londres.cervanteslaia jufresa (mexico), samanta schweblin (argentina) and giuseppe caputo (colombia)...

FILM SERIES

COMPOSITION WORKSHOP+TALK+CONCERT

FILM FESTIVAL

HAY FESTIVAL BOGOTA 39

BOOK LAUNCH

THEATRE

LATINAMERICAN LITERATURE

WORKSHOP+ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

ARCHITECTURE

The Mexican 1968 movement: a revolution revisited

The music of Benet Casablancas

62nd BFI London Film Festival

Thinking Ibero-America: Latin America’s next generation of writers

Arturo Barea. The forging of a rebel

Yerma

Authors in search of a reader: Andrés Caicedo

Ted Hughes translated

Churchill and Spain

Blanco-White Series: Lutyens in Spain

King’s College London Strand Campus, London WC2R 2LS

Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT

Various venues

Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

Instituto Cervantes 15-19 Devereux Court, London WC2R 3JJ

Cervantes TheatreArch 26, 229 Union Street, London SE1 0LR

Instituto Cervantes 15-19 Devereux Court, London WC2R 3JJ

Europe House32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU

Churchill CollegeStorey’s Way, Cambridge CB3 0DS

Instituto Cervantes 15-19 Devereux Court, London WC2R 3JJ

2,9,16 and 23, 6:30 pm

Fri 26, 2:00 pm

Wed 10 - Sun 21

Sat 27, 12:00 pm

Thu 11, 7:00 pm

29 Oct - 1 Dec

Thu 18, 7:00 pm

Mon 29, 6:30 pm

22 Oct - 2 Nov

Tue 30, 7:00 pm

The Massacre of Tlatelolco, as well as the broader struggles of 1968, have reshaped Mexican contemporary history. On 2, 9, 16 and 23 October we are commemorating these events with iconic films followed by discussion and Q&A. In English (with Spanish subtitles)

Admission free RSVP: http://bit.ly/MexicanMovCervantes

Benet Casablancas presents his new album of works recently recorded by the London Sinfonietta under the baton of Félix Kriegerfor and the SONY label. The discussion will cover technical and aesthetic aspects and their contexts. Followed by a final performance of his selected piano works by Maria Canyigueral.

In EnglishAdmission free: http://bit.ly/BenetCervantes

The 62nd BFI London Film Festival 2018 will bring you more than twenty Spanish-speaking films (with English subtitles) from different countries: among others, Carmen and Lola, The man who killed don Quixote, Journey to a mother’s room, Miriam lies, or The queen of fear. In English (with Spanish subtitles)

Tickets and passes: http://bit.ly/BFILondonCervantes

Join three of Latin America’s rising literary stars in a far-ranging conversation about the state of LatAm literature. Laia Jufresa (Mexico), Samanta Schweblin (Argentina) and Giuseppe Caputo (Colombia) are all part of the new Hay Festival ‘Bogotá 39’ (Oneworld) selection of great writers under the age of 40 from across Latin America.

In EnglishTickets £15: http://bit.ly/HayFestCervantes

New edition by Puhskin Press of this classic of Spanish 20th Century literature. Arturo Barea’s masterpiece, written during his English exile after the Civil War, will be discussed by professors Paul Preston and Nigel Townson, as well as by Barea’s literary agent, Uli Rushby-Smith, who will give an account of her memories of the writer. In EnglishTickets £5: http://bit.ly/ArtBareaCervantes

One of Lorca’s summits, this famous play is the “tragic poem” of a woman with a desperate desire for motherhood that will commit a horrific crime under the pressure of social convention. Brilliantly staged by our friends and partners from Cervantes Theatre.

Tickets from £15 Check dates for English or Spanishhttp://bit.ly/YermaTheatreCervantes

The series Authors in Search of a Reader focuses on Andrés Caicedo and his outstanding novel ‘Live Forever’ (‘Que viva la música’). Caicedo’s translator, Frank Wynne, and linguist Gustavo García will analyse this influential masterpiece on the soul of Colombia. Moderated by critic Juan Toledo.

In EnglishTickets £5: http://bit.ly/CaicedoCervantes

Poets and translators from all over Europe share their findings, reflections and translated poems after a week at Arvon’s retreat working on Ted Hughes’s poetry. Antonio Rivero Taravillo is the Spanish-speaking poet and translator selected for this celebration of British and continental shared poetic tradition. Followed by wine reception.

Admission free booking essential:http://bit.ly/HughesCervantes

Preceded by a lecture by Dr Peter Martland, this exhibition explores Churchill’s direct and indirect links to Spain, from his days as a young soldier in Cuba through to his later years as a tourist during the 1950s. In EnglishAdmission free, no booking requiredConference 22 Oct, 5.30 pmExhibition: 23 Oct - 2 Nov, 9am-5pm. Info: http://bit.ly/ChurchillSpCervantes

Arguably the most celebrated British architect of his time, Sir Edwin Lutyens worked on several projects in Spain during and after the Great war. These projects represent both an important phase in Sir Edwin’s career and a remarkable example of the cultural and architectural connections between Spain and Britain, as Íñigo Barrasate’s lecture will show. Followed by wine reception.

In EnglishTickets £8: http://bit.ly/LutyensSpCervantes

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