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ITISA - Viaje Sonoro Visual

ITISA – "Viaje sonoro visual" is a multimedia concert that fuses music, video and installation. It is a multi-sensory spectacle created using sounds, images and experiences collected in three continents over a period of three years. An invitation to observe, feel different and travel!

When: Friday November 20th at 8:30pm
Where: Galería Enlace Arte Contemporáneo (Av. Pardo y Aliaga 676, San Isidro)
Cost: s/.10.00

Grande Vista - Photo Exhibition

The Alianza Francesa of Lima presents the exhibition Grande Vista, a selection of photographs taken by the students of the National School of Art in Paris. The workshop that these students attend is directed by the Peruvian photographer Elsa Cayo. Through this project, she looks to share with Lima the unique point of view of each one of her students and at the same time, express her enthusiasm for the infinite possibilities of photography. The pictures range from powerful, magic, almost unsettling visions of childhood to fragmented nudes and the beauty of youth.

The opening will be Wednesday November 18th at 7:00pm.

When: Mondays through Sundays, 8:30am - 8:00pm (Until December 5th)
Where: “L’Imaginaire” Gallery (Av. Arequipa 4595, Miraflores)
Free Admission

Formas Artesanales de Japón - Tradiciones y técnicas

The Embassy of Japan and the Peruvian-North American Institue of Culture present “Artesanía Tradicional Japonesa.”An exhibition of representative works of different regions of Japan, which have been designated as “Traditional Crafts” under the Act of Traditional Handcraft of the Japanese Government. The curatorship is by Kazuko Todate, chief curator of the Museum of Ceramic Art of Ibaraki. These crafts combine utility and beauty and are made of ceramics, textiles, jewellery, lacquer, woodwork and bamboo, paper and other raw materials.

The opening will be on Wednesday November 18th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm.

When: Tuesdays through Sundays, 11:00am - 8:00pm (Until December 20th)
Where: Galería ICPNA San Miguel (Av. La Marina 2469)
Free Admission

V Festival de Jazz en el Olivar - Cesar Peredo y Los de Adentro

Cesar Peredo is an eminent flutist and composer, who has studied at the National Conservatory of Music and at the Superior School of Music in Detmold, Germany. He has performed and recorded with artists such as Plácido Domingo, Eva Ayllón, Cecilia Barraza, Dave Valentin and Orlando Valle. Accompanied with his group Los de Adentro, he will perform a repertoire that encompasses various genres like latin jazz, bossa nova, choro and Afro-Peruvian music.

When: Friday November 20th at 8:00pm
Where: Teatro Auditorio Municipal de San Isidro (Calle La República 455, El Olivar)
Cost: s/.25.00

Innocent Saints, Image Transit - Photo Exhibition

Innocent Saints, Image Transit is an historic and aesthetic Project about the deterioration of the images on tombstones in Lima’s first Cemetery, Presbítero Maestro. Sophia Durand and Daniel Contreras treat these photographs from the end of the XIX century and the XX century. Memory, beliefs and ruins are some of the concepts involved in the process of selecting the images for this exhibition. Faithful to the 1846 motto: “preserve the shadow before the substance perishes,” this event renders homage to the anonymous photography of the XIX and XX centuries.

Monday - Friday
9:00am - 9:00pm
Saturday
9:00am - 3:00pm

When: Thursday November 19th - Friday December 11th
Where: El Ojo Ajeno - Espacio Alternativo (Av. 28 de Julio 815 Miraflores)
Free Admission
444 6999

Crossed Looks (Miradas Cruzadas) - Photo Exhibition

Celebrating the VII Edition of Mirafoto, the Centro de la Imagen, the National Arles School of Photography and the French Embassy in Peru present Miradas Cruzadas (Crossed Looks), and exhibition by Faustine Fehrmin and Ricardo Yui. Both of these photographers work with the subject of ruins from different perspectives: Faustine presents Pachacuti, a project that shows shapes that fall apart and extinguish. Architectures that let themselves be covered by dust and soil until they cannot be distinguished from the landscape. Ricardo presents Talleres SNCF 2008 which shows a train repair shop that belonged to the National Railway of France (SNCF) in the past. The opening of this exhibition will be this Tuesday November 17th at 7:30pm.

