Living in Peru : your everyday companion

40 Lotes - Exhibition

When: Tuesday to Sunday, from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. Until July 5th.
Where: Galeria ICPNA San Miguel (Av. La Marina 2469)
Free Admission

El Momento del Lobo - Exhibition

The Cultural Center of the Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes del Perú (ENSABAP) presents a bipersonal exhibition addressing the topic of  the environment. Artists Alejandro Romaní and Juan Carlos Mejía attempt to call our attention to the problems our ecosystem is suffering, where man is the central cause of the situation.

 

When: Tuesday through Sunday 11 am – 7 pm

Where: ENSABAP – Jirón Huallaga 426, Center of Lima

For more information: 427-9442

Mincetur - Peruvian craftwork

To continue promoting Peru and its craftwork, Mincetur (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism) has organized the 4^th annual campaign “En Julio, regala artesanía peruana,” which will include exhibitions and sales, as well as museum and workshop tours. To see the list of activities happening all over Lima click here.

When: July 13^th to August 15^th
For more information: 513-6100 ext. 1603 or infoartesania@mincetur.gob.pe

11th National "Plata del Perú" – Exhibition

The 24 silver pieces that won out of the 203 that participated in the 11^th National “Plata del Perú” contest will be exhibited at Interbank. These pieces of art come from all over Peru and are divided into four categories: sculpture, filigree, jewelry and silverwork.

When: Monday through Friday: 9 am – 6 pm, Saturdays and Sundays: 9 am – 5 pm
Where: Interbank - Av. Carlos Villarán 140, La Victoria

La trama y la urdimbre – Exhibition

This is the sixth exhibition of popular art presented by Ricardo Palma University and the ICPNA

The beauty, harmony and perfect design of traditional Peruvian textiles can be seen in this exhibition which presents a series of amazing pieces

This sample tries to draw attention to the quality and condition of traditional textiles made mostly in the middle of the past century with cotton, llama wool and vegetable fibers.

Where: Germán Krüger E. Gallery. Av. Angamos Oeste 160, Miraflores
When: Tuesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m (Until September 9th)
Free admission

Brotes del Recuerdo - Exhibition

Through her photography, artist Luz Negib begins a process of reproducing original pieces to later merge them with other images that remind us of her past work. The art pieces, result of her exploration, are the representation of her intuition and her contact with nature and the human figure.

When: Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 8 pm / Sundays from 2 to 8 pm
Where: Centro Cultural Peruano-Británico
For more information: 447-1135 / 446-8511
Free entrance.

Giorhini magic show

The show takes place in Giorhini´s magical hat, where he keeps his most valuable magic secrets. In addition Marcela, his assistant and apprentice, will make thousands of jokes.

Where: Canout theater - Av. Petit Thouars 4550, Miraflores
When: Monday to Thursday 5:00 pm / Friday to Sunday 3:30, 5:00 pm
Tickets available at Teleticket stands

Siameses, que risa - Theater

Two Siamese brothers, totally different in appearance and behavior, decide to live without complications, a simple life. In that attempt they have to face a world made for "normal" people, in this fight to adapt, they date two young ladies in their secret apartment to have sex, but they try to hide their unique nature, beginning a hilarious situation.

When: Friday to Sunday 8:00pm
Where: Casino Golden Palace. Avenida República de Panamá 3165, San Isidro
Tickets available in Teleticket

International Book Fair

Continuing to promote reading in Peru, the Cámara Peruana del Libro (Peruvian Book Chamber) has organized the 12^th Annual International Book Fair at the Jockey Plaza, with Italy as the country of honor this year.

Over 30 writers and graphic artists from Italy, the US and various Latin-American countries will participate, including Italian writer Anna Lavatelli, winner of the Andersen Prize in 2005, the most prestigious award in children’s literature.

The event will include seminars, illustration workshops and information on copyrighting, as well as games, workshops, shows and storytelling for children. Also, the fair will participate in the worldwide launch of the last volume of the Harry Potter books and of the “Diccionario Esencial de la Real Academia Española de la Lengua.” Finally, those who attend will participate in the raffle for S/.10,000 worth of books.

When: July 19th to 29th
Where: Jockey Plaza
Cost: S/.1 adults, children free
For the complete event program click here.

Travel from Lima to Huancayo by train

The new service of the train permits an alternative for many that are growing suspect of Peru’s internal bus system.

Diana Tamashiro, General Manager of Tourism for FCA, said this new service has all of the comforts one would expect, with the addition of breathtaking views of the Andes. The addition of this service will impulse the development of tourism and the local economies of Junín and the adjacent departments.

