September 27 2003, Saturday, 11am-8pm (Sunday, 11am-7pm)
GUATEMALAN AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES "LEGACIES OF LATIN AMERICA" TWO-DAY CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL HOST TALKS ABOUT BOLIVIA, COLOMBIA, MEXICO, PERU, ETC., PLUS SEVERAL CONCERTS - TO INCLUDE BRAZILIAN & CUBAN MUSIC - AS WELL AS DANCE FROM ARGENTINA & BRAZIL
Today is the first day of the two-day conference, "Legacies of Latin America." According to the promotional brochure we read, participants are being invited to, 'Experience a journey into the breathtaking ancient civilisations of Latin America and their legacies today.' The event is being held in aid of the Xinka & Pipil Indigeneous Communities in Guatemala. Today's schedule, after Alberto Sandoval, the Guatemalan Ambassador, opens the event is for a talk about the Aztecs in Mexico (11.45pm-12.30pm); press conference (1pm-1.30pm); Brazilian concert (1.30pm-2.30pm); two more talks at 3pm and 3.45pm followed by "Argentinean Dance: Tango - Biana and partners" (5pm-6pm), which sounds interesting.
The day ends with a group from the Department of Performing Arts at Brunel University putting on a performance, entitled "Experience El Dorado Legend" (7pm-8pm). And the events planned for the final day sounds just as interesting. E-mail:... or telephone 020 7201 0753 for more information, if required. Admission: £8 (concessions: £5). Location: Cervantes Institute, 102 Eaton Square, London, SW1. Tube station: Sloane Square (Circle and District lines) or Victoria (District, Circle and Victoria lines).
