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Today in the news.. "Hoy"

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Press conference during the launch event

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The poster!

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Our objective with the Berrinche Ambiental

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Throw out a wake up call through the comunitary art on environmental issues in the region.

Press conference - Presentation of the Festival

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Inscriptions

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To inscribe your group to the festival, please fill in the following form and send it to elberrincheambiental@gmail.com

Inscription Form

Subscriptions are open until January the 8th of 2010.

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Why "El Berrinche Ambiental" ?

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A Berrinche Ambiental (lit. environmental tantrum) is a protest, an exhibition, to the communities, on environmental issues.

The Berrinche´s ambition is to bring together a variety of artistic expressions, and experiment the different ways they interact with the environment.

How do those forms of art change an individual (itself and its body, as part of the environment), its links to the society and to the planet? How does the environment affects other things such as emotions, consciousness and physique?

Those are the questions that will be assessed in the various shows and events of the Berrinche Ambiental.

Program

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Public events
Internal events

Tuesday, January 26
9am - 12pm : Artists arrival at the "Escuela de la Comedia y el Mimo"
12pm - 1pm : Wecome ritual
1pm - 5pm : Journey at las Isletas

Wednesday, January 27
9am - 5pm : Red Caleidoscopio internal reunion
7pm - 11pm : Inauguration party of the building of the "Escuela de la Comedia y el Mimo"

Thursday, January 28
9am - 4pm : Comunity workshops preparation
4pm - 6pm : Street shows (Center of Granada)
6pm - 7pm : Environment forum - Casa de los 3 Mundos

Friday, January 29
9am - 4pm : Comunity workshops (in 4 neighborhoods)
The artists will provide artistic workshops as well as sensitize families on environmental issues
4pm - 7pm : Street shows (Center of Granada)
7pm - 9pm : "Noche de Serenata" revival

An evening of short presentations: poems, music, theater, comedy…

On Plaza Los Leones, in front of Casa 3 Mundos

Featured Guadalupe Urbina

Saturday, January 30
9am - 4pm : Comunity workshops (in 4 neighborhoods)
The artists will provide artistic workshops as well as sensitize families on environmental issues
5pm - 7pm : Gran Carnaval
Parades will leave from several neighborhoods with music, costumes, dances... and meet in the Central Park. It will be followed by more shows on Central Park.
Featured Duo Guardabarranco
7pm - 9pm : Closing concert
Great finish with a free concert featuring La Cuneta Son Machin
Performances supplemented with large screens where we´ll project visual shows from Israel Lewites

Support

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We would like to thank Equal Education Fund for its help

We would like to thank terre des hommes schweiz for its help

If you would like to help us, please contact us by e-mail : elberrincheambiental@gmail.com :

How to get to la Escuela de la Comedia y el Mimo ?

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Address
Escuela de la Comedia y el Mimo
Casa de las Botellitas
De la pila de Agua, dos cuadras al lago
Granada, Nicaragua

Map

From Managua

From Nandaime

Map of Granada

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How to get to Granada ?

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With the bus, your car or taxi

From Managua, Nicaragua : It is easy to get to Granada from Managua. The journey from the capital of Nicaragua to Granada takes about one hour and fifteen minutes. There are a lot of public buses between Granada and the main cities around Granada (Managua, Masaya, Rivas...). The bus can be taken near the UCA in Managua and costs $ 1.

From Masaya, Nicaragua : It is easy to drive from Masaya to Granada. Time : 25 minutes. the bus can be taken in the public market and costs $ 0,5.

From San Jose, Costa Rica : There are international buses getting driving from Costa Rica to Granada. You can take either a bus from Ticabus (www.ticabus.com) or TransNica (www.transnica.com)

With the plane

The nearest airport from Granada is the Managua International Airport (MGA).
The distance between the airport and Granada is about 45 km.
See the section above to get from Managua to Granada.

How to get to la Escuela de la Comedia y el Mimo ?

Granada, Nicaragua - History and places to visit

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Granada, "la Gran Sultana"

It was named after the Ancient Spanish city of Granada by Hernández de Córdoba. This was done in honor of the defeat of the last Moorish stronghold, which had been Spanish Granada, by the Catholic King and Queen of Spain. Granada, Nicaragua was historically the sister capital in Central America to Antigua, Guatemala. During the colonial period, Granada maintained a flourishing level of commerce with ports on the Atlantic, through Lake Nicaragua (Cocibolca) and the San Juan River.

