What to see, what to do in Guayaquil this Thursday, December 9, 2021

Debut concert

The new Guayaquil alternative rock band Touch will launch its first production titled Revolver. The song features Martín Salazar (bass), Christian Jaramillo (drums and vocals), Danny Abambari (lead guitar and vocals) and James (lead vocal and rhythm guitar). Within this production, the influence of genres such as heavy rock from the 80s to the rebellious times of the 2000s stands out. This presentation will feature the participation of the artist Boris Gallino and the band Apolo en Llamas. Admission: $ 5. 8:00 pm, Manso boutique hotel (Malecón Simón Bolívar 1406 and Aguirre, upper floor).

Book launch

How I got to my dream of life It is the book that the historian Jenny Estrada will present. It is “a biography about life, about everything we have to go through in life to discover or rediscover in essence what we are, how we are, who we are, to be able to make decisions and never stop pursuing our dreams,” said his author Sol Damerval Cucalón, who shares her experiences, her learnings, the obstacles she had along the way, the pain of the most painful losses of her life: her husband, her mother and her stepfather; and how despite all the changes in his life he discovered his essence hidden in his subconscious to achieve his dreams. Free entry. 19:30, Multiartes Room of the Centro de Arte Theater (Av. Del Bombero).

Film premieres

West Side Story

Teenagers Tony and Maria, despite having affiliations with rival street gangs, the Jets and Sharks, fell in love in 1950s New York City. New version of the legendary musical West Side Story, in turn adaptation of a famous Broadway play that modernized the story of Romeo and Juliet. Director: Steven Spielberg. Cast: Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, David Álvarez, Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno, Josh Andrés Rivera, among others.

Fatima

In today’s Portuguese society, the author and skeptical Professor Nichols (Harvey Keitel) visits a convent in the city of Coimbra, where Sister Lúcia (Sônia Braga), an older nun, recounts the story of a historic event of which she was part in 1917. The conversation between the pragmatic scholar and spiritual ascetics illuminates decades of old mysteries and lays the foundation for an inspiring story that has fascinated millions of people for more than a century. Directed by: Marco Pontecorvo.

Matrix Resurrections

After directing the original trilogy with her sister Lilly, Lana Wachowski is in charge of directing this solo feature film expected by fans around the world. Neo and Trinity are back, but unlike other high-profile movies, it hits theaters without much being known about the plot. Yes, it is true that it is interpreted as a sequel to the original Matrix, which is not so much a Matrix 4, but something more autonomous, but the secrecy that surrounds the film is total. The trailers raise more questions than answers, and that’s clearly deliberate. There are clues, but … Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Christina Ricci, and the rest of the cast.

Dance and choirs

The Choir and Dance Festival ‘Guayaquil is my Destination at Christmas’ is inaugurated in the different squares and squares of the city. National artists, professional choirs and dance academies will offer various one-hour shows, for the entertainment of the community with the participation of plus 200 people; 165 artists and 40 technicians specialized in events. The Festival of Choirs and Dance “Guayaquil is my Destination at Christmas” will be held in the different squares and squares of the city. National artists, professional choirs and dance academies will offer various one-hour shows for the entertainment of the community with the participation of more than 200 people; 165 artists and 40 technicians specialized in events.

Beginning: Thursday, December 9, 2021. Also on the days 16, 22 and 23 from December.

Hour: 18:00

Place: Imbabura Square

Modality: Face-to-face with capacity allowed by the national COE and broadcast live on the social network Facebook “Guayaquil is my Destination.”

Participants:

• Rondalla de Espol directed by Luis Gálvez (6 members)

• Academia Zaydance Studio (four pairs of dancers)

• More City Choir digested by Astrid Achi (10 members)

• Explosion Academy (four pairs of dancers)

• Red Cross Folkloric Group (four pairs of dancers)

Christmas attraction in Guayaquil

Visit the Administration Square, which has been illuminated with 5,000 meters of LED hose, from Clemente Ballén and Malecón Simón Bolívar to Pedro Carbo, and from Pichincha and 10 de Agosto to Aguirre. There is also the traditional Christmas nativity scene and a 12 meter high Christmas tree. At birth, the work of ten artisans is reflected and consists of a manger, the Child Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the three Wise Men, three camels, a life-size angel, as well as a star. The characters will be made of resin and the nativity will be illuminated with 80 meters of Christmas lights.

Christmas concert

The Christmas Concert, event that is part of Official Calendar of Activities for the month of December of the Municipality of Guayaquil. The Chamber Orchestra of the Colegio República de Francia, made up of 12 musicians and conducted by the maestro José Manuel Uzcátegui, accompanied by the tenor Francisco Ortega and the soprano Viviana Rodríguez, participates. The artists will perform songs alluding to the Christmas season such as: Christmas Eve, Joy in the World, Glory to God in the Highest, Hallelujah, Glory, Christmas in the Highest, among other. Modality: Face-to-face with capacity allowed by the National COE and transmitted through the Facebook social network account ‘Guayaquil is my Destination’. Free admission. 19:00, San Francisco Church.

