pixels: Over a hundred years of Spanish animation
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

From Doodles to Pixels: Over a hundred years of Spanish animation

“From Doodles to Pixels” is a selection of the landmark works of Spanish animation of all times.

Apr 1 – Apr 22, 2017

Between Heaven and Hell: The Drawings of Jusepe de Ribera
  • Visual arts
  • Dallas

Between Heaven and Hell: The Drawings of Jusepe de Ribera

The Meadows and the Prado have joined forces to publish and promote the first “catalogue raisonné” of the Baroque master’s drawings.

Mar 12 – Jun 11, 2017

All About Almodóvar
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

All About Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar is the most internationally acclaimed Spanish filmmaker since Luis Buñuel, and AFI Silver presents a thorough survey of his feature films.

Mar 4 – Apr 27, 2017

Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys across the Old Spanish Trail
  • Heritage
  • Los Angeles

Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys across the Old Spanish Trail

The project explores the Spanish legacy found along the Old Spanish Trail, a route that was envisioned to link the colonial outposts of New Mexico and California.

Feb 1 – Jun 25, 2017

The Beautiful Brain: The drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
  • Visual arts
  • Minneapolis

The Beautiful Brain: The drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal

This traveling exhibition presents the extraordinary drawings of Ramón y Cajal, the father of modern neuroscience.

Jan 28 – May 21, 2017

Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time
  • Visual arts
  • Los Angeles

Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time

The exhibition presents moments of intersection in the formation of modernism art both in Europe and Latin America.

Dec 4 – May 7, 2017

Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico
  • Heritage
  • Santa Fe

Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico

The Museum of International Folk Art presents “Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico,” the most comprehensive exhibition to celebrate and study this living tradition as an art form.

Nov 22 – Sep 10, 2017