From San Pelayo to Bogotá, a night of porro magic
The Teatro Mayor JMSD presents the 41st edition of the traditional Porro Music Festival dedicated to coastal genre.
Culture
Verdi’s Venetian Opera comes to Bogotá’s Colón Theatre
Willy Decker, director of Barcelona’s Liceu Theatre and conductor Hilary Griffiths bring Verdi’s operatic masterpiece Otello to the stage in four performances this month.
Cartier-Bresson: A “decisive moment” for photography in Bogotá
A retrospective of Henri Cartier-Bresson has opened at the MAMU and the most important photography event for a country celebrating Colombia-France Year.
ARTBO Weekend: Cavelier and his ‘Shapes of Time’ at LamaZone
Artist Jorge Cavelier's most recent exhibition at LamaZone marks a departure from works created after his kidnapping. Yet, the Colombian landscape remains at the heart…
An ARTBO Weekend of Art in Bogotá
The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce has launched ARTBO Fin de Semana as a way to incentivate the gallery going public and a midyear preview of…
ARTBO Weekend: Apes and artistic discovery at NC-Arte
The NC-Arte gallery presents an exhibition by Amalia Pica, inspired by the relationship between humans and African primates.
ARTBO Weekend: Azout and her ‘Umbrales’
Artist Lydia Azout is participating in ARTBO weekend with her most recent exhibition 'Umbrales' at the Alonso Garcés Gallery in Bogotá.
The Colón inaugurates theatre season with “Shakespeare Enamorado”
Colombia's iconic Teatro Colón presents the cast of Shakespeare Enamorado, a 28-performance season which debuts in July and tributes the great bard of literature.
The “eco” medievalists of the Museo Nacional
The Cluny Museum of Paris brings 60 pieces from the medieval period to the National Museum as part of Colombia - France Year.
Cirque Farouche takes on Fellini’s “18 1/2” at the Teatro Mayor
The French circus group Cirque Farouche headlines this month at the Teatro Mayor with an acrobatic tale based on Fellini's iconic film "18 1/2"
DeBonis and the ‘Strangers to Peace’ film project
A filmmaker producing a documentary about ex-guerillas has learned that an accord is merely the first step on the long path for combatants to make…
Two nations united by music and a chance for youth to shine on stage
The French flute player Samuel Bricault will perform this evening with the youth orchestra Batuta and Nueva Filarmonía at the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo…
Leading photographers invited to auction for Colombia’s heroes
The most important names in photography in Colombia have been invited to auction off one of their best works to help the families of soldiers…
The 43rd Mono Núñez Festival celebrated at the Teatro Mayor
On Saturday, April 29, the Teatro Mayor launches the 43rd edition of Colombia’s most important Andean music event, the Mono Núñez Festival.
Madrid’s Ron Lalá takes on Cervantes with ‘Cervantina’
The Spanish theatre group Ron Lalá takes on the verses of the father of the modern novel, Miguel de Cervantes, with four performances at the…
Second concert of Bach in Bogotá headlines with French organist Leroy
The second free concert of the Ministry of Culture's Bach in Bogotá brings to Bogotá French organist Ghislain Leroy of the Sapporo Concert Hall.