Latin American Events in London: Spring 2022
Please find below a round-up of our favourite Latin American themed events, activities, and online content in spring 2023.
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(Entries marked with an asterisk (*) indicate a free or donation-based event.)
Live Music
La Linea Festival 2023
London’s Latin American music festival returns this spring, with performances across the city.
Date: Saturday 22nd April – Thursday 4th May
Location: Various
Film
1976
A few years after the 1973 Pinochet coup in Chile, a very middle-class woman (Aline Kuppenheim) is drawn into caring for a wounded man on the run. When she discovers that he’s not a criminal, but a political activist, she finds herself trying to outwit and escape the agents of the regime. Winner of the Sutherland Award for Best First Feature at the London Film Festival last year, it’s a tense examination of a woman who gradually opens her eyes to what was going on under the surface of her hitherto comfortable existence.
Dates: Friday 14th April – Wednesday 19th April 2023
Location: Kiln Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Road, London, UK, NW6 7JR
Documentaries from Latin America and Beyond #4
A double-bill of short documentary films that explore politics, media and culture in Latin America and beyond, featuring a diverse selection of short films from Latin American filmmakers.
Date: Wednesday 26th April
Location: Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA
Literature
Sant Jordi/Book Day 2023
Celebrate Book Day and Sant Jordi (St George’s Day) with Romancero Books. At their bookstall (237 A Evering Rd, E5 8AL), you’ll find the latest books in English translated from Spanish, Catalan, Basque, and Galician writers as well the most recent poetry, fiction and essay books published in Spain and Latin America. All books will be 10% off, and you’ll be gifted with a free rose when purchasing books.
Date: Sunday 23rd April 2023
Location: 237 A Evering Rd, E5 8AL
Museums & Exhibitions
Cecilia Vicuña: Brain Forest Quipu*
A new temporary exhibition at the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Vicuña has transformed the Turbine Hall into Brain Forest Quipu. It is a new multimedia installation made up of sculpture, sound, music, and video, which mourns the destructions of nature and the loss of Indigenous history and culture.
Dates: 11th October 2022 – 16th April 2023
Location: Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Spain and the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library
Discover the rich story of Spanish and Hispanic art and culture from antiquity to the 20th century: from masterpieces by Goya, Velázquez, Zurbarán and El Greco to paintings, sculptures, silk textiles, ceramics, lustreware, silverwork, precious jewellery, maps, drawings, illuminated manuscripts and stunning decorative lacquerware from Latin America.
Date: January 21 – April 10, 2023
Location: Royal Academy of the Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
Preview & Performance: Barbarella’s Kiss*
Auto Italia invites you to join us for the public preview of Barbarella’s Kiss, a survey exhibition by Bolivian artist, archivist and activist David Aruquipa Pérez (see below). Includes a a new dance performance work by David Aruquipa Pérez, accompanied by a sound composition by performer and sound artist, Luisa Mateo Dupleich Rozo.
Date: Thursday 13th April 2023, 6 – 8 PM
Location: Auto Italia London, 44 Bonner Road, London E2 9JS
Barbarella’s Kiss*
Auto Italia presents Barbarella’s Kiss, a survey exhibition by Bolivian artist, archivist and activist David Aruquipa Pérez. The show comprises a rare collection of photographs documenting the cultural and political impact of Las Chinas Morenas, feminine performance characters in the fiestas populares, popular street carnivals that have taken place across Bolivia over the past 75 years. The photographs offer a unique view into the expression of nonconforming gender identities in the region, and are an example of queer memory politics in Latin America.
Dates: 14 April 2023 — 11 June 2023
Location: Auto Italia London, 44 Bonner Road, London E2 9JS
Workshops, Talks, & Courses
Talk: In conversation with David Aruquipa Pérez*
A tour of new exhibition Barbarella’s Kiss led by the Bolivian artist, archivist and activist David Aruquipa Pérez. In this event, Perez will discuss a range of images presented in the exhibition and the history of Las Chinas Morenas, feminine performance characters in Bolivia’s fiestas populares. The discussion will explore the cultural and political significance of these performers and the impact of their work on contemporary LGBTQIA+ rights amongst first nations and Latinx communities across the Andes region.
Dates: Saturday 15th April 2023, 3 – 4 PM
Location: Auto Italia London, 44 Bonner Road, London E2 9JS
For Families
AZUCAR! MUSIC & MOVEMENT EASTER CAMP*
A fun and interactive performance workshop for families to enjoy together, based around popular song, traditional rhythms, and social dances from the Caribbean and South America.
Dates: Monday 3rd April – 6th April 2023
Location: Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA
Theatre en Espanol: Chica Charcos con Katiuskas y a lo Loko
After four years of touring Spain, La Chica Charcos lands on stage to make the whole family sing, dance and jump, joined by their friends from the Katisuka family who will cockledoo-do here and everywhere. A live show where poetry, humor and rebellious joy are the main characters. Put on your dancing shoes and come to sing to freedom in the Katisukas y a lo loko party! In collaboration with La Linea – London’s Latin Music Festival.
Dates: Saturday 22nd April 2023
Location: Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA
