Arena y Esteras in Wroclaw
The Przyjaźń Sztuka Edukacja (Friendship Art Education) Foundation invites you to the events with members of the artistic collective Arena y Esteras from Peru. The performances are part of the group’s European tour co-organized by Kinder Kultur Karawan from Hamburg. In Poland, the events accompany this year’s edition of Lelenfant – the project co-financed by the Municipality of Wrocław.
ARENA Y ESTERAS SCHEDULE IN POLAND:
30.04 – 05.05 – LELENFANT HOST FAMILIES campaign – host young people from Peru (2 girls, 3 boys age around 15and their leader) in your house/flat in Wrocław | registration and details: rodziny@lelenfant.org
01.05 (Monday) – street circus show at the Partynice Horse Race Track at 12:00 – 12:30 (in front of the stands) and workshops and animations at 13:00 – 15:00 at the “Konikowo” playground | Horse Racing Track Partynice, ul. Zwycięska 2 | Free entrance
03.05 (Wednesday) – Lelenfant circus workshops for children and youth at 11:00 – 14:00 | Złotnickie Centrum Spotkań, ul. Wielkopolska 7 | free admission, registration is required (office@fae-foundation.org) or check post here about Lelenfant edition coordinators
05.05 (Friday) at 11:00 – fragment of Amaru’s performance (20 minute) as part of “Behind the Curtain” – artistic review of Lelenfant local edition. Tickets from PLN 5 at the link | Impart Centrum in Wrocław, ul. Piłsudskiego 19 (Former Wrocław Philharmonic Hall)
05.05 (Friday) at 17:30 – Amaru performance (45 minutes). Tickets from PLN 10 at the link | Impart Centrum in Wrocław, ul. Piłsudskiego 19 (Former Wrocław Philharmonic Hall)
Circus and theater performance
AMARU
We invite you to the only performance in Poland of the circus from Peru of the “Arena y Esteras” collective, which will present its performance “AMARU” on May 5, 2023 at Centrum Impart in Wrocław.
The circus theatre play AMARU is a “creaciòn colectiva” of the group. It is based on the legend of the Amaru and is the vision of a pre-Inca world view, which represents the struggle for water and the origin of life through rain.
“Amaru” is not only the guardian of water, but also the guarantor of life. He watches over the fact that the “force that generates violence” does not determine the world, and It seems that nature gets a voice in these times.
As always, the group stages this production with just a few words but colourful images on stage.
Arena y Esteras (Villa El Salvador, Peru)
“Arena y Esteras” combines social and artistic aspects with political commitment in its circus theatre productions. The participants come from “Villa El Salvador”, a suburb of Lima, the capital of Peru, marked by poverty and violence. Today, Arena y Esteras is an association of young artists, pedagogues and teachers who are involved in local politics and who strive for social change, guided by human rights, cultural identity, gender equality and respect for creation. The motto of the group is therefore: “For the right to a smile”.
For several years, “Arena y Esteras” has also been very active in the areas of sustainable development. Many of the young people from the project work in self-determined groups and are active in “Fridays for Future” in Lima.