CULTURAL PROGRAMME APRIL - AUGUST 2016 169 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 3AR Yorkshire Tel: 0113 246 1741 / 49 Email: [email protected]

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CULTURAL EVENTS IN LEEDS History Seminars MAY Series of lectures Translation Workshops: The Centre for the History of Ibero-America at Leeds Fantasy Literature University and in collaboration with The Fantasy genre offers engaging Leeds organise a History Seminar. This will include different experiences by transporting us lectures presented by prestigious Spanish participants. to whole new worlds, product of Free entry. the author’s imagination. The Dates: From 01/03/2016 to 30/05/2016 translator faces the fascinating task of conveying all their elements in a language that Myth and Identity: The may not have heard those names ever before. Participants Basque Country under Francoism, 1936-1975 will take part in that exciting process, analysing different (APRIL) fantasy texts. Price: £50 (concessions available) Fernando Molina Aparicio, professor Dates: From 13/05/2016 to 27/05/2016 (from 6 to 8pm) at the Basque University, talks about Myth and Identity. The Basque Country under Francoism, Flamenco Festival 1936-1975. This flamenco weekend Date: 19/04/2016 (6pm) festival features dance, music Symposium on Violent Anticlericalism performances and activities related in Modern (MAY) with the Andalusian culture. The Juan Martin Flamenco Trio will take This International Symposium involves experts that will the Holy Trinity Church’s audience talk about the initial rejection in the vision of the multitude on an enchanting journey through that become stupefied as the focus of violence against the Iberian landscape. the clergy, about the anticlericalism as a religious Dates: From 27/05/2016 to phenomenon or about the definition of the modern 28/05/2016 anticlericalism as a long lasting movement. Location: LEEDS Holy Trinity Church Date: 05/05/2016 (from 6 to 8pm) APRIL JUNE Symposium: Eco-criticism Multilingual Translation Workshop: in Times of Crisis: Nature, A Literary Amusement Capital and Culture in the Professor and translator Rob Rix introduces an interesting Hispanic and Lusophone challenge as it is to translate from four Latin languages. World It will take a short text from a published literary work in In these times of the intensification French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish to compare and of ecological crisis, this event in contrast to produce a collaboration with Instituto Cervantes and the Instituto translation into English Camões evaluates a range of eco-critical perspectives and from the original text. their role in challenging the exploitation of nature. There Price: £25 will be a wine reception on Thu. evening, and lunch on Fri.. (concessions available) Free entry. Dates: 21/04/2016 Dates: From 16/06/2016 to 17/06/2016 (from 6 to 8pm) Location: LEEDS Leeds University, LS2 9JT Leeds

CULTURAL PROGRAMME APRIL - AUGUST 2016 326-330 Deansgate, Campfield Avenue Arcade, M3 4FN, Tel: 0161 661 4201/12 Email: [email protected]

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We recommend you to reserve your place in advance for our cultural activities CULTURAL EVENTS IN MANCHESTER

LECTURE SERIES Spain: Is the Key Lecture Series on the latest scientific updates in Spain, involving outstanding Spanish investigators and professionals from different fields. Free entry. Location: MANCHESTER Instituto Cervantes, Manchester

