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Singer Fonseca launches Colombia promotion campaign in NYC

h.mead@colombiareports.com (Hannah Mead) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:15:15 GMT

Two-time Latin Grammy winner Fonseca is full of optimism at the launch of a Colombia tourism campaign in Times Square and refuses to let the Boston marathon tragedies disturb his performance.

World's leading illustrators come to Bogota

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:18:26 GMT

Leading illustrators from around the world gather in Colombia's capital of Bogota for the Fig.03 International Illustrators Conference.

City life in Medellin captured in 24 1-minute videos

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT

A new audiovisual art project creates a 24-minute portrait of Colombia's second city, Medellin.

Will Smith's wife chats up Santos over movie plans

b.bundy@colombiareports.com (Benjy Hansen-Bundy) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:12:06 GMT

The better half of an American entertainment power couple, Jada Pinkett Smith, visits with President Juan Manual Santos to discuss a movie she plans to shoot in Colombia.

Jada Pinkett Smith chats up Santos over movie plans

b.bundy@colombiareports.com (Benjy Hansen-Bundy) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:12:06 GMT

The better half of an American entertainment power couple, Jada Pinkett Smith, visits with President Juan Manual Santos to discuss a movie she plans to shoot in Colombia.

Bogota's Museum of Contemporary Art joins Google Art Project

h.mead@colombiareports.com (Hannah Mead) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:39:58 GMT

Bogota's Museum of Contemporary Art joins Google's innovative online interactive gallery, Google Art Project.

Caribbean performing arts festival underway in Cartagena

p.crooks@colombiareports.com (Parker Crooks) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:27:26 GMT

The Greater Caribbean Scenic Arts Festival is underway in Colombia's Caribbean city of Cartagena, featuring a host of dance and theater performances.

Juanes to release his memoir ‘Chasing the Sun’

h.mead@colombiareports.com (Hannah Mead) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:34:37 GMT

Colombian singer-songwriter, Juanes, will release his "intimate" autobiography “Chasing the Sun” on April 2.

Medellin art exhibit revisits tumultuous '70s

b.bundy@colombiareports.com (Benjy Hansen-Bundy) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:09:06 GMT

Medellin's Museum of Modern Art (MAMM) is currently exhibiting politically charged screen-printings – which give voice to marginal groups and critique the Vietnam War – made by the '70s art collective, Taller 4 Rojo.

Bogota Planetarium reopens after $8.8M makeover

h.mead@colombiareports.com (Hannah Mead) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT

After a three-year renovation and nearly $8.8 million invested in the latest technologies, the Bogota Planetarium reopens to the public.

Medellin's Museum of Modern Art to begin $13M expansion

b.bundy@colombiareports.com (Benjy Hansen-Bundy) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Construction is scheduled to begin on a massive expansion of the Museum of Modern Art of Medellin (MAMM) this April, adding much needed gallery space and increasing potential for community enrichment.

World Theater Day finds Colombian theater sector "in crisis"

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT

As World Theater Day celebrations are occurring around Colombia, the country's theater advisor to the Ministry of Culture says the sector is "in crisis."

Restoring a theater jewel of South America

jglade303@gmail.com (Toby de Lys and Tigre Haller) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:57:45 GMT

Centuries before any of the venues hosting the I Festival Internacional de Musica de Bogota (First International Music Festival of Bogota) were even conceived, the music of Beethoven may very well have been performed in the Jewel of South America – El Teatro Cristobal Colon, the oldest standing opera house in the hemisphere, pre-dating the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires by 16 years.

Paramilitary telenovela causing uproar in Colombia

b.bundy@colombiareports.com (Benjy Hansen-Bundy) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:34:19 GMT

A Colombian TV show, "Tres Caines," which fictionalizes the story of the country's paramilitary violence, is under fire from victims groups and losing commercial sponsorships.

Fonseca to tour US in April

t.morris@colombiareports.com (Tara Morris) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:25:21 GMT

Colombian singer Fonseca will tour the United States starting in April.

Benicio del Toro will play Pablo Escobar in upcoming film

t.morris@colombiareports.com (Tara Morris) — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:10:01 GMT

Puerto Rican-born actor Benicio del Toro will play notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in "Paradise Lost," a new film set to start filming in Panama next week.

Colombia's iconic Cartagena elects Face

a.alsema@colombiareports.com (Adriaan Alsema) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:05:05 GMT

Cartagena, one of the most iconic cities on Colombia's Caribbean coast, now has a face that will be featured in street art in one of the city's malls and in the slums.

Medellin artist stirs debate after reminding city 'Chavez is dead' (PHOTOS)

b.bundy@colombiareports.com (Benjy Hansen-Bundy) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT

A young Medellin artist installs hundreds of large maroon posters with a terse message throughout the city center, provoking diverse reactions to the biggest piece of news in Latin America: "Chavez is dead."

Govt institute targets pre-Columbian artifacts

p.crooks@colombiareports.com (Parker Crooks) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:27:06 GMT

Colombians must register all pre-Columbian archaeological artifacts with the Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH), or risk having them confiscated.

Fatboy Slim to play in Bogota

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:49:20 GMT

Colombia's capital of Bogota will resound with the beats of British DJ and producer Fatboy Slim, who confirms that he will play at Marroquín castle on March 21.

Colombia's Bomba Estereo kicks off US tour in March

p.crooks@colombiareports.com (Parker Crooks) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:41:43 GMT

Colombian band Bomba Estereo will kick off another U.S. tour on March 30, this time to promote their 2012 album "Elegancia Tropical."

Bogota choir rocks out to unsuspecting passersby

t.morris@colombiareports.com (Tara Morris) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:30:26 GMT

Classical music with a modern twist livens up the streets of Bogota in an effort to draw attention to the two international music festivals set for the end of March.

Colombia contemporary art on display in Norway's capital

j.ogorman@colombiareports.com (Joey O'Gorman) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:16:05 GMT

Colomborama, an exhibition of Colombia's contemporary art, comes to Norway's capital of Oslo.

Medellin receives tango monument from Argentina (PHOTOS)

t.morris@colombiareports.com (Tara Morris) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:41:17 GMT

In recognition of the tango culture in Medellin and in honor of the deceased tango dancer Carlos Gardel, Argentina presents Colombia with a "Homage to Tango" monument.

Medellin receives tango monument from Argentina

t.morris@colombiareports.com (Tara Morris) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:41:17 GMT

In recognition of the tango culture in Medellin and in honor of the deceased tango dancer Carlos Gardel, Argentina presents Colombia with a "Homage to Tango" monument.