Huancayo is located in the central highlands in the Junín Region, at altitude of approximately 3,271 meters (10,731 ft) and is considered to be the cultural and commercial center of the entire central Peruvian Andes area.

When: 7:00 a.m.
Where: The train departs from the Desamparados station, located Downtown Lima
Tickets are available in Teleticket stands

Edilberto Mérida Expresionism - Exhibition

As a child, Edilberto Mérida (Cusco, 1927) worked as a carpenter using wood. By the end of the 50´s, while he studied at the Arts School in Cusco, he discovered his passion for ceramics and later improved his technique at the Regional School of Fine Arts.

Mérida created an original style of popular art that attempts to reach an expressionism style too. His art pieces, of a deep social meaning, represent characters suffering pain, protesting and reflects the poverty, loneliness and the Andean man.

Where: Sala Felipe Cossío del Pomar. Municipalidad de San Isidro. Calle La República 455, El Olivar, San Isidro
When: Monday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Until July 31st)

National Ballet

The National Ballet presents their “Fiestas Patrias” season. On this occasion, this professional ballet company, directed by Olga Shimasaki, will perform extracts of famous ballets such as Le Corsaire, La fille mal gardée and Fénix.

When: Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 5 pm
Where: Los Inkas Auditorium – Museo de la Nación
Cost: S/. 20 platea central, S/. 15 platea lateral, S/. 20 mezzanine and S/. 8 galería.
Tickets for sale at Teleticket.
50% discount for students and senior/disabled.

Playhouse - exhibition

In this exhibition, the artists use recycled objects taken from the garbage to recreate an inhabitable place; a home, attempting to maintain preconceived notions of what a house is while trying to revalidate the discarded object’s own beauty.

When: Monday through Saturday 10 am – 8 pm
Where: Librería y Arte - Jr. Ica 144, Lima
For more information: 427-1361

New views on modern dance

Young choreographers and professional dancers present a show based on improvisation, the investigation of movement and the symbolism of dance. Mónica Silva, Karine Aguirre, Carola Robles and Cori Cruz will, through these choreographies, attempt to understand the intuitive impulses that arise from emotion, rationality and the senses. The spectator will witness a unique event, as these impro-choreographies will, by definition, create an unrepeatable show.

When: Friday 20^th and Saturday 21^st of July - 8 pm
Where: Auditorium of the San Isidro Municipality - Calle La República 455, El Olivar
Cost: S/.20, students and seniors: S/.10

Runcie Tanaka - Exhibition

Ceramist and visual artist Carlos Runcie Tanaka presents his exhibition “SOLO NUBES / I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now” at the Centro Cultural Inca Garcilaso of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Here, he includes pieces he has created in the last 12 years, as well as some of his more recent artwork, for which he has used diverse materials and techniques such as ceramic, glass, photography and video.

The artist associates his view of the landscape with his father and grandfather’s visions by incorporating their photography into this project, allowing his family’s history to become involved in this journey through time and memory.

Carlos Runcie Tanaka studied Philosophy at the PUCP and later went on to study the art of pottery making in Brazil, Italy and Japan. He has participated in various collective exhibitions including biennial exhibitions in Havana, Venice, Cuenca, Caracas and Sao Paulo.

Where: Centro Cultural Inca Garcilaso - Jr. Ucayali Nº 391, Lima
When: Tuesday through Saturday 10 am – 7:30 pm, Sundays 10 am – 6 pm
For more information: 311-2400 ext. 3927
Free admission.

Judith Westphalen in Miraflores - Exhibition

The Municipality of Miraflores and its Culture department proudly inaugurated, on the 28th of June, the two renovated art galleries Luis Miró Quesada Garland and Raúl Porras Barrenechea, now perfectly adapted to receive all kinds of art events and exhibitions.

To celebrate the occasion, the Municipality chose to show a retrospection of the artwork of Judith Westphalen (Catacaos, 1922- Roma 1976), a talented and self-taught painter, married to the well-known Peruvian poet Emilio Adolfo Westphalen.

Her paintings, drawings, engravings and notes all reflect her technical mastery in monotype, geometrical cuts, ink and pencil drawings. The exhibition displays the different steps of her artistic evolution, largely influenced by her visits to New York, Florence, Rome and Lima.
However, the exhibition goes further by offering more than 120 art pieces, as well as documents on her life, books and interesting critics, exposing a bit about the her relationship with the poet.

