The City Theatrein Purisima del Rincon, Guanajuatowas the scene of the closing ceremony of the program “Israel en Guanajuato Rumbo al Cervantino 50”, which took place from July 15 to 17 in Salamanca, Guanajuato, León and Purísima del Rincón, and which featured film screenings, the exhibition photo “Innovations and discoveries of Israel for the world” and three presentations of the Ballet Anajnu Veatemthe most important Jewish dance company in Mexico.
With the presence of the Israeli ambassador in Mexico, Zvi Taland the presentation of Anajnu Veatemthe Israeli triduum came to an end, which presented a sample of artistic and cultural expressions of that nation, to commemorate 70 years of diplomatic relations between Israel and Mexico and the golden edition of the so-called “Festival of the Spirit”.
During the closing ceremony, before local authorities, Zvi Tal thanked the invitation of Guanajuato to participate in the Rumbo al Cervantino 50 program and valued the opportunity to establish bridges of communication with Mexico through culture.
“Mexico and Israel, two nations with deep historical and cultural roots, are commemorating 70 years of diplomatic relations starting on July 1, sharing close cultural ties. The day of Israel in Guanajuato is a recognition of the 70 years of these relations, the continuous presence of Israel in the Cervantino International Festival (FIC) and the collaboration and cooperation between Israel and Guanajuato”, said the ambassador.
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In his message as representative of the governor, Juan José Álvarez, secretary of Tourism, highlighted the contribution of cultural and artistic activities for the tourist and economic reactivation of the state of Guanajuato.
“In Guanajuato tourism recovery has been very important, thanks to society and these events. In the first quarter of the year we have already received more than 8 million visitors, which means 36% more than in the same period last year; which has generated an economic benefit of 17 billion pesos”, revealed the official.
For her part, Adriana Camarena de Obeso, director of the State Institute of Culturealso offered a message where he recalled that Israel has been a country with a continuous presence in the FIC and highlighted the vocation of the program Heading to Cervantino 50.
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“With Direction to Cervantine 50 We wanted Guanajuato to have a comprehensive and multi-sensory experience of the culture of each of the countries that have been invited for a few days,” said the head of the IEC. “We believe that, in this way, we highlight the accents of the world’s cultural diversity, but we also find affinities and points in common that unite us and in many cases, allow us to find identities that come from the same tributary,” Camarena de Obeso concluded. .
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