April 2019
- 1Apr
- 5: 30 pm - 7: 00 pm
Computer Music Pioneers- April / First Session
Activity in Spanish to teach boys and girls between 9 and 14 years old (preferably for ages between 12 and 14 years old) to create music through computer codes (live coding). Steven Delvalle will use the Sonic Pi platform to teach kids how to create their own melodies and rhythms through computer programming and coding.
- 1Apr
- 5: 30 pm - 7: 00 pm
5th Anniversary Celebration – Workshop “The tallest tower” (3-5 years)
American Space Madrid celebrates its fifth anniversary with a cycle of 5 workshops that seek to encourage curiosity and experimentation among children.
- 1Apr
- 7: 00 pm - 8: 00 pm
Concert of Live Coding apprentices on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the American Space Madrid
Live coding concert within the program of the 5th anniversary of the American Space Madrid offered by the usual participants of the activity of Computer Music Pioneers of ASM together with students of the “Sonotrónica” program of the Municipal School of Music and Dance of the María Dolores Central District Meadow.
- 2Apr
- 5: 30 pm - 7: 00 pm
5th Anniversary Celebration – “Galaxy Jars” Workshop (6-12 years old)
American Space Madrid celebrates its fifth anniversary with a cycle of 5 workshops that seek to encourage curiosity and experimentation among children.
- 2Apr
- 7: 00 pm - 8: 30 pm
Feminisms in past and present – Session III
Third session a series of four meetings in Spanish where we invite you to learn about and discuss feminism through women who have contributed to changing the way of understanding gender issues in American society. Session III: Women in Sport—Billie Jean King & Serena Williams.
- 2Apr
- 7: 00 pm - 9: 00 pm
Meeting with José Luis Alcaine
Boston University Study Abroad Program in Madrid and the International Institute are pleased to invite you to a meeting with José Luis Alcaine. With more than 155 films to his credit, he is considered the most renowned director of photography in Spanish cinema.
- 3Apr
- 5: 30 pm - 7: 00 pm
5th Anniversary Celebration – “Paper Circuits” Workshop (8-12 years old)
American Space Madrid celebrates its fifth anniversary with a cycle of 5 workshops that seek to encourage curiosity and experimentation among children.
- 4Apr
- 5: 30 pm - 7: 00 pm
Celebration of the 5th Anniversary - Workshop "The challenge of wind energy" (8-12 years)
American Space Madrid celebrates its fifth anniversary with a cycle of 5 workshops that seek to encourage curiosity and experimentation among children.
- 4Apr
- 7:30 pm - 12:00 am
Fulbright Concert: Rosalía Pareja and Alejandro Gómez
Benefit concert for the Fulbright Association by Rosalía Pareja (piano) and Alejandro Gómez (cello).
- 5Apr
- 5: 30 pm - 7: 00 pm
5th Anniversary Celebration – “Square Bubbles” Workshop (6-12 years)
American Space Madrid celebrates its fifth anniversary with a cycle of 5 workshops that seek to encourage curiosity and experimentation among children.
- 5Apr
- 6: 00 pm - 7: 00 pm
Family Culture Club – April
Join us on our journey through the different regions of the United States! Through food, music and culture, the Family Culture Club will tour a region of the country each quarter. In April we will travel to Oregon.
- 5Apr
- 7: 00 pm - 9: 30 pm
Film series “Orson Welles: Master Storyteller,” FIRST SESSION: “Chimes at Midnight” (1965)
This Orson Welles film series, made with the support of the US Embassy in Madrid, arises from a collaboration between the International Institute and the Royal Theater of Madrid, on the occasion of its production of Verdi's opera Falstaff.
- 6Apr
- 10: 30 am - 12: 00 pm
Mini-Makers: Learning Through Play with Lego – April (1nd ASM 5th Anniversary Special Session)
Special sessions of the Lego workshops lasting an hour and a half for the 5th anniversary of American Space Madrid, for our community of mini-makers aged 6 to 8, with Chandler Collins and a team of Fulbright scholars in Spain.