Monday - Friday
9:00am - 9:00pm
Saturday
9:00am - 3:00pm

When: Tuesday November 17th - Thursday December 3rd
Where: El Ojo Ajeno - Centro de la Imagen (Av. 28 de Julio 815 Miraflores)
Free Admission
444 6999

Proud of Being Peruvian - Exhibition

This colorful exhibition focuses mainly on the clothing of folklore artists who have been innovative by including national symbols in their attire. This shows the feeling of identity with the country that these artists, as well as the people who make the dresses and the audience that attends their concerts have. The weavers who made the dresses will also participate in this event showing their designs together with the objects that inspired them. Additionally, there is a sample of archaeological pieces that appear as well in the garments, joining our past with our present. The exposition has five parts: Our identity as Peruvians, the artists and their attire, the weavers in their workshops, our historic patrimony and finally, national heroes and symbols.

Tuesday - Sunday
9:00am - 5:00pm

When: November - December 2009
Where: Museo de la Nación (Av. Javier Prado Este 2465 - San Borja)
Free Admission

Transiciones - Colectivo Creativo, Proyecto Foto Perú

Celebrating the VII Edition of the International Photography Festival 2009, MIRAFOTO, the exposition Transiciones (Transitions) will be opening this Tuesday November 10th. Photographers such as Paola Silva, Rolando Nakamine and Pelusa Estremadoyro are some of the 12 that will participate. The pictures express experiences in times of big changes brought by technology; they have great individual style. Do not miss this wonderful exhibition.

It will be open until November 28th.
Monday - Sunday
10:00am - 8:00pm

When: Tuesday November 10th, 7:30pm
Where: Sala Raúl Porras Barrenechea - Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma (Av. Larco 770, Miraflores)
Free Admission

"Museum Treasures" - Exhibition

For the X Meet for the Promotion and Diffusion of Intangible Heritage of the Iberoamerican Countries, the Museum of Popular Art and Tradition of the Institute Riva Agüero of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú will celebrate its 30th anniversary with the exhibition “Museum Treasures” (Tesoros de Museo). There will be fourteen rooms showing part of the museum’s collection gathered in these 30 years. The actual collection is made up of approximately 10,000 pieces made of different materials and coming from different places. This is an exhibition you cannot miss.
The opening will be Monday 9th November at 7:30pm and it will remain open until April of next year.

Monday - Saturday
10:00am - 7:00pm

When: November 9th - April 2010
Where: Casa O´ Higgins. (Jirón de la Unión 554)
Free Admission
lrepetto@pucp.edu.pe, ira@pucp.edu.pe, or call 626-6600 extensions 6600-6616-6618. Webpage: http://www.pucp.edu.pe/ira.

BIOPODER: Latin American Artists - Art Exhibition

The VI International Photography Festival “Mirafoto” presents the art exhibition “Biopoder” (Biopower). The term “biopower” refers to the different practices of control over the body and life that political entities such as the Government exert. Lately, there has been a change in the way people see the body, its physical constitution and its possibilities of transformation in a context of social and cultural changes. Technology, mass communication, consumption culture and the redistribution of power roles define new conceptions and forms of corporality. The opening will be this Thursday November 12th at 7:30pm.

Monday - Friday
11:00am - 2:00pm
3:00pm - 8:00pm

Saturday
3:00pm - 7:00pm

When: November 12th - December 5th
Where: Vertice Galeria de Arte (Ernesto Plascencia 350 San Isidro, cdra 7 de Camino Real)
421-3856

"Horizons With no Memories" by the Plastic Artist Rember Yahuarcani

Rember Yahuarcani, a young artist from the Huitoto culture in the Amazon, has become well known not only in our country but also abroad. He did not take any sort of art lessons; he taught himself and his work has evolved with time. This exhibition submerges us into a magical world where we will learn what the feminine presence means in his culture. Women give life but also maintain it and guarantee its continuity. To the artist, this showing is not about myths, history and traditions but about characters under a different light: his own, with movements and shapes from the Amazon that do not necessarily have a historic base in the Huitoto culture. For more information call the Oficina de Imagen Institucional: 619-7000, extension 5207.

When: November 5th - January 9th 10:00am - 1:00pm and 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Where: AV. Nicolás de Piérola 1222, Casona del Parque Universitario, Art Museum of San Marcos
Free Admission

"Image – Identity – Transformation" by Four Ecuadorian Artists

Jorge Velarde, Patricio Palomeque, Wilson Paccha and Roberto Jaramillo are four important plastic artists of Ecuador who will inaugurate “Image – Identity – Transformation”. These four artists will be present during the opening to show their work which evokes reflection about oneself and our surroundings as well as the human group, society, personal identity, interior and collective change. It is about conflict and contradiction and the search for one’s own individuality.

