In Memoriam: Professor Trevor John Dadson (✝ 28 January 2020)
29 Feb 2020 | Embassy of Spain | London
Today’s Events
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Culture, Fashion, Painting, Photography, Visual Arts
Dora Maar
During the 1930s, Dora Maar’s photomontages became celebrated icons of surrealism. Her eye for the unusual also translated to her commercial photography, including fashion and advertising, as well as to her social documentary projects. In Europe’s increasingly fraught political climate, Maar signed her name to numerous left-wing manifestos – a radical gesture for a woman […]
Culture, Literature & Language, Painting, Sculpture, Visual Arts
In the Eye of Bambi
”La Caixa” Collection of Contemporary Art Selected by Verónica Gerber Bicecci. The writer and visual artist Verónica Gerber Bicecci proposes a science fiction scenario titled En el ojo de Bambi (In the Eye of Bambi) based on the aftermath of an apocalyptic event and envisioned by Carlos Amorales in his animated film Useless Wonder (2014). […]
Culture, Music
Eduardo Niebla 2020 Tour
Eduardo Niebla, flamenco jazz guitarist and composer, has been trailblazing his flamenco jazz fusion for over 40 years, collaborating with George Michael, Craig David and Juno Reactor, as well as many of the top world music, jazz and classical artists today.
Culture, Literature & Language, Visual Arts
Anaqronías: a photographic interpretation of Cervantes
The exhibition Anaqronías: a photographic interpretation of Cervantes, commissioned from Juan Cerón, comes to the Instituto Cervantes in Manchester, to display an updated image of female characters that feature in El Quijote by Miguel de Cervantes.
Culture, Performance, Theatre
The house of Bernarda Alba
The House of Bernarda Alba is a play written by Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), one of the greatest Spanish writers of the 20th century. It explores themes of repression, passion and conformity through the depiction of a matriarch’s domination of her five daughters. Described by the author as “a drama of women in the villages of […]
Cinema, Culture
MUJERES | WOMEN IN FILM | ALTERNATIVE VALENTINES
Cinemaattic’s MUJERES is back with an alternative plan for Valentine's day. It consists of a programme of short films made by Spanish & Latin American female directors widening the idea of love. On top of Cinemaattic’s all-year-round commitment to highlight female talent, they dedicate a special month to celebrate their favourite films made by women […]
Culture, Literature & Language, Music, Visual Arts
Programme honouring the Royal Academy’s exhibition ‘Picasso and Paper’
The Royal Academy of Arts hosts a programme formed by cultural activities to honour its exhibition 'Picasso and Paper', including talks by proffesionals around the figure of Picasso, concerts, scrennings and courses. The programme is organised by Instituto Cervantes London, with the support of Embassy of Spain, Museo Picasso Málaga and Spanish Chamber of Commerce […]
Culture, Universities and Hispanists
Beloved Enemy – United Kingdom and Spain in the 18th century
The Institute of Advanced Studies at the University College London will host an international symposium exploring the complex relationship between Spain and Great Britain throughout the 18th century, in a series of exchanges that would change the role of both countries within the geopolitical scenario as well as the changing nature of the enemies and […]
Ongoing
Visual Arts
“Something Necessary and Useful”, by Carlos Bunga
The visual artist Carlos Bunga (born in Portugal and raised in Spain) showcases the exhibition "Something Necessary and Useful" at Whitechapel Gallery from 26 Jan. In his first major UK commission, he explores architecture through innovative installations made of everyday materials. Bunga makes cardboard constructions and repurposes domestic furnishings to create an evolving installation in […]
Culture, Literature & Language
Reading club: Short stories by Emilia Pardo Bazán
This semester the Cervantes Insitute of Leeds Reading Club will be reading a selection of short stories by the Spanish writer Emilia Pardo Bazán (La Corula, 1851 - Madrid, 1921). The sessions will be in Spanish and in each class will work on linguistic aspects that aid the understanding of the stories. The course consists of four sessions […]
Culture, Painting, Visual Arts
‘Picasso and Paper’ at the Royal Academy of Arts
This exhibition displays the way Picasso conceived paper and how creatively he played with it. He used this material to explore and express his ideas. You will see Picasso’s creative process first-hand in remarkable documentary footage of the artist at work, studies for Guernica, and sketchbooks where the seeds of revolutionary masterpieces first took shape, including Les […]
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