New York, May 14 (EFE).- The original torch of the Statue of Liberty, replaced 33 years ago due of its deterioration, shines again in the new museum at the foot of Lady Liberty in New York Harbor, set to open to the public this week. The museum has gathered within its walls the original models …
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Playa del Carmen, Mexico, May 12 (EFE).- Mexican actor Dario Yazbek Bernal, who stars in the hit series “La casa de las flores,” said in an interview with EFE that differences in sexual orientation, such as bisexuality, should not be a “controversial” theme on television. “A lot of people ask me if it’s a controversial …
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By Lina Broydo Fiddler on the Roof Plays in San Jose May 21 through May 26, 2019 A beloved theatrical classic from Tony Award winner Joseph Stein, and Pulitzer Prize winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof is on its way to San Jose. Directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher, choreographed …
By Lina Broydo Symphony Silicon Valley Presents Petrushka & Rachmaninoff 2 with Pianist Jon Nakamatsu and Conductor Tatsuya Shimono May 4 at 8 p.m. May 5 at 2:30 p.m. When Ringling Brothers wanted a score for 50 elephants and 50 ballerinas – Stravinsky obliged. A much earlier commission resulted in a piece about a puppet’s love …
Miami, Apr 16 (EFE).- Although he opened his first solo exhibition in the United States in a Miami gallery, Brazilian graffiti artist Kobra never forgets where he started and says the world’s leading museum is the street, where he has painted so many works full of color and social consciousness. “I’m privileged to be able …
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Mexico City, Apr 14 (EFE).- Mexico’s General Archive of the Nation (AGN) safeguards incredible stories such as that of the rag doll from the 18th century that belonged to Francisco Xavier Palacios, a man who, out of love, entered religious life but ended up selling his soul to the devil. Along with the doll, the …
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New York, Apr 15 (EFE).- The unmistakable silhouettes of the skyscrapers of New York are part of the artistic project that the Metropolitan Museum of Art presents each spring, with the work of Polish-born German artist Alicja Kwade being highlighted this year. Kwade, who is exhibiting her work for the first time in a US …
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By Lina Broydo Celebrating 25 Years: Best of Michael Smuin San Francisco, April 26 to May 4, Yerba Buena Center for th Arts Walnut Creek, May 17 & 18, Lesher Center for the Arts Mountain View, May 23 to May 26, Center for the Performing Arts Carmel, May 31 & June 1, Sunset Center Gershwin and …
Acapulco (México), 9 abr (EFE).- La Ciudad de México ha puesto en marcha un ambicioso plan para convertirse en la capital latinoamericana de la cultura con la promoción internacional del Día de los Muertos y trece festivales culturales. La directora General del Fondo de Promoción de Turismo de la Ciudad de México, Paola Félix Díaz, …
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New York, Apr 3 (EFE).- A building on wheels called “The Shed,” the latest novelty in New York, is the home of an art institute into which $500 million has been invested and with which the city intends to remain in the vanguard of culture. Designed to host all kinds of events such as concerts, …
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