Spain arts & culture - Spring Season 2011

2011SpaniSh Cultural prograM Spring Season

COVER BY ALEX TROCHUTAlex Trochut was born in 1981 in Barcelona. He studied Graphic Design at Elisava, and started working as a freelance designer and illustrator in 2007.Alex Trochut’s illustrations, designs and typography take the modern notion of minimalism and flip it on its side. Trochut’s work philosophy is ‘More is more.’ It is rich with elegant, brilliantly detailed executions that simultaneously convey indulgence and careful, restrained control. Trochut is driven by a desire to constantly evolve which can be seen in his eclectic body of work.Renowned for his technically exquisite type creations and designs, Trochut attributes his special connection with typography to his grandfather Joan Trochut – a typographer and the creator of a modular typographic and ornament system built in the 40s. Alex Trochut´s clients include Nike, The Rolling Stones, Nixon, British Airways, Coca-Cola, The Guardian, Non Format, Wieden + Kennedy, Saatchi and Saatchi, BBH, Fallon, and Beautiful Decay.Trochut is based in Barcelona.

Promoting Spanish Culture in the U.S. is both a privilege and a challenge.

On one side, Spain is the homeland of centuries of artistic excellence, marked by such universal icons as Picasso, Goya, Cervantes and Lorca. Whereas on the other, Spain is one of the most vibrant scenes worldwide in contemporary creative fields such as fashion, cuisine, design and videogames. It is a place where new generations of young creators share a passion for creativity, elegance, and style, characteristics that helped our national team win the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

Thus, Spain is an old country with a young soul, where tradition and innovation interact freely with each other. The Spain, Arts &Culture 2011 program looks forward to bringing a taste of all that creativity, history and talent to the American public.

However long gone are the days when cultural promotion could be conceived just as a one sided endeavor. In this interconnected

world of ours, culture is a fluid concept, constantly being reinvented through a never ending dialogue that extends

well beyond national boundaries. In this context, we are particularly happy to be in collaboration with an

ever growing list of prestigious American cultural institutions.

We are confident that everyone will find something of personal interest in this

exhaustive program. Enjoy!!

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It was in 2008 when the Spain-USA Foundation along with the Embassy of Spain in Washington launched an annual program called ‘PreviewSpain, Arts & Culture’, to showcase Spain to the American public. The program included a wide range of activities related to Spanish art and culture, from its greatest classics and artistic legacy to its most contemporary works. The three past editions brought in a varying array of referents and creators of Spanish culture, mainly to Washington D.C. and its surrounding area.Now, with three editions already produced, it is time to expand this successful program to all of the United States, taking advantage of the great work carried out by the Spanish consulates, the Cervantes Institutes and many other private and public institutions. With this new, more complete semi-annual program, we launch a new brand that represents an entire country. It is an ‘umbrella brand’ which will bring the entire Spanish Culture closer to the American public.In 2010 the Barcelona based graphic design studio Toormix, was asked to create a new brand, using the name ‘Spain, Arts & Culture’ to reflect all the expressions of Spain, and convey the cultural variety of the country. Without doubt it was a difficult yet exciting assigment as there is much of Spain to talk about and summarizing all of that into one image is no easy task.Spain, Arts & Culture was conceived with the idea to be a universal brand for all Spanish Culture: a brand that is identified and recognized by everyone. It must be a brand that is capable of integrating the past with the present. For this concept we worked on what defines the history of Spain, on what identifies it, but also what differentiates it from the history of other nations. The imprint of the different cultures left throughout time: the Romans, Arabs, and Northern European tribes among others have shaped Spain’s history. It is much like nature, when the Earth takes ordinary minerals and turns them into precious gems over time. But just as Spain is a combination of living cultures, it is a stone that is continuously shaped and polished in different ways by the constant influences and the many creators that form it.An evolving stone, therefore, is the new symbol that helps us reach the United States from the other side of the Atlantic, a stone that moves, almost alive, that evolves constantly and shows new expressions with each step it takes. We present to you the new brand that represents Spanish culture. It is a gem that wants to be discovered and admired, because many engravers have worked on it and others continue to give it shape. There is much to be discovered.Ferran Mitjans & Oriol Armengou, Creatives of toormix, designers of the new image

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URBAN CULTURE, DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, VISUAL ARTS, FILM, HERITAGE, MUSIC, LITERATURE, SKETCHING THE FUTURE, PERFORMING ARTSFrom spain

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The ‘New Urban Cultures’ series brings an overview of the most dynamic expressions of modern urban culture of Spain to audiences in major cities around the world. After enjoying great success in Tokyo, Berlin and Seoul, the series this year will visit Chicago and Seattle.This year’s program will include a main exhibition on contemporary Spanish drawings ‘Nulla dies sine linea’. They are comprised of a selection of works by twenty-three different artists, conversations between architects and designers from Spain and the U.S., screenings of contemporary Spanish films, conversations among writers, Spanish animation screenings… Indeed, it is a wide and intensive series of activities that ilustrate the best examples of Spanish contemporary creativity.

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When

May

Where

Cervantes Institute Chicago 31 W ohio st. chicago, il 60654 MAP tinyurl.com/cervanteschicago

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www.chicago.cervantes.es

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Seattle > venue to be announced

‘New Urban Cultures’ showcases the

best examples in different

disciplines of Spanish

Contemporary Creativity in

Chicago and Seattle.

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An exhibition of design about the great new generation of

the 21st Century Spanish Designers at American

University Museum.

BrAVosGroundbreaking Spanish Design

Thanks to BRAVOS, American audiences will be able to appreciate the latest works of some of the most talented and successful young Spanish designers. The exhibition features internationally renowned designers Jaime Hayón and Patricia Urquiola, experimental and cutting edge designers Curro Claret and Nacho Carbonell, and well-established designers such as Martín Azúa, Marti Guixé and Antoni Arola, among others. The works of these twenty-one designers, who come from all over Spain, display a remarkable diversity of styles and techniques, and represent the best product design work of the Spanish Design Boom. This important exhibition is curated by the great Spanish design expert, Juli Capella.

When

April 4 – May 15

Where

American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center4400 massachusetts Avenue, nW, Washington, dc 20016 MAP tinyurl.com/katzenarts

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www.american.edu/cas/katzen

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ARCHITEC- TURE AND DESIGN IN SPAIN

We spoke with architect and designer Juli Capella, who is the curator of BRAVOS, an exhibition on contemporary design from Spain featured in this year’s Spain, Arts & Culture program, and one of the best experts on Spanish avant-garde architecture and design.