When: November 10th - December 5th 11:00am - 8:00pm
Where: Enlace Arte Contemporáneo Gallery
Free Admission

National Museum of Peruvian Culture inaugurates “Charamuray and its pottery”

The exposition called “Charamuray and its Pottery” shows the abilities of the local people of Charamuray in Cusco. This showing is part of the series “Land of Tradition” which looks to honour the towns that carry an artistic tradition. The abilities of these people were inherited from their ancestors and are transmitted to the new generations to contribute to the wisdom of the town that keeps expressions of the traditional patrimony alive in their daily routines. The exposition will be open until Febuary of next year.

When: Tuesday November 17th at 12:00m
Where: Museo Nacional de la Cultura Peruana (Av. Alfonso Ugarte 650, Cercado de Lima)
Call 423-5892 or write to mncp@inc.gob.pe

47th Annual Conference of Executives

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of IPAE (Instituto Peruano de Acción Empresarial), cade 2009 (Annual conference of Executives) will go over our country's future challenges and options. There will be dialogue amongst business leaders regarding how to identify and benefit from oportunities during an interntaional crisis. Also, dialogues with public authorities and opinion leaders will be held to discuss public policies for the future.

When: Thursday November 19th - Saturday November 21st
Where: Sede Tecsup - Arequipa
For more information: click here

Concierto de Música de Cámara - Concert

The Conservatorio de Lima "Josafat Roel Pineda" (Conservatory of Lima Josafat Roel Pineda) invites you all to a very promising chamber music concert this Friday. You will be able to enjoy listening to their most excellent students, who will interpret music from the Peruvian, Latin American and Universal repertoire.

When: Friday 20th November, 7:30 pm
Where: ICPNA - Av. Angamos Oeste 120, Miraflores
Cost: S/. 10

Voces de Marruecos en el Perú - Cultural Event

The Centro Cultural Inca Garcilaso de la Cancillería (Cultural Center Inca Garcilaso de la Cancillería) and the Embassy of Morocco in Peru invite you to Voces de Marruecos en el Perú (Voices of Morocco in Peru), an event dedicated to different aspects of this Arabian culture. On November 18th, 7 pm, there will be a talk by the ambassador, Oumama Aouad, about the history and arrival of Morocco's people in Peru and their presence in Peruvian culture nowadays, in what concerns architecture, gastronomy and language. On November 25th there will be a literary night, in which Dr. Fatiha Benlabbah will recite poems in their original language. There will also be an exhibition from the 18th to the 25th called El Arte de la Caligrafía en el Mundo Musulmán (The Art of Calligraphy in the Muslim World).

When: 18th - 25th November
Where: Centro Cultural Inca Garcilaso de la Cancillería - Jr. Ucayali 391, Lima
Free Admission

UMO, Teatro Urgente - Theater

The Sociedad de Artistas Libres (Free Artists' Society) will carry out a political, public and cultural performance with the manifesto "nada debería estar prohibido" (nothing should be forbidden). The event gathers stories occurred in Lima between 1985 and 1995, and uses various ways of artistic expression to display Peru's political absurdity.

When: Thursdays through Saturdays, 8 pm (Until November 28th)
Where: Salón Imperial - Jr. Cailloma 824, Lima
Cost: General: S/. 10, Students and
For more information: click here

Fototalentos 2010 - Photography contest

Universia and Banco Santander invite you all to participate in their international contest, Fototalentos 2010. All you have to do is send a photograph that fits one of the contest's four categories: Cultura (Culture), Gente (People), Paisaje (Landscape) and Denuncia (Denounce). Winners will get 3000 euros, an exhibition of their photographs in Madrid, Spain, and much more!

When: Photographs may be presented via the contests website until January 8th, 11 am
Free Admission
For more information: click here

La Magia de Miró - Art Exhibition

If you love art, then you cannot miss La Magia de Miró (The Magic of Miró), an exhibition that gathers the most significant work of the Spanish painter Joan Miró during the period 1962 - 1983. Miró was a master artist of 20th century surrealism, his paintings exploring the meaning of freedom and his own personal language of expression, through the simplest of shapes and contrasts, but expressing the deepest of messages.

When: Mondays through Sundays: 10 am - 10 pm (Until January 31st)
Where: Centro Cultural PUCP - Av. Camino Real 1045, San Isidro
Free Admission

Árbol Navideño Hecho A Mano - Exhibition

This year, the beauty and originality of Peruvian crafts will be transported to a whole new level - Christmas trees! The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism has organized an exhibition/fair called Árbol Navideño Hecho A Mano (Hand-Made Christmas Tree), which displays a variety of Christmas Trees decorated in a very Peruvian style, with pieces inspired on Inca iconography, Andean colors, children, and the Peruvian flora and fauna - all hand-made by craftsmen and women. A definite must-see!

