Leontxo García and Julio Ernesto Granda in conversation with Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos
Long live chess
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Colegio de Abogados (auditorio)
Leontxo García(Spain) is a journalist specializing in chess since 1983, and has been writing for El País since 1985, trainer in educational chess and speaker on the educational, social and therapeutic applications of chess (with regard to brain aging and Alzheimer’s), as well as about the history of the game and its champions (he has met every world champion since Botvinnik). He is also a Member for Educational Chess of the International Chess Federation. He and the chess player Julio Ernesto Granda (Camaná, Arequipa), Peruvian International Grandmaster, Child World Champion and four times Panamerican Champion, will talk to Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos, founder of APOYO and a great fan of the game.
Rocío Silva Santisteban and Iban Zaldua in conversation with Jorge Malpartida Tabuchi
The art of the story
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Teatro Arequepay
We talk to two eminent writers. Rocío Silva Santisteban, Peruvian writer, poet, academic and former member of parliament, is also a researcher and Executive Secretary of the National Department for Human Rights. She has written poems and short stories, published in books such as Me perturbas and Reina del manicomio. She now presents El Quemadero. Cuentos reunidos, a compilation of short stories. The writer and historian Iban Zaldua (Basque Country, Spain) present A escondidas, a revised and enriched version of stories originally published in Inon ez, inoiz ez (2014). This new collection, translated by the author from Basque into Spanish, mingles the fantastic and the real to explore human contradictions and subvert reality, deconstructing it and tackling themes such as humour, climate change and artificial intelligence. They will talk to the writer and journalist Jorge Malpartida Tabuchi, author of the short story collection Contra toda autoridad, excepto…
Natalia Sobrevilla and Irene Vallejo in conversation with Magally Alegre Henderson
Societies of the archive
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Casa Tristán del Pozo - Fundación BBVA
Historical archives are sources of an incalculable value for understanding the past, present and future of nations. Natalia Sobrevillais a historian, researcher and lecturer in the History of Latin America at the University of Kent (United Kingdom), and is also the author of Independence and Nation Building in Latin America. In the context of the crisis affecting the National General Archive, we want to highlight the importance of protecting this legacy, which belongs to all citizens. In her contemporary classic,Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World, Irene Vallejo explores the development of the book and libraries in the ancient world, and how they became effective ways for transmitting and preserving ideas, while also pointing out that “a dislike of books is a tradition with strong roots in our history”. In conversation with the Head of the Riva-Agüero Institute’s Historical Archive, Magally Alegre Henderson.
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With the support of the Eccles Institute for the Americas
Grandes culturas milenarias is a detailed compendium of the major pre-Colombian cultures which grew and flourished in Peruvian territory, from the arrival of the first inhabitants of Peruvian territory, to the formation, rise and decline of the Inca Empire with the arrival of the Spanish in Peru. This event offers a chance to meet the great cultures that existed before the Inca Empire, connecting with the past, understanding the ways of life and cultures developed by the first Peruvians, appreciating their diversity, and reflecting on how we can present our amazing cultural heritage. With Patricia Villanueva.
Ages 6 and over
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With the support of la Municipalidad Provincial de Arequipa
Workshop with Adriana Roca and Patricia Villanueva
Goldsmiths for a day
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Plaza San Francisco
Goldsmiths and artisans were very important figures in pre-Colombian societies. At this event, children can pretend to be one of them, and will have the sacred mission for the day of creating an artistic figure to be offered to the most important deity of the culture that they choose. To do so, they will receive a clay pot, paints and decorative elements. They will have to paint and decorate the pot as they wish, and to finish, they will receive sheets to colour in on the subject of these cultures of the past. This activity aims to boost the creativity and expressive capacity of children, and is related to respect, self-understanding and national identity. With Adriana Roca and Patricia Villanueva.
Ages 6 and over
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With the support of la Municipalidad Provincial de Arequipa
Abdulrazak Gurnah in conversation with Philippe Sands
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Teatro Municipal
The British novelist and academic, of Tanzanian origin, Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature and shortlisted for the Booker Prize, is celebrated for his skills in examining the human condition, linking matters such as exile, migration, identity, colonialism and the destiny of refugees among cultures and continents. In conversation with Philippe Sands.
Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available
Clare Pollard and Gemma Ruiz Palà in conversation with Elisa Guerra
Always the family
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Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (teatro)
Gemma Ruiz i Palà (Spain) is a writer and journalist. In her book Les nostres mares, she pays homage to various generations of women in a Catalan family. With its intimate, emotional plot, the book tells of the struggles, sacrifices and strength of mothers and grandmothers, exploring their crucial role in the creation of family identity and Catalan society. Clare Pollard (United Kingdom) is a poet, fiction writer, translator and dramatist, author of various books of poetry. Her first novel is Delphi,a story that occurs in a London flat, where a woman who lives with her husband and ten-year-old son sees how the world is coming apart: the arrival of Trump, the occurrence of Brexit and a virus that spreads around the world, causing mayhem and forcing a lockdown. These two authors will talk to Elisa Guerra.
Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available
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With the support of British Council and Instituto Ramón Llull
Juan Luis Ossa and Natalia Sobrevilla in conversation with Magally Alegre Henderson
Bicentenaries in Latin America
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Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (auditorio)
We talk about the bicentenaries of independence in the Latin American region from a historical perspective, and looking at changes over the course of these last two-hundred years, at decolonisation processes and at relations among countries with a common past but very different present courses. With Natalia Sobrevilla (Peru) and Juan Luis Ossa (Chile) in conversation with Magally Alegre Henderson.
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Sponsored by Cerro Verde and with the support of the Embassy of Chile
Liliana Colanzi in conversation with Verónica Ramírez
You shine in the dark
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Colegio de Abogados (auditorio)
Liliana Colanzi (Bolivia) won the 2015 Aura Estrada Prize and in 2017 she was selected for the Bogotá39 list of the 39 best Latin American fiction writers aged under 40. She has a publishing project in Bolivia called Dum Dum and she is the author of the books of short stories Vacaciones permanentes and Nuestro mundo muerto. Her latest book is Ustedes brillan en lo oscuro (Ribera del Duero Prize),a collection of short stories that explore the narrative through time and space of the exuberant historical and geographical riches of Latin America. She has a doctorate in Comparative Literature from Cornell University, where she currently lectures. In conversation with Verónica Ramírez.
Farid Kahhat, Rocío Silva Santisteban and Carlos Umaña in conversation with Jonathan Castro
Rethinking the continent
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Teatro Arequepay
Three festival guests offer some ideas regarding the most pressing problems of our times, giving hints for putting us on a better path. With Farid Kahhat (Peru), sociologist and writer, an authority in the political analysis of contemporary Latin America; Carlos Umaña (Costa Rica), a doctor, activist who works for the abolition of nuclear weapons and winner of the 2017 Novel Peace Prize; and Rocío Silva Santiesteban (Peru), writer and academic, former member of the Peruvian parliament and human rights activist. In conversation with Jonathan Castro.
María Larrea, Enrica Pérez and Judith Vélez in conversation with Juan Fernando Londoño
On film
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Casa Tristán del Pozo - Fundación BBVA
Within the framework of the new film law in Peru, two Peruvian filmmakers and a Spanish-French director will talk with Juan Fernando Londoño about the science and art of creating films, as well as about their great cultural value. María Larrea(Spain/France), director, screenwriter and author of fiction, born in Bilbao (Spain) and raised in Paris, where she studied film at La Fémis, is the author of Los de Bilbao nacen donde quieren. Judith Vélez(Peru), a director, university lecturer and active participant in the Association of Women Film Directors, has made outstanding movies, including her prizewinning first film, La prueba (2006), and Volver a ver (2018),which represented Peru at the Goya Awards. Enrica Pérez (Peru) also trained as a filmmaker at La Fémis and studied Film Direction at the University of Columbia, New York; in 2009 she founded Sexto Sentido Producciones, and through this company she developed, produced and distributed her first work, Climas.
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Sponsored by CAF and with the support of Acción Cultural Española, AC/E
Christophe Talmont in conversation with Doris Zuzunaga
Music, a means of communication
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Plaza San Francisco
Music is, essentially, a communication tool, often underutilized for connecting with the community. If we look at the career of the French maestro Christophe Talmont, known for his eclecticism and his passion for sharing his experience with younger generations, we’ll see that we have many unresolved issues regarding musical management in our environment. How do we use public spaces to educate and attract the public to music? How do we demystify the belief that classical music is only for connoisseurs? How can we establish a more constructive dialogue between parents, teachers, and students around music? How do we replace hard-to-access instruments due to their high cost with materials available to everyone? In a conversation that will encourage public participation, Doris Zuzunaga, a musical educator from Arequipa, will take advantage of Christophe Talmont's warm disposition to leave us with ideas that we can adapt to our environment, to learn and have fun in the process.
Family event
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With the support of la Municipalidad Provincial de Arequipa and the French Embassy
Diego Enrique Osorno in conversation with Camila Osorio
El País event
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Teatro Municipal
En la montaña is a book about the encounter between the journalist and documentary-maker Diego Enrique Osorno (Mexico) and the Zapatista movement, which is 30 years old this year. This text, which is a mixture of reporting and personal reflection, begins in 2021 with the invitation sent to him by the Zapatista National Liberation Army to join the crew of the ship La montaña, in which a Zapatista delegation was to cross the Atlantic Ocean, beginning a journey of visits to Zapatista communities around the world over the course of many months. His task was to be a witness to register the events of that journey. In conversation with the El País journalist, Camila Osorio.
