Events starting in April 2018

In its third edition, the festival brings Spanish and American poets together and combines poetry with video, music and performance.

Written by Jordi Garcelán and directed by Fernando Then, the play tells the unforgettable story of an ordinary man and his attempts at getting a small bank loan on which his livelihood depends.

Spanish author Jesús Carrasco presents his award-winning debut novel in a conversation with local writer Miguel Jiménez, and journalist and book critic Adam Morgan.

Spanish musician Cristina Pato will be joined by Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, to talk about her practice and the importance of arts advocacy.

This emerging scholars symposium, held in connection with the exhibition “Zurbarán’s Jacob and His Twelve Sons: Paintings from Auckland Castle,” features current research on the art of the early modern Hispanic world.

El Cigala, one of Spain’s most acclaimed and innovative Flamenco singers, performs at the Chicago Symphony Center.

Children’s books author and illustrator José Fragoso presents “The incredibly amazing story of Marcial, the normal kid,” in conversation with New Yorker’s cartoonist, Benjamin Schwartz.

El Cigala, one of Spain’s most acclaimed and innovative Flamenco singers, performs at the Meany Hall for the Performing Arts.

Filmmaker Gustavo Salmerón presents his documentary film honoring his mother, Julita Salmerón, at SFFILM Festival.

This documentary by David Pareja follows Flamenco singer Diego “El Cigala” during his journey while recording his latest salsa work.

Diego El Cigala, four-time Grammy winner returns to perform in the Big Apple with special guest Alex Conde.

Sergio Ramírez, the 2017 Cervantes Literature Prize winner, talks about his career and the impact of today’s reality in his literature.

Amanda Wunder, author of “Baroque Seville,” and Susan Galassi, Senior Curator at The Frick Collection, hold a conversation on Baroque Seville and Zurbarán.

Members of the editorial team of explore new directions in Spanish Cultural Studies to celebrate the 20 years of the journal’s launch.

In this play, Angélica Liddell immerses herself in Emily Dickinson, and puts herself and her performers through intense physical challenges to explore politics and the human condition.

The TFF hosts the North American premiere of “Sunday’s Illness” by Spanish director Ramón Salazar.