Theater in Guatemala: 7 plays that reflect on violence in the country’s history

It took 14 years for the members of the UNESCO International Theater Institute –entity founded in 1948– decided set a date on which performance art could be celebrated around the world. Thus, in 1962, various members of the entity met to establish the March 27 as World Theater Day: date on which, according to the … Read more

The time has come, the Black and White Tour is presented in Guatemala

William Monsanto[email protected] Photo: Courtesy El Attico Gallery Starting today, the anthological exhibition of the artist Christian Escobar is presented in the temporary exhibition halls of the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Costume. The collected art gallery comes from different private collections and is an interesting reflection of the technical evolution that the painter has undergone in … Read more

Día de Todos los Santos: Cinco tradiciones que conmemoran la muerte en Guatemala

“La muerte es un fenómeno común a todas las personas, ya sean estas de distintas religiones, clases sociales o ubicaciones. La forma en que se conmemora es lo que varía de esta experiencia. Dependiendo de cómo se conciba la muerte en un lugar, así serán las actividades individuales y colectivas para reconocer a los ancestros”, … Read more

La Pantera Rossa brings Amadine Fulchiron and her book “Women’s Law” on sexual violence in Guatemala and Colombia

ANDn Saturday, September 24, starting at 12 noon, at La Pantera Rossa in Zaragoza there will be a conversation with Amandine Fulchiron, a feminist activist and researcher based in Mexico and co-founder of the Guatemalan feminist collective Actoras de Cambio, in relation to her book “Women’s Law. Love, own power, authority and community” (Guatemala, Ediciones … Read more