Culture

Press photo handout of Il Giardino Armonico.

Colón: November strings

The November agenda of the Colón Theatre includes Los Romero and the Baroque ensemble Il Giardino Armonico.


Manuscript by Gabo at the University of Texas.

“Gabo” goes to Texas

The University of Texas at Austin acquired Monday the archive of Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014).


Courtesy file photo of Black, el payaso at the Colon Theatre.

“Black, el payaso”

For three nights, the Colón Theatre puts on the zarzuela operetta "Black, el payaso" and which celebrates life on the stage.

Overview of the 2013 ARTBO pavilion.

October will always be ARTBO

The country’s largest art fair, ARTBO, opens its doors with an impressive showing of international galleries.


French DJ and composer Wax Tailor.

Wax Tailor at the Colón

With his unique blend of baroque hip hop, seventies psychedelia and image spectacle, France's Wax Tailor headlines at the Colón.


French Film Festival still image.

French Film Fest, edition XIII

The French Film Festival opens Thursday in Bogotá with digitally-enhanced classics, as well as competition features.

The 691 pre-Columbian objects seized in Spain have returned to Colombia.

Reclaiming treasure

After more than a decade in Madrid's Museum of the Americas, 691 pre-Columbian relics return to Colombia.

The official post of Opera de Colombia's Turandot.

Timeless songs of love

After a 12 year absence, princess Turandot returns to Bogotá thanks to the lavish productions of the Opera de Colombia.

The CCB presented this month the new typeface of the ARTBO art fair.

Prelude to ARTBO

As one of the most important fairs in the hemisphere, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce presents a new look for ARTBO.


Local Cartageneros dance champed during a local festival.

Blade beneath the laughter

The music of champeta is layered with innuendo and sexual overtones. These thumping vibes are an integral part of Afro-colombian neighborhoods.