Events on May 9, 2023

For the first time, Brooklyn’s Theatre for a New Audience produces the work of the Spanish Golden Age author Lope de Vega with his masterpiece “Fuente Ovejuna” (1612), a prophetically modern drama by history’s most prolific dramatist.

On the 125th anniversary of the Spanish-American-Cuban-Philippine War, this exhibition of more than 90 artworks examines this pivotal period through the lens of portraiture and visual culture.

CNIO Arte presents the exhibition “Dialogues between art and science,” the culmination of the fourth edition of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center’s initiative connecting two fields often regarded as unrelated or even as opposite.

Written by Spanish playwright Alfredo Sanzol, “La Valentía,” a humorous tale of family feuds and supernatural secrets, begins its month-long run at GALA Theatre.

The Spanish artist presents her newest work, “Aventura,” a collection of paintings that celebrates the small moments in daily life, on view for one month at Markowicz Fine Art.

The exhibition offers an unprecedented look at the life and artistic achievements of seventeenth-century Afro-Hispanic painter Juan de Pareja, now on view at The Met.

This beloved classic tale is given a modern twist in a bilingual musical suitable for all ages.

“Lideresas” is the new work of Spanish artist Ana Amado that recreates historical photographs of male leaders, displayed at the fence of the Embassy of Spain’s Cultural Office.

Paula Anta is the second guest of DC.es, a project where five Spanish photographers from the Spanish Academy in Rome share their gazes of Washington through their lenses — gazes as personal, singular and unique as the city itself.

This collection presents a selection of more than 40 works from the Museo de Arte Abstracto Español in Cuenca, Spain, with works from 20th-century Spanish artists such as Eduardo Chillida, Luis Feito, or José Guerrero.

The 2023 edition of “Spanish Cinema Now +” features a selection of three new films that showcase the rich diversity of today’s Spanish cinema.

In the context of the “Picasso Celebration 1973-2023,” this exhibition explores Pablo Picasso’s deep engagement with landscape subjects and his expansive approach to this traditional genre.

The exhibition “Sargent and Spain,” in its exclusive West Coast stop, is the first to explore the influence of Spanish culture on Sargent’s dynamic visual practice.

“Picasso Celebration 1973-2023” commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of the Spanish artist with exhibitions and events around Europe and the U.S.

The Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain hosts the fifth edition of “Not Your Regular Wall” with Spanish muralist Lula Goce as a guest of honor for the hall intervention.

“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.