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Special Presentations

Cultural Program

Although not initially planned, the characteristics of many of the works presented and approved for oral presentations or posters permit us to create a special space in which the diverse themes of the Conference can be displayed from the perspectives of activism, cultural mobilization and the arts.The works will be shown in an appropriate space for their appreciation in own “real” dimension.

These reflections, by ways of exhibitions, videos and performances, will be set-up in special rooms and public areas at the South Campus of the “Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia,” where the Conference will take place.

Participants:

Social Events

Opening Ceremony and Reception
Bolivar Hotel 7:00 pm
Departure of Shuttle to Bolivar Hotel: 5:30 pm

Bilingual tour guides will accompany conference delegates to the Bolivar Hotel and will conduct a brief tour of the monuments and main tourist sites in “Historic Lima”. Following this tour, we will arrive at the traditional Bolivar Hotel, where a “Sicuris(*) Band” will be waiting for us, which will join us for the Inauguration Ceremony.

After the host’s opening remarks, we invite you to try some of the many traditional dishes representing the best in Peruvian cuisine which will include the very Peruvian “Pisco Sour.”

To close the festivities, musician Miki Gonzáles will perform. Gonzáles, who after many years of investigating the various forms of Peruvian music (e.g., Andean, Black) in his desire to rescue native cultures, has achieved a widely-celebrated fusion of electronic rhythms with traditional Peruvian instruments and dances.

(*) The Sikuri

The siku, zampoña or antara is one of the oldest musical instruments of the Altiplano Aymara.It is shaped by various pipes comprised of two parts.According to the ancient way of playing the siku, each part of a melody should be played by a different person. The tradition says that one part is called Ira, which means “the one who guides”, and the other Arka, which means “the one who follows”; therefore the siku is always played in large groups made up of couples of arka and ira.

In every band of sikuris, or 'players of sikus', one or more musicians simultaneously play large bass drums called wankaras, which have a very powerful sound.

The groups can use different sizes of instruments, which produce various voices and represent the members of a family: parents, children, babies, etc.Many of these "families" are part of the totality of a community.

The complete band is called "troupe of sikuris", and each troop of musicians play and dance at the same time, rotating in a circle, clockwise or counter clockwise, according to the phrases of the melodies.

The siku has reached beyond the Altiplano, first to the southern region of the country and later arrived to the capital, conquering its streets and its main squares, and with it, arousing the interest of dancers from all ages and all races.

Closing Ceremony

Main Auditorium (UPCH Campus) - 5:00 p.m.

After the final plenary session, the Closing Ceremony will take place featuring The Dance of the Scissors performed by “Danzaq “(*), a dance present in every important celebration of the Central Andes. Following the final words, we will initiate the end of the festival with a “Marinera Norteña”(*), led by the champions of the “Marinera Norteña” Festival of Trujillo, and we will finish with a show of the “Cajón Peruano”(*) under the direction of the music department of the PeruvianUniversityCayetano Heredia. Finally, the Department of Health, Sexuality and Human Development will offer a cocktail to participants.

(*) Danzaq: The Dance of the Scissors is an impressive demonstration of art and physical dexterity and, for the Andean man, constitutes above all a complex ritual. A series of mysteries surround the danzaq (the ritualistic dancers) who, in a demonstration of force and elasticity, put to test their agility by means of gymnastic leaps to the rhythm of harp and violin. It is a dance of religious and magical character, which, through choreography, represents the Andean spirits.

(*) Marinera: This dance is a derivative of the “Zamacueca”.It has various styles that are named according to their place of origin: northern Marinera, mountain Marinera, and coastal Marinera. Its development is of a great dynamism, with elegant movements and a very complex choreography of coordinated and synchronized sequences. Each member of the couple constantly keeps rhythm with a handkerchief in one hand, which is also used for the courtship, despite the fact that physical contact is never made.

(*) Cajón Peruano: Percussion instrument of Afro-Peruvian origin used in the majority of musical variants of Coast of Peru.It is constructed of a wooden box that a hole on back panel.To play, the “tañedor” sits down on the box and hits it directly with his/her hands.

Satellite Meetings (by invitation only)