When: Mondays through Sundays: 12 m - 9 pm (Until December 31st)
Where: Food Court at Jockey Plaza - Av. Javier Prado Este 4200, Surco
Free Admission

Imitating Life - Photography Exhibition

Imitating Life is an exhibition that has been organized within the international photography festival Mirafoto 09, and gathers the participation of contemporary Mexican women photographers. These photographers have explored simulation of life as a way to question the diifference between true and false, illusion and reality. Displays include videos and photographs.

When: Mondays through Fridays: 10 am - 10 pm, Saturdays and Sundays: 10 am - 8 pm (Until November 29th)
Where: Sala Luis Miró Quesada Garland - Esq. Av. Larco y Calle Diez Canseco, Miraflores
Free Admission

Après - Photogram Exhibition

Après is an exhibition within the photography festival Mirafoto 09, organized by the Visual Arts School Corriente Alterna, that also acts as a tribute to the man who invented photograms a century ago: Man Ray. A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects on the surface of photo-sensitive material and then exposing it to light. The ones in Après have been made by several artists who explored the infinite possibilities of photograms, and create a contrast between the past and the present, the digital and the analogue. The exhibition has been dedicated to Lee Miller.

When: Mondays through Fridays: 3 pm - 7 pm, Saturdays: 10 am - 1 pm (Until November 28th)
Where: Corriente Alterna - Av. de la Aviación 500, Miraflores
Free Admission

Cuéntamelo - International Storytelling Festival

The Centro Cultural Británico (British Cultural Center) invites you to the 2nd International Storytelling Festival, Cuéntamelo (Tell It To Me). The event gathers the participation of internationally acclaimed storytellers who will be coming to Peru all the way from France, Portugal, Colombia and Chile, as well as our very own Peruvian storytellers. The winners are elected by the people's vote.

When: Monday 16th through Friday 20th: 7 pm and 8:15 pm, Saturday 21st November: 3 pm
Where: Auditorio Centro Cultural Británico - Jr. Bellavista 531, Miraflores
Free Admission
For more information, please call 6153636

Huellas del Viento - Photography Exhibition

Huellas del Viento (Footsteps of the Wind) is a photography exhibition by 22-year old photographer Ignacio Cateriano Rostworowski, organized as part of the Festival Mirafoto 09. His images have captured the playful manner in which the wind shapes the world around us, showing beautiful and misterious figures of the Peruvian desert. Also, in past years, Cateriano's photographs have been published in several magazines of the written media, such as National Geographic (USA) and Horizonte Geográfico (Brasil).

When: Mondays through Saturdays: 10 am - 8 pm (Until December 5th)
Where: Sala Multiusos de la Municipalidad de San Isidro - Calle La República 455, El Olivar, San Isidro
Free Admission

Paciente 779 - Art Exhibition

A woman has become an anonymous being - all that is left is her shadow's silhouette, a darkness that shows the shape of her body and transmits the emptiness of her mind... In this exhibition, artist Patricia Villanueva tells the story of this anonymous figure, referred to as Paciente 779 (Pacient 779), and explores the concept of identity in human beings. This will be Villanueva's fourth individual exhibition.

When: Mondays through Saturdays: 11 am - 8 pm (Until December 12th)
Where: ARTCO Gallery - Rouad y Paz Soldán 325, San Isidro
Free Admission

Arquitecturas de la Imaginación - Architecture Exhibition

Passionate about architecture? The Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas - UPC (Peruvian University of Applied Sciences) invites you to the exhibition Arquitecturas de la Imaginación (Architecture of the Imagination), where, the work of architecture students at UPC will be displayed. These are all projects which have been considered to be the most integral and interesting proposals in the entire faculty.

When: Mondays through Sundays: 10 am - 10 pm (Until November 29th)
Where: Nivel Mezzanine, Plaza Fashion, Larcomar - Av. Malecón de la Reserva 610, Miraflores
Free Admission

Paucartanpu by Kusikay - Dance Performance

Paucartanpu is a show that will be performed in Cusco, in charge of KUSIKAY, a group that specializes in the creation of shows where elements like theater, circus performances, dances and music merge in a magnificent expression of folklore. This time, the show has been inspired on the traditional party of the Virgen del Carmen, that takes place every year in Paucartambo (Cusco) during the month of July.

