cultural programme DeCEMBer 2014
MuSIC Sonido clandestino presents huecco in concert FRI 05, 7:00pm Organised by Sonido Clandestino Barfly, 49 Chalk Farm Road, Camden NW1 8AN Tickets 15.68 (transaction fees included) Booking: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/142715?cl_origin=pxp571
Huecco is a singer who fuses and blends many musical genres and styles. In his songs appreciate touches and influences ranging from rock to rumba, to pop, mambo, ska and hip hop. It is also known for creating the rumbatón. With Huecco, his first and eponymous album met Sugarless the solo voice. For their second album, recorded in Los Angeles and under the tutelage of Thomas Russo (winner of 14 Grammys), the artist was inspired by genres as diverse as flamenco and French chanson. In 2011 has released its third album, Dame vida. In the same period enlivens Dame Vida Foundation through which Huecco develops their social projects. Huecco has created a song called Dame vida to promote the ball Soccket created by two young entrepreneurs with Harvard graduates that has been associatedhuecco. This ball has a mechanism by which energy generated moving then used to give light. The idea is to bring as many needy households in the world through its Dame Vida Foundation. This campaign has been supported by some of the leading figures in sport: Pau Gasol, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Alves, Kun Agüero, J. M. Calderón, Thomas Müller, Philipp Lahm, F. Verdasco, Pepe Reina, Sergio Ramos, Caroline Wozniacki, Vicente del Bosque or David Villa, among others. Dame Vida already has 1.6 million views on YouTube, 500,000 listeners on Spotify, has been No.7 in sales in Spain and gold record with 20,000 digital downloads. Addition was No.9 in the radio charts in Germany. The concert that promises many party and which will review their classics. No doubt the first concert in London Huecco will awaken much expectation. You must not miss it!. Besides good music that is guaranteed, this time will work hand in hand with a singer who is very involved with social causes. Get the ball rollin!
gastronomy DISCOVERING SPANISH HAM Worshop by José Sol, Spanish Ham Master MON 8, 6:30pm In English Room 0.1 Instituto Cervantes London Tickets 30. Concessions 24 (20% discount) for ICL members, senior citizens, full-time students and ES40 holders. The discount will apply until 12noon of the 4th of December. Further information and enrolments: reservas.londres@cervantes.es 0207 201 0752
José Sol was born in Madrid in 1972. He studied in Marketing and PR in Madrid. His whole career has been linked to marketing and sales, has worked in Marketing Agencies and companies related to Food & Beverage such Gonzalez Byass or as Pago de Peñuelas. He was introduced to the world of ham with La Hoguera. In 2010 was appointed as sales Manager for the UK with this company. In 2011 he decided to start his own company and funded Spanish Ham Master, company dedicated to events around the world of ham. Before long he has positioned itself as a reference company and has led him to be the official supplier for Manchester United cutting ham at the international matches at Old Trafford. It was the first company to cut ham at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He has focused much of his goals in training hospitality professionals in the UK. He has traveled with his knives to many cities in the UK and he will be visiting South Korea to teach two Master Classes during 2014.
Cinema [ed + C] THE SHORTESH DAY A SELECTION OF spanish SHORT films WED 10, 6:30pm In Spanish with English subtitles Auditorium Instituto Cervantes London Admission free Booking essential: reservas.londres@cervantes.es 02072010752 Further information: http://eldiamascorto.com/
The SHORTEST DAY took place in Spain for the first time in 2013, organized by the Spanish Association for short films, coordinadoradelcorto.org, with 100 selected short films distributed in 20 recommended programmes. The main goal is that everyone can organize a Film Festival for friends and neighbours in order to celebrate short films everywhere: schools, hospitals, streets, bars, every place is wellcome to screen. In addition to this, anyone could upload their short film to our channel and have the opportunity of having their short seen by everyone. Finally 82 public screenings of short films took place all over Spain. Several national TV channels (TVE and Canal +) broadcasted special short film programmes, the Cervantes Institute created a playlist of short films for its centres worldwide, National Filmboard and all regional filmboards also participated, as the FNAC department stores with some of their 24 stores, the Microsoft Space in Spain and a whole bunch of events that also took place on one day. The short films can be watched on streaming from any device on the day, and we encourage people to pay tips at the end of the screenings or the on-line viewings. The Shortest Day is an idea that was set in motion by the French Short Film Agency in 2011, in which 2,5 million people from all over the world participated. In 2012 the initiative was emulated by other countries, such as Germany, who managed to organized 175 screenings in 35 cities, in locations as diverse as preschools, libraries, prisons, etc. In 2013 grew into a truly international event, with the affiliation of a total of 12 European countries, as well as Canada.
Programme Éramos pocos. 2005, 18 min Lala. 2009, 20 min On the line. 2008, 13 min La boda. 2012, 12 min Chicas day. 2013,10 min
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