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Is Spain considered a creative country in terms of art? Which creative disciplines are the most prominent in Spain?

spain is a country that has one of the most brilliant art histories in the world. spain’s painting reached its highest potential during the Golden Age (xvi-xvii), similar to that of spanish literature, and is well-known through such artists as velazquez, Goya, picasso, miró, dalí, tapies, and more recently barceló. spain has also a rich architectural heritage with its top rated romantic, Gothic, renaissance and baroque buildings. concerning art nouveau (or modernism as it’s known in spain) the figure of Antoni Gaudí is lauded as a universal icon at the beginning of the 20th century. but later, the civil War (1936-39) cuts short the development of the promising rational and organized architectural movement. two exiled spaniards of renown are Josep lluis sert, who settled in harvard, and Felix candela, who traveled to mexico and afterward settled in chicago. Among those architects that stayed in spain, the sober talent of Alejandro de la sota or that of Jose Antonio coderech are worth mentioning.

What is Spain’s contemporary contribution to the arts?

since the recovery of democracy in 1976, spain has experienced a creative boom in many areas, such as music, fashion, graphic design, furniture design, interior design of ‘bares’ (pubs) and stores, as well as architecture. the latter is now integrated into a new social urbanism that wants to give back to the people a public space with facilities, plazas, walkways and gardens.

the architects that stand out in this rebirth are people like ricardo bofil, rafael moneo, (pritzker award) or engineer and architect santiago calatrava. Also, enric miralles, who entered the avant-garde international scene but was cut short due to his premature death in the year 2000. his work is continued today by his wife benedetta tagliabue.

What makes Spanish architecture unique?

For one, a large amount of masterpieces were erected in a few years. spain has experienced a real architectural boom from the mid 1990s until the recent crisis of 2007, with prominent world class works, mainly facilities, museums, auditoriums, hospitals. these are works designed not only by spanish architects, but also by main international firms, spain becomes a platform that generously

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welcomes main international firms. the Guggenheim of bilbao by Fanck Gehry, was perhaps the most emblematic work, but also there are other prominent works by Jean nouvel, Zaha hadid, or peter eisenman that unveiled his most ambitious project in Galicia. it is important to mention the brilliant work of local architects such as carlos Ferrater, tuñón and mansilla, rcr, or the experimental ruiz Gelli. All this creative effervescence was noticed by momA, which in 2006 presented the exhibition ‘on site: new architecture in spain’ that celebrated this unique creative phenomena.

How can its main characteristics be defined today?

it is like a mix of quiet expressionism with a certain conceptual radicalism, but without ever losing its practicality. they are pieces with social desire that innovate aesthetically, but are not often strident living structures. clearly, there are many different attitudes that coexist, a certain deconstructivism, and elegant neo-rationalism, or even an eco-high-tech experimentalism, but never losing functionality while at the same time giving form and beauty to the city.

Does Spanish design really exist?

spanish design does exist and has a strong presence, but it’s still not well known. When people discover it, they are surprised by its innovation and ingenuity. the problem is that spain is lumped together with a general image of europe where great styles of other countries already exist and dominate the world view. such countries like italy, the nordic countries and holland. Few people know that spain is an economic power in the production of furniture design and has excellent lighting fixtures that are sold all over the world. Also, our street furniture reaches a high level of excellence. spain is a country that promotes a life of outdoors and open space and, like few nations, we take care of public areas. in spain the street and the ‘plazas’ (squares) are for everyone, not simply leftover spaces of urban areas.

spain has a noteworthy design industry as well as high quality interior design, especially in the ‘bares’ (pubs) and shops. Also with great potential is spain’s fashion and accessory design industry such as footwear (camper), jewellery and even graphic and editorial design.

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What characterizes this design?

it’s impossible to define it clearly because it resonates with so many styles around the world. At the forefront we have the generation of masters that have known to give ‘character and shape’ to their works. these are the classic artists such as ricard, milá o tusquets. also, there are other creative professionals that have known how to design commercial works, conceived for a minor industry like that of spain, using less than state of the art technology, but with great imagination and genius. such people include pensi, lluscà, liévore, and Arola. Another figure that breaks from the norm is Javier mariscal, who makes furniture, paintings, comics and movies. We also have a healthy array of experimental youth that work in political design, ecodesign, and are searching for new participatory designs, more suitable for the 21st century.

spanish design is internationally defined as lively, daring, simple, fun. it is a style that abounds in gestural and organic tendencies and knows how to use (like few countries do) the power of color.

Who has been behind Spain’s emerging success in design?

Jaime hayón has stood out from the beginning. he has achieved great international renown through his peculiar creative universe which mixes glamour and revival. Another great designer that stands out is patricia urquiola, a spaniard living in milán with excellent taste. people that are more conceptual include martí Guixé, or avante garde artists like martín Azua, elimiana, curro claret or hector serrano. other groups that have emerged onto the scene are Último Grito, cul de sac or la Granja. Another new trend that is emerging is art-design, where nacho Carbonell is growing in importance.

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SPOTLIGHT ON DESIGN

Spain’s architecture will be featured this year again at the prestigious lecture series Spotlight on Design. Distinguished Spanish architects Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano will discuss past and future works at the National Building Museum in collaboration with Virginia Tech.In the last two decades, Nieto-Sobejano Architects have gained international recognition through their work which represents some of the best examples of Spanish contemporary architecture. Nieto-Sobejano participated among other great Spanish architects at the legendary exhibition On Site: New Architecture in Spain, MoMA 2006, as well as at the Biennale di Venezia 2000, 2002 and 2006. They have worked extensively in Europe, and lectured in the best schools of architecture all over the world. They have won multiple prizes and awards including their most recent achievement the 2010 Aga Kahn Award for Architecture with the Madinat Al Zahra Museum in Cordoba, Spain.In collaboration with The National Building Museum and Virginia Tech

These great architects will

lecture on their work and ideas

about architecture in the prestigious

series Spotlight on Design.

When

March 22 / 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Where

National Building Museum401 F street northwest, Washington d.c., dc 20001 MAP tinyurl.com/nationalBM

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www.nbm.org

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yAs:YOUNG ARCHITECTSOF SPAIN

In the last decades, Spain has become known as an international center for design innovation and excellence in architecture. The exhibition Young Architects of spain. A Window to the unknown (YAs) shows the extraordinary quality of work by a new generation of young Spanish architects. The rigor of the construction of their buildings and their sensitivity to the surrounding environment are both common concerns found in the over sixty projects that were selected by an international jury made up of prestigious architects and critics (Kenneth Frampton, Alberto Campo Baeza and Juhani Pallasmaa, among others).

YAS shows the best new architects from Spain following the steps of the great

Spanish contemporary architecture

tradition.

When

March 24 – April 17

Where

Cervantes Institute Chicago 31 W ohio st. chicago, il 60654 MAP tinyurl.com/cervanteschicago

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In the exhibit E.CO different European and LatinAmerican photographic collectives show their concerns about environmental problems.

