Events starting in September 2024
Events 1–16 of 22
now- Literature
- Iowa City
Mélanie Werder Avilés at the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa
Spanish playwright Mélanie Werder Avilés participates in the IWP Fall Residency 2024, collaborating with the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, DC.
residency preview
Sep 1 – Nov 17, 2024
- Visual arts
- Philadelphia
Ancestors: The Eternal Return by Jacqueline Unanue
This solo exhibition is inspired by the artist’s memories of her 1989 trip to Spain, where she studied the prehistoric paintings in the Altamira Caves of the Basque Country.
Sep 4 – Sep 29, 2024
- Literature
- Chicago
Of Beasts and Fowls by Pilar Adón in Chicago
As part of her U.S. tour, Spanish writer Pilar Adón presents her latest translated work, “Of Beasts and Fowls,” at Exile in Bookville in Chicago.
Sep 7, 2024
- Literature
- Dallas
Of Beasts and Fowls by Pilar Adón in Dallas
As part of her U.S. tour, Spanish writer Pilar Adón presents her latest translated work, “Of Beasts and Fowls,” at The Wild Detectives in Dallas.
Sep 11, 2024
- Performing arts
- Syracuse
Yerma at Le Moyne College
Adapted by Spanish playwright María Goiricelaya, this staged reading of Federico Garcia Lorca’s “tragic poem” tells the story of a childless woman living in rural Spain and her desperate desire for motherhood.
Sep 11, 2024
- Performing arts
- Los Angeles
LA Escena 2024
The “LA Escena” Festival of Hispanic classical theater returns from September 12–17, 2024, featuring new interpretations of comedia at UCLA’s newly renovated Nimoy Theater as part of the fourth edition of Diversifying the Classics’ biennial celebration.
Sep 12 – Sep 17, 2024
now- Film
- New York
Spanish Cinema Now + 2024 in New York
“Spanish Cinema Now +” is touring the US for the first time, bringing the best of recent Spanish cinema to a broader audience, with its second stop scheduled in New York City as part of NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center fall program.
Sep 12 – Nov 13, 2024
now- Film
- Washington, D.C.
Mujeres de Cine 2024
The Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. presents the 9th edition of “Mujeres de Cine,” featuring Liz Lobato’s “Tierra de nuestras madres” as well as Daniela Féjerman and Elvira Lindo’s “Alguien que cuide de mí.”
Sep 12 – Oct 24, 2024
- Literature
- Portland
Of Beasts and Fowls by Pilar Adón in Portland
As part of her U.S. tour, Spanish writer Pilar Adón presents her latest translated work, “Of Beasts and Fowls”, at Powell’s City of Books in Portland.
Sep 13, 2024
- Literature
- Washington, D.C.
Laura Pérez at SPX 2024
SPX (Small Press Expo) 2024, the premier event for indie comics, cartooning, and graphic novels, presents “Totem” by Spanish graphic novelist and cartoonist Laura Pérez.
Sep 14 – Sep 15, 2024
- Music
- Atlanta
Spanish Young Music Talents: Pilar Miralles in Atlanta
Spanish sound artist and composer Pilar Miralles will visit Georgia Tech as part of the “Spanish Young Music Talents” program, where the university orchestra will premiere her latest work.
Sep 16, 2024
- Literature
- Seattle
Of Beasts and Fowls by Pilar Adón in Seattle
As part of her U.S. tour, Spanish writer Pilar Adón presents her latest translated work, “Of Beasts and Fowls,” at Third Place Books Ravenna in Seattle.
Sep 17, 2024
- Film
- Washington, D.C.
AFI Latin American Film Festival 2024
“The AFI Latin American Film Festival” showcases the best filmmaking from Latin America and celebrates Ibero-American cultural connections, including films from Spain and Portugal.
Sep 20 – Oct 10, 2024
- Film
- Washington, D.C.
Close your eyes at Afi Silver
For one week only, AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center presents “Close your eyes,” Spanish film director Víctor Erice’s 2023 return to feature filmmaking after a three-decade-long absence.
Sep 20 – Sep 26, 2024
- Music
- Washington, D.C.
Cellist Amit Peled and Pianist Daniel del Pino in concert
After years of collaboration, the two internationally acclaimed musicians are coming to the DMV to perform two concerts featuring works by Grieg, Fauré, Bruch, and Strauss.
Sep 21 – Sep 22, 2024
now- Heritage
- Washington, D.C.
History of Hispanism: Spain and beyond
Curated by Richard Kagan, one of the most acclaimed experts on the topic of our century, this exhibition explores the meaning of “Hispanism” as a concept applied to different areas and its evolution.
Sep 23 – Jan 17, 2025