January 17, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | January 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, January 17 at 6:30 pm, at the Conference Room (1661 Napier St, Vancouver) for a discussion on the stories “Small Time Property Owners” […]
January 18, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Re:Location Free Online Premiere Episode 1 Josema Zamorano Vancouver, B.C. Follow this video series about art, migration, identity, and transformation. Five master artists relate the highs and lows of integrating to Canadian life, while retaining their Latin American identities. Each free online premiere relates a relocation journey of a major Latin American artist, and how the transition from home country to Canada informed their visions […]
February 14, 2023 @ 6:30 pm Latin American Short Stories Reading Group – Black History Month Special Edition 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, February 14, at 6:30 pm, at the Conference Room (1661 Napier St, Vancouver). This month, as part of our series of events honoring Black History Month, we invited one of our […]
February 24, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Open Doors to Art: Exhibition Visit with Yaimel López at the BAG Vancouver, B.C. Join us on Friday, February 24th at 5:00 pm at the Britannia Art Gallery for an Exhibition Visit with Cuban artist Yaimel López. Miret Rodríguez, the co-founder and creative director behind Curated Tastes will help us to unveil Yaimel's exhibition Café_Volumen 1. Get ready to learn more about his journey and the theme that inspired […]
March 4, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Open Doors to Art: Work Overview with Luciana Freire d’Anunciação Vancouver, B.C. Do you ever wonder what an artist’s studio looks like? How are artworks selected to be a part of an exhibition? What type of art Latin Americans in Canada are making today? In partnership with Curated Tastes, VLACC has made a selection of Latin American artists in Canada and the spaces that represent them. These […]
March 11, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Mujer Latina: An Enlace Slam Poetry Event Vancouver, B.C. Empowering Latin American Youth through Community and Connection This event launches VLACC's series for Latin American youth, Enlace – Empowering Latin American Youth through Community and Connection. Enlace (en-LAH-say) is a Portuguese and Spanish word meaning a link, connection, bond, relationship, and union. This first event is an artistic showcase of identity and self-expression for […]
March 14, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Latin American Short Stories Reading Group – March 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, March 14 at 6:30 pm, at the Conference Room (1661 Napier St, Vancouver) for a discussion on the stories "Woman Hollering Creek" (1991) […]
March 15, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Re:Location Free Online Premiere Episode 3 – Sal Ferreras Vancouver, B.C. https://youtu.be/8IpRTK7R74M Inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2003, Sal Ferreras is a Puerto Rican-Canadian musician, producer, composer and educator who came to Canada in 1972. He has performed in almost every musical genre on the Canadian music scene with collaborations that included classical music, world music, jazz, new music, indigenous music, […]
April 14, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Sounds of Cuba: An Evening of Hot Cuban Music with Miguelito Valdés Vancouver, B.C. Let's raise the roof of the York Theatre in a program of exciting music from Cuba, with local talent led by Miguelito Valdés, known from Omara Portuondo and Buena Vista Social Club projects. Expect tunes from all over Cuba, played by a sensational six-piece band, with dance demonstrations by Yula Vostretsova and Ivan Nuñez, making […]
April 19, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Re:Location Free Online Premiere Episode 4 – Carmen Aguirre Vancouver, B.C. https://youtu.be/bWhgmMYIR-k Actor, playwright, and author Carmen Aguirre is a Vancouver-based Chilean-Canadian artist with over eighty film, television, and stage acting credits. While still a student at Studio 58, she wrote her first play, “In a Land Called I Don’t Remember”, which was published l in 2019 by Talonbooks. Since then, she has written and co-written […]
April 22, 2023 @ 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm Sabor Cubano, a movement workshop with Yula Canucks Family Education Centre 1655 William St, Vancouver, B.C. Learn the foundations of traditional Cuban dances, Mambo, Cha cha chá, and Conga in this first series of six workshops. Afro-Cuban dancer and instructor Yula Vostretsova, will provide an inclusive and relaxing environment to explore movement while having fun. Dates: From April 22 to May 27 (six sessions) Time: 3:15 - 5:15pm Place: Canuck Family […]
May 17, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Re:Location Free Online Premiere Episode 5 – Rosario Ancer Vancouver, B.C. https://youtu.be/kLjmvrUfToU Mexican Flamenco dancer, dance coach, artistic director and bailadora, Rosario Ancer found herself a home in Vancouver, where she grew her family, a dance academy, and a well-known international Flamenco Festival creating a lasting flamenco legacy. Starting in Mexico, going to Spain and landing in Canada, Rosario's journey began following a call, a […]