When

June 4 – August 14

Where

American University Museum/Katzen Arts Center4400 massachusetts Avenue, nW, Washington, dc 2001 MAP tinyurl.com/katzenarts

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National Geographic Society1145 17th st n.W. Washington d.c., Washington 20036 MAP tinyurl.com/ngsdc

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www.fotoeco.es/blog

Through the work of eight promising young artists, Spanish Young Art: The New Generation provides a fresh new vision of Spanish contemporary art with a selection of works in different mediums such as videos, photographs, paintings, drawings and industrial design. The result is an excepcional exhibition which captures the essence of today’s contemporary Spanish art scene. The exhibition features the works of artists such as Javier Arce, Cristina Cañas, Óscar Carrasco, Carles Congost, Ángel Hernández Tuset, Cristina Lucas, Pablo Pérez Sanmartín and Fernando Sanchéz Castillo.Sponsored by BBVA Compass Bank, Fotofest, the Embassy of Spain in Washington and the Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn collaboration with Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña

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By using the environment, the photographic exhibition E.CO demonstrates the relevance of the collective photographic phenomenon, presented through the work of 20 major Latin American and European groups. Each group freely chose the topics and locations of their respective projects. Thus, the exhibition will be a sample of the most pressing environmental issues in the different countries where the photographic groups are operating. At the same time, it also sheds light on the peculiarities of teamwork and new modes of representation. Each screening will be followed by a seminar with some of the photographers.

An exhibition of contemporary art by eight avant-garde young artists who work with different media and different concerns.

When

January – March

Where

Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Españolacalle la puntilla, 3, viejo san Juan, 00901 MAP tinyurl.com/arsenalPR

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www.icp.gobierno.pr

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A monumental work by the great artist Jaume Plensa will be erected at the Lawn in Madison Square in New York.

When

May 5 – mid August

Where

Madison Square Park madison square park 1 east 23rd street, new York MAP tinyurl.com/mSQpark

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www.madisonsquarepark.org

The Amster Yard will host works by alternative young international artists exploring Human Language.

When

February 24 – March 26

Where

Cervantes Institute New York211 east 49 th street. new York, nY 10017 MAP tinyurl.com/cervantesNYC

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Madison Square Park Conservancy has invited Spanish artist Jaume Plensa to install his monumental work ‘Echo’, a monolith over 13 m. (42.65 feet) tall, in the Central Oval Lawn in Madison Square Park. The sculpture, which depicts a 9 year old girl´s dreamy face, was inspired by the daughter of a Barcelona restaurant owner who lived near Plensa’s home. The piece derives its name from the Greek nymph Echo who could only reflect the thoughts of others. This massive scultupture in turn is meant to reflect the thoughts of all those who encounter the sculpture.

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The Cervantes Institute of New York will present Proyecto Amster Yard (Project Amster Yard), an initiative which aims to provide exhibition space for the youngest, most alternative artists in its galleries, gardens and other city centers. The project hopes to encourage the development of artistic projects which may be difficult to display in conventional spaces. The Project Amster Yard exhibition features works from artists of different nationalities that explore the intricacies of the human language.

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mUntAdAs ON ACADEMIA

Women & Women

Curated by Jose Falconi, On Academia is the latest project by renowned Spanish artist Antoni Muntadas, awarded with the Velazquez Prize of Arts in 2009 among many others. The video project analyzes the troublesome relation between the production of knowledge and economic power.In collaboration with The Carpenter Center for Visual Arts at Harvard University

The last work of Muntadas, one of the pioneers of video art, reflects on the production of knowledge and economic power.

When

March 7 – April 7

Where

Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University24 Quincy street, cambridge, Ma 02138 MAP tinyurl.com/carpentercenter

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The exhibition consists of a series of photographs of women created by female artists from Spain exploring the world of women.

When

January – March

Where

Albuquerque Instituto Cervantes 1701 4th st sW. Albuquerque, nm 87102 MAP tinyurl.com/CervantesNM

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albuquerque.cervantes.es

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OklahomaApril – June

This exhibition illustrates change in the international and Spanish panorama for female artists in recent decades. Women & Women explores the intimate female world through the eyes of five photographers: Isabel Muñoz, Gabriela Grech, Soledad Córdoba, Beatríz Moreno, and Ouka Leele.

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concrete imProVisAtions:

Collages and sculptures by Esteban Vicente

Concrete Improvisations is the first major American museum exhibition to pair the collages and sculptures of the distinguished abstract painter Esteban Vicente. This exhibition features some 60 works on paper and 20 small-scale sculptures (which Vicente refered to as ‘divertimentos’) gathered from public and private collections in Spain and the United States. These ‘divertimentos’ (works of amusement) display his thorough understanding of Cubism, Constructivism and assemblage. Together, this group of works reveals interesting facets of the career of an accomplished artist.Lecture: Nueva York, c. 1929: What García Lorca Didn’t See (or Say) by prof. James d. Fernández (nYu, spanish and portuguese department; curator of ‘la colonia’).In collaboration with SEACEX, Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior, Grey Art Gallery. New York University, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Esteban Vicente

The exhibition displays Esteban Vicente’s collages and sculptures. He was a Spanish artist of the New York School.

When

January 11 – March 26

Where

100 Washington square east. new York 10003KCCI: February 23, 6:30 pm

Venue

Grey Art Gallery. New York University100 Washington sq e, nY MAP tinyurl.com/GreyArt

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www.nyu.edu/greyart

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sAntiAgo sierrANO, Global Tour

Since July 2009, Santiago Sierra’s sculpture, NO, has visited different European and North American cities. The NO, Global Tour video was completed in Washington, DC in June 2010. This video presentation tells the story of this particular tour.In collaboration with The Phillips Collection and American University Museum

‘NO, Global Tour’ is the latest work by the controversial artist Santiago Sierra premiering in the U.S at the Phillips Collection.

When

April 9 / 2 PM

Where

The Phillips Collection1600 21st st., nW, Washington, dc 20009 (near 21st & Q str.,nW) MAP tinyurl.com/PhillipsCol

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www.phillipscollection.org www.santiago – sierra.com

ArtBUs

Coinciding with New York Art fairs Armony Show and PINTA, Art bus will offer guided tours across museums, galleries and other cultural events in the city. Designed as a travelling exhibition space, Art bus presents video screenings, performances and interventions by international artists during the rides, making these tours a truly unique experience. Curated by Raúl Martinez.

Art bus an itinerant exhibition space will offer guided tours across museums, galleries and other cultural events in the city.

When

March 3 – 6

Where

Armory Show piers 92 and 94 on west 55 th Street & 12 th Ave. new York MAP tinyurl.com/ArmoryNYC

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www.thearmoryshow.com www.art-bus.com

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eVen tHe rAin

(También la lluvia)

también la lluvia (Even the Rain) was selected by Spain to be presented to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with hopes for an Oscar nomination. The film, directed by Icíar Bollaín and written by Paul Laverty, tells the story of a film crew who finds themselves in the middle of Bolivia’s Cochabamba Water Wars. After its tremendous success in the Recent Spanish Cinema Series in Los Angeles, and Spanish Cinema Now in New York, the film will return to L.A. to become a contender, this January and February, in the Oscar race. In Washington DC the film will be released commercially on February 18 at E-Street Cinema Landmark Theatres.In addition to a special screening for members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, two other screenings will be held in Palm Springs in early January.

