Events starting in September 2022

The new Video in The Atrium (ViTA) space in the Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building will showcase video art from the UMD Art Gallery and new work from artists all around the world, starting with Spanish artist Cristina Luca’s work.

GALA Hispanic Theatre opens its season 22-23 with a production of a contemporary version of the Spanish classic “La Revoltosa.”

The Royal Opera of Madrid, Spain’s major performing arts institution, presents “Authentic Flamenco,” a traditional Spanish flamenco show from award-winning dancer and choreographer Amador Rojas.

“LA Escena,” Los Angeles’ first festival of Hispanic classical theater, featuring staged readings, experimental re-imaginings, and adaptations of works from Golden Age playwrights on both sides of the Atlantic, comes back in person in 2022.

Spanish pianist Laura Ballestrino is the second guest of the new music program, “Spanish Young Music Talents,” presented by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C.

This group exhibition curated by Lava Art Project brings together recent and new iterations of works by eight Spanish-based artists whose practice is embedded in what the curators call the “digital corporeality” turn in the visual arts.

As part of the exhibition “Visions of Asturias,” the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. screens the last of the three documentaries about the participating photographers.

Teatro Real (Royal Opera of Madrid) makes its Carnegie Hall debut after being named Best Opera Company in 2021 by the International Opera Awards with a unique program of opera and zarzuela.

The 19th annual OLA Latino Film Festival features the screening of the movie “The King of All the World” by the Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura.

“SPX (Small Press Expo) 2022,” the premier event for indie comics, cartooning and graphic novels, presents Spanish graphic novelist and illustrator Carla Berrocal.

This exhibition of Spanish master Eduardo Arroyo features over 70 works, including oil paintings, drawings, watercolors, and sculptures spanning over 50 years of the artist’s career.

This special exhibition celebrates the genre paintings of the Golden-age Spanish painter Murillo, with the largest collection of the artist’s paintings in the U.S. in 20 years.

As part of its 25th Anniversary Program, the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, along with the Embassy of Spain in Washington D.C., presents the exhibition “Illustrating Spain in the US.”

“Not Only What, But Also How” offers a review of each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals conducted by Spanish artists and organizations that will provide the opportunity to take a closer look at the 2030 Agenda.

Spanish tenor Israel Lozano performs at the recent opera “No hay rosa sin espinas,” which revolves around Magallanes’ and Elcano’s circumnavigation 500 years ago.

Written by celebrated contemporary Spanish playwright Alberto Conejero, “La Piedra Oscura” premieres at Repertorio Español in New York.