The Altos de Chavón Cultural Center Foundation will inaugurate the photographic collective “Dos Años de Fotosafaris” on October 12th, an exhibition that gathers the idiosyncrasy and the essence of Dominican beauty.
Category: Art and Culture
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“Relations” by outstanding Chavón graduate Mildor Chevalier on display in Santo Domingo
In June 2017, Mildor Chevalier was awarded the coveted United States 01 visa for exceptional talent in the arts. His rise to recognition and continuing success in the highly competitive field of fine arts in New York City is a remarkable story with Altos de Chavón’s School of Design at its heart.
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Freddy Ginebra’s monologue “A Veces Grito” stuns theater goers
“A veces grito” is one of those performances that keeps you on the edge of your seat and struggling to discern fiction from reality. Last Saturday night, the esteemed cultural agent, writer and Dominican journalist, Freddy Ginebra presented his popular monologue, written almost 50 years ago. Residents of Casa de Campo filled into Altos de […]
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Dancing in La Zona with Grupo Bonyé
Going on for many years is Grupo Bonyé’s open-air concert in La Zona Colonial, in front of the ruins of San Francisco, originally a Franciscan monastery built in the early 1500s. What began as just a group of friends who met at El Sartén, dubbed “La Catedral de la Música Caribeña y el Hogar del Son” (the […]
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The Fine Arts International Film Festival will be presenting movies at La Marina Casa de Campo
The Fine Arts International Film Festival was held for the first time in 2010 in the Dominican Republic and in 2012 in Puerto Rico. From then on it has become a favorite amongst the public due to its cultural variety and the quality of the films that are presented during the event. This year, the event will […]
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“Savages” by Dominican artists Joao Rodríguez and George Heinsen invites us to remember our ancestral ways
The Gallery in Altos de Chavón is one of our favorite places to go when we want to immerse ourselves in some spectacular artwork and meet new artists. Throughout the year, they host various exhibitions with local and international artists, giving us just a small insight of what each artist was thinking at the moment of creating […]
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*Update: New Dates!* Two nights of theater with Casa de Teatro at Genesis Nightclub
* UPDATE: Noches de Teatro has a new schedule. The monologue “A veces Grito” will take place TOMORROW night, September 23rd, and the presentation “Ella Canta y El Cuenta” is postponed for NEXT Saturday, September 30th. Plus, students receive a 50% off discount with their ID cards!!! The Patronato Benéfico Oriental (PBO) along with Casa […]
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Don’t miss what’s happening this week in and around Casa!
After a week of Hurricane Irma worries and still keeping those affected in our prayers, it is nice to sit back and look at this week with new hope and opportunities to go out and enjoy Casa de Campo! This week is filled with various activities… and there’s something for everyone!
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A very promising future for the film students at Chavón School of Design
Film in the Dominican Republic is on the rise. We can see it in the movies that have been released recently, which include “Todas las Mujeres son Iguales” directed by one of our community members David Maler and stars his wife Nashla Bogeart, how the Chavón School of Design hosted the 6th edition of DocTv workshops, and […]
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Chavón students complete a summer at Parsons The New School for Design
Every year, a number of hopeful students apply for scholarships to Parsons The New School for Design, be it for summer or to continue their studies after graduation. To be selected they must fill out an application and submit their portfolios. This year, two students were selected to go and take one of the summer courses […]
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A day in an Intensive Chavón Course
Curious as to what goes on in an Intensive Chavón course, we popped into the computer lab one afternoon last week to visit the Visual Merchandising workshop. Professor Ramon Evins was teaching a group of 10+ students the importance of in-store displays to showcase merchandise in eye-catching formats. The more appealing customers find your products he […]