#museobolivariano

[chrismbr]

#latergram #QuintaSanPedroAlejandrino #MuseoBolivariano Finally some real, astonishing art! David Manzur (b.1929) does brilliant, confronting but also attractive work. His 1969 ‘Homenaje a una pared colonial’ brings flies into the permanent collection. The large retrospective Time, Space & Memory displays paintings and, especially, his delicious drawings full of dark energy. (at Quinta De San Pedro Alejandrinino) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp8wnSXSpQT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[popelei-blog]

Week 2 - Medellín & Santa Marta

Week 2. What a week. Highs and lows and then mega highs again. So high, we lost our feet in flight and realised the lows we had were there to keep ourselves firmly on the ground.

After the Festival El Gesto Noble we went to Medellín. There we visited a cool theatre called Oficina Central de los Sueños in the centre that’s run by Jaiver Jurado who uses it as a space for his theatre company as well as a place for artists to rehearse, create and learn. It was very cool. I’d love a space like that one day. #keepdreaming

Whilst in Medellín we were staying with one of Camilo’s friends (god bless Cami and all his contacts!) Wilson Barrera. He had a spare room which he kindly let us use. What a dude! It was very welcome - unfortunately the two shows we did in Medellín at the CasaTeatro El Poblado were not very well attended. A definite fault with the team at the theatre who didn’t try very hard to promote the show. A humongous shame. But the small crowd we had in absolutely LOVED IT! We had a standing ovation from the 16 (eeek) on the second night and a nice gentleman even returned from seeing it on the first night to share his thesis on Manuela Sáenz and a picture of Manuela and Simón that he had.

We left Medellín feeling a little sore of ego. After such great responses in Bogotá and the festival it was a real shame more people didn’t get to see it in Medellín. I wanted to write a strongly worded letter to Lina, director of El Poblado, to complain about their lack of promotion but I didn’t. Every draft email I wrote was so passive aggressive, I couldn’t bring myself to send any of them. It made me think about contracts and splits and all that – do theatre companies ever get an assurance against a theatre and their lack of promotion? It’s usually the other way around – the theatre gets a guarantee if the show doesn’t sell enough. But what happens when the theatre doesn’t do their job properly?

Onwards. It wasn’t hard to stay down for long. We were flying to SANTA MARTA - Caribbean coastal town of dreams. We stepped off the aeroplane into 35 degree heat, ufff! We had our sunnies on, flip flops out and were full of excitement for the show at La Quinta San Pedro Alejandrino where Simón Bolívar died in 1830. The Museo Bolivariano had housed us in a rather fancy hotel which was lush after sharing a room with Tamsin the fart-a-holic and Camilo the snorer. (You’d think it would be the other way around, no?)

That evening we went to the Quinta to prepare the lights for the following evening. We finally met the wonderful crew in charge, Rosa Cotes and Johanna, who I had only been in contacted with via email and whatsapp for the last 6 months. Their theatre, Joaquin de Mier, is a beautiful open air amphitheatre type space all painted in white with dramatic looking trees surrounding it. They were hoping for at least 400 people - shitters, that’s BIG. After dinner, a few beers and a walk along the beach we rested up ready for the show the following day.

Now these guys know about promotion! We ended up having about 900 people there, although it could have been more. It was insane. I have never in my life performed to so many people. Both Camilo and I were bricking it. But the atmosphere was so electric it was hard not to lap up the adrenaline and buzz buzz buzz. 

15 mins before we went on the electricity went. Haha – welcome to Latin America. We hung out in the dark with our phones as light until it came back on just in time. The whole place looked incredible jam-packed full of people. The Caribbean sunset had left a lingering pinkness in the sky and the trees behind the stage were lit up like a magical forest. The crickets sang their song and as night fell we performed under the stars. An unforgettable evening. 

Performing in such a large space meant we really had to work our voices and guitar strings. And I have never taken so much time over my words – it was good practice. The audience were with us the whole way through – clapping after every song, every moment of audience participation and every promotion that Manuela received in the army. And then, of course, 1 minute before the very end…the electricity went AGAIN. Haha – what could we do but laugh? The audience applause was enormous and they all used their phones to light the stage for our bow. Afterwards we were bombarded with people wanting photos and to share their appreciation for the show. It was very beautiful. One comment we received later was “it is of immeasurable value the gift you are bringing to these countries lacking self-esteem with your honest performance”. That’s pretty cool. It certainly feels like the story has a lot more impact over here – both through the music and the narrative.