Chosen to represent Spain at the Academy Awards, the director Icíar Bollaín is already a legend of Spanish Cinema.

When

January, February

Where

Egeda, L.A. E St. Cinema – Washington, D.C.555 11th st. nW Washington, d.c. 20004

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www.landmarktheatres.com

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silVerdocs 2011 AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE

Documentary Festival

During seven days, the 9th edition of Silverdocs will present the best documentaries from every corner of the globe including fourteen Academy Award nominated films. This festival also includes a five-day concurrent conference that promotes film documentaries as a leading art form.

AFI Silver Spring will feature the best international documentaries for the last year.

When

June 20 – 26

Where

American Film Institute Silver (AFI) Theatre & Cultural Center8633 colesville road. silver spring, md 20910 MAP tinyurl.com/AFItheatre

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www.silverdocs.com

enVironmentAl Film FestiVAlLIRA: Reserva de Vida Na Costa da Morte (An enclave of life on the Coast of Death)

‘A small fishing community survives in spite of the prestige oil spill’For Lira’s sailors, the Prestige catastrophe marked

a breaking point in their relations with a sea punished by pollution and overfishing. LIRA: reserva de vida na costa da Morte as part of Enviromental Film Festival, one of the world’s largest and most influential showcases of environmental film in Washington, D.C., illustrates a relevant trend toward sustainability among the fishing communities of the world, increasingly conscious of the overexploitation of the oceans and the extinction of the species.

The U.S. Premiere of a film showing the hardships of LIRA’s crew after the Prestige the ecological catastrophe in Spain in 2003.

When

March 15 – 27

Where

Washington, DC50+ venues within Washington, dc

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www.environmentalfilmfest.org

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dc Film FestiVAlSpanish film: ‘For 80 days’ by Jon Garaño & Jose Mari Goenaga.

Once again Spanish films will be featured in the annual DC International Film Festival, a festival which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. This event presents a great opportunity to discover some of the world’s most talented and innovative filmmakers and their works, some of which will even be presented by the directors themselves. For 80 days (80 egunean) by Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga, Flamingo Flamingo by Carlos Saura and Paper Birds by Emilio Aragón, will be some of the Spanish films shown throughout the festival.

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37th Edition of the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)

The largest film festival in the United States, with over 550 screenings of 250 features and 125 shorts in 25 days, comes this year with an important innovation: in addition to their Golden Space Needle Audience Awards, SIFF will offer prizes in five different categories. This great cinematic event that takes place in Seattle should not be missed this spring.

A great representation of Spanish films at one of the most important and the largest North American Film Festivals.

When

May 19 – June 12

Where

SIFF Cinema (Seattle Center)321 mercer street. seattle, WA 98109 MAP tinyurl.com/SIFFSeattle

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www.siff.net

The most important festival of International film in DC with great presence of Spanish productions from the last year.

When

April 7 – 17

Where

Washington, DCdifferent venues

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www.filmfestdc.org

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A perspective about Spain’s role in the formation of the

U.S. through 138 rarely exhibited

documents, maps and portraits.

tHe tHreAds oF memory

The exhibition examines Spanish heritage in North America, including Spain’s role in America’s quest for independence. This exhibition provides an unprecedented opportunity to go over our common heritage through a series of 138 rarely exhibited documents, maps and portraits that normally reside in the vaults of the Archive of the Indies. These documents offer a perspective that only time can provide as their survival is a testament to Spain’s proud role in the formation of the United States.In collaboration with The Ministry of Culture of Spain, SEACEX (State Corporation for Spanish Cultural Action Abroad), the Rafael del Pino Foundation and The New Mexico History Museum present The Threads of Memory: Spain and the United States

When

January 23 – April 24

Where

El Paso Museum of History510 n. santa Fe street. el paso, tx 79901 MAP tinyurl.com/historyElPaso

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www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/history/

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New Orleans

When

May 10 – July 10

Where

The Historic New Orleans Collection533 royal street • new orleans, la 70130 MAP tinyurl.com/HNOCollection

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www.hnoc.org

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‘tHe WAy’ BY EMILIO ESTéVEz

Workshop on Pilgrimage Studies

Estévez’s latest film the Way staring Martin Sheen (Estévez’s father) is an extraordinary film about an American doctor who travels through el camino de santiago (The Way of Saint James) to finish what his son couldn´t… Equipped with his son’s backpack and guidebook, Tom (the main character) begins his pilgrimage through this historic 800km path leaving behind his ‘California bubble life’.The screening will be followed by a reception for the participants. This event is presented as part of the new program of Pilgrimage Studies by a Consortium of Universities. In collaboration with The College of William & Mary and Georgetown University

Emilio Estévez directs Martin Sheen in this film about a search through the Way of Saint James in Galicia, North West of Spain.

When

February 18

Where

Georgetown University, Rafik B. Hariri Building37 th and o streets, n.W., Washington d.c. 20057 MAP tinyurl.com/RafikHariri

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www.sacredstepsinspain.com

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www.theway – themovie.com

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EL cAmino reAl DE LOS teJAs

National historic trail

For three centuries, ‘El Camino Real de los Tejas’ was the only primary overland route connecting the Southern United States to what is now Mexico. During the Spanish Colonial Period in America, this royal road was used by settlers, missionaries, and soldiers who populated the settlements, missions, and presidios of East Texas and Northwest Louisiana.The Consulate of Spain in Houston is pleased to present an exhibition about this important historical trail. The information panels and wall texts featuring ancient maps will serve as a basis for an accompanying seminar about the past, present and future of the Camino real de los tejas as well as a series of guided tours for university and high school students. In collaboration with National Park Services

An exhibit and seminar about

the only primary overland route

connecting the Southern United States to what is

now Mexico.

When

May

Where

Louisianavenue to be announcedTexasvenue to be announced

+Info

www.nps.gov www.elcaminodelostejas.org

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teAtro stAge FestiVAl

CHICAGO FlAmenco FestiVAl

Teatro Stage Fest is the most important Latin theatre festival in New York. In addition to the large number of plays staged throughout the city, this year’s festival will include several roundtable discussions.

The Cervantes Institute of Chicago is proud to present this year’s Chicago Flamenco Festival. The month long festival will feature performances, workshops, lectures, and film screenings celebrating the Andalusian art of flamenco.

PERFORMING ARTSChiCago February-march

The most important Latin Theatre Festival in New York City.

When

June

Where

Several venues around the city

+Info

www.teatrostagefest.org

The annual celebration of the Spanish art Flamenco in Chicago organized by the Cervantes Institute featuring concerts, workshops…

When

February 11, March 5

Where

Location to be announced

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PERFORMING ARTSneW YorkJune

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Pen World Voices

FESTIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL

LITERATURE

Each year the International Literature Festival PEN, celebrates Voces del Mundo (Voices of the World) with various roundtables and conferences that feature well known international writers. This year Julián Ríos will participate in this event. In collaboration with PEN American Center and Instituto Cervantes NY

Julian Rios will participate

with other international

well known writers at The International

Literature Festival PEN.

