Events starting in September 2024

Events 1–16 of 22

Mélanie Werder Avilés at the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa
  • 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

Ancestors: The Eternal Return by Jacqueline Unanue
  • 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

Of Beasts and Fowls by Pilar Adón in Chicago
  • 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

Of Beasts and Fowls by Pilar Adón in Dallas
  • 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

Yerma at Le Moyne College
  • 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

LA Escena 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

Spanish Cinema Now + 2024 in New York
  • 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

Mujeres de Cine 2024
  • 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

Of Beasts and Fowls by Pilar Adón in Portland
  • 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

Laura Pérez at SPX 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

Spanish Young Music Talents: Pilar Miralles in Atlanta
  • 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

Of Beasts and Fowls by Pilar Adón in Seattle
  • 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

AFI Latin American Film Festival 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

Close your eyes at Afi Silver
  • 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

Cellist Amit Peled and Pianist Daniel del Pino in concert
  • 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

History of Hispanism: Spain and beyondnow
  • 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