When: Mondays through Saturdays: 7:30 pm (Until November 30th)
Where: Kusikay Theater - Calle Union 117, Cusco
For tickets: click here

Eklegein - Art Exhibition

The collective art exhibition Eklegein gathers the work of a variety of Peruvian artists from the group Yurakyana, each of whom has translated their experiences and realities into very interesting pieces of work, using different styles and techniques. They also explore, in a more general way, the role of Peruvian artists in a society which is slowly forgetting the essence and importance of artistic expression today.

When: Until December 4th
Where: Centro Cultural de la Universidad Mayor de San Marcos - Nicolás de Piérola 1222, Parque Universitario, Lima
Free Admission

Lima Me Mata - Photography Exhibition

Have you ever wondered what does Lima mean to you? Do you have a story to tell? As part of the Mirafoto 09 Festival, a very particular exhibition offering a wide range of perspectives on Peru's capital has been organized: Lima Me Mata (Lima Kills Me). The exhibition gathers the participation of more than fifteen Peruvian photographers, including the popular Fernando "Huanchaco" Gutiérrez.

When: November 12th - December 20th
Where: Centro Cultural Peruano Británico - Jr. Bellavista 531, Miraflores
Free Admission

Consumer Insights - Workshop

Consumer Insights are the names given to the final consumer's hidden thoughts, feelings and behaviors. This workshop will consist in analyzing these hidden aspects in order to come up with potential new products, fresh marketing and communication strategies, and gain an advantage with respect to other businesses on the market.

When: Friday 20th November, 9 am - 6:30 pm
Where: Miraflores Park Hotel - Av. Malecón de la Reserva 1035, Miraflores
Cost: General: S320, Corporation Pri
For more information: click here

DLG at Vocé - Concert

To celebrate Vocé Disco's anniversary, there will be a concert by the Puerto Rican salsa band, DLG. The group started back in 1996, and has launched 7 CDs throughout its career, very much appraised by the international community. Some of their most popular songs are Juliana, La Soledad (Loneliness), Quiero Decirte Que Te Amo (I Want To Tell You I Love You) and, of course, La Quiero A Morir (I Love Her To Death).

When: Friday 20th November, 10 pm
Where: Discoteca Vocé - Av. Petit Thouars 2161, Lince
Cost: S/. 26.50
For tickets: click here

Premio Odebretch Para El Desarrollo Sostenible - Contest

In today's world, development cannot stop, and it is our responsibility to attend to the needs of people today withouth affecting those of poeple tomorrow. Construction company Odebretch invites university students coursing studies in engineering, architecture or agronomy, to propose new perspectives on sustainable development for civil engineering, the best of which will be promoted amongst the academic community and society in general. Prizes include S/. 10 000.

When: Projects can only be presented until November 30th
Where: Odebretch Perú - Víctor Andrés Belaúnde 280 Piso 5, San Isidro
For more information: click here

Laboratorio - Photography Exhibition

As part of the Mirafoto Festival, ICPNA presents Jorge Ochoa's Laboratorio (Laboratory), an exhibition where the artist has focused his work on people's relationship with food and drinks. Also, Ochoa was last year's winner of the Salón Nacional de Fotografía ICPNA (National Photography Showroom ICPNA 2008).

When: Mondays through Sundays: 11 am - 8 pm (Until December 6th)
Where: ICPNA Gallery - Av. Angamos Oeste 120, Miraflores
Free Admission

La Humanidad En Guerra - Photography Exhibition

The Municipality of Lima and the International Red Cross invite you to La Humanidad En Guerra (Humanity At War), a photography exhibition which displays pictures of the most violent years of human history. The exhibition consists of 40 photographs that reflect the disasters and pain brought about by war, and seeks to raise awareness and encourage reflection in international societies facing conflicts that can always be dealt with in a peaceful way.

When: Until December 6th
Where: Psje. Santa Rosa, Plaza de Armas de Lima
Free Admission

Increíblemente - Magic Show

Increíblemente (Incredibly) is a magic show by Jack Reimon where you will discover the power and magic of the human mind. The magician will use a variety of techniques that will leave you wide-eyed and impressed. Will you be able to figure it out?

When: 13th, 20th, 21st, 27th and 28th November, 8:30 pm
Cost: S/. 150
For tickets:R.S.V.P. 99 423*6311 or reimon@jackreimon.com

Hojeando... Cuatro Décadas de Libros y Revistas de Artista en España - Exhibition

Hojeando... Cuatro Décadas de Libros y Revistas de Artista en España (Four Decades of Artist Books and Magazines in Spain) is an exhibition that explores the role and impact of artist book and magazine publications in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Works by artists like Miguel Barceló, Muntadas, Eduardo Arroyo, Joan Brossa, Alicia Framis and many others, have been included. The exhibition has been organized by the Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior de España SEACEX (Spanish State Society for Cultural Action Abroad SEACEX) in collaboration with other institutions, in order to promote Spanish culture in other countries.

