New Municipal Director of Tradition ignores the state of affairs of the Ateneo de Valera

By: Jose Rojas CNP 25.946 / jose.rojas@diariodelosandes.com

In a brand new version of #LosAndesEnVIVO, spoke with the brand new head of the Tradition and Arts Directorate of the Valera Municipality Mayor’s Workplace. José Marcelino Suárez Villegas. The investigation started with the seek for solutions to the Cultural Hall tasks, which might start from the Ana Enriqueta Terán Theater, Plaza Bolívar and environment of the San Juan Bautista Church. What causes led to the stoppage of this venture?

-This venture shouldn’t be paralyzed or frozen, it’s inside the annual organizational programming of the Mayor’s cultural plans, and in the identical means it’s a part of the needs of the tradition and humanities division, it’s simply that we’ve been finding out one of the simplest ways and reorganize the areas of the Ana Enriqueta Terán Theater as a central level of this cultural hall intertwined with Plaza Bolívar and the Sanctuary of San Juan Bautista as a middle for the promotion of our customs and expressions, along with adapting locations for holding conversations.

There was additionally discuss in regards to the revival of the normal retreats provided by the municipal band “Bolívar”.

-Villegas talked about, the retretas, just like the Simón Bolívar Orchestra, are cultural heritage on the nationwide degree; it continues to function at its headquarters within the Municipal Library, the previous premises of the prefecture. The finishing up of this exercise is being studied and we are going to announce it in due time.

There’s additionally a priority with what is occurring with the emblematic Casa Antonio Nicolás Briceño, to which some funds have been allotted by the Mayor’s Workplace and the Municipal Chamber for its reinstallation with out outcomes being seen to date.

-The restoration venture of the infrastructure of the Home of Antonio Nicolás Briceño started final yr, what occurred is that a big a part of the roof collapsed, and we perceive its significance as a historic icon of the Mendoza parish, its actions proceed to develop, there we’ve three cultural promoters who perform actions similar to talks, cultural occasions within the varied sectors that make up the Mendoza Parish.

The coordinator of the Directorate of Tradition and Arts of the Valerana Municipality talked about “inside the reactivation plan of the ANB Home, guided college visits are allowed by the areas which can be obtainable for this objective, we’re conscious that the Citizen President Nicolás Maduro, because the Governor of the state, along with the imaginative and prescient of Mayor Angie Quintana to honor the Prócer Antonio Nicolás Briceño as a part of the Cultural Hall framed in what has been known as the cultural route or route that might embody Casa Carmania, Casa Antonio Nicolás Briceño , and historic websites of the Gate, it’s good to make clear that this venture was submitted, in the course of the earlier administration, by who’s at this time the chronicler of the town, historian Benigno Contreras to the municipal authorities, it’s not paralyzed or shelved, it’s simply that it goes In accordance with the priorities and municipal sources, for our half -Villegas indicated- we are going to proceed to put it up for sale.

Returning to issues in regards to the cultural emblems of the municipality, we ask about the Mural of Goals, positioned on the high of what was the Libertad Theater. Some voices from civil society and the Valera Athenaeum have made a request to the Municipal Chamber for its correct restoration, and this has been deposited within the coordination of tradition, What has been executed about this example?

– The coordination of tradition, by the Mayor’s Workplace of the municipality, and with the collaboration of personal and public corporations, carries out varied actions, to get well cultural areas within the municipality, we’ve achieved reconditioning of the Ana Enriqueta Terán Theater, it was painted and the ceiling, relating to the area occupied by “The Goddess of Goals,” Villegas acknowledged that between the Mayor’s Workplace and a personal firm, the renovation of this constructing was achieved. This sculpture is fabricated from a reasonably delicate materials, it’s a mosaic, which has virtually 50 years previous, which over time has misplaced high quality, and we investigated the utensils needed for its full restoration scheduled within the Annual Organizational Plan of the Mayor’s Workplace of Valera.

In itself, what’s the cultural improvement venture that the tradition and artwork division contemplates for the Valera municipality?

-To begin with, we proceed to seek for a finances for the completion of the AET infrastructure, -I’ve solely been in workplace for 2 weeks- we additionally hope for the reinstatement of the group of singing youngsters “Eloísa Abreu”, we’ve begun programming with the Community of Circuses as a way to practice, practice those that want to know or be in a circus, we’ve already organized the formation of the Mayor’s bagpipe group, just lately 8 new clowns graduated or had been licensed who will come to contribute to the massification of this artwork.

We emphasize the work carried out by the dance teams which have their area the place the Directorate of Tradition and Artwork operates.

Does your administration plan to assessment the request at hand over the headquarters of the Ateneo de Valera to its legit board of administrators?

-I’ve no details about this case, in any case, the “Respectable Directive” factor must be reviewed, since there’s a dispute and it is because of one thing. In itself I do not need exact data, what I can say is that the Home of Information, Josefa Silbarán, does its weekly programming and every day cultural occasions.

Lastly, Villegas highlighted that, in the mean time, since we’re simply getting began, we’re finishing up a prognosis of the priorities of the cultural improvement venture of the municipality. He assured that the mayor Angie Quintana is all in favour of selling tradition in all areas. He additionally denied the rumors of the paralysis of the workplace: “The tradition and humanities division shouldn’t be paralyzed, we proceed to do the rescue work, cultural coaching for the good thing about the municipality.”