Culture

Hundreds of public institutions and social organizations will put on cultural tours and free activities this weekend in honor of the country’s long history and culture.

Every last Sunday of May for more than a decade, Chile welcomes all to explore its heritage-rich streets and buildings in the highly-celebrated national “Día del Patrimonio (Cultural Heritage Day).”

But director Alejandro Jodorowsky insists first movie in over twenty years — receiving rave reviews at Cannes film festival — is ‘not Chilean.’

Revered internationally for his psychedelic and surreal cinematic projects of the 1970s, Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky electrified critics at the Cannes film festival last week with a screening of “La Danza de la Realidad (The Dance of Reality)” — his first film in over twenty years.

Inti-Illimani and Illapu, two of Chile’s most important proponents of the ‘nueva canción’ movement rock Teatro Caupolicán.

Inti-Illimani and Illapu, two Chilean bands exiled during the Pinochet years, reunited to perform Friday and Saturday night at Teatro Caupolicán in the Chilean capital.

Santiago International Documentary Film Festival returns with eclectic lineup of 100 films from around the world.

Chile’s premier documentary film festival announced three shortlists in its lineup this week, drawing contemporary works from around the world.

Los Jaivas, considered one of South America’s most important and influential bands, come to Santiago’s Club Amanda next Friday night.

Legendary Chilean rock group Los Jaivas will be performing at Club Amanda on Friday, May 24 in a show to mark the band’s 50th anniversary.

Formed in 1963 in Viña del Mar, the band has a distinct musical style of progressive rock combined with Latin American rhythms and instruments. Throughout the years they have explored many genres, ranging from Colombian cumbia to improvisatory jazz.

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