When: Mondays through Fridays (Until December 11th)
Where: Biblioteca Nacional del Perú - Av. De La Poesía 160, San Borja
Free Admission
For more information: click here

La Destrucción Del Olvido - Photography Exhibition

As part of the festival Mirafoto, ICPNA invites you to La Destrucción del Olvido (The Destruction of Oblivion), an exhibition that gathers some of the most significant photographs of Peruvian history. These photographs were all taken by Estudio Courret Hermanos back in the period of 1863 - 1935, in Lima, and are mostly traditional portraits of Limenian families. The exhibition interestingly portrays the singularity of post-colonial Peruvian society and contrasts it to the way it embraced the influence of European cultures.

When: Tuesdays through Sundays: 11 am - 8 pm (Until December 27th)
Where: Galería Germán Krüger Espantoso - Av. Angamos Oeste 120, Miraflores
Free Admission

Art in Galería Arte San Francisco

At the heart of Barranco, Lima's bohemian quarter, where artists and poets are born every day, lies the new art gallery "Arte San Francisco". The gallery is located at the Plaza San Francisco, a beautiful plaza surrounded by magnificent colonial architecture where you will also find the Iglesia San Francisco (San Francisco Church) and the poet José María Eguren's home. The gallery has various displays, including antiques, and painting and sculpture exhibitions.

When: Mondays through Saturdays: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Galería Arte San Francisco - Plaza San Francisco 208, Barranco
Free Admission

En El Tiempo De Las Diosas - Exhibition

In this exhibition, artists Teresa Carvallo and Ana María Guevara combine in a very particular way the singularity of women and the essence of the Andean cultures. En El Tiempo De Las Diosas (At The Goddesses' Time) draws a comparison between women today and Andean goddesses throughout history, portraying women as true divinities.

When: Mondays through Saturdays: 11 am - 8 pm (Until November 28th)
Where: Galería de Arte Yvonne Sanguinetti - Av. Grau 810, Barranco
Free Admission

Madrid Mirada, 14 Artistas Latinoamericanos- Photography Exhibition

This exhibition gathers the work of 14 Latin American photographers that take over the city of Madrid as the source of their creativity. "Madrid Mirada" (A look at Madrid) is composed of photographs that show politic themes, that interact with photographic objects and pictures that play with their own shadows and stereotyped images. It will also count with video and sound reproductions, and much more.

When: Monday to Saturday, 10:00am-5:00pm. (Until December 19th)
Where: Centro Cultural de San Marcos-Av. Nicolás de Piérola 1222, Downtown
Free Admission

El Sueño de la Verdad - Photography Exhibition

El Sueño de la Verdad (A Dream of Truth) is a photography exhibition with the work of Werner Bischof, the Swedish photographer whose images were published in some of the most important magazines worldwide - Du, Paris Match, Life, The Observer, and Picture Post. Interestingly, this exhibition has been designed for specially for South America, and as part of the festival Mirafoto. Displays include some of Bischof's first photographs, a series of unique pictures of Switzerland and post-war Europe, and his work as a journalist photographer.

When: Tuesdays through Sundays (Until December 27th)
Where: ICPNA Lima Centro - Jr. Cuzco 446, Lima
Free Admission

Caricias- Theater

Caricias (Caress) involves a round of characters that seek desperately for love and affection, because they just don't know how to do it. They're clumsy or have no attitude or knowledge to find it. They get tangled in a series of relationships that end up in bad breakups, instead of getting what they want: to ask for a caress or to caress the other.

When: Thursday to Monday, 8:00 pm (Until December 21st)
Where: Teatro de la Alianza Francesa- Av. Arequipa 4595, Miraflores
Cost: s/30
For tickets: click here

Senda de Oro - Art Exhibition

Senda de Oro (Golden Pathway) is an art exhibition by Cuco Morales, a very respected Peruvian painter concerned with representing the beauty of nature in his creations. Here, the artist has worked with acrylics on canvas, combining them with copper and bronce dust to create a unique effect. His paintings are mostly done in warm colors in order to emphasize the overall message of his exhibition - the golden pathway.