When

April 25 – May 1

Where

Cervantes Institute New York211 east 49 th street. new York, nY 10017 MAP tinyurl.com/cervantesNYC

+Info

nuevayork.cervantes.es

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grAntA:THE BEST OF YOUNG SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOVELISTS

On November 22, 2010, Granta 113: The Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists was issued. For the first time in the history of Granta’s Best of Young Novelists series, the authors come from outside the English-speaking world, a fact that reinforces Granta’s commitment to portraying the world through stories.This new generation of writers, which is known as ‘Generación Granta’ (‘Granta generation’) includes twenty-two best young writers in Spanish language. From Spain to Argentina, from Mexico to Peru, and from Bolivia to the United States, these young authors have already made a big impact in the literary scene. A series of meetings, roundtables, presentations and conferences, will take place in different cities around the country.Granta en español 11: Los mejores narradores jovenes en español is available now and is published by Duomo Ediciones in Spain. The English-language edition is published as Granta 113. This is the first completely translated issue of Granta.

GRANTA’s selection of young novelists in Spanish will meet their American peers in a series of roundtables and meetings.

Where

May 19th

Chicago > see on page 59

Where

May 20th

Washington, DC > see on page 44

Where

May 23th – 25th

New York City > see on page 47

Where

Dates to be announcedLos Angeles > see on page 51

Where

Dates to be announcedSan Francisco > see on page 57

Where

Dates to be announcedMiami > see on page 56

+Info

www.granta.com

Building Bridges: Spanish and English Writers in Conversation

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THE BESTOF YOUNG

SPANISHLANGUAGE

NOVELISTSValerie Miles is the publishing director of Duomo Ediciones, based in Barcelona Spain. Together with Aurelio Major, she is a founding co-editor of Granta en español. She has written for La Vanguardia, The Paris Review and ABCD, and is a professor at the postgraduate program for literary translation at the Pompeu i Fabra University, Barcelona.

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This is the first time Granta has put together a selection of the best young writers in a language other than English. The initiative grew out of Granta en español, the Spanish language sister magazine based in Barcelona, which is published by Duomo Ediciones. The list was announced and published in October, 2011, then translated into English and published in November by Granta as its 113th issue both in the U.S. and UK to great enthusiasm and critical acclaim.Granta’s first, highly influential Best of Young Novelists series, dedicated to British writers and published in 1983, helped establish the careers of such authors as Salman Rushdie, V.S. Naipaul, Martin Amis, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan and William Boyd among others, by opening up the world of translations to them. Following the success of that landmark gathering, four more lists were published, including two for young Americans (Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Safran Foer, Gary Shteyngart, Nicole Kraus). In Granta’s first gleaning of young Spanish language talent, only a handful –as yet- have been translated into English. This issue is a conspiracy of readers who would like to see that change.All authors selected were born after January, 1975 and have at least one novel or short story collection published. 1975 marked the end of the dictatorship in Spain. It was a year of preludes and apogees of the South American dictatorships, the end of the Viet Nam war. For writers born after 1975, the warp and woof of politics and literature is more of an exception than the rule. The censorships of the left as well as the right, black lists, forced exiles and persecution, are now crossing the bridge from memory to history. Obviously, young writers have to fight other sorts of phobias and restrictions, but magical realism or the exotic are no longer literary customs that need to be fought against, and the shadows of their masters no longer haunt them. Almost all of them read in various languages and have spent time abroad studying or teaching.We invited four writers to serve as jurors: the Argentine writer and filmmaker Edgardo Cozarinsky, the British journalist Isabel Hilton, previously a correspondent in South America; the novelist Francisco Goldman, American of Guatemalan descent; and the Catalan writer and literary

critic, Mercedes Monmany, who lives in Madrid. I was a jury member, along with Aurelio Major, a writer and editor of Canadian and Mexican descent. Endowed with our inevitable prejudices and carefully cultivated arbitrariness, we aimed to offer a true-to-life portrait of the vitality and diversity that thrive in contemporary literature in Spanish. Spanish and Latin American literature incorporates all traditions, not only the regional ones. No other language shares the same territorial expanse (nor population) in contiguous ‘nations’. Hispanic America’s modernity had seemed peripheral until its literature became contemporary of all men and women in the sixties: it brought about a renovation in the metropolitan hubs of various languages, thus moving the periphery into the center. Although all literature is a magma of forces and traditions or trends in opposition, fluctuation and influence; of the living and the dead, of all languages put in circulation by other unacknowledged legislators: the editors, the critics and of course the translators. Need we be reminded that a literary culture in which there is no translation is doomed to repeating the same things to itself over and over again? Yet the inrush of a single writer can suddenly upset all readings of the past and the future. Who could have imagined fifteen years ago that the work of an outcast Chilean washed ashore in Barcelona via Mexico would exercise as wide an influence on enthusiastic young writers not only in Spanish, as Cortázar a few generations earlier? Writers, readers, critics and editors working in Spanish feel less exasperated now that the English language references to literature in our language are no longer reduced simply to the binomial Borges-García Márquez. Now at least Roberto Bolaño is also being mentioned. But this trinity is still not enough. Fifteen years ago, a selection of the best young writers in Spanish would not have encountered such favorable circumstances. Perhaps such cultural customs as using the labels of ‘Latino’ or ‘Hispanic’ to things written in Spanish, which seems more to suggest the idea of quotas, confusing literary values with those of integration, could be a culprit. Perhaps the Latin American authors who were consecrated in the 60s satisfied the scarce curiosity of the wider readership. Latin American and Spanish writers

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have been somewhat perplexed by this lack of interest in translation, given the fact that the foundation for the English literary tradition is itself a translation (the Bible). In Latin America and Spain literary translation from many languages is the norm, evidenced by the authors admired by the writers chosen for this issue: still Faulkner, Nabokov, Joyce, Bernhard, Cheever, Salinger, among others (Borges and especially and deservedly, Onetti).The situation in the U.S. is changing quickly thanks to a new generation of small independent initiatives in the wake of others like New Directions, which has been publishing translations since 1936. The influence of Cien años de soledad on American and world literature and the wide readerships gained by genre novelists, or the recent popularity of authors like Carlos Ruiz Zafón on one hand and the work of Roberto Bolaño among the young writers on the other, or the critical acclaim of Javier Marías and Antonio Muñoz Molina have all served to up the ante and renew the narrative credit of Spanish language literature in its diverse strata. The collection of young writers selected by this conspiracy of readers in Granta aims to seal a pact, a secret handshake of sorts. In ten years time we will see if our choices were correct, how many of these writers will still be read, how many of them will endure.

