A celebration of the 90th anniversary of Federico García Lorca‘s visit to Cuba, where he remained for over three months. The experience had a deep impact on him, as is evidenced in his poems, correspondence and testimonials: “Havana is fundamentally Spanish, but it reflects what is most characteristic and profound of our civilization. Naturally, I feel as if I were home… This island is paradise. Cuba. If no one can find me, let them look for me in Andalusia or in Cuba.”
The illustrated presentation, including archival photographs and film footage, will be led by literature scholar, writer and editor Pío Serrano, who asserts that his findings will reveal about ‘Lorca in Cuba’ as much as about ‘Cuba in Lorca.’
This presentation will be in Spanish, followed by a bilingual Q&A moderated by poet Iraida Iturralde.
This literature and history event is part of the CreateNYC Language Access program, and it will be held in Spanish.
DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, THIS EVENT WILL BE STREAMED THROUGH OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
Please click on this link on the scheduled date and time:
https://youtu.be/bigk4NElmFU
[Photo above: Lorca with oarsmen at the Havana Yacht Club, Havana, 1930. Archivo de la Fundación Federico García Lorca, Madrid]
Pío E. Serrano (San Luis, Oriente, 1941), is a Cuban writer and editor. He studied Cuban literature at Havana University, where he also taught at the Department of Philosophy. Since 1974 he has resided in Madrid, where he and his wife, Aurora Calviño, founded Editorial Verbum in 1990. In 1996, co-founded with Jesús Díaz the prestigious journal Encuentro de la Cultura Cubana. He has lectured and given seminars on Cuban literature at universities throughout Spain, the United States, France, and Italy. Retired since 2012, he presently oversees for Verbum the Cuban Library and Korean Literature collections, his most recent obsession. He is the author of numerous articles and essays on Cuban literature, as well as three books of poetry.
This event is co-sponsored by Instituto Cervantes
And is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
With the promotional collaboration of
“Federico García Lorca en Cuba” is a complementary presentation of the Cuban Cultural Center of New York’s 19th annual congreso, its flagship event, this year titled España en Cuba: Un ir y venir, streamed on our YouTube channel on Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22, 2020.