No figure has had more impact on Peruvian popular culture than Lorenzo Palacios Quispe, known as “Chacalón”. A musical idol, hero of the working class, saint and prophet of the dispossessed, his memory has attained legendary stature in a country constantly struggling against despair and injustice. Papá Huayco is a novel portraying the life of Chacalón through a range of voices that speak through a poetic register and the language of the street, telling a story which is also that of so many thousands of Peruvians, who came to Lima in the last half of the 20th century. Alfredo Villar is a curator, art historian, music researcher, writer and DJ, and he has recently published the widest-ranging study carried out into Peruvian Cumbia: Yawar chicha: los ríos profundos de la música tropical peruana. In conversation with Karen Bernedo.
Cristina Fuentes La Roche and Doris Guillén in conversation with Juan Fernando Londoño
How to pay for culture
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Colegio de Abogados (auditorio)
Every society has a special link with culture, which is a vehicle for social transformation, a right, a tool for collective self-examination and a means for celebration and enjoyment. It is easy to reach the conclusion that access to culture should be democratic and open to all, but how can this be achieved? One of the great challenges of cultural management is funding. In this conversation, moderated by Juan Fernando Londoño, two experts talk about how culture is to be paid for. With Cristina Fuentes La Roche, International Director of the Hay Festival; and Doris Guillén, founder of the Artescénica cultural association.
Abdulrazak Gurnah, Astrid Madimba, Natalia Sobrevilla and Chinny Ukata in conversation with Farid Kahhat
South to south conversations: decolonizing in order to see the world
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Teatro Municipal
Are we at the end of decolonisation processes, or are these structures present throughout the world order? At this event, we talk to Abdulrazak Gurnah (Tanzania/United Kingdom), Chinny Ukata(Nigeria/United Kingdom), Astrid Madimba (Congo/United Kingdom) and Natalia Sobrevilla (Peru) about the long shadow of colonialism and how the long task of decolonisation is to be carried out, from the positioning of non-hegemonic narratives to countries’ legal and devolution processes. In conversation with Farid Kahhat.
Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available
Hamja Ahsan and Ekaitz Cancela in conversation with Giacomo Roncagliolo
On utopias
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Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (teatro)
We talk about utopias with two contemporary thinkers who also reflect on technology. Ekaitz Cancela Rodríguez (Spain), author of Utopías digitales, is a journalist, editor of The Syllabus, publishes articles in El Salto, and is one of the founders and managers of Radical Books, the cooperative that publishes Verso Libros and Manifest Llibres. In Tímidos radicales, the artist and activist Hamja Ahsan (United Kingdom) proposes a utopia: a state for calm, introverted people on the autism spectrum, whose national anthem is the sound of a sea snail, and where the wealth of contemplation, reflective solitude and intimate company is celebrated. In conversation with Giacomo Roncagliolo.
Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available
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With the support of British Council and Acción Cultural Española, AC/E
Diego Enrique Osorno, Federico Rivas and Américo Zambrano Romero in conversation with Clara Elvira Ospina
What is happening in the Americas?
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Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (auditorio)
A look at the state of the continent along with some distinguished journalists and festival guests. With Federico Rivas (Argentina), El País correspondent; Diego Enrique Osorno(Mexico), an independent writer and reporter who contributes regularly to Mexican and international media outlets, and author of En la montaña,a book about the Zapatista movement on its 30th anniversary; and Américo Zambrano Romero (Peru), investigative reporter and author of Nuestros muertos,a book about the failed Pedro Castillo coup in Peru. They will talk to Clara Elvira Ospina (Colombia), a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in Colombia and Peru, and founder of the independent media company Epicentro.
Pablo Cateriano y Gonzalo Zegarra in conversation with Mabel Cáceres
Communication and technology
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Casa Tristán del Pozo - Fundación BBVA
Companies which use social media services such as TikTok; media outlets that offer versions of their news on the Internet; polarization and the goal of positioning ideas; we talk to two experts in communication, social media, democracy and politics. Pablo Cateriano(Peru), Communication graduate, journalist and CEO of Métrica, is the author of El arte de ser y parecer: Cómo construir y cuidar la reputación empresarial, a guide about the importance of reputation and public relations in corporate communication, based on his vast experience and with reference to successful cases. Gonzalo Zegarra(Peru) is a lawyer, former editor of Semana Económica and member of prominent press boards. In his book La democracia del click y del TikTok he covers the challenges of social media to politics, highlighting both their capacity to democratise public voices as well as their potential for creating intolerance and polarisation. These two experts will talk to Mabel Cáceres.
Dinu Flamand in conversation with Victoria Guerrero Peirano
We keep coming back to César Vallejo
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Teatro Arequepay
The poet, essayist, and translator Dinu Flamand (Romania) is an enthusiast of César Vallejo’s work, which he has translated and on which he will speak, in relation to his own poetry, with Victoria Guerrero Peirano. Flamandhas been involved in cultural content creation since his student years, later working in various newspapers, magazines, and publishing houses in Bucharest. He lived in exile in Paris during the last years of Ceaușescu’s dictatorship, reconnecting with the literature of his country after the regime ended. He has won the National Mihai Eminescu Prize, and his literary work, especially in poetry and literary criticism, is extensive, with books in translation published in several countries.
