Spanish National Ballet opens FITB at Teatro Mayor
The Spanish National Ballet presents a dazzling performance of Zaguán y Alento during four nights at the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo.
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Olga de Amaral’s tapestries head to Brussels in first ever showing
The renown Colombian artist Olga de Amaral is hosting her first exhibition in Belgium and which present 40 works elaborated during the last 15 years…
FITB 16: Bogotá ready for a weird and wonderful theatre festival
The curtain rises on the largest theatre event in Latin America. The 16th edition of the Iberoamerican Theatre Festival presents works from 13 countries.
Bogotá’s Gold Museum joins Golden Kingdoms exhibition at the MET
A beautiful exhibition titled Golden Kingdoms at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York includes pre-Columbian artefacts from Bogotá's famous Gold Museum.
Muestra Cine Español: “Giants” of Spain’s film industry arrive in Bogotá
The 6th edition of Muestra de Cine Español opens in Bogotá, Thursday March 8, with a slate of award-winning films from Spanish filmmakers.
FICCI: Cartagena’s Film Festival turns up the voltage with edition 58
The longest-running film festival in Latin America reaches another milestone with 137 films of "high voltage" storytelling.
Teatro Azul unleashes the power of “Hominum” at the Colón Theatre
The Teatro Colón launches its Colombian theatre programme with "Hominum: Perdón por ser," and poignant reflection on reconciliation by the Armenia theatre company Teatro Azul.
Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor gears up for a mega co-production of “Mahagonny”
The opera by Brecht and Weill known as Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a major co-production between the Teatro Mayor, Teatro…
Spain inaugurates 18-months of cultural exchange with Colombia through ‘Foco’
An intensive cultural exchange between Spain and Colombia will keep you busy during the next 18 months. Here, some of the highlights.
Former “El Bronx” turns stage in Bogotá’s Festival Centro
For its ninth edition of Festival Centro, the Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño (FUGA), has incorporated a street in "El Bronx" to host live concerts.
MamBo: Cultural icon “For Rent” or stunt for “subversive” art?
Bogotá's Mambo put the art world on edge with a "For Rent" sign. Is this cultural icon moving to a new home or is it…
Santos turns up at Bogotá shoot of “Mile 22” starring Mark Wahlberg
President Santos joins the crew of "Mile 22," a Peter Berg film currently being shot in Bogotá. Actor Mark Wahlberg praised Colombia, promising to return…
Birthplace of Colombian Nobel García Márquez to get library for his works
Colombia's Ministry of Culture will construct a library in Aracataca, birthplace of Gabriel García Márquez, to house his literary works.
Wiener Akademie Resounds with Beethoven at Teatro Mayor
The Orchester Wiener Akademie under Martin Haselböck are performing all nine of Beethoven’s Symphonies at Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo.
Rafael Bonachela of Sydney Dance Company: “Dance is poetry of the body”
The acclaimed artistic director of Sydney Dance Company, Rafael Bonachela, spoke with The City Paper about how music, lighting and movement create a world-class performance.
Sydney Dance Company presents double bill at Teatro Mayor
The acclaimed Sydney Dance Company returns to Bogotá with Lux Tenebris/Frame of Mind, a double bill by the company artistic director Rafael Bonachela.