FF MM · CC BY-SA 4.0Danza Joven (Jeroky Pyahu)
Free programme of workshops and Paraguayan dance performances by the National Folk Ballet, aimed at students.
What it is
Danza Joven is a programme of the National Culture Secretariat, run by the National Folk Ballet and repeated every year since 1994, that aims to bring dance closer to children and young people and build an attentive audience for the arts. It has two stages: first, Paraguayan dance workshops, then the performances titled Fortaleciendo lo nuestro (Strengthening what is ours), which in 2024 ran Monday to Friday, morning and afternoon, at the Sitio de Memoria y Centro Cultural 1A Ycuá Bolaños in Asunción. It is free and designed for public and private schools, which reserve places with the SNC. It is not a mass festival, but it is a good window into how the state looks after and teaches traditional dances.
What to see and do
- Paraguayan dance workshops
- Performances by the National Folk Ballet
- Held at the 1A Ycuá Bolaños Memory Site
- Free, with reserved places
Tips
It is aimed mainly at school groups: if you are a teacher, arrange your booking with the National Culture Secretariat.,If you are travelling on your own, ask whether seats are open to the general public.,Make the most of your visit to Ycuá Bolaños by touring the memory site.
Dates may shift to the nearest weekend.
What to see
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Palacio de López (Palacio de Gobierno)
The palace Carlos Antonio López had built for his son, now the seat of the executive branch overlooking the bay.
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Panteón Nacional de los Héroes y Oratorio de la Virgen de la Asunción
The domed shrine where the great names of Paraguayan history rest, watched over by soldiers in full dress uniform.
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Plaza de los Héroes y calle Palma (centro histórico)
The main square and downtown's shopping street: handicrafts, a Saturday street fair and buildings that tell a century of stories.
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Museo Casa de la Independencia
The colonial house where Paraguay's independence was plotted on the night of May 14, 1811.
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