Teatro and Pop UP

Pop Up Theater Café. Premiere of season 63 of Pop-Up Teatro Café with works that are presented from Wednesday to Sunday from 7:30 p.m. These are:

Pornstar For difficult times difficult measures! Desperate for debt, Robertito will make a decision to save the family finances … Make a casting for not! Gabriel Gallardo and Angélica Arriciaga star. Directed by: Ricardo Velástegui. Assists: Anthony Reyes.

The Prince of rap. Jeoffrey, the Banks’ butler, asks Will for love advice to apply on their blind date. They act: Jorge Tenorio and Allan Quiñónez. Directed by: David Castro.

Don Juan and Inés. Don Juan infiltrates a convent where the young maiden Ines lives to conquer her, will he be able to do so? They star: Jenniffer Alvarado and Chilo Granja. Directed by: David Castro

Spiderman, another universe. In the new Spider-Man universe, Peter Parker takes up another challenge, save the world and do it before his marriage. They star: Valentina de Abreu and Nicolás Laborda. Text: Gabriel Shapiro. Directed by: Sebastián Perdomo.

You can visit these rooms in central Urdesa. Entrance: $ 6 each work. You can also review the agenda at www.popupteatro.com.

Christmas exhibitions

Visit a sample of mangers that differ in materials and provenance. There are pieces made with corn husks, traditional ceramics, porcelain, wood, silver, acrylics, metals, among others. Different ethnic groups from the world are represented. There are figures with Asian, African, European and American features. These births belonged to Father Hugo Vásquez and became part of the museum’s collection after his death in 2008. It will be open until January 6, 2022 at the Municipal Museum of Guayaquil (August 10 and Chile).

Another sample that you can see is about nativity scenes that the Nahim Isaías museum treasures. They are patrimonial pieces of the colonial and republican art reserve, belonging to the Quito School, to popular births in Ecuador and other countries of the world, dialoguing with each other, with different representations, formats and materials used for their elaboration. The sample Births since the Colony It includes paintings of the Holy Family, heritage sculptures with representations of characters and animals dating from the seventeenth century, carved in wood, incarnated and polychrome, whose prominent figure is the Child Jesus, present in different formats in the collection. The public can enter for free to appreciate these and other treasures of the museum in the city center. Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., until January 7, 2022, at the Nahim Isaías Museum (Pedro Carbo and Clemente Ballén).

‘Bodies’, last functions

On Bodies, real human bodies You can see eight human bodies, eight torsos and more than a hundred healthy organs that are available to visitors to discover the inside of the body and how it works. The show is organized by the production company Arriba el Telón and has been seen by more than 30 million people in 50 countries. The show Guayaquil is the most modern of its kind, with more than 40 luminous LED panels and virtual guides, as well as face-to-face specialists in all rooms. It also has display cabinets and internal led lighting. The bodies are preserved using the plastination technique created by the German anatomist Gunther Von Hagens and are the result of a long process of more than 20 years of work. The main objective of the exhibition is to make the audience understand “how this true perfect machine, the human body, is constituted.” Tickets: $ 5, $ 3 and $ 2.50. Open from Monday to Thursday (12:00 to 20:00), Friday (12:00 to 21:00), Saturdays (10:00 to 21:00) and Sundays (from 10:00 to 20:00), until on December 20, at the Palacio de Cristal (Malecón Simón Bolívar).

Other exhibits

The Argentine plastic artist Ariel Dawi opened his exhibition of landscapes. His intimate and dreamlike painting is based on literature, cinema and everyday life. It consists of 45 works of medium and large format, curated by Madeleine Hollaender and Patricio Estévez. Free entry. It can be visited from Monday to Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., until January 5, Nahim Isaías Museum, Clemente Ballén and Pedro Carbo (Administration Square).

The light from heaven is the painting exhibition of the Ecuadorian artist, humanist and curator Mikaela Báez Jalil, with the support of the Beck’s brand. In thirty-eight works, Mikaela captures the sensations and experiences left by her search and discovery of a new vision of life, her wounds, her healing, her reencounter with spirituality and her awakening. Free entry. Open until December 15, Monday to Sunday, from 11:00 to 21:00, in Plaza Lagos.

The MAAC (Anthropological and Contemporary Art Museum) maintains the exhibition Meditation Pieces, by Patricia Meier, which adds 50 works inspired, in part, by Japanese philosophy. Covers the series Kintsugi, Sashiko, Barrocos and Las hilanderas. “The idea of kintsugi is that when something breaks we must try to fix it in the most precious way, without hiding the repair… Scars remind us of how strong we are ”, says Meier. Free entry. MAAC (Malecón Simón Bolívar y Loja).