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Events for 23 December, 2007 [ 00:00 ]

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Porque mi Patria es Hermosa

The Cultural Center of the Municipality of Lima, in co-production with the Cultural Association PACHA PERU presents "Porque mi Patria es Hermosa", a spectacular show featuring typical Peruvian dances and music. Those participating will include Max Castro, el Grupo Wayanay, la Orquesta la Inmensidad, amongst others. 

When: Saturday December 23 at 3 pm
Where: Parque de la Exposición, Lima
Cost: S/. 10

Navidad Nuestra - Concert

Classic Peruvian Christmas carols such as "Vamos pastorcitos", "Niño Manuelito", "Salgamos pastores" and "En Belén", along with traditional Christmas songs from Argentina, Chile, México and Venezuela will be featured during "Navidad Nuestra" (Our Christmas), a concert by the National Chorus of the Children of Peru. They will be under the direction of Oswaldo Kuan and pianist Diego Puertas will accompany them.

When: December 22 and 23 at 7:30 pm
Where: Auditorium Los Incas of the Museo de la Nación - Av. Javier Prado Este 2465, San Borja
Tickets available at Teleticket.com

Christmas Exhibit - Shopping

Shop for unique and original gifts at this Christmas bazaar! You will find the entire Tantra bath and body collection with new products: linen sprays, foams and body mists, candies and chocolates such as bonbons, Cristal bijoux from Swarovski, beautiful handbags, wooden/Peruvian trays, hand-painted ash trays and many more fun gifts. Stop by, get a glass of champagne, listen to Christmas carols and enjoy a special Christmas atmosphere in a private showroom.

When: Until December 24, Monday to Saturday, 11:30 am to 7 pm
Where: General Varela 545-C, Miraflores
For more information call: 242-0015

Invisible - Exhibition

"Invisible" is a reflection on the political violence Peru experimented with in the 80’s. In Ayacucho, the people, their stories, are all incurable injuries left by a hidden war. In each engraving, the artist wants to make the past live again, refusing the sometimes blindness one can have on reality.

When: December 13 - 23, Tuesday to Friday, 10 am - 8 pm; Saturdays and Sundays, 12 pm - 8 pm
Where: Prolongación San Martín 10, Barranco
Free admission

Rediseñando el Diseño - Exhibition

The exhibition "Rediseñando el Diseño" presents work from the graphic design students of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. The show features a great variety of projects and pieces made in 2006, which illustrate the possibilities of graphic design: as mediums of communication, editorial and corporation communication, multimedia, audiovisuals and graphic production of textiles and objects.

When: December 14 to January 20 , Monday to Sunday, 10 am - 10 pm
Where: Centro Cultural del PUCP - Av. Camino Real 1075, San Isidro
Free Admission

Colores y sueños - Exhibition

The ‘Dignidad Humana y Solidaridad’ Association continues father Hubert Lanssiers’ work in favor of human rights presenting the tenth ‘Art and Hope’ exhibition entitled ‘Colors and Dreams’. This annual presentation displays the artistic talent of jail inmates of Lima.

When: Tuesday through Sunday, 11 am – 8 pm (Until December 23rd)
Where: ICPNA – Av. Angamos Oeste 120, Miraflores
Free admission.


Re-construídas - Exhibition

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

Artistic Ceramics – Exhibition

A group of ceramic artists will present the work they have produced this year in an exhibition/sale. Find wonderful pieces of artwork just in time for Christmas. Ceramist Christian Escajadillo will also be exhibiting some pieces that he is working on for his upcoming individual exhibition.

When: Until December 30th
Where: Paseo de la República 5137, Surquillo

Pancho Fierro y el Costumbriso en Lima - Exhibition

To commemorate the bicentennial of Pancho Fierro's birthday, the Cultural Center of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima will present the exhibition "Pancho Fierro y el Costumbriso en Lima". Pancho Fierro was born in 1807 in Rimac. His pieces, which represent every day life in Lima, have toured various galleries in the city this year, but will end their run at the Galería Municipal de Arte Pancho Fierro.

