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“The Flight of the Condor” was first presented at Sea World, Orlando in 1997 as a 40 minute show with a South American native theme. In the 6 years that it was performed there it is estimated that about 9 million people from all parts of the world appreciated it.

Inspired by the ancient myth of the four brothers Ayar, founders of the Inca Empire, the show captures the mystique and artistic expression of several of the pre-Columbian cultures through music, costumes and set design.

In this presentation, the condor (Ayar Cachi) is a Canadian with experience at Cirque du Soleil and Eloize; the other brothers Ayar are represented by a hand balancing duo from Belarus and a Peruvian actor from Lima.

Aware of a need for Peruvians to develop a sense of cultural identity and an appreciation for their homeland, Cesar Aedo first brought the show to Lima in July 2005 where it was nominated as the best cultural show in 2005 by the corporate branch of the Community of Andean Nations (CAN).



This year Circo Etno has added a Chinese acrobatic group to complement the main characters, and in an effort to promote social change, the arts, and better opportunities for youths Circo Etno has joined forces with the group Angeles D-1 of Ventanilla and four stilt walkers from Villa El Salvador and integrated them into the show. The company plans to use Peru as its home base while developing new shows, documentaries and music for the world market. A school to help the raw talent found here to define itself is also in the planning stage.

Tickets can be purchased at the Fast Ticket modules at Tottus or Saga Falabella.

For groups of 25 or more persons please contact
- Lisa Aedo, Commercial Director, at ventas@circoetno.com
Telf. 273-3173  or  9824-0437 (Nextel)

Showtimes are Mon – Thurs 8pm, Friday 2, 6 and 8:30pm and Saturday 3, 6 and 8:30pm, at the Vertice del Museo de la Nacion.

Circo Etno Producciones is a Peruvian entertainment company established to create and produce quality shows, documentaries and music infused with culture for an international mass market.

For more information about us we invite you to visit our websites:
www.circoetno.com and www.aedoproductions.com

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2 Comments

# Wolfy says :
25 September, 2006 [ 05:28 ]

This is a great show! No doubt about it.

Even though I was fortunate enough to have seen the Chinese National circus and Circe du Soleil before.

Cesar Aedo, the show's clown AND director sporting an 80's Maradona hairdo, has done a marvelous job with his local and international artists. Even though our seats sucked - we were sitting in the back "galeria" where the obstructed view only allowed to see half of the stage because of the tower carrying the individual spotlights - the melting of music, humor and acrobatics was amazing.

The muscular performance of the two Belarussians and the was incredible, many of the acrobatic show acts can only be seen during the gymnastics competition at the Olympics or World Champs, I believe.
The actual "flight of the condor" however was the highlight of the show, in my opinion. A wonderful, graceful, eye-catching performance I have never seen live before.

I can highly recommend this 90-minute spectacle which, according to Cesar Aedo, is a 100% percent Peruvian production, even though it consists mostly of international artists.

There's one thing however that gets you thinking: Aedo announced after the show that they are advertising it as an "international" show because if you tell the "gringo's" its Peruvian, nobody would show up.
Last night I watched a "Behind the Scenes" report on the Peruvian TV program "Cuatro Poder" and the intro to their segment was - literally - : "Now here is a Peruvian show in town that astonishes our 'gringos'!", implying that all gringos don't give a damn about local productions. How dare you, I thought. In the U.S., announcers would have been canned immediately for his rather racist remark, I believe.
How can you single out all "gringos" for thinking that they only go to shows that are NOT of Peruvian origin? Although I believe that there are certainly a few who think that way, I can vouch for many others who think that original Peruvian shows are just as good, if not better, than the ones from the so-called "first world", always considering the lack of financial resources.

I truly hope that I will get another chance to see this show from a better angle and take some close-up pictures. Despite the fact that my wife and I received invitations from the commercial director, she couldn't be reached and she only expressed her apologies after the show.

saludos and cheers
Wolfy

# lady says :
13 October, 2006 [ 09:11 ]

I want to recommend this wonderful show, really I love it. I think is a great way to express peruvian's culture. Cesar Aedo is the best peruvian artist that represent Peru in other contries. Thanks Cesar for make public our origin and history in the world.

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