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- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
Fair Water: The Water Office Open Lab Exhibition
This open lab exhibition showcases the collaborative artworks resulting from The Water Office workshops, exploring the current debate on global water challenges through artistic practices.
June 27 – September 27, 2019
- Sketching the future
- Washington, D.C.
Fair Water: A Right of All
This new program is dedicated to the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, sustainability and diplomacy in the arts, and will include a series of events running from May to September.
May 16 – September 27, 2019
- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
Fair Water: La Cascada by Luzinterruptus
Almost a thousand of recycled plastic buckets are turned into a waterfall in a large-scale art installation by Spanish anonymous collective Luzinterruptus.
May 16 – September 27, 2019
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- Music
- Washington, D.C.
Night In The Garden Of Spain
The National Chamber Ensemble opens its eleventh season with “Night in the Garden of Spain,” a repertoire of classical Spanish masterpieces by Granados, Turina, de Falla and Albeniz.
Oct 14, 2017
- Music
- Washington, D.C.
Juanjo Mena at National Symphony Orchestra
Spanish Conductor Juanjo Mena pairs Tchaikovsky’s stirring “Pathétique” Symphony with Barber’s Pulitzer Prize–winning Piano Concerto featuring soloist Garrick Ohlsson.
Oct 12 – Oct 15, 2017
- Architecture
- Washington, D.C.
2017 Maestros de Arquitectura Lecture: Juan Herreros Canceled
AIA|DC and LA.IDEA DC announce the 2017 Maestros de Arquitectura Lecture featuring Spanish Architect Juan Herreros, principal of estudio Herreros.
Oct 10, 2017
- Film
- Washington, D.C.
Films Across Borders: Stories of Migration
Showcasing international tales of courage, hope, and determination, this careful selection of documentary and dramatic films will captivate you with stories of immigrants and refugees struggling to find a place to call home.
Oct 8 – Dec 12, 2017
- Culinary Arts
- Washington, D.C.
Landscape to Table. Extremadura, the Acorn Meadows, and the Iberian Pig
A short screening about Extremadura’s Acorn Meadows will lead attendees to a conversation on traditional food production, followed by an exclusive tasting of Ibérico ham, regional cheeses, and wines.
Oct 6, 2017
- Music
- Washington, D.C.
CUA Symphony Orchestra featuring Spanish soprano Amaya Arberas
Spanish soprano Amaya Arberas joins Maestro Simeone Tartaglione and The Catholic University of America Symphony Orchestra to perform Manuel de Falla’s “Siete canciones populares españolas.”
Oct 5, 2017
- Sketching the future
- Washington, D.C.
Between Barbed Wire and Exile. Spanish Sangrías and Vichy Therapies
Professor José María Naharro-Calderón (University of Maryland) presents his book with Hispanists Sebastiaan Faber (Oberlin College) and Germán Labrador Méndez (Princeton University).
Sep 29, 2017
- Heritage
- Washington, D.C.
Shipwrecked! Preserving Our Underwater Heritage
This audiovisual exhibit unveils the untold stories of Spanish shipwrecks found on US coasts.
Sep 29 – Oct 29, 2017
- Film
- Washington, D.C.
Mujeres de Cine: Traveling Spanish Film Showcase Made by Women
“Mujeres de Cine: Traveling Spanish Film Showcase Made by Women” is an initiative created in 2010 with the purpose of boosting and spreading Spanish films and short films made by women.
Sep 25 – Oct 9, 2017
- Culinary Arts
- Washington, D.C.
Eat Spain Up!
“Eat Spain Up!” is a cultural initiative that brings the food and culture of Spain to Washington, D.C. audiences –a journey into Spain and its regions through its foods, culinary traditions and new gastronomic innovation.
Sep 22 – Oct 29, 2017
- Design
- Washington, D.C.
Spain’s Eleven & Estrada Design Kitchen
A double exhibit on Design & Food by Spanish designer Manuel Estrada will serve as the framework for “Eat Spain Up!,” a month-long program of activities about gastronomy and Spain.
Sep 22 – Oct 29, 2017
- Film
- Washington, D.C.
28th Latin American Film Festival
The AFI Latin American Film Festival showcases the best filmmaking from Latin America and, with the inclusion of films from Spain and Portugal, celebrates Ibero-American cultural connections.
Sep 16 – Sep 25, 2017
- Literature
- Washington, D.C.
Albert Monteys at SPX 2017
SPX (Small Press Expo) 2017, the premier event for indie comics, cartooning and graphic novels, presents Spanish graphic novelist and 2017 Eisner Award Finalist, Albert Monteys.
Sep 16 – Sep 17, 2017
- Performing arts
- Washington, D.C.
Lorca, the Endless Light
“Lorca, the Endless Light” celebrates Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca, exploring an intense dialogue between his texts and Jazz music.
Sep 13, 2017
- Music
- Washington, D.C.
Berri Txarrak on tour in Washington, D.C.
Basque rock band Berri Txarrak will perform for the first time in Washington, D.C. as part of their 2017 Canada/USA Tour.
Sep 9, 2017
- Heritage
- Washington, D.C.
The Silver Way: China, Spanish America and the Birth of Globalization, 1565-1815
A discussion with Peter Gordon, co-author of the book “The Silver Way,” Margaret Myers, Director of the China and Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, and Tatiana Seijas, Associate Professor at the Pennsylvania State University.
Sep 7, 2017