When: December 13 - 29, Monday and Tuesday, 10 am - 1 pm, 2 pm - 6 pm and Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am - 1 pm, 2 pm - 8 pm
Where: Galería Municipal de Arte Pancho Fierro, Plaza de Armas - Pasaje Santa Rosa 114, Lima
Free Admission

Piazza and Stoll – Photography Exhibition

As part of the MIRAFOTO Festival, María Cecilia Piazza and Hans Stoll present their exhibitions “Historias Íntimas” and “Carretera al Sur”. The people that appear in Piazza’s work, as described by writer Alonso Cueto, are “Lonely but not isolated, dark but not blurry, melancholy but not desolate.” Stoll’s series, on the other hand, is defined by Laura Benetti as “a dialogue that initiates the silent future between the observer and the traveler”.

When: 10 am – 7:30 pm on Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm on Sundays, until January 20th.
Where: Main Gallery of the Centro Cultural de la Cancillería - Jr. Ucayali 391, Lima)
Free admission.

Blanca Nieves y los Backyardigans - Theater for Children

The Backyardigans decide to play Snow White: Yunicua is the beautiful snow White, Austin in the handsome prince, Tyron the mirror and Tasha the evil stepmother. Pablo will help Snow White escape from the palace and find her new friends, the seven dwarfs!

When: 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays until December 23rd.
Where: Teatro Auditorio Miraflores. Av. Larco 1150 (basement), Miraflores

Hilos del pasado - Exhibition

The Museo de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú will exhibit "Hilos del pasado: El aporte francés al legado Paracas", (Threads of the past: The French port to the Paracas legacy). The exhibition is sponsored by the French-Peruvian Foundation and the French Embassy, who recovered the pieces. "Hilos del pasado" has a total of 28 pieces, which six of 40 textiles have been recovered by archaeologist Carmen Thays and her team from the MNAAHP

When: Until January 25, Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 am - 5 pm
Where: Museo Nacional de Arqueología - Plaza Bolivar s/n, Pueblo Libre
For more information call: 463-5070

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker (Cascanueces), is a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky based on 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Alexandre Dumas' adaptation of the story was set to music by Tchaikovsky. The story follows the adventures of Clara, a young girl who receives a nutcracker from her godfather for Christmas. Together with her new friend, Clara experiences a journey through a world of magic and fantasy. This ballet has become among the most popular ballets performed, primarily around Christmas time.

When: Fridays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 am and 6:30 pm
Where: Teatro Segura - Jirón Huancavelica 265, Center of Lima
Tickets available at Teleticket.

Recorridos Urbanos – Exhibition

As part of the MIRAFOTO festival, students of the Universidad Católica studying Communications will present a selection of their work. The exhibition is made up by 50 photographs, both in color and in black and white, and were taken by 30 students who have studied photography in the last few years.

When: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am – 8 pm
Where: Galería ICPNA San Miguel - Av. La Marina 2469
Free admission.

Echando raíces – Exhibition

To honor the 180th anniversary of German immigration to Peru, The German Embassy, the Alexander von Humboldt School and the German Language Historical Archives of Peru have organized an exhibition as part of the MIRAFOTO festival. “Echando raíces” is a collection of photographs, documents and historical objects that explore the beginnings and development of the German community in Peru throughout its history,

When: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am – 8 pm
Where: Galería ICPNA La Molina - Jr. La Floresta 100
Free admission.

In search of a Hero – Exhibition

Recognized Peruvian photographer Jorge Deustua presents “En busca de un héroe”, as part of the MIRAFOTO festival. Through these 120 photographs taken between 1975 and 2007 he presents the anonymous inhabitants of Peru, Europe and other American countries, in varied and profoundly human situations, revealing the conflicts and contradictions of modern life.

When: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am – 8 pm
Where: Galería Germán Krüger Espantoso - Av. Angamos Oeste 160
Free admission.

Revelaciones no específicas - Exhibition

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.

Aventuras… Con Hi5 y sus amigos – Children’s Theater

This play tells the story of five friends who call themselves “Hi5” who are on an important mission: to teach the importance of reading by showing children to use their imagination so that they are able to create their own stories, characters and worlds. However, Tica and Squib will try to stop them from achieving this. The story is accompanied by music and kids will learn about the five senses, animals, new games, etc.

When: 5:45 pm
Where: Teatro Julieta - Pasaje Porta 132, Miraflores
Cost: S/.15
Tickets on sale at Teleticket.