Events starting in April 2017
Events 17–32 of 36
- Film
- New York
Mimosas
Winner of the Critics’ Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Oliver Laxe’s new film, “Mimosas,” is a “Eastern western” that follows a mysterious caravan carrying a dying sheikh into the Moroccan Atlas Mountains.
Apr 14, 2017
- Music
- New York
Paloma San Basilio and Raul Di Blasio in New York
The artists perform their greatest hits together with 8 more artists at the Beacon Theatre as part of their “Tal como somos” US tour.
Apr 15, 2017
- Heritage
- New York
Proactiva Open Arms – recipient of the 2017 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism
The Spanish non-governmental organization receives this major human rights award for their migrant rescue operation.
Apr 16, 2017
- Literature
- New York
Celebrating Sant Jordi: Sebastià Alzamora in conversation with Ed Lin
Sebastià Alzamora’s “Blood Crime” is the winner of the 2011 Sant Jordi Prize for Catalan Literature.
Apr 17, 2017
- Literature
- New York
Such small hands by Andrés Barba
Spanish writer Andrés Barba presents the English version of “Las manos pequeñas” in conversation with Idra Novey.
Apr 18, 2017
- Literature
- New York
El estornudo de la mariposa. Los Garbo contra Hitler
José de Cora presents his historical novel about the Spanish spy Juan Pujol “Garbo” and his wife, in conversation with EFE correspondent Agustín de Gracia.
Apr 18, 2017
- Literature
- New York
Zama by Antonio Di Benedetto
Presentation of the English version of “Zama,” now universally recognized as one of the masterpieces of modern Argentinean and Spanish-language literature.
Apr 19, 2017
- 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
- 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
- Performing arts
- New York
Al Margen Flamenco Dance Company presents Adorno
This experimental work brings a particular perspective to New York flamenco created by New Yorkers.
Apr 21 – May 7, 2017
- Film
- Washington, D.C.
Spanish films at 31st Filmfest DC
The Annual Washington DC International Film Festival returns for its 31st year of international cinema and cultural discovery.
Apr 21 – Apr 29, 2017
- Performing arts
- New York
Microtheater
On the occasion of Spanish Language Day at the United Nations and the International Book and Copyright Day, Instituto Cervantes New York presents four of the most outstanding Spanish playwrights in New York as microtheater text pieces.
Apr 21, 2017
- Film
- New York
Baraka at Tribeca Film Festival
The short movie, by the Spanish audiovisual production company 7 Cuerdas Films, has been selected to be screened at the Festival.
Apr 22 – Apr 29, 2017
- Visual arts
- New York
Cristina Prieto Crespi at Portal to Enigma
Spanish painter Cristina Prieto Crespi participates in “Portal to Enigma,” a new group exhibition exploring the possibilities of extreme abstraction and non-representational art.
Apr 25 – May 16, 2017
- Literature
- San Francisco
Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba
Spanish novelist Andrés Barba presents the English version of “Las manos pequeñas” in conversation with the Chinese American writer Yiyun Li.
Apr 25, 2017
- Design
- Washington, D.C.
Rethinking Museum Architecture
Founder and President of Dovetail Design Strategists Susanna Sirefman, Spanish architect Juan Herreros (Columbia University), and urban designer Daniel Lobo (Urban Land Institute) discuss the challenges faced by institutions and architects in new museum design.
Apr 26, 2017