After the super duper high of that night, we got 2 days off to enjoy the sights of Santa Marta. We went for a day trip to Tayrona National park where besides Tamsin getting attacked by some weird type of wasp, we got to do some serious walking and some serious sunbathing. We burnt our pale little bodies in the Caribbean sun and waddled back to town completely pooped out. That evening we met up with one of Camilo’s friends, Oriana, who was in Santa Marta to perform with her grandmother, the legendary Toto La Momposina, at the festival of Santa Marta. We actually met Toto, which was full on awesome and got to giggle with her and Oriana about ‘cachacos’ over some freshly made ‘curuba’ juice – yum!

And that’s the end of week 2 and the end of our time in Colombia (for the moment anyway). So far, nearly 2000 people have seen the show over 9 performances. Not bad ey? Next up – Country # 2 – COSTA RICA!

[labitacoradelvagabundo]

Grilletes para esclavos de La Colonia. #Venezuela #MuseoBolivariano #Caracas

[bydrus]

Que calle tan bonita. A tu izquierda, el #MuseoBolivariano y luego La Casa Natal del #Libertador. Hermosas locaciones. Me encantaría ver el museo Anzoátegui así de bello. Fue muy impresionante para mi estar en estos lugares, sobre todo en la casa de #Bolívar donde es inevitable imaginar cómo vivian los millonarios de la época y quedar atónitos con esas gigantes y finas pinturas...muy grandes, como las paredes de mi cuarto. La estructura de la casa enamora. Ah, y los muebles que definitivamente son piezas invaluables. Del museo uno espera ver cosas interesantes...pero que tenga hasta extractos de hueso y cabello de Bolívar es MUCHO. Las armas, vajillas, vestimenta, espadas...muuchas cosas pertenecientes a Simón y otras personas que son tan familiares y a la vez totalmente ajenas a nosotros, a nuestra realidad, cosas que uno solo ve en libros y películas que parecieran ser puro cuento. Si tienen la oportunidad de ir no duden en hacerlo.

[adrinila]

Recorrido por #casadeBolivar y el #museoBolivariano #caracas #venezuela #walkingaround #adrisflipa #adrisphotos #adrinila (at Casa Natal del Libertador Simón Bolívar)

[chrismbr]

#latergram #QuintaSanPedroAlejandrino #MuseoBolivariano Selections from the permanent collection were pretty grim, though there were a few interesting works… including by Santiego Cárdenas & Omar Rayo. (at Quinta De San Pedro Alejandrinino) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp8vbZQSiQt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[chrismbr]

#latergram #QuintaSanPedroAlejandrino #MuseoBolivariano The temporary show was of ecological work by Wilmer Martínez Manotas; there was a selection of attractive abstracts by Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar (1922-2004) - plus a ‘mended’ crack in the gallery floor? (at Quinta De San Pedro Alejandrinino) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp8vCaCyXjX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[popelei-blog]

Manuelita en La Quinta San Pedro Alejandrino en Santa Marta, Colombia #vivamanuelita #900 #museobolivariano #happiestpersonaliverightnow #simonbolivar #bolívarvive #birthdaycelebrations #sefuelaluz 😜

[otografo]

#museoBolivariano #museo #CaminandoPorCaracas #recorido #caracas #memoriaUrbana #Detalle #colonia #colonial #Arquitectura #architecture #Otografo #lobuenodeccses #mostremosvzla (en Museo Bolivariano De Caracas)

[otografo]

#EscudoNacional #museoBolivariano #museo #CaminandoPorCaracas #recorido #caracas #memoriaUrbana #Detalle #colonia #colonial #Arquitectura #architecture #Otografo #lobuenodeccses #mostremosvzla (en Museo Bolivariano De Caracas)

[otografo]

#museoBolivariano #museo #CaminandoPorCaracas #recorido #caracas #memoriaUrbana #relojSolar #Detalle #colonia #colonial #Arquitectura #architecture #Otografo #lobuenodeccses #mostremosvzla (en Museo Bolivariano De Caracas)

[labitacoradelvagabundo]

#MuseoBolivariano #Caracas

[labitacoradelvagabundo]

Retrato de Bolívar #MuseoBolivariano #Caracas

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Caja fuerte de La Colonia. #Venezuela #MuseoBolivariano #Caracas

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Vajilla Bolivariana. #MuseoBolivariano #Caracas

[labitacoradelvagabundo]

Carruaje de la epoca de independencia de #Venezuela #MuseoBolivariano #Caracas