Instituto Cervantes is an institution that was founded by the Spanish government in 1991 to universally promote the Spanish language, its teaching, study and use, as well as develop the quality and visibility of these, and to spread Spanish and Hispanic-American culture.
The central head office of the institution is located in Madrid and in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), birthplace of the writer Miguel de Cervantes.
Seminar: "Torres: A 150 Anniversary Celebration"
02/06/2022
The venerable Torres winery was founded 150 years ago. Since then it has remained family owned. In the last 50 years Torres has been one of the leaders of the wine revolution that has transformed the wines of Spain. First they pioneered the introduction of international varieties creating wines like the iconic Mas La Plana. More recently they have developed an ambitious program to rescue forgotten local varieties culminating in the creation of their acclaimed Grans Muralles. In addition they have expanded to other wine regions like Priorat, Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Rías Baixas. This wine seminar is a celebration of Torres’ achievements and we will taste 12 of their most distinctive wines.
Conference / Symposium: "The First Annual Congress of the Instituto Cervantes NY: "
[Fotografía: Conference / Symposium, 'The First Annual Congress of the Instituto Cervantes NY: ']
03/06/2022 - 04/06/2022
The 1st Annual Congress of Instituto Cervantes in New York, under the general title Language and identity: linguistic variation and social equality, is envisaged as a forum for specialists in the areas of linguistics, culture, science and technology, politics and economics, with language as a common thread. The aim is to discuss, debate and reflect on the current situation of the Spanish language in the world in the many fields and environments in which it is present. The Annual Congress of the Instituto Cervantes in New York includes an academic program and a cultural program and aims to analyse, through several thematic axes, the relationship between language and society. Several exhibitions and a play will be part of the cultural program of the congress.
Performance: "Hamlet in Harlem"
[Fotografía: Performance, 'Hamlet in Harlem']
04/06/2022
This politically incorrect comedy promises murder, mystery, offensive stereotypes and cultural appropriations. “Hamlet in Harlem” the story of an empathetic caucasian filmmaker who wants to make an all-Latino version of Hamlet that takes place in “el Barrio”. The only problem is that he doesn’t know much about Latinos, he doesn’t know much about Harlem, and he doesn’t know much about Hamlet either.
exhibition: "Language in the street. 400 years of linguistic landscape "
06/06/2022 - 10/09/2022
We walk around the city talking, and without realizing it, we never stop reading. This exhibition recovers a part of the writing that was visible in the Spanish streets from 1500 to 1900. Advertisements, posters and banners formed the linguistic landscape seen everywhere in a mostly illiterate society. To sell, to offend, to entertain, to regulate or to subvert regulation were some of the reasons that the street became text. When a community has a written culture, it always overflows the private sphere and can be seen in the public space as an expression of power and of counter-power. The historical linguistic landscape has been almost completely lost; only chance or careful research have allowed us to preserve some documents, such as those shown in this exhibition.
discussion: "From the page to the Stage"
07/06/2022
One of the most important contemporary Playwrights of Spain, EDUARDO GALAN, the prestigious American Translator IRIDE LAMARTINA-LENS [co-editor of ESTRENO Contemporary Spanish Plays] and the award-winning Spanish Director/Producer ANGEL GIL ORRIOS [Artistic Director of the THALIA SPANISH THEATRE of New York] will explore their collaboration FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE, the demands of translation in production, and the director’s staging concept working on a BILINGUAL WORLD PREMIERE production with the same cast in two languages.
performance: "La Indiana"
09/06/2022
A play that alludes to the cultural legacy emanating from the frequent trips made by so many across the Atlantic, from the Canary Islands to Cuba and back. Starring Ms. Santana herself, the plot revolves around Antonia, the playwright’s great-grandmother, a woman from Canarias who emigrates to Cuba at the turn of the 20th century (1905). After many years in Cuba, she becomes a widow and decides to return to Gran Canaria with her five children, earning the name of “La Indiana”, a nickname that was usually reserved for men. Antonia is the inspiration for a story that aims to capture a pivotal time during the Canarian migration to Cuba at the beginning of the last century, when many stood astride a cross-cultural junction, and later opted to return to the Canary Islands.
Seminar: "The New Wave of Spainsh White Wines"
09/06/2022
Of all types of Spanish wines, the whites are undergoing the most dramatic improvements in the last decade. Grapes like Albariño from Rías Baixas, Godello from Bierzo and Valdeorras, and Verdejo from Rueda are leading the way. But there are also new white riojas, ambitious xarelos in Catalonia, as well as outstanding wines made with other recovered or foreign varieties. In this seminar we will blind taste some of the best white wines of Spain against a selection of great ones from some of the top wine regions in the world.
Seminar: "1970 to 2020: Fifth Years of Wine"
10/06/2022
At a time in which bottles seem to be consumed within a few years, if not months, after they hit the shelves, rarely does one come across decades-old wines. But those wines serve as an almost forgotten testimony to the quality, complexity and longevity that the best wines can achieve over time. In this seminar we will taste wines from some of the greatest vintages of the last five decades