When: Mondays through Saturdays: 9 am - 9 pm (Until January 4th)
Where: Foresta Hotel & Suites - Vía Principal 165 Torre Real 3, Centro Empresarial de Camino Real, San Isidro
Free Admission
For more information: click here

Yuyas, II Festival Internacional de Mujeres Creadoras Yuyachkani - Cultural Festival

Yuyas, II Festival Internacional de Mujeres Creadoras de Yuyachkani (II International Festival of Creative Women Yuyachkani) is an event that looks to gather the participation of women artists, writers, performers, dancers and actresses to share different artistic languages, discussion, perspectives on life, support and experience. There will be performances, conversation tables, workshops and a diversity of artistic demonstrations. Talented women artists from Denmark, Norway, Spain, Cuba, Argentina and many other countries will also participate. The festival is part of Proyecto Magdalena (Magdalena Project), an international project that constantly brings together creative women in different countries.

When: 15th - 22nd November
Where: Casa Yuyachkani - Av. Tacna 363, Magdalena del Mar
For tickets:To sign up call 263 4484 or write to mujerescreadoras@yuyachkani.org
For more information: click here

Inventario - Art Exhibition

A very interesting artistic proposal, Inventario (Inventory) is an painting exhibition that gathers the most significant work of five artists from Trujillo: Oscar Alarcón, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Juan Chávez, Manolo Rodríguez and Silvia and Jean Paul Zelada. The artists have found their inspiration in the simple, ordinary objects and places of everyday life, and have chosen to represent them as though they were distantly contemplating them.

When: Mondays through Saturdays: 11 am - 8 pm (Until November 21st)
Where: ARTCO Gallery - Roaud y Paz Soldán 325, San Isidro
Free Admission

Escultura de Árbol y Arte Itinerante- Recycled Materials Sculpture

As part of the festival Amo Amazonía, the artist Francisco Burga will intervene at the Parque de la Amistad with a 5-meter wide sculpture made of recycled metal and plastic bottles as well as messages of kids from Lima and the communities of Puerto Firmeza, ANIA, Colegio André Malraux, Mukmu and Puckllay in the rainforest.

When: Until November 25th
Where: Parque de la Amistad- Between Av. Benavides and Av. Caminos del Inca
Free Admission

Ofrendas: Máximo Laura - Exhibition

Máximo Laura is a contemporary self-taught artist whose work focuses on using textiles as a form of artistic expression. Laura was born in Huamanga, Ayacucho, a town in the Peruvian Andes, and is currently one of the most respected textile designers at a national and international level, having participated in over 60 individual exhibitions throughout his life. Ofrendas (Offerings) will be held as part of the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Museo de Arte y Tradiciones Populares del Instituto Riva-Agüero (Art and Popular Traditions Museum at Riva-Agüero Institute).

When: Mondays through Fridays: 10 am - 7 pm (Until December 1st)
Where: Instituto Riva-Agüero - Jr. Camaná 459, Lima 1
Cost: General: S/. 2, Students and C

Póster: Revirtiendo el Ícono - Exhibition

Póster: Revirtiendo el Ícono (Poster: Reverting the Icon) is an exhibition which displays the extremes to which the human need for role models in a consumerist society move people to admire and elevate ordinary images to the status of universal icons. The artists have chosen to work with posters because of their particular significance as key elements in propaganda, such that they can confront the spectator by sarcastically showing human fanatism and people's desperate need for idealized models.

When: Mondays through Fridays: 8:30 am - 8 pm, Saturdays: 8:30 am - 12 m (Until November 26th)
Where: Galería Le Carré D'Art - Av. Javier Prado Este 5595, La Molina
Free Admission

El Deseo y El Vértigo - Art Exhibition

El Deseo y el Vértigo (Desire and Vertigo) is Fernando Taboada's latest exhibition, in which the artist presents paintings, drawings and collages inspired upon the human eyes and body. His works consist of contrasts, traces of the human figure, and geometrical shapes - namely, the search for duality.

When: Mondays through Fridays: 11 am - 8 pm, Saturdays: 11 am - 7 pm (Until November 21st)
Where: Galería Lucía de la Puente - Paseo Sáenz Peña 206, Barranco
Free Admission

Tú Eres Piedra - Art Exhibition

Fernando Jara is a self-taught artist who has worked and lived in Germany, New York and the Peruvian Andes. To many, it seems that time stops in every one of de la Jara's creations, transmitting an atmosphere full of awe and emotion. In this exhibition, his work combines light, paintings and drawings on smooth, rocky surfaces.