APRIL Exhibition: Climate, State of Emergency Revolution and Evolution Lecture. History of Two Essential Concepts of Modern Science Alliance Française Foundation organised last year a photography contest under the theme: Climate, State of Gonzalo Capellán, Counsellor of Education for United Emergency. 23 selected pictures of amateur photographers Kingdom and Ireland, reviews the concepts of revolution will be exhibited at Instituto Cervantes. from Copernicus’ works and the French and American Opening times: Mon. to Fri. 10.30am to 5.30pm revolutions, and evolution from Darwin theories. Dates: From 05/04/2016 to 28/04/2016 Date: 18/05/2016 (6.30pm) JUNE Climate Change Round Table Lecture: Scientific Careers’ Day Instituto Cervantes in collaboration with Alliance Française and Società Dante Alighieri in Manchester holds a round Lorenzo Melchor, the Scientific Coordinator of Spanish table on climate change to clarify the different aspects Embassy in and member of Spanish Foundation both scientific and human of this current issue. Followed for Science and Technology (FECYT), presents an by a wine reception. interesting lecture about Financing Opportunities and Date: 14/04/2016 (6.30pm) Career Development. Date: 04/06/2016 (10.00am) MAY Creative Science Workshop: Lecture: Mediterranean Diet Grow your own creativity, by Seisques Doctor and micro-biologist Antonio Sanchez Porto, Science and research are directly related to the creation of from Andalucia´s Health Service La Linea Regional new ideas, different points of view and the building of new Hospital, offers an interesting talk on benefits and virtues technological developments. This workshop will show how of the successful Mediterranean diet. Followed by a to work and train that way of thinking. tasting selection of food and wine. Date: 04/05/2016 (6pm) Date: 16/06/2016 (6.30pm) CULTURAL EVENTS IN MANCHESTER

