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Double Look: the other Latin American photography
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Double Look: the other Latin American photography

The exhibit includes works by documentary photographers from Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Chile and Spain.

Dec 14 – Feb 1, 2018

Summer 1993 at AFI European Union Film Showcase
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Summer 1993 at AFI European Union Film Showcase

Now in its 30th year, the AFI European Union Film Showcase continues its tradition of bringing the best in European cinema to Washington, D.C.-area audiences.

Dec 9 – Dec 13, 2017

Music in War Time by PostClassical Ensemble
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Music in War Time by PostClassical Ensemble

PostClassical Ensemble, conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez, presents Music in War Time: A Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration at the Washington National Cathedral.

Dec 7, 2017

Palimpsestus: Image and Memory
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Palimpsestus: Image and Memory

The exhibition surveys the main artistic trends and visual cultures that have developed in Ibero-America in the second half of the 20th Century.

Dec 7 – Apr 30, 2018

Spanish Brass in Washington, D.C.
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Spanish Brass in Washington, D.C.

Spanish Brass, one of the most dynamic and admired brass groups on the international music scene, performs at the historic Dumbarton Oaks.

Dec 3 – Dec 4, 2017

Gurumbé: Afro-Andalusian Memories
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Gurumbé: Afro-Andalusian Memories

The documentary explores the fundamental contribution of Afro-Andalusians to Flamenco.

Nov 27, 2017

Caprichos: Goya and Lombardo
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Caprichos: Goya and Lombardo

The Academy Art Museum at Easton presents Francisco de Goya’s “Los Caprichos” in parallel with artist Emily Lombardo’s homage to this series of etchings.

Nov 21 – Feb 25, 2018

Cajal's Neuronal Forest: Science and Art
  • Science
  • Washington, D.C.

Cajal's Neuronal Forest: Science and Art

Professor Javier DeFelipe presents his book “Cajal’s Neuronal Forest,” an homage to father-of-modern-neuroscience Santiago Ramón y Cajal that shows the beauty of science as seen through the artist’s eye.

Nov 15, 2017

Daniel Beltrá at WildSpeak 2017
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Daniel Beltrá at WildSpeak 2017

Spanish wildlife photographer Daniel Beltrá takes part in WILDSPEAK 2017, a two-day symposium that brings together some of the world’s leading conservation photographers.

Nov 14, 2017

Flamenco Legends by Javier Limon: The Paco de Lucia Project
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Flamenco Legends by Javier Limon: The Paco de Lucia Project

The original band that toured with Paco de Lucía for the last 10 years of his career is reassembled again to pay homage to the legendary Flamenco guitarist.

Nov 13, 2017

More than Shorts: Canarias en Corto
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

More than Shorts: Canarias en Corto

Canary Island creators will be showcased through a double program, including a selection of short films from Canary Islands and a presentation from the team behind the CISLANDERUS cultural project.

Nov 13, 2017

Jaime Rojo at World Press Photo
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Jaime Rojo at World Press Photo

Spanish photographer Jaime Rojo speaks at the World Press Photo Exhibition to discuss the story behind his awarded image “Monarchs in the snow,” a powerful representation of the effects of climate change.

Nov 13, 2017

Cislanderus
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Cislanderus

After FotoWeekDC 2017, the project dedicated to the Canary Islanders community in Louisiana by Thenesoya Martín de la Nuez and Aníbal Martel remains open until December 9, 2017.

Nov 11 – Dec 9, 2017

FotoWeekDC 2017
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

FotoWeekDC 2017

The Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain and the Mexican Cultural Institute are the central venues of FotoWeekDC 2017, the largest visual arts festival in Washington, D.C.

Nov 11 – Nov 19, 2017

The dog in the manger by Lope de Vega
  • Performing arts
  • Washington, D.C.

The dog in the manger by Lope de Vega

D.C.-based Theatre Company We Happy Few presents “The Dog in the Manger,” one of the best-known plays by Spanish Golden Age playwright Lope de Vega.

Nov 8 – Dec 2, 2017

Lara Bello: Sikame
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

Lara Bello: Sikame

Lara Bello’s music conveys the essence of her hometown, Granada, and the mix of cultures in New York City.

Nov 7, 2017