Culture
By Rocío Otoya Sydney, Australia, Sep 23 (EFE).- Acclaimed Spanish dancer Paula Rodríguez, who is touring Australia with the «Authentic Flamenco» show, told EFE in Sydney that this art «has given many wings to women» while still evoking stereotypes about their role in society. Rodríguez, 32, explained that flamenco reflects...
Gabriel Romano Chacaltaya, Bolivia, Sept. 22 (EFE) – Amautas, or Andean wise men, offered gifts, prayers and native music to Mother Earth as part of a ritual at more than 5,200 meters above sea level to appease the extreme drought affecting Bolivia. «We are asking Mother Earth (Pachamama) for water...
Esther Alaejos San Juan, Sept 22 (EFE).- Same-sex couples are challenging the prejudices of society by dancing in Puerto Rico, one of the cradles of salsa, also demolishing the roles of this tropical rhythm that has traditionally marked men lead and women follow. Three years ago, the Puerto Rican Amalís...
Bangkok, Sep 22 (EFE).- «La Grenouillère,» «The garden at Sainte-Adresse,» «Impression, Sunrise,» and the iconic series «Water Lilies» are among the 3,500 digitized works that make up the exhibition «Monet & Friends Alive,» an immersive experience that opened in Bangkok on Friday. Through a multisensory experience, which combines shapes, smells,...
Seoul, Sep 22 (EFE).- Suga, a member of the hugely popular K-Pop boy band BTS, began his mandatory military service on Friday, the artist and his record label said on social media. Suga, whose real name is Min Yoon-gi, is the third member of the band to enlist after Jin...
Juan Carlos Espinosa Havana, Sept 21 (EFE).- Making black women visible in their daily lives as a sign of empowerment is what young Cuban artist Daniela Águila proposes in her «Invisible Portraits» series, whose exhibition opened Thursday in Havana. Águila’s project – her fifth personal exhibition on the island –...
Manuel Ayala Tijuana, Mexico, Sept 21 (EFE).- In Tijuana, in the heart of the border between the United States and Mexico, just one kilometer from the San Ysidro crossing, stands one of the most symbolic places in the city: the Museum of Mexican Wrestling (Mullme). Located in Tijuana, a city...
By Macarena Soto Ahmedabad, India, Sep 21 (EFE).- A simple house on the banks of the Sabarmati River in the city of Ahmedabad, in western India, was home to Mahatma Gandhi for 13 years, and today serves as a museum. From this place, he set off on a journey of...
New York, United States, Sept 20 (EFE).- Writers George R.R. Martin, John Grisham, Elin Hilderbrand, and 14 others organized by the Authors Guild have sued technology company OpenAI for violating their copyrights. The company gained widespread popularity last year with the launch of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot capable of...
Barcelona, Spain, Sep 19 (EFE).- US film director Woody Allen presented his latest movie «Coup de Chance» (Stroke of Luck) on Monday in Barcelona, coinciding with the first of the two concerts he will offer in the city with his jazz band. During an interview with EFE, Allen, 87, acknowledged...
Zinacantán, Mexico, Sept 16 (EFE).- Around 3,000 Tzotzil Indigenous People, along with municipal authorities, education committees and students from Zinacantán, Chiapas, in southern Mexico, participated in the parade to commemorate the 213th anniversary of the Mexican War of Independence. Prior to the civic ceremony, the Tzotzil Mayan authorities prepared an...
By Nayara Batschke Ayutthaya, Thailand, Sep 16 (EFE).- Masks, costumes, paintings and precise gestures are the elements that give rhythm to the Khon, the most traditional dance drama in Thailand that relives the journeys of the hero Rama – the incarnation of the god Vishnu – with touches of seduction,...
