Culture is Propaganda curated by Colombiage | Roundhouse
Colombiage presents...
Culture is Propaganda - Is Colombia's new wave of cultural stars changing the image of a troubled nation?
4-5pm
With Mexico, Cuba and Argentina successfully mapping themselves on the global cultural landscape and now the world beating a path to Brazil's door with the World Cup and the Olympic Games, how is Colombia changing the way it is perceived on the international scene? It's a country that defined Latin America's booming literary landscape in the 1980s with Gabriel García Márquez and his friends, but how is the country currently respondible for Shakira and Juanes defining itself in a moment of relative prosperity and safety? And what role does Colombia's emerging talent have to play in all of this?
Has Colombia finally learnt how to export its culture? And what will it mean for its future?
Panelists:
Moderator: Landa Acevedo-Scott (Founder and Artistic Director of Colombiage)
Oscar Guardiola-Riviera (author of What if Latin America Ruled the World?)
Cristina Fuentes LaRoche (Director of Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias, Colombia)
Maya Jaggi (award-winning cultural journalist and critic, who writes for the Guardian Review, Independent, Financial Times, Economist and Newsweek International among other publications)
Jenny Adlington (Head of Marketing at Because Music)
£10 - all day ticket includes entry to all panels/workshops/performances - view full list of events here
Colombiage, Celebrating contemporary Colombian arts
Colombiage is the leading, independent platform for the promotion of Colombian art and culture in the UK. Conceived as a "collage" of artistic expressions, cultures and audiences, it is an alternative space for stimulating dialogues between Colombia and the rest of the world. Today, Colombiage is considered to be one of the most influential celebrations of contemporary Colombian culture internationally, and remains wholeheartedly committed to giving Colombia’s artistic talent a meaningful voice on the global stage while forging a strong cultural identity for Colombians living outside their homeland. Visit colombiage.com for more information.
