JUNE EVENTS 2012

1/06 - 17.00h
ESAS NO SON PENAS
By Anahí Honeisen & Daniel Andrade. Ecuador

8/06 - 17.00h
FAMILIA TORTUGA
By Rubén Imaz. México
15/06 - 17.00h

EL TELÓN DE AZÚCAR
By Camila Guzmán. Cuba-Francia | Cuba-France  Followed by a Q&A with the director 

22/06 - 17.00h

EL VIOLÍN
By Francisco Vargas. México
29/06 - 17.00h 

LA PERRERA
By Manuel Nieto. Uruguay

Instituto Cervantes Londres, 102 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AN

7th June - 25th August
OF INK AND LIGHT

An exhibition of photos by DANIEL MORDINSKI looking into the soul of Spanish and Latin American Literature 

Daniel Mordzinski, the writers' photographer, has been working for more than 30 years on an ambitious 'human atlas' of Spanish and Latin American literature. With his particular gift for capturing the real essence of literary creativity, Mordzinski has become the most accomplished photographer to represent three generations of writers and has taken portraits of the main protagonists of Spanish letters.

The photographs, which will be displayed in the new exhibition rooms at the Instituto Cervantes London, will be enhanced by a section dedicated to the participation of Spanish-language writers at the Hay Festivals in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) and Segovia (Spain).

Opening 7/06 - 18.30h and runs from Monday - Friday 10.00 - 18.00h.  Instituto Cervantes Londres, 102 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London SW1W 9AN

  Fri 22nd June   
Prometheus Awakes
 by La Fura dels Baus

Globally acclaimed for its extraordinary staging and daring, La Fura dels Baus comes to London with a stunning, new outdoor spectacular. They join forces with Graeae, a trailblazing theatre company led by disabled artists, to create a great, uniquely accessible piece of theatre.

In this epic re-interpretation of the famous Greek myth, perceptions of disability will be challenged and transformed with large-scale puppetry, ingenious stagecraft, video projection and aerial performance.

Framed by a World Heritage Site, this performance has been specially created in the year of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Co-commissioned by Greenwich+Docklands International Festival and Stockton International Riverside Festival as part of London 2012 Festival

FREE 10pm National Maritime Museum, Greemwich, London SE10

Sat 23rd June
El Día E

El Día de todos lo que hablamos español 

On 23 June we celebrate El Día E. The day for all Spanish speakers, a great open day which takes place simultaneously in the more than 70 Cervantes centres around the world, to commemorate and celebrate the importance of Spanish as an international language.
At the Instituto Cervantes London we are presenting a broad programme of cultural, educational, gastronomic and fun activities which will represent the richness and diversity of all the countries that share our language.To find out the full programme of events: www.londres.cervantes.es

11am-6pm- Instituto Cervantes Londres, 102 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London SW1W 9AN

Wed 6th June
The Blue Hour

Talk by Purevian Novelist Alonso Cueto  

Dr Adrián Ormache is a wealthy lawyer from the most well-to-do neighbourhood in Lima. He seems quite happy with his family and his work until one day he uncovers a shady episode in his father's life. A letter reveals that his father had been a torturer in the Shining Path conflict several years earlier. He also finds out about a woman who was his prisoner and possibly his lover. From that moment, Ormache abandons everything to find that woman. That search leads him into experiences in areas of Peru, and of reality, which were quite unknown to him. The novel is a story of redemption that springs from an encounter with evil.

18.30h - Instituto Cervantes Londres, 102 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London SW1W 9AN

Thursday 7th June

ANA CÓRDOVA ANDRÉS & GUNEL MIRZAYEVA performing Bach and Schubert

Part of The Young Spanish Performers Concert Series of lunchtime recitals at the Foundling Museum. Now in its 7th year at the museum, the New London Orchestra's 'Young Performers Concert Series' showcases some of the UK's most promising young Spanish classical recitalists.
Recitals take place

at 1PM on the first Thursday of every month.

ANA CÓRDOVA ANDRÉS & GUNEL MIRZAYEVA

Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert, Gaspar Cassadó & Giovanni Bottesini.

The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1AZ 

Saturday 16th June  

Nacho Vegas in concert  

ROCK SIN SUBTÍTULOS CONCERT SERIES

Rock Sin Subtítulos was set up in London in 2008 as a pioneering project to produce and promote live Spanish music. Its aim was to create a niche in the city's broad cultural and leisure offering, by putting on events with a flavour that was 100% Spanish.

NACHO VEGAS

 Considered to be one of the best Spanish composers, Nacho Vegas is, without doubt, the most most important indie artist from his country. After a long spell with bands such as Eliminator Jr and Manta Ray, he embarked on a solo career a decade ago. La Zona Sucia is already his fifth solo album

Organised by Rock Sin Subtítulos Productions Ltd.

8pm @ La Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, King's Cross, London N1 9NL

Email [email protected] for press accreditation and more information  on all events 

For full details regarding the academic or cultural programme of Instituto Cervantes London, please go to

www.londres.cervantes.es 

For free events, places must be reserved in advance

[email protected] or 020 7201 0750

For all press enquiries, interview requests etc call:

07868 715 249 or email: [email protected]

Instituto Cervantes 

102 Eaton Square 

London SW1W 9AN  

www.londres.cervantes.es   

To complement Picasso's major exhibition at Tate Britain 'Picasso and Modern British Art', SinFinCinema presents GOING BACK TO REALITY Portraying Pablo Picasso on the canvas in motion, a carefully selected body of films, ranging from documentary to experimental, from short film to video art.