What to see, what to do in Guayaquil this Thursday, December 16, 2021

Anniversary of the Municipal Museum of Guayaquil

On May 1, 1863, the Industrial Museum was created by the hand of Pedro Carbo Noboa from Guayaquil, which began to function in the old town hall house. Later, the agreement that validated and officially designated this museum as Municipal Museum, on December 16, 1908. The main attraction of the museum is in its permanent exhibition that chronologically narrates the history of the city, which includes the Numismatic Section, the Gallery of Presidents of Ecuador and the Section of the Remains of the Yellow Fever of 1842. It also has the Pre-Hispanic, Colonial, Independence, 20th Century and Sacred Art rooms, today its reserve is greater than 12,000 pieces. Hence, this Thursday 16, for its anniversary, the institution has planned a day full of recreational activities to encourage the public to rediscover the collection of goods in the museum, including the representation of historical figures portrayed in the different rooms. Additionally, a video will be launched that records the history of the mural, as well as on the site the exterior will be toured to reveal details of this emblematic mural. Free entry. 10:00 to 17:30, Sucre between Chile and Pedro Carbo.

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 lives different situations in which 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. Thursday 16 (19:00) and Tuesday 21 (19:00) December. Casa de Fe church auditorium (km 19.5 of the road to the coast).

Virtual conversation

To learn more about the Ecuadorian corridor, recently declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, the MAAC will carry out ‘The Hall: Song and Poetry of Ecuador ‘, a virtual conversation with two specialists, the musicologist and researcher Ketty Wong and the pianist, composer and teacher Omar Domínguez, both from Guayaquil. Wong He obtained his master’s degree in Musicology from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and a doctorate in Ethnomusicology from the University of Texas, in Austin, United States. Y Dominguez He is a professor of the Music Production career at the School of Sound Arts of the University of the Arts. For almost two decades he has worked in various fields of music as a researcher, composer, pianist, arranger, director and music producer. Free entry. 16:00, through MAAC’s Facebook Live (facebook.com/MAAC.EC).

theater

“We get together again as a family and this is how we will spend this Christmas together” is the message from Norma Lixta (character starring the actor Lucho Mueckay) about the restraint of his monologue Christmas is over, where are the shepherds. This masterful talk in a humorous key takes up the terrible and unexpected isolation that families suffered as a result of the pandemic, which dressed with sadness and nostalgia this celebration that remembers the humble child who was born under that family who, overcoming difficulties, proclaimed one of the greatest love messages of all time. And that also addresses the facts, customs and anecdotes that cause the well-known end-of-the-year stress. Admission: $ 15. December 16 (2×1), 17 and 18 (20:30) and 19 (19:30), La Bota room (Malecón del Salado).

In Pop Up 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.

Long awaited premiere

Spider-Man: No Way Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEFTyAXOJ58

If you got tickets you will be able to see Peter Parker (Tom Holland), who must face the fact that his greatest secret has been revealed to society and therefore, as shown in the preview, he goes to meet with Doctor Strange. What for ?, to help you make sure that revelation never happened. The spell will alter the stability of space-time, bringing serious consequences and new dangers and some already known. Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong will play Doctor Strange and Wong while JK Simmons will return in this third installment to play J. Jonah Jameson. As for the villain party back, the confirmed ones are Alfred Molina (Otto Octavius), Willem Dafoe (Norman Osborn), Jamie Fox (Electro), but thanks to the trailer it seems that we will be able to enjoy the antagonists played by Thomas Haden again Church (Sandman), Rhys Ifans (Lizard) Dane DeHaan (Green Goblin).

Circus in Samanes

Santa Claus came to town with The circus of Santa Claus. 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).

Various exhibitions

It was inaugurated Stories, landscapes and fragmentations, sample containing works by the Argentine-Ecuadorian painter Ariel Dawi, based in Cuenca. The exhibition collects the work of this renowned colourist, intimate and dreamlike painter, who bases his proposal on literature, cinema and everyday life. It is a set of large-format works, mostly landscapes very close to abstraction, which merge expressionism with neo-figuration. The blur, perspective and formats offered on this occasion allow us to appreciate the creative force of his craft; meanwhile, the composition and color place it in a prominent place in current national art. Free entry. Open until January 2022, Monday to Friday (10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and Saturdays (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Nahim Isaías Museum (Pichincha and C. Ballén).

Empty squares is the sample of the Peruvian artist Miguel Andrade Valdez, who has been inspired by the time he spent in quarantine in his residence and workshop in Lima (Peru), while observing the empty squares and streets of the silent city from the other side. The gallery then becomes a plaza that could be seen as a stage for a play, inhabited by a couple of monumental sculptures and other wall works. Free entry. Open until January 15, 2022, Monday to Saturday (2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.), Nasal gallery, Santana Lofts building, local 1 (Puerto Santa Ana).

Visit 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. 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) .

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 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), Saturday (10:00 to 21:00) and Sunday (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 stuffed with a pineapple, apple or fig base. “We have taken great pains to offer this seasonal delicacy, added with these fruits that are easily available 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 Caamano. 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.