Weiwei makes Bogotá debut with The Emperor’s Banquet
La Cometa gallery in Bogotá is hosting a landmark cultural event with the first-ever solo show of the Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei.
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FICCI presents selection of 61 Cartagena Film Festival
After a year in which the Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI) faced COVID-era restrictions, the 61 edition returns as an in-person event with new categories.
Teatro Mayor presents Tchaikovsky by Emil Tabakov
The Teatro Mayor is the venue for a performance of Tchaikovky's masterwork Swan Lake and his Symphony No.4 under the baton of Bulgarian conductor Emil…
All Colombia Encanto takes three Oscar nominations
Disney’s animated “Encanto” has earned three Academy Award nominations for best animated feature, best original score and best song.
Manuel Hernández “returns” to Galería El Museo
El Museo Gallery in Bogotá is hosting an exhibition on the works of Colombia's pioneering abstract painter Manuel Hernández.
Pacific Alliance: Cultural industries a pillar of economic integration
Among the many agreements reached during the meeting of Pacific Alliance nations is economic integration of cultural industries.
Adele suspends Las Vegas residency citing COVID-19 outbreak among crew
The chart-topping singer Adele has postponed her entire Las Vegas residency citing a COVID-19 outbreak among her team and production delays.
Barranquilla carnival launch cancelled with Omicron surge
The traditional Reading of the Sash that marks the start of Barranquilla's carvival season has been cancelled due to rising cases of the Omicron variant.
Colombia at the epicenter of Latin American audiovisual productions
Disney's animated feature Encanto is the latest release of a Colombia-inspired production by an international studio. A slate of audiovisual projects are in the works…
Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor closes 2021 opera season with Tosca
As the 2021 season draws to a close, Teatro Mayor presents Puccini's epic Tosca, conducted by Vienna Symphony's Andrés Orozco-Estrada.
Traditional dances of La Chorrera nominated for Intangible Patrimony of Colombia
The traditional dances of the indigenous peoples who inhabit La Chorrera, Amazonas, have been nominated as Intangible Patrimony of Colombia.
BLAA’s Literature Today series looks to Africa and its acclaimed writers
Seven award-winning African novelists join BLAA's contemporary literature series with interviews hosted by Gilbert Shang Ndi.
Teatro Mayor’s 2022 season brings Spain to the stage
Bogotá's Teatro Mayor has unveiled its 2022 season with Spain as Guest Nation. The curtain rises on great performances, from symphony orchestras to gender defying…
Pedro Manrique Figueroa: Colombia’s contemporary arts enigma
An new exhibition at Casa Republicana in Bogotá recreates fragments of the life of one of Colombia's most enigmatic contemporary artists: Pedro Manrique Figueroa.
Renowned conductors take the stage with Bogotá is Baroque
Five leading conductors are in charge of ensembles and orchestras during the four-day Bogotá is Baroque music festival.
Highlights of the Bogotá is Baroque festival programme
With an extensive music programme covering three Baroque composers and slate of musicians, here some highlights of the Bogotá is Baroque festival