El Sueño Existe 12 -14 August 2011 Machynlleth Programme As at 28/7 Shaping up to Be A
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El Sueño Existe 12 -14 August 2011 Machynlleth Programme as at 28/7 Shaping up to be a Great Weekend! The spirit of Víctor Jara in Wales www.elsuenoexiste.com Friday 10.00 - 4.30 CONFERENCE : YMA O HYD ! A Pesar de Todo Against All Odds (We’re still here) See separate webpage Samuel Moncada Venezuelan Ambassador, Beatriz Souviron Bolivian Ambassador, Dafydd Iwan Welsh trouba- dour/campaigner, John Crabtree Oxford University Latin American Centre, Angharad Tomos Welsh author. 4.00 - 5.00 INTRODUCTORY RAP WORKSHOP with Colombian and Welsh rappers. 7.15 - 10.45 EVENING CONCERT: A taster! Music, dance & poetry from the festival artists. Guest appearances: Fri eve concert Alejandro Reyes: a key figure in Víctor Jara’s early career. Sasha Mitchell: singing ‘Víctor Jara of Chile’ ; at the TABERNACLE; words/music by her father Adrian Mitchell / Arlo Guthrie. Dafydd Iwan: campaigner for social justice all other events and Welsh culture, who raised awareness of Víctor Jara in Wales with his song ‘Cân Víctor Jara’ at the PLAS. Pongo’s Dream: An Aymaran myth. Puppet show presented by José Navarro.
Saturday Main Programme of Performances and Discussions Workshops 10.00 Latin America Rising: response from the U.S. and its allies: 8.45 Tree-planting in memory of María del Carmen Grace Livingstone, Journalist and author of ‘America’s Arriagada and Michel Selím Nash Saez, Backyard’ and Francisco Dominguez, Venezuelan Solidarity Campaign victims of the Pinochet regime Ecomemoria 11.45 Tradición Andina Bolivian dance 11.00 Rap (Welsh and English) Aron Elias 12.10 Rompiendo Fronteras South American folk 12.00 The Work of Memory Ecomemoria 1.00 Trade Unionism and Human Rights in Colombia 12.55 Jorge Morales and Fernando Toro Guitar & charango Andy Richards, Ivan Monkton & Carlos Cruz of Unite 1.25 Razz Poet and troubadour from Tottenham 1.00 Rap (Latin American) Zona Protesta 1.45 Cass Meurig and Nial Cain Traditional Welsh music 2.00 Space for Movement: Report on the Summit on 2.00 Banner Theatre ¡Viva Venezuela! Climate Change In Bolivia Alice from Trapese 2.35 Alfredo Cordal and Juan Calle Poetry 2.00 Peruvian dance Baila Peru 3.00 Silvia Balducci Italian songstress 3.00 Pablo Neruda: his final days Adam Feinstein 3.10 Carlos Arrendondo Poetry 3.00 Cuban Salsa Rod Lawson 3.30 Baila Peru Peruvian dance 3.00 Miami Five Apolo Santana, Cymru Cuba 3.50 Carlos Jesús Tiple and guitar from Chile 4.00 Palestine / Wales twinning Members of 4.40 José Navarro & José Fernandez Peruvian Scissor Dance Llanidloes Palestian Friendship group 5.05 Zona Protesta Latin American rap 4.00 Revolutionary Music Alex Etchart 6.00 Banner Theatre ¡Viva Venezuela!
7.30 -12.00 CONCERT Kausary Traditional Andean & contemporary Latin-American music that both touches the soul and stirs the feet. Steve Eaves Welsh Singer-Songwriter Gerardo Osal Venezuelan troubadour
Sunday Main Programme Workshops 10.00 The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America, 11.00 Pablo Neruda : his final days Adam Feinstein the Social Significance. Pablo Navarrete, journalist, 11.00 ‘Aprendimos Caminando’: Indigenous autonomy in researcher, editor and documentary Oaxaca and Chiapas Leonie Harvey-Rolfe filmmaker. 11.00 Bolivian Dance Gladys Medina (Tradición Andina) 11.00 Cloud Cuckoo Latino flower punk 12.00 Pachamama (Mother Nature) and human origins 11.45 Baila Peru Peruvian dance Percy Cohen 12.10 Flakito Accordionist 12.00 Croeso i Gymru a Chymraeg / Welcome to Wales 12.55 Tradición Andina Bolivian dance and Welsh Rhiain Bebb 1.15 Côr Gobaith Welsh choir 1.00 The Haunted Forests and REDD Tim Gillibrand 1.40 Javier Sandoval Songs of Víctor Jara 1.00 Andean instruments Johnny Rodriguez (Kausary) 2.10 Rhiain Bebb Welsh Harp 2.00 University in Venezuela is FREE! Sam Browse 2.45 José Navarro & José Fernandez Peruvian Scissor Dance student member of VSC 2.50 Razz Poet and troubadour from Tottenham 3.00 Cuban Salsa Rod Lawson 3.10 Carlos Arredondo & Galo Cerón ‘Tribute to Violeta & Víctor’ 3.00 El Salvador Solidarity and Nueva Esperanza 4.05 Carlos Jesús, Gerardo & friends L-A musicians Tim & Mogs of Nueva Esperanza Support Group 4.35 Celebration 5.00 Circle dance with Claire Jenkins 5.30 Farewell!