This is a FREE event but registration is needed. Get your free ticket at Eventbrite. What do we mean by Latin American art? Are we referring to art produced on Latin American soil? Or is it art created by people born in Latin America? To explore these questions further, join us on Zoom on January […]
In honour of Latin American Heritage Month, The Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre (VLACC) is thrilled to present Alex Cuba: Streaming Live from The Orpheum. On October 21st at 8 pm PDT, Cuban-Canadian musician Alex Cuba will delight with a scintillating performance of Afro-Cuban jazz and pop. Viewers across Canada and around the world can […]
VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with the Consulate General of Brazil, this special edition of our Latin American Short Stories Reading Group. This event is open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. On December14th, Pedro L. dos Santos, instructor of Portuguese at UBC and Ph.D. Candidate in the […]
This movement workshop invites us to connect with our inner selves and the world around us. On Saturday, July 9, from 10:30 - 12:30 pm, Mexican dancer Carla Alcántara will guide us in awakening our senses from the inside out, warming up our bodies, and welcoming an environment for self-discovery. Get ready to explore playful […]
Unfortunately, due to circumstances out of our controls we need to cancel this event. We apologize for any inconvenience. Join us IN PERSON on Wednesday, August 31st at Rink Mezzanine Room (Britannia Community Centre) for a conversation about the artistic career of Germán Gutiérrez, a Colombian-Canadian filmmaker. Gutiérrez has been actively making documentary films focusing on social […]
Join Brazilian director Flávia Neves in conversation with local Indigenous journalist Tina House on the challenges and opportunities of making movies in the Americas as part of a minority group (women, indigenous, Latin American). The speakers will discuss hot-button subjects such as feminism, cultural traditions, colonization, and more. Date: Sunday, October 9 Time: 10:30 am […]
Join MOA for Xicanx Speaks! This new series of artist talks features Xicanx exhibition artists speaking about their works and participating in roundtable dialogue moderated by exhibition co-curator Jill Baird. Xicanx Speaks! is an opportunity to learn more from these artists who are confronting the critical issues of our time, such as racism, diversity, and […]
For this conversation, Latin Expressions brings together artists and curators from two distinct and exciting exhibitions featuring the work of Latin American artists in North America: Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers / Soñadores + creadores del cambio (at the UBC Museum of Anthropology) brings forward the work of 33 self-identified Xicanx artists (Mexican-Americans in the US). […]
“One of the debut novels that most stood out this year in Latin America,” said the New York Times of Natalia García Freire’s This World Does Not Belong to Us. Claudia Castro Luna—an Academy of American Poets Poet Laureate fellow, Washington State Poet Laureate, and Seattle’s inaugural Civic Poet—joins us with Cipota under the Moon: […]
DanceHouse has partnered with the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre to ask, "What is the Latin American dance scene in Vancouver?". Join us for this free event featuring demonstrations from four local Latin American artists and a panel discussion as we explore this intriguing question together. This event is part of Latin Expressions, VLACC's celebration […]
Sal Ferreras’s Puerto Rico: Roots and Rhythms is an exciting all-star tribute to Puerto Rican dance and music, led by veteran performer Sal Ferreras. The concert will feature various Puerto Rican songs with music from other places, performed by a ten-piece band joined by singers and dancers.Inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, Ferreras […]
Join us on Friday, December 23rd at 6:30 pm on Facebook Live for the last Descarga Musical of the year. Miguelito Valdés and his friends, a group of fantastic musicians, will delight us with a selection of Christmas tunes. Get ready to sing and shake your body with your loved ones from the comfort of […]
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