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dementiA

From 20:20:20 to solArdecAtHlon eUroPe:

A SPANISH PERSPECTIVEBuilding the 21st Century

Javier Serra, Deputy Director General for Innovation and Building Quality: Spanish Ministry of Infrastructures and Director of the Solar Decathlon Europe Competition will detail the first Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 and also discuss the European building energy efficiency at the series Building the 21st Century organized by the National Building Museum and the Department of Energy.

A scientific program to discuss and support research for Alzheimer’s followed by a public screening of the film ‘Bicycle, Spoon, Apple’.

When

April 27

Where

Massachusetts General Hospital Institute55 Fruit street boston, mA 02114 MAP tinyurl.com/MGHBoston

+Info

www.mgh.harvard.edu

A lecture on the European state of the art building energy efficiency and Decathlon Europe 2010 by one of the Spanish high officials.

When

April 18

Where

National Building Museum401 F street nW, Washington, d.c. 20001 MAP tinyurl.com/nationalBM

+Info

www.nbm.org

The world is ageing rapidly. In the next four decades Spain will have the largest world’s elderly population, second only to Japan. An estimated 10% of the population over 65 years old and a 50% of those over 85 will suffer from some type of dementia. Hence, Spain is one of the leading countries developing projects to support and encourage scientific research in the field of Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases.A panel discussion will be held at Harvard University to discuss these urgent issues and raise social and public awareness. It will include a presentation of the scientific project of the pasqual maragall Foundation: the Barcelona Research Complex for Better Aging by key scientific leaders in the field of Alzheimer’s disease.The documentary bicycle, spoon, Apple will precede the discussion panel.

SKETCHING THE FUTUREWAshinGton dcapril

SKETCHING THE FUTUREbostonapril

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THE roleOF mUseUms

IN 21st centUry

What are the social and intellectual functions of Modern and Contemporary Museums in today’s so called Information Age? This question and other issues will be discussed in a conversation moderated by Selma Holo about the role of modern and contemporary art museums with the director of Hirshhorn Museum, Richard Koshalek, the director of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, Manuel Borja Villel, and former director of Tate Modern, Vicente Todolí. In collaboration with the National Gallery of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum.

A discussion by some

of the most important museums

directors of the world on the role

of Modern and Contemporary

Art Museums.

When

June 23

Where

Hirshhorn Museum of Contemporary Artindependence Avenue and 7 th Street south West. Washington d.c., 20560MAP tinyurl.com/HirshhornDC

+Info

www.hirshhorn.si.edu

SKETCHING THE FUTUREWAshinGton dcJune

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galde

Spain Capital Pride 2011

dJtoni

BAss

The vibrant Spanish gay community will be represented this year by DJ Toni Bass from Barcelona. Producer, composer and DJ, Toni Bass has been working since 90’s composing and remixing for important artists, soundtracks, fashion videos, and art and architecture exhibitions. As DJ he has participated in several well-known festivals and has worked in some of the most important clubs in Barcelona, Madrid, Ibiza, Valencia, San Sebastián, London, Paris, Berlin, Moscow… and now in Washington, DC. With U.S. DJ’s. Don’t miss this official event of DC Capital Pride!

cAsAls FestiVAl

OF PUERTO

RICO

The Casals Festival of Puerto Rico presents Spanish cellist Pablo Fernández in concert.• Cellist: Pablo Fernández • Pianist: Félix Rivera GuzmánIn collaboration with Casals Festival of Puerto Rico

MUSICWAshinGton dc June

The Annual Party between Human Rights Campaign and the Embassy of Spain invites this year great Spanish DJ Toni Bass.

When

June 9

Where

Town Night Club 2009 8 th street nW. Washington, dc. MAP tinyurl.com/townNC

+Info

www.hrc.org

The Casals Festival in Puerto Rico, the annual homage to the great cellist Pau Casals invites Spanish Cellist Pablo Fernández.

When

February 23th

Where

Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré, Sala Sinfónica Pablo Casalsponce de leon Avenue (stop 22 1/2) san Juan, pr 00940 – 1287 MAP tinyurl.com/luisAFerre

+Info

www.festcasalspr.gobierno.pr/

MUSICpuerto ricoFebruary

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sPAin rocKsAT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST

FESTIVAL

A taste of the thriving moment of Spanish Rock will be ready for you at South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals where the Spanish bands the Cabriolets, polock, black Gandhi, Canteca de Macao, capsula, mujeres, murfila, nubla, russian red, telephunken and Za! will perform for the American public. SXSW is one of the most important events of the year that relates to music in the U.S.. Some of the bands that perform there will go on tour throughout the U.S. in the weeks following the festival. Don’t miss out!

Some of the best Spanish rock bands will tour the U.S. starting the great indie music festival South by Souht West in Austin, TX.

When

March 15 – 20

Where

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals Austin, texas

+Info

www.sxsw.com

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rtica

MUSIC auStinMarch

For 21 years, Taberna del Alabardero has taken pride in being a company with

deep Spanish roots and identity, with 15 locations throughout Spain, from

Madrid, Sevilla, Marbella and Cordoba to the Basque Country. Our locations in the Nation’s Capitol will make you feel as if you were in Spain while enjoying a glass of wine with a “Tapa de Jamon Iberico”. Having 2 culinary institutes

and vocational training services offered worldwide, we continue to grow with the increasing demands of the new

generations while maintaining a global image.

Recently reaching international recognition and prestige from Michelle

Obama’s visit to our Marbella location, we regularly host many dignitaries, diplomats

and artists. Such guests include the Royal Family, Placido Domingo, Morgan Freeman and even The Rolling Stones. We look forward to another 21 years of

excellence.

1776 I Street NW (Entrance: 18th Street between H and I)

Washington DC 20006 (202) 429 2200

www.alabardero.com

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THE CITY AGENDA: CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FILLED WITH CULTUREFrom spain

42CITY AGENDA

WASHINGTON, DC

FILM

‘tHe WAy’ When February 18

Where Georgetown University, Rafik B. Hariri Building. 37 th and o Streets, nW

Info www.sacredstepsinspain.com www.theway-themovie.com

enViron-mentAl Film FestiVAl 19TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL When March 15 – 27

Where Film schedule will be posted on February 7th

Info www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org

SPOTLIGHT ON DESIGN: nieto /soBeJAno In collaboration with the National Building Museum and Virginia Tech When March 22

Where National Building Museum, 401 F street nW

Info www.nbm.org

NO, GLOBAL TOUR BY sAntiAgo sierrA In collaboration with The Phillips Collection and American University Museum When April 9

Where Phillips Collection, 1600 21 st st., nW

Info www.phillipscollection.org

MUSIC

cAsAls QUArtet CONCERT When February 19

Where The Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall road, nW

Info www.kreegermuseum.org

HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE

VISUAL ARTS

43 CITY AGENDA

FILM

nUmAnciA BY MIGUEL DE CERVANTES When April 16 – 24

Where GALA Hispanic Theatre, 3333 14 th Street, nW

Info www.galatheatre.org Where Shakespeare Theatre Company / Harman Center for the Arts, 610 F street nW