“Each new artistic experience leaves me more and more convinced that the expressive power of shapes and colors is endless, and it makes me understand that freedom is an essential factor in the creative process. There is nothing more heart-warming for an artist, given the hard time that humanity is going through, than knowing that, by choosing their own shapes and colors, they choose to follow their own spiritual necessity, their own imagination, moved by the desire to find a new language which could allow him to express himself and make obvious his condition of a sensible person who, physically and morally, is part of reality, contemplates it, observes it and is capable of creating new images that always make sense”, said Judith Westphalen in 1968 concerning her artwork.

With this re-opening exhibition, the Municipality hopes to reach a large public. The new managing team, composed of Emilio Tarazona, Sharon Lerner, Miguel López, Rubén Ramos, Rafael Bellido and directed by the curator Rodrigo Quijano –recently in charge of the Oficina de Artes Plásticas del Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma de la Municipalidad de Miraflores-, wants to give a new dynamism to the galleries.

The exhibition was produced with the help of the “Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano de Arequipa”. It will then be transferred to the “White City” of Arequipa.

Where: Luis Miró Quesada Garland Gallery - corner of Av. Larco and Diez Canseco and Raúl Porras Barrenechea Gallery - basement of the Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma, Larco 770
When: Monday through Sunday, 11 am to 10 pm
Free admission.

Out of the Blue - Theater

Three disciples of Marcel Marceau: Wolfram von Bodecker, Alexander Neander and Lionel Menard, present a wordless show that fuses theater and magic with the art of miming.

After surviving a terrible plane accident, a famous musician awakes in the middle of nowhere with a single obsession: his cello, his beloved instrument, the only trace of his glorious past. The cello player is accompanied by a cheerful bandit, as well as his cello case, whose adaptability will help our two main characters to face difficult circumstances.

Through this adventure, the transformation of an object shows us the metamorphosis of a lonely man who progressively recovers the joy of life, exploring the imagination and fantasy that survive inside him.

When: July 20th - 8 pm
Where: Colegio Santa Ursula
Tickets for sale at Teleticket.

Variaciones – Exhibition

After practicing diverse plastic forms, Alicia Cabieses returns to painting with harmonic work, made with impeccable outlines - very small and laboriously superposed - whose fine disposition sends to the textile plot what the artist has always been interested in and what the reason for previous works was. The artist's colors of choice are the three primary ones.

Where: Artco Gallery. Roaud y Paz Soldán 325, San Isidro.
When: Monday to Saturday form 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Until August 3rd)
For more information: 221-3579. E: artco@artcogaleria.com
Free admission

Salon Amapola

Marcela Pardón presents mambos and tangos in French, Italian and English, as: "Amapola", "Muñeca Brava", "A pesar de todo" and " La tirana".

This it is not a nostalgic spectacle. The show attempts to reevaluate musical subjects that are part of the cultural tradition of our continent. She will also recite poems by Latino America representative writers such as Jorge Luis Borges and Eduardo Galeano.

Cover: 25 soles
When: 8:00 p.m.
Where: Satchmo Cafe - Concert. Av. La Paz 526, Miraflores
For moreinformation: 444-4957
Tickets available in Teleticket

La Rebelión de los Chanchos - Theater

A group of farm animals, tired of being exploited and mistreated by their owner, decide to rebel and construct a world in which all will live happily and with justice. The animals drive out the farmer and
take control of the place, establishing a democratic government.

Little by little, power reveals the true nature of each one of them, threatening to destroy the dream of a better world. The "Rebelión de los Chanchos" is a musical spectacle for adults and a political satire.

Where: Teatro La Plaza ISIL, LarcoMar, Miraflores
When: From Thursday to Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Sundays at 7:00 p.m. 
Tickets are available in Teleticket

"Cubo" Walking Gallery - Collective exhibition

Starting July 12th, the walking gallery “Cubo” will present a promotional video of the artistic diffusion project, Flujo, in which artists Carmen Reátegui, Magali Seminario, Valeria Ghezzi, Alice Wagner and Mariana Tschudi participate. These artists, interviewed in the video by Rocío Rodrigo, use their art to demonstrate their views on artistic inclusion, which Flujo is based upon. In addition to the video, some of their most representative artwork, as well as that of photographer Lorena Noblecilla, will also be presented.

When: Monday through Saturday 11 am - 8 pm
Where: Yvonne Sanguineti Arte & Diseño - Av. Grau 810, Barranco
For more information: 247-2999

The dance – Exhibition

Artist Patricia Laos presents her exhibition “The dance,” inspired by the movement, rhythms and choreography of the human body. Through these paintings, she has studied couple, group and ensemble dancing of different genres, from modern dance to folklore to people dancing at nightclubs. The idea behind this exhibition is linked to the force that drives the body to move to the rhythm of the music, as well as the feelings of happiness, enjoyment and a desire to enjoy life experienced through dance, creating colorful and textured paintings and engravings.

