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- Performing arts
- Washington, D.C.
Doña Rosita la soltera
GALA opens its 46th season at full capacity with a new adaptation by Nando López of Federico García Lorca’s classic “Doña Rosita the Spinster,” a play about the passage of time.
Sep 9 – Oct 3, 2021
- Music
- Washington, D.C.
CANARIAS DC SOUNDWALK at Sound Scene 2021
As part of the “Sound Scene 2021” festival, “CANARIAS DC SOUNDWALK” explores the sonic ecologies of the Canary Islands, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in the geographic region known as Macaronesia.
Jun 26 – Jun 27, 2021
- Film
- Washington, D.C.
AFI Docs 2021
This edition of AFI DOCS brings audiences in the nation’s capital the best in nonfiction filmmaking, including three Spanish documentaries “Mama”, “The Communion of my Cousin Andrea” and “Courtroom 3h”.
Jun 22 – Jun 27, 2021
- Performing arts
- Washington, D.C.
Teatro para dar la vuelta al mundo / Theater to circumnavigate the world
Three emerging Spanish playwrights create new short plays on the occasion of the 5th Centenary of the first trip around the world.
Jun 16 – Jun 18, 2021
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- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
open [OUT]doors
The Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain in Washington, DC opens its (out)doors to let you enjoy the art installations in the exterior of the beaux arts mansion.
Jun 11 – Jun 27, 2021
- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
Around Nature
Spanish artist Juanli Carrión has designed a garden that includes botanical species representing the different stops during the first trip around the world.
Jun 10 – Nov 7, 2021
- Urban Culture
- Washington, D.C.
Paint the Town Colorful with Pride
The Cultural Office of the Spanish Embassy in Washington D.C. joins Capital Pride Alliance’s Paint the Town Colorful with Pride with a crochet mural sporting a portrait of Spanish writer Federico García Lorca.
Jun 3 – Jun 30, 2021
- Urban Culture
- Washington, D.C.
Outside With EU
Celebrate “Europe day” with a variety of activities that provide inspiration to go outside, including podcasts showcasing popular European outdoor activities and a scavenger hunt to explore European cultural landmarks around Washington, D.C.
May 9 – May 31, 2021
- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
Transformando lo físico
“Transformando lo Físico” invites 12 Spanish creators to come up with 12 different artistic proposals for the façade of our building that will be shown monthly in the garden, allowing a dialog between the building and its representation.
Apr 14 – Apr 14, 2022
- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
50 fotografías con historia
“50 Fotografías con Historia,” an open air-exhibition at our Cultural Center’s exterior fence, reviews the history of photography in the last 80 years in Spain.
Mar 26 – Mar 14, 2022
- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
The Great Journey by Adolfo Serra
Spanish illustrator Adolfo Serra explores the concept of the First Circumnavigation of the World in this second intervention on the windows of the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain in Washington, D.C.
Mar 12 – Nov 12, 2021
- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
Not Your Regular Wall: Pan y Circo by Axel Void
The third edition of “Not Your Regular Wall” hosts Spanish muralist Axel Void as a guest of honor this year.
Jan 15 – Jun 7, 2024
- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
Panorámica de España by Carla Berrocal
Illustrator Carla Berrocal pays tribute to classic and contemporary Spanish culture in her intervention on the facade of the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain in Washington, D.C.
Nov 12 – Mar 14, 2021
- Performing arts
- Washington, D.C.
El Perro del Hortelano (The Dog in the Manger)
One of the most representative plays of Spanish Golden Age theater, Lope de Vega’s masterpiece deals with the emotional complications of class conflict and resonates with today’s society.
Oct 29 – Nov 22, 2020
- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
Luisa Pastor at Paper Routes – Women to Watch exhibition series 2020
Luisa Pastor participates at “Paper Routes,” the sixth installment in “NMWA’s Women to Watch” exhibition series that showcases contemporary artists working in paper.
Oct 8 – Jan 18, 2021
- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
PHotoESPAÑA 2020: #PHEdesdemibalcón
The XXIII edition of “PHotoEspaña,” which started this year with a call for photos of the Spanish lockdown and with open-air exhibitions in 50 Spanish cities, is now moving to Washington, D.C.
Sep 22 – Feb 28, 2021