The city has been witness and victim to many of the battles with and invasions from English, French and Dutch pirates trying to take control of Nicaragua.

It was also where William Walker, the American filibuster, took up residence and attempted to take control of Central America as a ruling monarch. One of Walker's generals, Charles Frederick Henningsen, set the city ablaze before escaping, destroying much of the ancient city and leaving printed the words "Granada Was Here".

For many years Granada disputed with León its hegemony as the major city of Nicaragua. The city of Granada was favored by the Conservatives, while Léon was favored by the Liberals. For many years there was conflict that at times became quite violent between the cities' families and political factions. In the mid 1800s a compromise site was agreed on and the capital was finally established in between both cities at Managua.

For the most part Granada avoided damage during the years of conflict in Nicaragua in the 1980s.

Interesting sites

There are 6 main churches : the Cathedral, La Merced, Guadalupe, Xalteva, San Francisco and María Auxiliadora, which all have interesting historical backgrounds and are in very different states.

Fuerte La Polvora is an 18th century fort (built in 1748) that's open for tours. A few historical exhibits are available on the main level, you can climb the towers for views of the quiet city streets, or wander through the lovely courtyard.

Lake Cocibolca (also known as Lake Nicaragua), is the 10th largest fresh-water lake on earth and is inhabited by Bull Sharks, informally named the Nicaragua Shark.

The beach area is not the safest area in town, it is advised tourist avoid this area at night. However, during the day this is a nice place to catch a breeze, and there are many Nicaraguan families that come here to pass the time. Vendors pass selling all kinds of food. Tours of the islands are available from Puerto Asese, near the pleasant Asese restaurant (known for its boneless fish).

The local market is definitely worth a glimpse, it's chaotic little market stands where you can get a lmost everything. The market is open everyday except holidays around and in the old Market hall, you can't miss it.

The Central Park with the Cathedral and the Colonial houses surrounding it. The lively center of town with a lot of handicrafts or snacks to buy, or just sit down at a bench and watch the city and its people.

The streets themselves with their charming Colonial colored houses are always worth a wander themselves.

Take a boat tour of the Isletas. Boats leave from the marina at Puerto Asese. Your guide will tell you how all the islands are owned by millionaires. You will even visit an old fort that is on the island. Not to mention you will see adorable monkeys that live in the tree.

Granada Map

Organisation entities

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Escuela de Comedia y el Mimo

The School of Comedy and Mime is an innovative project to educate young people of Granada who are in precarious family situations where poverty, drug abuse, physical/sexual abuse, gangs and other criminal activity are an unfortunate part of daily life. Nicaragua is the second poorest country of Latin America.

Through theatre, clowning, mime and circus skills students will discover how to respect themselves and others when taught that they can make a living through this art.

Red guanacasteca

Net of artists and culture promoters of the Guanacaste (Costa Rica) area. It was founded in 2006, with values rooted in the ancestral power of happiness, gathering and solidarity.

Relajo

The RELAJO (Red Latinoamericana de Juego) was founded in 2006. Its aim is the coordination of groups, organizations, institutions and people, in their search of social, cultural and political practices.

Movitep

Contact

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Please write us using this Contact Form

E-Mail

elberrincheambiental@gmail.com

Address

Escuela de la Comedia y el Mimo
Casa de las Botellitas

De la pila de agua dos cuadras al lago

Granada, Nicaragua

Phone number

Tel. +(505)2552 8310
Cel. +(505) 8886 8517

What is el Berrinche Ambiental ?

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Granada will be in the end of january 2010, the place to be to observe a deep transformation of human acts in relation with the nature.
Plastic arts, all sorts of musical expressions, poems, games and theater art will be developped throughout all the duration of the festival del Berrinche Ambiental.
At the same time will take place the meeting of the net de America Central of Art Caleidoscopio and the net Maraca.

Old rituals, daily performances and gatherings, art and recycling workshops, mental ecology with young and older people from the communities of Granada and Masaya, night parties will take place. A big carnaval party organised the 30th of january 2010 will be the top event. A lot of other surprises will be presented to you.

All this event is organized by MOVITEP, la Escuela de la comedia y el Mimo and Relajo Nicaragua in the beautiful and colonial city of Granada. The help of the Net MesoAmericana, Caledidoscopio and the Net Maraca will make this event unique and unforgettable.

Come at the Berrinche Ambiental, you won´t regret it !

Contact Form

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Inscription for volunteers

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To inscribe you as a volunteer to the festival, please fill in the following form and send it to elberrincheambiental@gmail.com

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