When: 8:30 am – 8 pm Monday through Saturday
Where: La carré d’art Gallery – Alianza Francesa La Molina – Av. Javier Prado Este 5595, La Molina
Free admission.

Ministry of Truth – Exhibition

Fernando Otero presents his latest exhibition “Ministry of Truth”, composed of 8 works of art. These pieces were created on different materials, such as painting and steel and wood sculptures, creating an interesting contrast of textures. Otero tends to concentrate less on concrete objects, focusing primarily on the space and tension that forms between them.

When: Monday through Friday 10 am - 3 pm and 4 – 9 pm
Saturdays 5 -9 pm
Where: Forum Gallery - Av. Larco 1150 - basement, Miraflores
For more information: 446-1313

Andy Warhol - Exhibition

The art work, documents and films of Andy Warhol, the famous American artist who converted common consumer products and pop icons into art, are exposed in Lima.

This is a unique opportunity to watch popular art pieces as the Campbell´s soups cans made by Warhol.

Where: PUPC Cultural Center. Av. Camino Real 1075 San Isidro
Cost: S/.5.00 (general), S/.2.00 (university students) y S/.1.00 (school students).
When: Monday to Sunday from 10:00 am. to 10:00 pm. (Until August 12th)
For more information: 616-1616

Cholita Querida - Theater

In a shining and amusing way the audience will watch the breaking-up of a couple that has been living together for thirty years and that once their only son leaves the house, realizes they don't have anything to say to each other.

An Argentinean and a Peruvian, with different cultural backgrounds hurt each other continuously and their coexistence turns into a battle field.
The irony of the successive dialog and gags turn the situations into a great enjoyment that will make the audience laugh constantly.

Where: Teatro Marsano
 When: Thursdays to Saturday 8:00 pm / Sundays 6:00 pm
Tickets available at Teleticket

Imagenes primigenias - Exhibition

Cuban Installation Artist, Jose Bedia, presents an individual painting exhibition named Imagenes primigenias

He was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1959 and studied at San Alexander Art School and at the Superior Institute of Art, both located in his native city. He emigrated to Mexico in 1991 and to the United States in 1993.

After leaving Cuba, Bedia apprenticed with a Lakota shaman or medicine man in 1985. The sacred turtle of native myths and Plains Indian hide paintings are inspirations for this painting. Autobiographical elements -- the hand prints firmly marked on this work -- add to the depth of the painting's imagery and interpretation.

Where: Enlace Art Gallery. Av Pardo y Aliaga 676, San Isidro
When: Monday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For more information: 441 - 2742

Urdimbres de Luz - Exhibition

Eduardo Villanes, who comes from a family of textile workers, has melded his interest in pre-Columbian design with recent events, such as the introduction of genetically-modified corn.

"This work is the personal version of textiles that store the memories and hopes of millenniums; with them I want to honor the masters and gentleness of our ancestors" said Villanes about his exhibition.

Eduardo Villanes was born in Lima, Peru in 1967 and graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Lima in 1994.

Where: Enlace Art Gallery. Av Pardo y Aliaga 676, San Isidro
When: Monday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For more information: 441-2742

Ricardo Wiesse's Acuarelas - Exhibition

Ricardo Wiesse, a well-known Peruvian artist, presents his latest exhibition in the “Sala de Los Jardines”. Wiesse studied at the Catolica University Art School majoring in painting and engraving, and later went on to study at the Atelier 17 of Paris and the Slade School of Fine Arts in London. In this exhibition he will present a selection of his watercolors.

Where: Sala de Exposiciones Británico of Los Jardines - Av. Alfredo Mendiola 1200, S.M.P.
When: Monday through Friday from 10 am to 2 pm and from 4 to 8 pm, Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm
Free admission.

II Festival de Música Itinerante Peruano-Británico de Ensambles 2007

The “Peruano Británico” Cultural Center organizes a festival to promote young talents and display music from abroad. Master classes and concerts will be held in various auditoriums in Lima. The final concert will take place in the “Teatro Británico”.

Master Classes led by Gerard Cousins and Adam Khan:

When: from 11 am to 1 pm
Where: Friday, July 20^th: Auditorio Británico of San Miguel - Av. La Marina 2554 
For more information: 447-1135 / 446-8511
Free admission. Limited capacity.

Auditorium Concerts:

When: 7:30 pm
Where: Friday, July 20^th: Auditorio Británico of San Miguel - Av. La Marina 2554
For more information: 447-1135 / 446-8511
Free admission. Limited capacity.

