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A Night of Enchantment: Masked Venetian Ball

02.04.2010 · Posted in Ball, Dance, Festivals, Music, Painting

For one magical evening, mystery will enshroud Las Ruinas Santa Clara as masked men and woman convene for a night of enchantment and dance at the Venetian Ball. Located in one of Antigua’s more charming ruins, this should be the highlight of the social season. Participants can find locally-made costumes for the event. Q100 from ...

Traditional Art of Kite-Making Celebrates the Day of the Dead

10.05.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Festivals

In less than a month the skies will be filled with an exposition of giant, traditional art for all to see. Already, “pueblos” such as Santiago Sacatepéquez are creating this year’s kites for the more than 75,000 visitors expected to flood the town of 13,000. Expansive and richly ornamented, these kites are meant to help ...

Wood Carving in Guatemala

09.30.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Wood Carving

Authentic, hand-carved wooden furniture is scattered throughout Guatemala and the culture for wood carving is most certainly thriving in La Antigua. The fine art was featured in the June issue of Revue magazine: Artistry in Wood By Ira Lewis Guatemala is fortunate to have a long, rich history of artisan/artists working in many media going ...

Film Project Aims to Grow Guatemalan Cinema

09.29.2009 · Posted in Cinema/Film

This month’s issue of Revue Magazine is featuring a young Guatemalan film crew that wants to instigate a new wave of Guatemalan cinematic success: Growing the Industry By Laura McNamara A Guatemalan film crew shares a universal story to highlight their country’s unique virtues in film making. This is a movie crew with a vision: ...