Info www.shakespearetheatre.org

dc inter-nAtionAl Film FestiVAl 25th edition When April 7 – 17

Where Different cinemas through DC

Info www.filmfestdc.org

SKETCHING THE FUTURE

BUILDING THE 21ST CENTURY: From 20:20:20 to solAr decAtHlon eUroPe: A SPANISH PERSPEC-TIVE When April 18

Where National Building Museum 401 F st. nW

Info www.nbm.org

BrAVos In collaboration with The Phillips Collection and American University Museum When April 6 – May 15

Where American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, 4400 massachusetts Avenue, nW

Info www.american.edu/cas/katzen

DESIGN

more information and updates at:www.spainculture.us

PERFORMING ARTS

44CITY AGENDA

WASHINGTON, DC

next When April

Where Kennedy Center 2700 F street, nW

Info www.kennedy-center.org

THE BEST OF YOUNG SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOVELISTS: grAntA When May 20

Where Location to be announced

Info www.granta.com

LITERATURE

MUSIC

sPAin cAPitAl Pride 2011Spanish DJ Toni Bass When June 9

Where Town Club, 2009 8 th St nW

Info www.towndc.com www.hrc.org

PERFORMING ARTS

cArmen BY THE WASHING-TON BALLET When May 19

Where Harman Center for the Arts. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F street nW

Info www.washingtonballet.org

PERFORMING ARTS

45 CITY AGENDA

EXHIBITON: e.co When June 4 – August 14

Where AU Katzen Museum of Arts 4400 massachusetts Avenue, nW

Info www.american.edu/cas/museum


THE role OF mUseUms IN 21st centUryIn collaboration with the Hirshhorn Museum and National Gallery of Art When June 23

Where Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden independence Avenue and 7 th Street SW

Info www.hirshhorn.si.edu

VISUAL ARTSFILM

silVerdocs When June 20 – 26

Where AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center 8633 colesville road, silver spring, md

Info www.afi.com/silver

SKETCHING THE FUTURE

46CITY AGENDA

NEW YORK

concrete imProVi-sAtions COLLAGES AND SCULPTURE BY ESTEBAN VICENTE When January 11 – March 26

Where Grey Art Gallery New York University 100 Washington square east

Info www.nyu.edu/greyart

imAges oF A lost World PICTURES AND STORIES OF BALKAN SEPHARDIC LIFE FROM THE CENTROPA INTERVIEWS When March

Where The Center for Jewish History 15 West 16 th Street

Info www.cjh.org

ArtBUsCoinciding with ARMORY SHOW and PINTA When March 3 – 6

Where Armory Show piers 92 and 94 on west 55 th Street & 12 th ave

Info www.thearmoryshow.com

When November 10 – 13

Where Pinta. Pier 92 12 th Ave at 52nd Street

Info www.pintaart.com www.art-bus.com

VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS HERITAGE

47 CITY AGENDA

Antón cABAleiro When May

Where International Studio and Curatorial Program 1040 metropolitan Ave, brooklyn

Info www.iscp-nyc.org

ABoUt FAce When May-June

Where New Museum of Contemporary Art 235 bowery

Info www.newmuseum.org


VISUAL ARTS

VISUAL ARTS

creA+s When May 4



VISUAL ARTS

elÉctricA When May 2



VISUAL ARTS

JAUme PlensA SCULPTURE ‘ECHO’ When May 5-mid August

Where Madison Square Park madison Ave., 14 th Fl

Info www.madisonsquarepark.org

VISUAL ARTS

Pen World Voices When April 25 – May 1

Where Cervantes Institute New York 211 e 49 th st.

Info www.nuevayork.cervantes.es

LITERATURE

THE BEST OF YOUNG SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOVELISTS: grAntA When May 23 – 25


Info www.granta.com

LITERATURE

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MUSIC

nAo de cHinA When May 5

Where The Hispanic Society of America 613 West 155 th Street

Info www.hispanicsociety.org

CITY AGENDA

NEW YORK

MUSIC MUSIC

A triBUte TO JUlián gAyArre When February 14

Where Carnegie Hall 152 West 57 th Street

Info www.carnegiehall.org

Víctor Prieto trio When March 10

Where Miles Café NY 212 east 52nd street

Info http://milescafe.com/ny/

MUSIC

glorioUs grAnAdos CONCERT When February 20


MUSIC

nonet iBÉrico-Alexis cUAdrAdo When March 25 – 26

Where The Jazz Gallery 290 hudson street

Info http://jazzgallery.org

MUSIC

gUitArrAs de BArcelonA ORCHESTRA When April 7


49 CITY AGENDA

MUSIC

BROKEN LOVE - loVe songs By Federico gArcíA lorcA When June

Where Repertorio Español 138 east 27 th Street

Info www.repertorio.org

MUSIC

SONETS OF LOVE AND DEATH-óPerA HisPánicA When May 5

Where Museo del Barrio 1230 Fifth Avenue (at 104 st)

Info www.elmuseo.org


teAtro stAge FestIn collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes, Teatro Stage Festival, INAEM (Ministerio de Cultura). When June

Where Several venues around the city

Info www.teatrostagefest.org www.nuevayork.cervantes.es

PERFORMING ARTS

neW HisPAnic tAlents: CONCERTS BY HORACIO LAVANDERA When May 28

Where Lincoln Center 10 lincoln center plaza

Info www.lincolncenter.org

MUSIC

ArcHitec-tUre in lA HABAnA FROM THE SPANISH COLONIAL LEGAGY When May

Where Centro Cultural Cubano

Info www.cubanculturalcenter.org

HERITAGE

50CITY AGENDA

TEXAS

sPAnisH yoUng Art: THE NEW GENERATION When December 17 – February 5

Where The Blue Star Contemporary Art Center 116 blue star, san Antonio

Info www.bluestarart.org/exhibits/view/80

CONFE- RENCE BY elisA de sAntos When January

Where El Paso Museum of History 510 n. santa Fe street. el paso

Info www.elpasotexas.gov/history

HoUston sPAnisH And FlAmenco FestiVAlA CELEBRATION OF ART, CULTURE AND EDUCATION When April 14 – 16

Where Solero Flamenco – San Jacinto College houston

Info


tHe tHreAd oF memory When January 23 – April 24

Where El Paso Museum of History 510 n. santa Fe street. el paso

Info www.elpasotexas.gov/history

HERITAGE

HERITAGEVISUAL ARTS

DANCE CLASSES WITH timo lozAno When All School year

Where Solero Flamenco – San Jacinto College houston

Info www.soleroflamenco.com

PERFORMING ARTS

PERFORMING ARTS

MUSIC

sPAin rocKs When March 15 – 20

Where South by Southwest (SXSW)

