Hispanic London

When people talk about Spain they often think of sun, beaches and holidays. But Spain is also rich in gastronomic culture, which luckily has spread all over the world and especially in London. So let’s tell you about Eneko at One Aldwych. Eneko Atxa is a leading Basque chef whose restaurant Azurmendi is famous in the Basque country. (The restaurant, which is based on haute cuisine, has three Michelin stars and is listed among the finest in the world.) Eneko was honored…

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Darwin’s Tortoise/La Tortuga de Darwin Still four more days left to enjoy “Darwin’s Tortoise/La Tortuga de Darwin”, a play directed by Paula Paz. Set in 20th century Europe, the play tells the story of the tortoise Charles Darwin brought back from the Galapagos Islands through the words of an old woman who shows up in the office of a history professor. The performances are in either English or Spanish. For more info click here            Oscar…

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Myths and Latin American reality in post-truth times – Conversation with Elmer Mendoza and Peter Watt The new series Thinking Ibero-America brings together Mexican novelist Èlmer Mendoza, a representative of the so-called narco-literature, and Dr. Peter Watt, a Hispanist from the University of Sheffield who specialises in human rights and organised crime. The theme of the talk is the reality of crime and corruption in Mexico and Latin America, its effects on those societies, and how these issues are projected…

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Flamenco is one of the magical music traditions of Southern Spain and it has now become famous all over the world. It is one of the UNESCO Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible and it’s a show you wouldn’t want to miss. You can now book your ticket for the Sadler Well’s season of flamenco in London. For more info and tickets click here.   The Centre of Languages at LSE is launching a series of activities for the Spanish in motion initiative,…

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Blood Wedding at Spanish Theatre Company in Southwark, 15 Nov- 17 Dec Under a burning and unrelenting sun, two families prepare for a wedding with anticipation.  Their destinies will be forever marked by their traditions, passions and suppressed past. Lorca’s masterpiece will be the opening production at the Cervantes Theatre in London, with two different casts which will perform in Spanish and in English. For those of you who brave the Spanish version of the production, you will have a…

Vamos Let's Learn Spanish. Spanish courses in London. Spanish courses in Valencia.