Pictured: Pre-carnival carnival of the neighborhood Alcalá
INTRODUCTION
By: Oscar Gutierrez Felipe Chavez
From the First Forum on Carnival [1] on October 21, 2000 with presentations at the carnival [2] Local: Edgar Rojas Cultural Association director Gregorio Fajardo Incognita and director of the Cultural Foundation Zenda and invited speakers: Juan Carlos Moya and Fernando Duque Bureau initiated a process of analysis, reflection and systematization of the experience of the carnival in the town with the aim of harmonizing the implementation of the project "Local Carnival" with the socio-cultural local.
On June 8, 2003 was the second symposium on Carnival [3] under the Fourth Carnival Puente Aranda. On this occasion we had the participation of Jairo Chaparro, university professor of urban sociology and teacher Jorge Veloso, Carranguera dedicated to exalt the national folklore, who brought new elements to the discussion of carnival and festival in Puente Aranda. These two scholars of national culture appreciate the courtesy of allowing the full publication of their papers.
"Memoria de Carnaval" is a first attempt to put on record the process carnival, exalt local cultural heritage and keep alive the roots of the "new tradition" of Puente Aranda. In these pages you will find different views about Carnival and its relationship with the community. This starts with the presentation of Jairo Chaparro who tells us about the indigenous and mestizo ancestors carnival in Bogotá and social fragmentation raises the twentieth century as a factor of disintegration of the carnival Bogota. After Jorge Veloso sympathy we described the festivities of the municipalities in the savanna Cundiboyacense, games and carnival would sting, sacred Catholic parties mixed with the pagan festival and painful extinction.
Next Edgar Rojas as one of the founders of the Carnival of Puente Aranda and Felipe Chavez Gutierrez, Coordinator General of the Fourth Carnival, in conversation, some of the contradictions of the history of Carnival in Puente Aranda.
To support training in cultural management, Chapter 4 develops an exercise on performance indicators for local cultural projects and get a short report on the processes and achievements of the Fourth Carnival.
Finally, appends the first carnival Directory, which serves as a reference and promotion of local cultural services. The text begins and ends with the reading of the Decrees of Carnival. This document
aims to provide different views of the Carnival to contribute to the construction of an authentic identity of the Carnival of Puente Aranda, locality 16 of capital district. It is not intended to reach absolute answers, only to leave a record and raise concerns so that more people take ownership of the project as the Carnival as a creative process in construction requires input from all cultural agents, governors, local artists and carnival people from their daily work contribute to social development in the area and realized a dream: Local Joy, Magic Carnival!
[1] Produced within the framework Project: Local strengthening of Culture, hired by the Cultural Association Carretaca and executed by the Cultural Network Puente Aranda (Incognita - Carretaca). Contract No. 1600690002
IDCT [2] affectionately called "carnival" to people who have participated or contributed to the construction of the Carnival Dream.
[3] Made under the Fourth Carnival project executed by the Puente Aranda Puente Aranda Cultural Network (Incognita - Carretaca). Contract FDL - IDCT No. 16-00-69-00-02
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