End of Festival Concert: 

When: Saturday, July 21st, 8 pm
Where: Teatro Británico - Jr. Bellavista 527, Miraflores
Price: S/. 20 - Tickets for sale Monday through Sunday, 2 to 9 pm at the theater box office and at Teleticket stands
For more information: 447-1135 / 446-8511

Winds and strings (Vientos y cuerdas) - Concerts

During the month of July, musicians from the National Conservatory of Music will be performing recitals, including Renaissance and contemporary pieces from Peru and Latin America.

When: 7:30 pm on:
Friday, July 20th: Homage to the well-known Paraguayan guitarist, Agustín Barrios.
Friday, July 27th: “Temple Diablo” Guitar quartet.

Where: Auditorio del Centro Cultural Peruano Británico - Jr. Bellavista 531, Miraflores
For more information: 447-1135 / 446-8511
Free entrance. Limited capacity.

Domestic Flights - Exhibition

Artist Alice Wagner presents her exhibition “Domestic Flights”, a collection of pieces developed through the technique of carefully arranging different colored strings onto the canvas to create colorful images. According to the artist, these pieces are about the “domestic flights” made at home, where she bumps into a series of objects that, paradoxically, seem very foreign.

When: Monday through Friday: 10:30 am - 8pm,
Saturdays: 11 am - 8 pm
Where: Lucía de la Puente Gallery - Paseo Sáenz Peña 206 A, Barranco

Twenty C Boy - Exhibition

Artist Giancarlo Scaglia presents his exhibition Twenty C Boy, composed of a series of oil paintings as well as drawings, a video, and a series of photographs. The story revolves around an incident at a well-known fast food restaurant. The provocation, sexual ambiguity, and festive spirit, characteristics very specific to the glam of the 70’s and 80’s, are also present in this choreographic story plagued with music and movie quotes.

When: Monday through Friday: 10:30 am - 8pm, Saturdays: 11 am - 8 pm
Where: Lucía de la Puente Gallery - Paseo Sáenz Peña 206 A, Barranco

Toma Urbana 1 - Exhibition

Pictures of the long wait in a hospital, a car accident and the inner space of a city bus are some of the images that Renzo Nuñez Melgar shows in this exhibition named Toma Urbana 1 .

In this exhibition the artist shows a series of paintings that reflect common scenes in our society.

Where: Galería 80m² arte&debates.
Prolongación San Martín 10, Barranco
When: Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  (Until July 23rd)
Phone: 252 - 9146

Ludicus - Theater

Ludicus is a show with speechless clowns, like the ones from classic theater.
The Tropa del Eclipse group, which performs in this show, is a Peruvian group founded in Lima back in 1997, and from its begging have continuously investigated the techniques of how to mix theater and the circus. You will enjoy the result of it in this show.

Where: Biblioteca Nacional del Perú. Av. de la Poesia 160, San Borja
When: Fridays and Saturdays 8:00pm / Sundays 7:00pm
Tickets available in Teleticket

Enrique Galdos Rivas - Exhibition

The outstanding artist Enrique Galdos Rivas presents his exhibition "47 AÑOS" ("47 YEARS"), in which he display his most representative works of figurative and abstract art.

Enrique Galdos Rivas has created more than 2000 pieces of art over 47 years of work and has participated, almost every year, in individual and collective exhibitions in the USA, Puerto Rico, Chile, Spain, Italy, Germany and France, among others.

The pure and strong colors that he uses are characteristic of his style, which reflects the happy and bohemian personality, of an artist that has been catalogued as "the magician of color".

Where: L'Imaginaire Gallery. Av. Arequipa 4595, Miraflores
When: Monday to Saturday from 8.30 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. (Until July 27th)
Free admission

Globo Pop - Exhibition

Artist Claudia Coca presents her exhibition “Globo Pop”. Through her paintings she reflects and dreams, playing different roles: avenging superwoman, beautiful genie, obedient geisha, popular saint, all the while trying to solve the world crisis. These pop art pieces show us comic book and fantasy girls, each exceptional and powerful in their own way.

Where: Vértice Art Gallery. Calle E. Plascencia 350, San Isidro
When: 28th June, 26th July
Entrance is free

La tentación del amor - Theater

Poetry, jealousy, illusion, disappointment and life itself is reflected in this play written by Gastón Herrera. It gives us passion that goes beyond time, death and distance.
This play includes 19 musicals and wonderful choreography.

Where: Teatro Montecarlo. Elías Aguirre 479, Miraflores
Phone: 445-5037
When: 8:30 p.m.
Tickets available at Teleticket stands