Venezuela: musical to homage Cesar Rengifo

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On Tuesday, a tribute to artist Cesar Rengifo was held by the national theater movement that bears his name, on a new birth anniversary of this Venezuelan playwright who is remembered for his social legacy. teleSUR  Visit our website: https://www.telesurenglish.net/ Watch our videos here: https://videos.telesurenglish.net/en

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00:00Tuesday, a tribute to artist César Rejimfo Trenfijo was held by the National Theatre

00:06Movement that bears his name on a new birth anniversary of this Venezuelan playwright

00:11and painter who is remembered for his social legacy.

00:14Santiago Corey provides for the details.

00:18The César Rejimfo Children and Youth Theatre Movement performed a musical on the 109th

00:25birth anniversary of this defender of cultural identity.

00:31We are very happy with a special homage to César Rejimfo with this show, comprising

00:36national and artist elements.

00:38You have been able to see all this day that we celebrate the great mission Long Live Venezuela.

00:46The artists chose this selection, and it is a symbol of national art, and because we will

00:54continue dreaming together with César, we will continue fighting for our belonging homeland.

01:04The movement, directed by Pedro Lander, promotes the participation and training of children

01:08and young people in the performing arts to raise awareness and sensitivity of all Venezuelans

01:13about national art.

01:16It really means a lot.

01:20It's like you enter another world.

01:21It's an unexplainable experience, and the people who are there at that moment, living

01:26it, feel it.

01:30By performing different rhythms, they stage the distinctive sound of the different states

01:34of the country.

01:37Well, it's my turn to represent the Tamunangue of the Lara state.

01:43The Tamunangue is a black area.

01:45You can call it like that.

01:46It's a tradition, like a ritual of promise for Thanksgiving, for believers, and men wear

01:52a white shirt, a red scarf, a hat of cogoyo, they wear baggy trousers, and women just wear

01:59floral skirts and white or other colored shirts.

02:06I tell you, you should come and see it, because it's a superb, cool play, and we put a lot

02:10of our strength into it.

02:11We gave it a lot of emotion, joy, and we make our best efforts.

02:16Dozens of people recall the birth of a figure who made his work an instrument to make visible

02:21the feelings and struggle of a people for a fairer and more united world.

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