Austin

Info www.sxsw.com

houstonspanishandflamencofestival.com

51 CITY AGENDA

LOS ANGELES

eVen tHe rAin BY ICÍAR BOLLAÍN When January, February

Where The Bilingual Foundation Of The Arts 421 north Avenue 19

Info www.bfatheatre.org

‘lA VidA es sUeño’ BY CALDERóN DE LA BARCA When February 24 – April 10



‘mAtAdor on tHe roAd’ BY ALEXIS MORANTE When January



PERFORMING ARTSFILM FILM

THE BEST OF YOUNG SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOVELISTS: grAntA When Date to be announced


Info www.granta.com

LITERATURE

52CITY AGENDA

PUERTO RICO

MUSIC

sPAnisH yoUng Art: THE NEW GENERATIONIn collaboration with: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña When February – April

Where Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española calle la puntilla, # 3, viejo san Juan, 00901

Info www.icp.gobierno.pr

cAsAls FestiVAl OF PUERTO RICO. CONCERT OF THE SPANISH CELLIST PABlo FerrándezIn collaboration with Casals Festival of Puerto Rico When February 23

Where Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré. Sala Sinfónica Pablo Casals ponce de leon Avenue stop 22 1/2, san Juan

Info www.festcasalspr.gobierno.pr

FIFTH HUNDRED ANIVERSARY OF lA goBer-nAción de PUerto ricoINTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF HISTORY OF IBEROAMERICAN ATLANTIC GOVERNANCES

In collaboration with: Government of Puerto Rico, Banco Santander When March 1 – 4

Where Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico / Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (San Juan and San German Campus), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ponce

VISUAL ARTS HERITAGE

53 CITY AGENDA

LECTURES ‘tHe goVernors At tHe time oF cAmPecHe’In collaboration with: Government of Puerto Rico, MAPFRE When May 10

Where Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico 299 Ave. de diego, san Juan

Info www.mapr.org

FestiVAl de lA PAlABrAIn collaboration with: Festival de la Palabra When May 4 – 8

Where Cuartel de Ballajá, Viejo San Juan

Info www.festivaldelapalabra.net


HERITAGE LITERATURE

54CITY AGENDA

MIAMI

MUSIC

EXHIBITION ‘A trAVÉs del descUBri-miento’ When January 8

Where Centro Cultural Español 800 s douglas rd. suite: 170. coral gables

Info www.ccemiami.org

EDICIONES EL PUENTE IN LA HABANA OF THE 60’S: criticAl reAdings And Poetry BooKs When January 10

Where Centro Cultural Español 800 s douglas rd. suite: 170. coral gables


músicA y APArte WITH cristinA reBUll Y lázAro HortA COORDINA-TED BY erWin PÉrez When January 20

Where Centro Cultural Español 800 s douglas rd. suite: 170. Coral gables


LITERATUREHERITAGE

55 CITY AGENDA

SKETCHING THE FUTURE KIDS SKETCHING THE FUTURE KIDS

EXHIBITION ‘lA islA HUndidA’ When January 22



5 WorKsHoPs ABoUt climAte cHAnge: LA ISLA HUNDIDA BY JAVIER VELASCO Y ANNE MARIE MELSTER Program After School When January 11 – 20

Where Different schools in Dade County and Centro Cultural Español 800 s douglas rd. suite: 170. Coral gables


loVe in tHe nArrAtiVe oF tWo cUBAn Writers: ERNESTO CLAVELO Y ENRIqUE G. MORATó When February 14

Where Different schools in Dade County and Centro Cultural Español 800 s douglas rd. suite: 170. Coral gables



LITERATURE

cHicle. Kid’s ProgrAm: PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH JUAN LLERA When January 29



KIDS

56CITY AGENDA

MIAMI

MUSIC

FlAmenco IN THE LAST 50 YEARS When February 17



A triBUte TO enriQUe morente When February 22



MUSIC

PiAno concert BY JOSE MARÍA VITIER When February 19

Where Colony Theater 1040 lincoln road miami beach


HERITAGE



Info www.granta.com

LITERATURE

57 CITY AGENDA

SEATTLE SAN FRANCISCO

37TH EDITION OF THE seAttle internAtio-nAl Film FestiVAl (SIFF) When May 19 – June 12

Where SIFF Cinema (Seattle Center) 321 Mercer Street

Info www.siff.net


Where City Lights Bookstore 261 columbus Avenue at broadway

Info www.citylights.com

FILM LITERATURE

58CITY AGENDA

BOSTON

15tH eUroPeAn cAreer FAir When January 22 – 24

Where Campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge

Info www.euro-career.com

dementiA When April 27

Where Massachussets General Hospital 55 Fruit street

Info www.alzheimerinternacional.org www.mgh.harvard.edu

mUntAdAs ABOUT ACADEMIAIn collaboration with: the Carpenter Center for Visual Arts at Harvard University When March 7 – April 7

Where Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University 24 Quincy street, cambridge

Info ves.fas.harvard.edu/muntadas.html


VISUAL ARTSSKETCHING THE FUTURE SKETCHING THE FUTURE

59 CITY AGENDA

CHICAGO

FestiVAl de dAnzA esPAñolA When June

Where In several Chicago theaters Chicago, Ill

SIMPOSIUM cAlderon de lA BArcA When May

Where University of Chicago 5801 south ellis Avenue

Info www.uchicago.edu

yAs ‘YOUNG ARCHITECTS OF SPAIN’ When March 24 – April 17

Where Instituto Cervantes 31 W ohio st.

Info www.chicago.cervantes.es

BrAVos When June 12 – August 30

Where Cervantes Museum Instituto Cervantes 31 W ohio st.

Info www.chicago.cervantes.es/en

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PERFORMING ARTSLITERATURE ARCHITECTURE

THE BEST OF YOUNG SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOVELISTS: grAntA When May 19


Info www.granta.com

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Cervantes Institute Chicago31 W ohio st.

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CHICAGO FlAmenco FestiVAl When February 11 – March 5


Info www.chicago.cervantes.es

URBAN CULTURE

COMING NEXT FALL… MORE EVENTSFrom spain

FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA

SPANISH CINEMA NOW

US Tour of the Best Spanish Cinema.

The best Spanish cinema in Los Angeles and New York City. YAS the exhibit of Spanish

Young Architects arrives to Washington DC and after to Dallas.

YAS ‘YOUNG ARCHITECTS OF SPAIN’

ARCHITECTUREFILM

…and much more! Keep an eye on us!

MARE- MÁGNUMExhibition by renowned photojournalist Jordi Socías will be displayed this November in Washington, DC as part of Fotoweek DC at the Mexican Cultural Institute.

Spain Art Fest’11 will feature the best performance, sound, video, multimedia projections and installations… and everything will take place in the iconic Times Square of New York.

Pastrana Tapestries recovered its splendor after a deep restoration will be shown at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.

SPAIN ART FEST’11

PASTRANA TAPESTRIES

HERITAGEVISUAL ARTS

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