Events taking place on December 1, 2018

Events 1–16 of 25

2018 AFI European Union Film Showcase
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

2018 AFI European Union Film Showcase

The “AFI European Union Film Showcase” continues its tradition of bringing the best in European cinema to Washington, D.C.-area audiences, including two Spanish films, “Todos lo saben” and “Las distancias.”

Dec 1 – Dec 5, 2018

Cinderella
  • Performing arts
  • Chicago

Cinderella

This classic fairytale comes to life musically at Lyric Opera of Chicago in a playful storybook production.

Dec 1 – Jan 20, 2019

Il trovatore
  • Performing arts
  • Chicago

Il trovatore

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Verdi’s masterpiece, a tale of love, jealousy, and retribution based on the play by Antonio García Gutiérrez.

Nov 17 – Dec 9, 2018

The Immobility of Movement by Eugenio Ampudia
  • Visual arts
  • Miami

The Immobility of Movement by Eugenio Ampudia

The exhibition displays the most emblematic work of Spanish artist Eugenio Ampudia recreating the relationship among dreams, time, and knowledge.

Nov 15 – Dec 14, 2018

Visions of the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library
  • Visual arts
  • Albuquerque

Visions of the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library

The exhibition tells a rich story of cultures settling in Spain and bringing the best and most innovative elements of their heritage to the Iberian Peninsula and the Spanish colonies.

Nov 10 – Mar 31, 2019

Women who make Ibero-America: Power behind the everyday
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Women who make Ibero-America: Power behind the everyday

This photography exhibition aims to show the positive cultural, social, and economic influence of women in Ibero-American countries.

Nov 2 – Dec 17, 2018

I don’t know why the caged bird sings… by José Carlos Casado
  • 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

Mujeres de cine film series 2018
  • 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

Balenciaga in Black
  • 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

Goya in Black and White
  • 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

La bohème at Lyric Opera of Chicago
  • Performing arts
  • Chicago

La bohème at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece, a timeless story of love and loss between young lovers Mimì and Rodolfo.

Oct 6 – Jan 25, 2019

Unfinished
  • Design
  • New York

Unfinished

The exhibition takes a a look at unfinished architecture in order to discover virtues that can be turned into design strategies.

Oct 4 – Feb 8, 2019

Staged Reading Series 2018
  • Performing arts
  • New York

Staged Reading Series 2018

Over 3 evenings this fall, AENY – Spanish Artists in New York stages readings of acclaimed work by contemporary Spanish playwrights, including Alberto Conejero, Gemma Brió, José Ramón Fernández, Fernando Soto and Luis Bermejo.

Oct 1 – Dec 10, 2018

Jorge Palacios at The Noguchi Museum
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Jorge Palacios at The Noguchi Museum

The Noguchi Museum presents the abstract work of the sculptor Jorge Palacios, the first Spanish to exhibit at the Museum.

Sep 26 – Jan 20, 2019

Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents
  • Visual arts
  • Memphis

Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents

Jaume Plensa presents large-scale sculptures and installations that use language, history, literature and psychology to draw attention to the barriers that separate and divide humanity.

Sep 22 – Jan 6, 2019

Parallel looks. Iran-Spain: Photographers in the mirror
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Parallel looks. Iran-Spain: Photographers in the mirror

The exhibition represents the first encounter of twelve female photographers from Iran and Spain who share suprising affinities.

Sep 18 – Dec 9, 2018