Events starting in September 2017
Events 1–16 of 50
- Visual arts
- New York
Lamazares – Nicolai
With “Alfabeto Delfín,” Spanish painter Antón Lamazares offers his most original proposal, in which painting and poetry merge through his Christian and farmer alphabet.
Sep 3 – Sep 30, 2017
- Visual arts
- Chicago
Recent Work: Pygmalion Effect by Almudena Rodriguez
Having lived in Spain, Mexico and currently living in the United States, artist Almudena Rodriguez shares her fascination with the cross-cultural pollination of ideas and materials.
Sep 5 – Oct 31, 2017
- Music
- New York
The Jewels of the Spanish Baroque
Pianist and Speaker Yelena Grinberg will explore some of the most exquisite and rarely-heard keyboard works by the “3 S’s” of the Iberian Baroque: Domenico Scarlatti, Carlos Seixas, and Antonio Soler.
Sep 6 – Sep 10, 2017
- Music
- New York
MOURN in concert
The band’s 2016 record “Ha Ha He” met critical acclaim, and they’re due to release another EP on Captured Tracks this year.
Sep 6, 2017
- Music
- New York
Something’s Coming: A Tribute to Sondheim by Joan Vázquez
This performance at New York’s Metropolitan Room features showtunes by Stephen Soundheim, the composer of “Sweeney Todd,” “Company,” “Into the Woods,” “A Little Night Music,” and more.
Sep 6, 2017
- Performing arts
- Washington, D.C.
Don Juan Tenorio
A sensual and contemporary retelling of Don Juan’s burning passions, brimming with poetic text and echoes of romantic and religious dramas.
Sep 7 – Oct 1, 2017
- Heritage
- Washington, D.C.
The Silver Way: China, Spanish America and the Birth of Globalization, 1565-1815
A discussion with Peter Gordon, co-author of the book “The Silver Way,” Margaret Myers, Director of the China and Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, and Tatiana Seijas, Associate Professor at the Pennsylvania State University.
Sep 7, 2017
- Visual arts
- New York
Proof: Francisco Goya, Sergei Eisenstein, Robert Longo
Spanish artist Francisco Goya (1746–1828), Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein (1898–1948), and contemporary American artist Robert Longo (born 1953) each witnessed a turbulent transition from one era to another and the profound repercussions of revolution, war, and civil unrest.
Sep 8 – Jan 7, 2018
- Visual arts
- New York
Daniel Canogar: Echo
“Echo” is Daniel Canogar’s third solo exhibition in New York, featuring the U.S. premiere of his flexible screen sculpture series.
Sep 8 – Oct 14, 2017
- Literature
- New York
Almudena Vidorreta in conversation with Claudia Salazar
The Spanish autor discusses her new book, “Nueva York sin querer,” with Peruvian literary critic Claudia Salazar at McNally Jackson.
Sep 8, 2017
- Music
- Washington, D.C.
Berri Txarrak on tour in Washington, D.C.
Basque rock band Berri Txarrak will perform for the first time in Washington, D.C. as part of their 2017 Canada/USA Tour.
Sep 9, 2017
- Music
- New York
Susana Raya live in New York
A clasically trained guitarist with numerous European awards, Susana Raya combines her singer-songwriter spirit with a touch of jazz, enhanced by her Spanish roots.
Sep 10 – Sep 27, 2017
- Performing arts
- Washington, D.C.
Lorca, the Endless Light
“Lorca, the Endless Light” celebrates Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca, exploring an intense dialogue between his texts and Jazz music.
Sep 13, 2017
- Visual arts
- Chicago
Jaume Plensa at Richard Gray Gallery
Richard Gray Gallery announces two exhibitions of works by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa: “Secret Garden” located at Gray Warehouse, and “One Thought Fills Immensity” at the Gallery’s Hancock space.
Sep 14 – Nov 11, 2017
- Visual arts
- Chicago
Jesús Chamizo, the Architect of Images
Spanish photographer Jesús Chamizo is best known for his architecture series, building images based on the emotions that space produces through lines, angles, light, perspectives and shapes.
Sep 14 – Oct 30, 2017
- Music
- Urbana
Vicente Amigo and Germán López at Ellnora Guitar Festival
The seventh edition of Ellnora, the Guitar Festival at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, presents Spanish musicians Vicente Amigo and Germán López.
Sep 15 – Sep 16, 2017