- 6Apr
- 11: 00 am - 2: 00 pm
5th Anniversary Celebration – Printathon with Power to Code
On the occasion of our institutional birthday, we want to invite you to a 3D printing activity for the whole family (children over 9 years old) learning 3D modeling with TinkerCAD. After a brief explanation, each family will design a logo that represents the “maker” culture for them. The winning model will be used as part of the logo for a new range of promotional materials for American Space Madrid that we will give away to all attendees in our next edition of the Reading Roadmap.
- 6Apr
- 12: 00 pm - 1: 30 pm
Mini-Makers: Learning Through Play with Lego – April (2nd ASM 5th Anniversary Special Session)
Special sessions of the Lego workshops lasting an hour and a half for the 5th anniversary of American Space Madrid, for our community of mini-makers aged 6 to 8, with Chandler Collins and a team of Fulbright scholars in Spain.
- 8Apr
- 5: 30 pm - 7: 00 pm
Computer Music Pioneers- April / Second Session
Activity in Spanish to teach boys and girls between 9 and 14 years old to create music through computer codes (live coding). Steven Delvalle will use the Sonic Pi platform to teach kids how to create their own melodies and rhythms through computer programming and coding.
- 9Apr
- 8: 00 pm - 9: 30 pm
Fulbright Gathering: Meeting with biologist Javier Castroviejo Bolívar
In our gathering, Javier Castroviejo Bolívar, will give a presentation on the ecological innocence of mastodons and their link with cornalonas, cowboys and Spanish horses.
- 10Apr
- 5: 30 pm - 7: 30 pm
Maker Club of American Space Madrid – April / Introductory workshop on electronic music and electronic rhythms
The Maker Club at American Space Madrid is a collaborative workspace for making, learning, exploring and sharing knowledge in which we will use both new technologies and traditional tools. In April we will have an introductory workshop on electronic music and electronic rhythms.
- 12Apr
MINI CAMP: April 12, 15, 16 and 22, 2019
Mini Camp North American Language and Culture Program April 12, 15, 16 and 22, 2019 • 9:30am – 14:00pm / 9:00am – 16:00pm On April 12, 15, 16 and 22, the International Institute offers an English language immersion Mini Camp for children from 5 to 14 years old. a camp
- 12Apr
- 7: 00 pm - 9: 30 pm
Film series “Orson Welles: Master Storyteller,” SECOND SESSION: “Citizen Kane” (1941)
This Orson Welles film series, made with the support of the US Embassy in Madrid, arises from a collaboration between the International Institute and the Royal Theater of Madrid, on the occasion of its production of Verdi's opera Falstaff.
- 13Apr
- 1: 00 pm - 2: 00 pm
Tiny Music and Movement Time – April
Family activity in English for children 3 and 4 years old. Music (through rhythm and melody) and expressive movement will be explored in a playful way.
- 22Apr
- 6: 30 pm - 7: 30 pm
Makers Unite! at the Dámaso Alonso Municipal Public Library
Makers Unite! It is an activity for children from 9 to 12 years old where we will experiment with LittleBits, a modular system to build electronic systems with small pieces magnetized together and without soldering. Every month in a different municipal public library!
- 22Apr
- 8: 00 pm - 9: 30 pm
Round Table: “Curatorial Innovation: From the Whitney Museum to the Conde Duque Cultural Center”
From American Space Madrid, the International Institute and the Conde Duque, we organize a round table to talk about curatorial innovation and dialogue between the United States and Spain when it comes to proposing new strategies to promote interdisciplinary artistic practices and creations. The debate will focus on the work of composer and former Fulbright scholar Sonia Megías.
- 23Apr
- 6: 00 pm - 7: 30 pm
Special Reading Roadmap for International Book Day
Participate as a family in the different activities included in the "Reading Roadmap" for book day. To celebrate five years of American Space Madrid we have chosen five of our favorite children's titles to be a "reading route" full of surprises.
