Programa de Actividades para El Día E

Ya tenemos el programa de actividades para la fiesta de El Día E. El evento, que se celebra el día 18 de junio, comenzará  a las 10.00am con la apertura de puertas y la inauguración oficial. Durante todo el día se llevarán a cabo actividades relacionadas con la cultura y la gastronomía de los países donde se habla español y con la enseñanza de esta lengua. El cierre y la despedida hasta el 2012 se celebrará a las 4.30pm.

Reservas e información sobre el programa completo de actividades en: reservas.londres@cervantes.es

El programa puede consultarse a continuación.

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Nuevo curso de bailes latinos!!!

Latin-American Dance Classes in Spanish

 

Experience different forms of Latin American dance (salsa, cumbia, bachata,

vallenato, reggaeton, Colombian folklore) and improve your Spanish!

Classes are open to everyone interested in Latin American dance,

irrespective of their level of Spanish or previous dance experience.

New Courses!

 

7 May – 11 June 2011

Saturdays, 2pm-3.30pm

 (There will be no classes on May 21. DELE exams)

 

 

What are you going to learn?

1. You will learn how to dance traditional and popular rhythms from Latin America.

2. You will improve basic aspects of posture, balance, rhythm and coordination.

3. You will improve your overall fitness and, at the same time, practice your Spanish.

4. You will acquire a better understanding of the Latin American

culture in a direct and positive way through dance.

Price: £77

For more information and to enrol, please phone 02072350353

or email cenlon@cervantes.es.

Aprende a bailar en Español

Latin-American Dance Classes in Spanish

Experience different forms of Latin American dance (salsa, cumbia, bachata, vallenato, reggaeton, Colombian folklore) and improve your Spanish! Classes are open to everyone interested in Latin American dance, irrespective of their level of Spanish or previous dance experience.

Instituto Cervantes, Saturdays (9 Apr – 18 Jun 2011)

Level 1 (no previous dance experience required): 3.30 – 5.00pm.

Level 2 (some previous dance experience required): 1.45 – 3.15pm.

What are you going to learn?

1. You will learn how to dance traditional and popular rhythms from Latin America.

2. You will improve basic aspects of posture, balance,body alignment, rhythm and coordination.

3. You will improve your overall fitness and health,and, at the same time, practice your Spanish.

4. You will acquire a better understanding of the Latin American culture in a direct and positive way through dance.

Price: £125

10% discount if you have been enrolled in any Instituto Cervantes course in the last two terms.

5% extra discount if you book up to two weeks before the course starts.

There will be no classes on Apr 23 (Easter holiday), Apr 30 (bank holiday weekend) and May 21 (DELE exams).

For more information and to enroll, please phone 02072350353 or email cenlon@cervantes.es.

Nationalism, Revolution and Dictatorships in Latin America (short course)

Birkbeck University of London and Instituto Cervantes offer this course called “Nationalism, Revolution and Dictatorships in Latin America” which delves into the history of Latin America in the ‘short twentieth century’ through cities, industrialisation, popular political movements, imperialism, revolution, dictatorship and neo-liberalism. With a focus on the examples of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba and Mexico, we will evaluate and explain the major socio-historical trends and exceptions in the region.

Click here for additional information and to enrol for the course.

Aprende a bailar en español

Curso de danzas populares y tradicionales latinoamericanas en español con Nadia Maritza Romero Sánchez.
Abierto a cualquier nivel en danza y español.

¿Cuándo puedo hacerlo y cuánto dura el curso?
Sábados de 2:00pm a 3:00pm. Del 15 de Enero al 19 de Marzo de 2011.
Total: 10 sesiones.
¿Cuánto cuesta?
£105
¿Qué voy a aprender y a mejorar?
1. Aprenderás a bailar ritmos populares y tradicionales latinoamericanos (salsa, cumbia, bachata, vallenato, reggaeton, folclor colombiano).
2. Fortalecerás aspectos básicos de la danza como postura, equilibrio, alineación, cordinación, ritmo.
3. Mejorarás tu estado físico y salud general y al mismo tiempo practicarás tu español.
4. Adquirirás un mejor entendimiento de la cultura latinoamericana de una manera directa y positiva por medio de la danza.

¿Qué material vamos a utilizar?
¡Música latinoamericana, buena energía y muchas sonrisas!
Para conocer más sobre esta clase o inscribirte, llama al Instituto Cervantes al
02072350353 o escribe al email cenlon@cervantes.es.

Reclining male sculptures: The mesoamerican Chacmool

ICLL Podcast series: New Episode (in English)

 Lecture

 One of the most distinctive types of Mesoamerican sculptures is that called Chacmool, representing reclining human figures holding vessels on the stomach. Chacmools have been found in Central and West Mexico as well as in the Maya region. 

What was their function among the Toltecs, Maya and the Aztecs? Did they serve as platforms for human sacrifice or just to place offerings in the vessels? Why are they all male sculptures? These reclining sculptures became one of the most important sources of inspiration in the work of Henry Moore.

 

Elizabeth Baquedano has written several books and articles on the Aztecs, and curated an exhibition for Henry Moore’s Centenary at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. She is a lecturer at University College London, Institute of Archaeology and at the Institute for the Study of the Americas.

http://londres.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha63740_22_2.htm

Fiesta! at the British Library

FIESTA! is a fabulous free day of performances, music and workshops celebrating all things Latin American. This year marks two-hundred years since many South American countries gained their independence and the British Library is marking the anniversary with a special exhibition and events programme under the title ¡Viva La Libertad!

We are also delighted to be presenting FIESTA! in association with Somers Town Festival, an event that brings our closest local community to vibrant life once a year. Please explore the performances, stalls and activities along Chalton Street, just a few steps away.

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