What to see, what to do in Guayaquil this Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Seasonal Concert

The Centro de Arte Theater invites you to enjoy with your family the power of live classical music along with the Guayaquil Municipal Philharmonic Orchestra Directed by David Harutyunyan. Tickets can be picked up from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 15:00 at the Theater box office. Free entry. 19:00, av. del Bombero.

The orchestra will delight with an outstanding repertoire prepared for the occasion.

• Vivaldi – concerto for 2 violins A minor RV 522
• Vivaldi – concerto for 4 violins B minor RV 580
• Corelli – concierto grosso op.6 # 8 G menor
• Corelli – concerto grosso op.6 # 4 D major
• Geminiani – concert grosso La Folia D minor
• Christmas carols

Musicians:

First violins: Tigran Matevosyan, María Trejo, Jorge Fernández, Saúl Castro and Víctor Peralta.

Violins II: Víctor De Luna, Kary Ann Dranguet, Daniel Echeverría, Marisol Montiel, Alexis Del Barco, Nahim Cornejo and Mario Plúas.

Violas: Zorik Bazinyan, Willie Martínez and Liz Campos.

Cellos: Paula Santa Cruz, Rafael Briceño and Jorge Carranza.

Literary conversation

The last one will be made To the flight of the page of 2021, which will be dedicated to The Emancipated, by the Lojano writer Miguel Riofrío, a 19th century work, considered the first Ecuadorian novel. It will have the participation of the writer Fernando Balseca, poet and academic, coordinator of the doctorate in Literature at the Simón Bolívar Andean University; the writer Mariagusta Correa, poet, narrator and teacher at the University of Cuenca; and, Juan Chamba, official of the Historical Archive of Loja. With the guests, Clara Medina, host of the program, will talk about the Ecuadorian society of the 19th century, about the role of women and, especially, about the vicissitudes of Rosaura, the protagonist of this work, who is also the first female character of the novels of Ecuador. The Emancipated It is a pioneering novel in many ways. At the same time, the program will establish links with the exhibition I’ll talk about myself: Loxa, opened at the MAAC, and which tells the cultural history of Loja. To the flight of the page It will be virtual, 4:00 p.m., through the museum’s Facebook account (@ Facebook.com /MAAC.EC).

Christmas show

For the first time the Directorate of Social Inclusion of the Municipality of Guayaquil and the Casa de Fe church come together to stage a show inclusive art that brings together nearly one hundred children, youth and adults with and without disabilities. The play The greatest gift tells the story of the Buenaventura, a family that experiences different situations where family unity, love of neighbor and the correct treatment of people with disabilities are put to the test. This Christmas play was prepared over several months under the production of Andrea Gálvez, the adapted script by Marcelo Gálvez, assisted by Juan Manuel Gálvez, with original music by Ian Moncayo and choreographies by Ronald Montero and Víctor Hugo Aucaquispe. Free entrance. Wednesday 15 (10:30), Thursday 16 (19:00) and Tuesday 21 (19:00) December. Casa de Fe church auditorium (km 19.5 of the road to the coast).

theater

Last function of Miss Funnyverse, stand-up comedy starring Giovanna Andrade, who brings a fun show where she will tell us about her experience representing Ecuador in an important beauty contest, with curious anecdotes from her life as an actress, woman and environmentalist. An unforgettable experience where in an imposing, powerful and versatile way we see that controversial world of queens from another perspective. Production: Luciana Grassi. Attention of the Café Vino Bar for food and beverage consumption. Admission: $ 15. 20:00, outside the Sánchez Aguilar Theater.

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! They act: Gabriel Gallardo and Angélica Arriciaga. 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.

Circus in Los Samanes

Santa Claus came to town with The Santa Claus Circus. The Christmas character is accompanied by all his helpers to set up a show with music and magic. The event is organized by Circo Rolex Ecuador, with more than forty years of experience in the entertainment, art and culture show. To preserve the health of the attendees, the maximum capacity of 50% of the stage capacity will be respected, that is, there will be a maximum of 600 people. Tickets: $ 5, $ 8, $ 10, $ 15 and $ 20 (TicketShow). Functions: Monday to Friday (8:30 p.m.), Saturdays (6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.), Sundays and holidays (4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.), until December 31, Samanes Park (north of Guayaquil).

DirecTV Christmas Special Programming

To celebrate Christmas, during the last month of the year, OnDirecTV will present various productions that will also be available on the streaming platform DirecTV GO.

Tuesday, December 14 at 11:00 p.m. the documentary will be broadcast Christmas at Stately Homes. Some of the most imposing houses in England, such as Warwick Castle and Highclere Castle, the main location of the hit British series Downton Abbey, open their doors in this unmissable documentary to show how the British aristocracy lives Christmas.

Wednesday 15 at 23:00. A Very Royal Christmas: Sandringham Secrets. A look at how the British royal family celebrates Christmas at the Queen’s Norfolk estate, combining archival footage with interviews. Royal connoisseurs, former staff members, pundits, comedians and royal celebrities will reveal the innermost secrets of how Christmas is organized for Britain’s most famous family.

Various exhibitions

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 the series Kintsugi, Sashiko, Barrocos and Las hilanderas. “The idea of ​​the kintsugi is that when something breaks we should try to fix it in the most precious way, without hiding the repair … Scars remind us 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) .

Last day of The light from heaven, by the Ecuadorian artist, humanist and curator Mikaela Báez Jalil, with the support of the Beck’s brand. In 38 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 from 11:00 to 21:00, in Plaza Lagos.

Bodies, real human bodies exposes eight human bodies, eight torsos and more than a hundred healthy organs that are available to visitors to discover the body inside 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. 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 19, at the Palacio de Cristal (Malecón Simón Bolívar).

Christmas gastronomy

Chef Miguel Caamaño (Ecu @ comida) proposes a delicious variation of filling based on pineapple, apple or figs. “We have taken pains to offer this seasonal delicacy, added with these fruits that are easily acquired in the market; processed and made exclusively to enhance the traditional garnish of the protagonist of his Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinner ”, says Caamaño. You can buy them in 1 kg presentations (containers) at $ 18.50. Home delivery and pick-up service. 2×3 promotion. Cdla. Miraflores, 201 First Street and Porvenir Alley. Phones: 099-457-3558 and 098-692-9964 or by mail ecuacomida@hotmail.com.