Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos designated fast-talking actor John Leguizamo on Wednesday as Colombia’s ambassador to the world of cinema. “He was named ambassador of Colombia for all the directors…
Medellin’s Teatro Metropolitano hosts two epic operas by Italian composer Giussepe Verdi: “Otello” and “Un Ballo in Maschera” showing from September 9-23. Verdi’s “Otello” is an opera in four acts…
An estimated 1,500 artists and supporters united in protest Tuesday against the death threats sent to 12 theater groups one week ago in Bogota, reported Colombian media. The colorful, musical,…
Manizales celebrates the 33rd year of their International Theater Festival and invited the continent Asia to join in the celebration, which runs September 9-18. This year the festival has invited…
Twelve Bogota theater groups have received death threats from the neo-paramilitary group “Aguilas Negras,” local media reported Thursday. Luis Vicente Estupiñan, from the Teatro la Disidencia theater group, reported the…
Medellin Scene will be hosting their 7th annual Theater Art Festival starting Saturday, August 27 and lasting until Saturday, September 3. The week kicks off with a wild inaguration parade…
The third International Meeting of Andean Cultures will be held this August in the southwestern Colombian city of Pasto, newspaper El Espectador reported Wednesday. The meeting will feature academics, artists,…
After 45 years in operation, Bogota’s La Candelaria Theater, Colombia’s first independent theater, continues to have a profound impact on art initiatives around the country, while always maintaining a…
A series of Spanish operettas, known as zarzuelas, will be performed in Bogota, beginning April 23 with the piece “Luisa Fernanda,” reported events site vive.in. The Colombian capital’s Jorge Eliecer…