APRIL ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin The Cool Club Workshops American Festival 2016 A cool alternative to strengthen ¡Viva! returns in April 2016 your knowledge of Spanish in a bigger, bolder and more language, the Cool Club is vibrant form than ever with a an amusing and educational programme featuring a major workshop, with grammar, exhibition of contemporary vocabulary and language visual art, and some of the best films in Spanish. structures taught combining it with Dates: From 09/04/2016 to 24/04/2016 films, games and music. Location: MANCHESTER The length of the workshops will be of 6 weeks and it is HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, M15 4FN Manchester recommended to young students between 10 and 14 years old. There will be two groups of two hours each depending Multilingual Translation Workshop: on the level and/or age of the pupil. A Literary Amusement Price: £75 (concessions available) Professor and translator Rob Rix introduces an interesting Dates: From 07/05/2016 to 11/06/2016 challenge - to translate from four Latin languages. Taking a (Sat. from 12 to 2pm) short text from a published literary work in French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish to compare and contrast form My First Steps Workshops and sense of the different versions, aiming to produce a By means of several methods translation into English from the original text. such as mime, intonation Price: £25 (concessions available) techniques and body language, Date: 13/04/2016 (from 6-8pm) childrenMAY will learn to say their first words in Spanish. These Lecture about Spanish Cinema: workshops are based in learning Gender and Ageing Studies through playing. The objectives This project aims to organise the are to blend body language and first biennial three-day international spoken language, and introduce conference on Ageing, Well-being and the children to learning Spanish. Gender in Spanish Cinema. The length of the workshops will be of six weeks (each Date: 14/04/2016 (10.00am) series) and it is recommended to children between 3 and 5 Location: ASTON years old. Aston University, Aston, B4 7ET Birmingham West Midlands Price: £60 (concessions available) Dates: From 07/05/2016 to 11/06/2016 (Sat. from 10.00 to 11.30am) Mexicraft – Workshop for kids Enjoy discovering Translation Workshops: the Mexican culture Fantasy Literature thanks to Mexican The Fantasy genre offers engaging experiences by Cultural Community transporting us to whole new worlds, product of the UK (MCCUK) and author’s imagination. The translator faces the fascinating Instituto Cervantes. task of conveying all their elements in a language that may Together they organise not have heard those names ever before. Participants a workshop for will take part in that exciting process, analysing different children aged between fantasy texts. 8 and 12 years old to Price: £50 (concessions available) develop the interest and the perception of Mexican Art, Dates: From 12/05/2016 to 26/05/2016 (from 6 to 8 pm) History, Geography and Literature, as well as encourage the learning of in UK. Feel Spain Price: £45 (concessions available). Photographic Exhibition Dates: 16/04/2016 to 30/04/2016 (Sat. from 3 to 5pm) By Marcos Moreno Presenting a retrospective of the work of the Spanish APRIL photographer and journalist DANCE & MUSIC WORKSHOPS Marcos Moreno. A wide variety Full details of dates, times, prices & discounts can be of amazing pictures about found on our website. Semana Santa (Easter Week) and El Rocío Fiesta. Guitar Workshop: Rasgueos Free entry. Opening times: These workshop series will show how to play from Mon. to Fri. (10.30am until 5.30pm). Dates: a variety of rasgueos on the guitar from the From 12/05/2016 to 31/07/2016 folk music of Latin America. This workshop series is designed for both beginners or intermediate players, so everybody is LIPA Spain Tours presents welcome! Jacobo Serra Price: £75 (concessions available) Presenting Jacobo Serra, a Dates: From 20/04/2016 to 15/06/2016 Spanish pop-folk-rock musician (Wed. from 6 to 8pm) who signs in English. Some people have named him as “the small Flamenco Workshops Spanish Beatle”. Instituto Cervantes’ Flamenco Dates: To be confirmed (TBC) sessions familiarise you with the dance form and style, and will JUNE provide an ample scope to enjoy CineClub and express yourself. Each session Instituto Cervantes reviews some of the most important includes practising arm movement Spanish language films. and footwork, short choreography Free entry. for a dance form (Palo), etc. Dates: From 09/06/2016 to 30/06/2016 (Thu. 6.30pm) There are three different levels and times for this workshop series Dates: From 11/04/2016 to Day E. A party for all Spanish 13/06/2016 & From 16/04/2016 Speakers to 11/06/2016 All the Instituto Cervantes network and through its different branches over the Tango Workshops world open up their doors on this day with Tango is a musical genre originated in Buenos Aires many cultural activities for everybody. (Argentina) and Montevideo (Uruguay), and spread to the Come and join us! rest of the world soon after that. Few dances require such a Free entry. level of complicity and rapport as the Tango. There are two Dates: 18/06/2016 (11.30am) different levels and times for this workshop series. Dates: From 12/04/2016 to 31/05/2016 JULY Salsa Workshops Manchester Jazz Festival 2016 These workshops help you understand basic steps, posture, timing and interpretation of salsa, partner dancing with This festival is fully leading/following freestyle. There are three different levels established as one of and times for this workshop series. the most important jazz Dates: From 16/04/2016 to 02/07/2016. references in the UK. Meet the best jazz musicians in the North of England as Sevillanas for Kids Workshops well as consolidated artists An amusing workshop series to enjoy Spanish music, culture from and America. and dance through easy to learn and enjoyable Sevillanas. For this edition, Instituto The length of the workshops will be of six weeks, and it is Cervantes will bring two of recommended to children between 6 the major exponents of Spanish contemporary jazz: De La and 12 years old. Puríssima and El Niño de Elche. Price: £45 (concessions available) Dates: From 22/07/2016 to 31/07/2016 Dates: From 22/04/2016 to Location: MANCHESTER 27/05/2016 (Fri. from 3.30 to 4.30pm) Thwaites Festival Pavilion. Albert Square. Manchester Concert: Let’s Dance! Instituto Cervantes collaborates with one Cervantes’ Day of the greatest Spanish The 23rd of April, 1616 saw the deaths artists, Maite Aguirre. of both Shakespeare and Cervantes. Offering a concert This date was so important for of Spanish and Latin universal literature that was chosen by American Music, honouring UNESCO to celebrate World Book Day great compositors such and to pay homage to the writers and as Halffter, Granados, to promote the importance of reading. Ginastera and Lecuona. The Instituto Cervantes joins this Price: £8 (concessions available) celebration and organises related events: book market, Dates: 09/08/2016 (7.30pm) poetry reading in the four official languages of Spain and Location: MANCHESTER a workshop for kids about Cervantes. There will also be a St Ann’s Church, Manchester wine reception, among many other happenings. Free entry. Date: 23/04/2016 (12.30am)