Living in Peru : your everyday companion

Respected family patriarch and businessman Ricardo Helge is celebrating his 60th birthday with a dinner. Gathered together are his loyal wife Elsa, his daughter Helene, his sons Michael and Christian, and other guests. Without any warning, Christian makes a speech to the family in which he reveals dark news, causing a shock in the family. The explosive effect of his telling causes an environment that no one in the family will ever forget.

When: Until January 29, at 8 pm
Where: Teatro La Plaza ISIL - Larco Mar, Miraflores
Tickets available at Teleticket

As part of their end-of-the-year festivities, Sender Productions is proud to present an event the whole family can enjoy: "Una Noche de Paz", the story of a girl and two small rodents who try to stop no-good thieves from ruining Christmas for their entire village. The play will be under the direction of Veronica Alvarado.

When: December 10 and 11, 5 pm
Where: Auditorium ICPNA - Jr. Cuzco 446, Lima
Cost: S/. 10, 5

Photographs, videos and installations are the mediums used in “Re-construídas”, an exhibit featuring Peruvian artist Patricia Villanueva and Spanish artist Pilar Albarracín. Examples of the works featured are Albarracín’s “Escaparates” photograph series, which shows Albarracín ironically interacting with store mannequins, while Villanueva’s play “Rara Avis”, told through photographs and video, tells the story of a women who visits a plastic surgeon and asks that he mark the areas of her body that need surgery. She then goes to a tattoo parlor and makes the markings permanent.

When: December 6 - January 6, Monday to Sunday, 9 am - 9 pm
Where: Centro Cultural de España - Jr. Natalio Sánchez 181, Santa Beatriz
Free Admission

"Un Peruano en las Estrellas", a politically-themed play, is a parody of science-fiction films. In this production, Lucho, an ordinary Peruvian, is mistaken as the savior of the universe in an intergalactic battle that will change history forever. The play touches on ideas of paternal responsibility, love of family, human rights, discrimination and respect for the environment.

When: Until December 16, 8 pm
Where: Teatro Mocha Graña - Av. Saenz Peña 107, Barranco
Tickets available at TuEntrada.com

The book is considered to be the most essential cultural object. It is a source of knowledge, experiences and recreation. Book fairs aid in the necessary diffusion of these objects. From November 30th until December 12th, book stores from all over will use Parque Kennedy as a way spread this message.

When: November 30 to December 12, Monday to Thursday: 1 pm - 10 pm, Friday to Sunday: 11 am - 11 pm

The exhibition of small and medium sculptures of artist Juan Pablo Torres Benvenuto features “angels”, those external people that help us overcome the difficult, sometimes tragic moments life puts us through, are here represented “on earth”. Torres Benvenuto, who considers his art to be figurative, presents for the first time in an individual exhibition, a mix of his interpretations, feelings and ideas, reflected by the use of diverse materials and techniques.

When: November 28 to December 21, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 8 pm, Saturday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Where: Gallery “Le carré d’art”, French Alliance - Ave. Javier Prado Este 5595, La Molina
Free admission

Where: La Noche, 2nd floor - Bolognesi 307, Barranco

"El Viaje" is Marcelo Wong's first individual exhibition. The sculptor, who studied at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, presents his plastic figurines alongside two other mediums--the presentation of the children's tale "The Painted Faces" by Alberto Thieroldt and a stop-animation piece by Gustavo Vargas. Wong's sculptures will serve as the "narrator" for Thieroldt's story.

When: November 22 to December 15, Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 8 pm
Where: ARTCO, galeria de arte - Roaud y Paz Soldán 325, San Isidro
For more information: visit artcogaleria.com or call 221-3579

Musuk Nolte will present his first individual exhibition, "Flujo" at the Galería 80m2 de arte y debates. The showcase features different mediums such as photography, installation pieces and video. The young artist, only 19 years old, graduated with a degree in photography from Centro de la Imagen.

When: November 29 to December 22, Tuesday to Friday: 10 am - 8 pm, Saturdays and Sundays: 12 am - 7 pm
Where: Galería 80m² arte&debates - Prolongación San Martín 10, Barranco

Norbert Wiener University plays host to “20 años de la Cooperación Española en el Perú” (20 years of Spanish cooperation in Peru), a photography exhibition that tells the history, integration and bonds of a brotherhood between two nations. The exhibition is composed of three award-winning pieces for a contest held by the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI), as well as the work of seven well-known Peruvian artists. The event is organized by the AECI, along with the Spanish Embassy in Peru and the Spanish Cultural Center.

When: November 16 to December 15, Monday to Friday, 10 am - 1 pm and 4 pm - 8pm
Where: Universidad Norbert Wiener - Larrabure y Unanue 110, Santa Beatriz
Free admission

Fiesta Barroca (Baroque Party), is a showcase of the reconstruction of the wardrobe of those in the Italian courts. The result is the complexity of their lifestyle; a sophisticated life which surprises and impresses people of today, much in the same way the noble owners and protagonists of the "Fiesta en la Corte" (Party in the Court) did back then.

When: November 16 to December 15, Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am - 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm - 6 pm
Where: Museo Pedro de Osma - Av. Pedro de Osma 423, Barranco
Cost: S/.10, S/.5
For more information visit: museopedrodeosma.org

Malú Cabellos, a photographer dedicated to photojournalism and licensed by the Sociología por la Universidad Nacional Mayor of San Marcos, offers us his first individual exhibition, "Memoria Inca": a selection of 27 black and white photographs. This work is the result of a project born from a picture: the reencactment of the capture and death of Inca Atahualpa, which marked the beginning of Spanish conquest in Peru.

When: November 17 to December 21, Monday to Sunday, 11 am to 8 pm
Where: Galería de Artes Visuales del Centro Cultural Ccori Wasi - Av. Arequipa 5198, Miraflores
For more information call: 2750- 460, ext. 103

Artist William Pinillos, who hails from Trujillo, will display his exhibition "Revelaciones no específicas" at the Enlace Arte Contemporáneo. It features 14 pieces in oil and grand scale. Pinillos has studied at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes in Trujillo and has exhibited work in galleries in Puerto Rico, Ecuador, the U.S., Chile and Spain. His exhibition at the Enlace will end in December.

When: From November 16 - December 30, Monday to Saturday, 11 am - 8 pm
Where: Enlace Arte Contemporáneo Gallery, Av. Pardo y Aliaga 676, San Isidro
Free admission.