- 24Apr
- 5: 30 pm - 8: 00 pm
“The silence of others”: screening and meeting with the director Almudena Carracedo
Screening of the documentary "The Silence of Others" and meeting with the director Almudena Carracedo. The event will be presented by Professor Cristina Martínez-Carazo from the University of California-Davis.
- 25Apr
- 7: 00 pm - 8: 30 pm
Iconic Women of the United States: Feminisms Past and Present IV
Fourth session of a series of four meetings in Spanish where we invite you to learn about and discuss feminism through women who could be considered feminist icons, for having contributed to changing the way of understanding gender issues in American society. Women and Justice—Anita Hill, Christine Blasey Ford & Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
- 25Apr
- 7: 30 pm - 9: 00 pm
Spanish Book Club Colloquium on American Literature – April
After an individualized reading, the work is discussed in a group with the help of a moderator who makes a brief introduction to the book, asks questions, leads and encourages the debate. The works this cycle will be focused on Afro-American literature. This month's reading will be "The Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison.
- 26Apr
- 6: 00 pm - 7: 00 pm
Conference 'Map of the impossible': friendship and utopia in Lorca, Whitman and Prados
We celebrate the centenary of Lorca and the bicentennial of the birth of Walt Whitman from the place where Lorca premiered his ode to the American bard in Madrid. We will explore the utopian figure of Whitman as a surprising common thread in the eternal friendship between Lorca and his contemporary Emilio Prados. Presentation in Spanish.
- 26Apr
- 6: 00 pm - 7: 30 pm
Reading Alive for Kids (8-12 Years) – April
Playful activity of dramatized reading in English for children from 8 to 12 years old (in grades 3 to 6 of primary school) "Reading Alive" includes previous intonation and expressiveness exercises and rehearsal and group reading of the theatrical script of this month “The Magic Porridge Pot” by Paul Galdone.
- 26Apr
- 7: 00 pm - 8: 00 pm
American Cultural Bites: (R)evolution in US Popular Music – At the Vargas Llosa Library
In this series of meetings in English, we invite participants to listen to the sounds of the protest song of the XNUMXth and XNUMXst century in the United States.
It will be a cycle of 10 sessions with three municipal public libraries in the downtown area and a presentation session in the library of the International Institute.
Eighth session on “After September 11 / the Iraq War”.
- 26Apr
- 7: 00 pm - 9: 30 pm
Film series “Orson Welles: Master Storyteller,” THIRD SESSION: “The Stranger” (1946)
This Orson Welles film series, made with the support of the US Embassy in Madrid, arises from a collaboration between the International Institute and the Royal Theater of Madrid, on the occasion of its production of Verdi's opera Falstaff.
- 27Apr
- 11: 00 am - 12: 00 pm
Library Storytelling Morning / Session 11 a.m. - April
Storytelling in English for children from 4 to 8 years old in the 2018-2019 cycle. This course focuses on stories of respect and acceptance of diversity. This month will be about the book “Calvin Can't Fly” by Jennifer Berne and Keith Bendis.
- 27Apr
- 12: 30 pm - 1: 30 pm
Library Storytelling Morning / Session 12:30 p.m. - April
Storytelling in English for children from 4 to 8 years old in the 2018-2019 cycle. This course focuses on stories of respect and acceptance of diversity. This month will be about the book “Calvin Can't Fly” by Jennifer Berne and Keith Bendis.
- 30Apr
- 7: 00 pm - 9: 30 pm
Film series “Orson Welles: Master Storyteller,” FOURTH SESSION: “Mr. Arkadin” (1955)
This Orson Welles film series, made with the support of the US Embassy in Madrid, arises from a collaboration between the International Institute and the Royal Theater of Madrid, on the occasion of its production of Verdi's opera Falstaff.