What to see, what to do in Guayaquil this Saturday, December 11, 2021

Folk dances

With the participation of ten groups from Guayaquil, a Christmas celebration will be offered with traditional and popular dance from the different regions of the country. As is known, each region of Ecuador has its own customs and traditions, which differ from one place to another, although the purpose is the same: the Christian commemoration of the birth of the Child God. This activity is organized in conjunction with the Integral Movement of Formative Dances of Ecuador, coordinated by Héctor Rodríguez, director of the Centro Cultural Arte-Hispano, and is aimed at the general public. Free entrance. From 3:00 p.m., Presley Norton museum (Av. 9 de Octubre and Carchi).

This festival will be complemented by the presentation of chigualos and traditional dances of the Litoral, oral traditions and festive montuvias, next Saturday, December 18, at 10:00, also at the Presley Norton museum. Free entry.

Vallenato in Durán

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After the inauguration of Plaza Durán, the Vallenatera group will be presented Kike Villafañe and his Band, who will make all the attendees sing, dance and vibrate to celebrate the start of the December festivities. In addition, contests will be held and prizes will be given during the presentations. The space will provide the services of the commercial premises that are currently active in the shopping center. Free entry. 20:00, The Attic of the Plaza Durán cc (Av. Nicolás Lapentti).

For Christmas shopping

Sowing Market It is a space for artisans in the country to display and sell their products. On this occasion, it will have a Christmas edition in which attendees can find products made in Ecuador. Among the items that will be on sale are: toquilla straw hats, embroidery on clothing, handicrafts, jewelry, accessories, soaps, among other novelties. Free entry. Every Saturday and Sunday until December 26, the Aerovía terminal in the Abel Gilbert 3 citadel sector, at the foot of the estuary (Durán).

The Centro de Arte Theater also opens its doors to entrepreneurs so that they can exhibit their products in the lobby main event and invites the general public to attend the TCA Market. Costume jewelery, hand-painted hats, Christmas arrangements, candy boxes, home decorations, mother-of-pearl crafts, these and much more can be found in this space that has everything under one roof. Attendees will be able to take a tour of 24 stands with different trends, products and food. This is the ideal place to find the perfect gift for a special someone. Free entry. 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. lobby from the main theater (Av. del Bombero).

Plaza Design He also wants to captivate buyers with his Christmas bazaar, an event that brings together entrepreneurs and animal lovers in the same concept. This year it will be held again in the open air and with all the preventions regulated by the cantonal COE. For the fourth consecutive time, this bazaar will be ideal for shopping Christmas gifts, healthy entertainment, delicious gastronomic selection, place pet friendly where the animals are the protagonists and show Christmas for the whole family. The arrival of Santa Claus will be given, photos with all the characters, Christmas pet parade and contests, entrepreneur fair, snacks and more surprises for young and old. Plaza Design: av. León Febres Cordero, km 13.5, via La Puntilla-Pascuales. Free entry, security, internal parking and controls for capacity and preventive social distancing.

Saturday 11: Arrival of Santa Claus and all his delegation of magic and gifts.

Sunday 12: Fashion Pet Show, catwalk with the most pampered pets wearing their best Christmas outfits. They will receive awards by categories

Hour: 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (both Saturday and Sunday).

Various exhibitions

Argentine plastic artist Ariel Dawi inaugurated Landscapes, stories and fragmentations. 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, at the Nahim Isaías, Clemente Ballén and Pedro Carbo Museum (Administration Square ).

The light from heaven is the 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 reunion with spirituality and her awakening. Free entry. Open until December 15, Monday to Sunday, from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., in Plaza Lagos.

The Anthropological and Contemporary Art Museum maintains the exhibition Meditation pieces, by Patricia Meier, which adds 50 works inspired, in part, by Japanese philosophy. Covers series Kintsugi, Sashiko, Baroque Y Spinners. “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. Open until January 2022, from Tuesday to Friday (10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.), Saturdays (11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) and Sundays (11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), MAAC (Malecón Simón Bolívar y Loja).

See the nativity scenes housed in the Nahim Isaías museum. They are patrimonial pieces of the colonial and republican art reserve, belonging to the Quito School. Popular nativity scenes from Ecuador and other countries of the world are appreciated, 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).

In 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 illuminated LED panels and virtual guides, as well as face-to-face specialists in all rooms. It also has display cabinets and internal led lighting. 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 Crystal Palace (Malecón Simón Bolívar).

‘Streaming’

To celebrate international volunteer week, DirecTV presents a special collection of original content on volunteering and social impact that will be available from December 10 to 16, 2021 on its platform streaming DIRECTV GO. In total there are six original and exclusive titles: three documentaries and three series. Certain productions have participated in important festivals, have received international recognition and have the participation of special guests at the regional level, such as Carlos Vives, Carlos Valderrama, Cafú, Carlos Tenorio, Carlos Tévez, Luis Scola, Carlos Delfino, Fabricio Oberto and more.

Among the most prominent titles are:

This (too) is America. Original documentary miniseries consisting of six Latino short films about men and women from vulnerable contexts who manage to get ahead.

Bamboo, the history of the Indian Restó. Short film that won the best international short at the Puerto Rico International Film Festival Focus Film Fest 2020.

Peruvian poet. Short film presented at the Buenos Aires International Festival (BAFICI) 2021, Artists in Action section.

The artisan of San Miguel. Presented at the Esto Es Para Esto Festival (International Festival of Monterrey), International Short Films section 2021.

The women of El Ajusco. Mar del Plata International Festival 2020, 24 hour Film Section, short film category.

Rock-paper-scissors. The oldest original series of DirecTV. With twelve seasons on the air, this series brings together the most outstanding corporate volunteering actions in the entire region and their projects to transform homes, schools and other institutions in the most needy areas of the continent.

Protagonists. Documentary that shares the inspiring stories of prominent people from Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and Haiti who seek to generate positive change in their community and leave a legacy in pursuit of a more sustainable planet.

Another 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 twelve 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 are made of resin and the nativity will be illuminated with 80 meters of Christmas lights.

theater

Paulsen Study

“The public has turned this character into an icon of the Ecuadorian theater of humor (…). The teacher has received many tributes, but always the best tribute she can receive is the presence of the public at the performances, “says actor Lucho Mueckay, who plays Norma Lixta in the monologue Christmas is over, where did the shepherds go? Admission: $ 20 (with a 50% discount for seniors). Friday and Saturday, 20:30, Estudio Paulsen (Las Peñas neighborhood. Reservations at 096-018-9636). It will also be presented at La Bota (Malecón del Salado), the following week, from Thursday to Sunday.

Pop-Up

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 tough times, tough 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 on 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.