When: Mondays through Fridays: 11 am - 8 pm, Saturdays: 11 am - 7 pm (Until November 21st)
Where: Galería Lucía de la Puente - Paseo Sáenz Peña 206, Barranco
Free Admission

Cabaret- Theater

It's the dawn of the 30's in Berlin, Germany. A young American has arrived in town looking for inspiration to write his novel. A British singer is the sensation of the "kit kat klub", the hottest cabaret of the moment. A German young man sings a Nazi song, while the Master of Ceremonies cheers up the night at the Club: Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome! Life here is beautiful!...And when destiny gathers all of the characters together, will the growing threat in the country affect them? why wake up when you can dream? An amazing musical you must not miss!

When: Thursday to Monday, 8:00pm. Starting November, only on Wednesdays (Until November 25th)
Where: Teatro Marsano- General Suarez 409, Miraflores
Cost: s/30-s/70
Tickets available at Teleticket

Sirvase un Payaso- Theater

There are four clowns working at the Julieta Café; Manchi, Fito Fito , 23 and Micky. They serve the best clients that come to enjoy the most tasty menu (though they only sell beer). The four naughty clowns manage to have a good time with their crazy life and promise to steal a smile out of you!

When: Wednesdays, 9:00pm. (Until November 25th)
Where:Teatro Julieta- Pasaje Porta 132, Miraflores
Cost: s/20
Tickets available at Teleticket

Don Juan Regresa de la Guerra- Theater

Don Juan, a soldier that's fiscally and mentally destroyed after World War I returns to his home looking for his lost girlfriend, which he abandoned before going to war. It's a fascinating story that takes place in an atmosphere where the characters are filled with emotions like pride, disappointment, optimism and madness. Directed by Jorge Guerra and the Centro Cultural PUCP, the play promises to fill everyone's expectations!

When: Thursday to Monday, 8:00p. (Until December 14th)
Where:Teatro del CCPUCP- Av. Camino Real 1075, San Isidro
Cost: s/35
Tickets available at Teleticket

Volpone - Theater

A satyrical comedy by Ben Jonson, directed by Roberto Ángeles, about noble (and not so noble) Limenian men whose main interest in life is to make their fortune grow, no matter how absurd things might get or the cost others have to pay at the expense of their ambition. Volpone (interpreted by Alberto Ísola) is a wealthy man who, with the help of his parasytical servant, Mosca, pretends to be on his deathbed in order to fool those who dream of his inheritance. A very promising performance, set in colonial times, Volpone is definitely an opportunity to have a good laugh!

When: Thursdays through Mondays, 8 pm (Until December 14th)
Where: Teatro Británico – Jr. Bellavista 527, Miraflores
Cost: S/. 25
Tickets Available at Teleticket

La Chunga- Theater

After 20 years, one of the most famous plays by the recognized Peruvian writer, Mario Vargas Llosa returns to the stage. La Chunga was written in 1985 and tells the story of a romance, a crime or a fantastic event, depending on who's the one telling the story. The main character is a mature women "La Chunga", filled with sensuality an mystery. The plot revolves around her, when a group of friends tries to remember what happened on her room the night she put up an innocent girl. Touching themes such as power, death and freedom, It's a wonderful play that mixes the fantastic and the harsh Latin American reality.

When: Thursday to Sunday, 8:00pm (Until December 13th)
Where:Teatro Mario Vargas Llosa- Av. De la Poesia 160, San Borja
Cost: s/15
Tickets available at Teleticket

ustedes + ellos= yo

Celebrating 25 years in the entertainment business, Carlos Alcantara, one of the best comedians of the country, will present a show where he will remember the best characters and moments of his career. It's a show filled with humor and surprises!

When: Friday to Monday, 8:00 pm. (Until December 28th)
Where: Teatro Canout - Av. Petit Thouars 4550, Miraflores
Cost: s/33
Tickets available at Teleticket

Amigos Invisibles - Children's Theater

This play tells the story of Lucy, a teenager tired of her boring family, who decides to create her own imaginary family. In the company of her imaginary friend, Zara, she will loose the sense of reality and begin to feel lonely.

When: Saturdays and Sundays, 4:00 pm. (Until December 13th)
Where:Teatro Mario Vargas Llosa of the National Library- Av. De la Poesia 160, San Borga
Cost: s/15- s/25
Tickets available at Teleticket

¡Asu Mare! - Comedy Show

Comedian Carlos Alcantara will make you laugh in a unique show filled with his particular sense of humor, where he will go through different situations of real life that could happen to anyone!

When: Mondays, 8:30 pm. (Until November 30th)
Where: Satchmo Theater -Av. La Paz 538, Miraflores
Cost: s/.50
Tickets available at Teleticket