Tag: literature

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group – June 2023

Britannia Community Centre - Conference Room 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C.

VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with Britannia Community Services Centre, a reading group open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. Join us on Tuesday, June 13th at 6:30 pm, at the Conference Room (1661 Napier St, Vancouver) for a discussion on the stories "Emma Zunz", by Jorge Luis Borges and "Vast Hell", […]

Remembering the Future: Chile 1973 – 2023 An Evening of Music, Poetry, and Art

The Orpheum Theatre 601 Smithie Street, Vancouver, B.C.

Latin Expressions’ spotlight event this year will be a live concert, Remembering the Future: An Evening of Music, Poetry, and Art, featuring local group Sumalao. A 50th-anniversary commemoration of the 1973 Chilean military coup, the concert brings 17 talented performers to the Orpheum stage, celebrating the arrival and impact of Chileans in Canada. This powerful […]

Latin Expressions in Three Conversations

Vancouver, B.C.

Celebrating international authors and discovering writers from different cultures is one of the many highlights of the Festival, and this year, we delve into works from Latin American writers. Each offers fascinating, heady insight into the lives of women. Carmen Boullosa is one of Mexico's leading novelists, poets, and playwrights. The Book of Eve tells […]

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group – November

Vancouver, B.C.

VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with UBC’s Latin American Studies program, a reading group open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. Join us on Tuesday, November 14 at 6:30 pm, at the Conference Room (1661 Napier St, Vancouver) for a discussion on the stories "The Mystery of Survival" […]

Staged Reading of Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project with Carmen Aguirre 

Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, 950 West 41st Avenue, MST Territories Vancouver, B.C.

Join us on February 2 at 4 pm for a special glimpse into a new play-in-progress by Electric Company Theatre Core Artist Carmen Aguirre, Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project. Premiering in November 2024 at the Chutzpah! Festival, this is an exciting opportunity to see the work in development and to ask Carmen about […]

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | Black History Month Special Edition

Vancouver, B.C.

VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with UBC’s Latin American Studies program, this special edition of our monthly reading group to honour Black History Month with a story by a black Latin American author. Join us on Tuesday, February 13, at 6:30 pm, at the Britannia's Conference Room for a discussion with Professor Ramón […]

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | Women’s Month Special Edition

Vancouver, B.C.

Are you interested in short stories written by Latin American authors? We're pleased to present a special edition of our Latin American Short Stories Reading Group on Tuesday, March 12, 6:30 pm, in the Conference Room (1661 Napier St, Vancouver). As we celebrate Women's Month, we invite you to join us in this valuble conversation on the female universe […]