{"id":5560,"date":"2024-04-22T16:14:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/?p=5560"},"modified":"2024-04-22T16:14:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:14:42","slug":"citizen-journalism-to-follow-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/22\/citizen-journalism-to-follow-a-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"CITIZEN JOURNALISM &#8211; To Follow a Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5560\" class=\"elementor elementor-5560\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6b4da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d6b4da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11b295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e11b295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_001717120-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5564\" alt=\"The Follow of a Dream 1- Issue 40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_001717120-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_001717120-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_001717120-1024x311.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_001717120-768x233.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_001717120-1536x467.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_001717120-2048x622.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d6bc8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8d6bc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385125c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"385125c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7d8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe7d8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><em>Cuenca Expats Magazine, Issue 40<\/em><\/p><p><em>Photos: Courtesy of Teresa Drake<\/em><\/p><p>I recently had the pleasure of watching six very talented young people put on an operatic performance of \u201cLa Velada Cuencana,\u201d at Kolo Restaurant. It was an amazing presentation and the voices were clear, full of the passion and the kind of emotion you would expect in a well-performed opera. The performance was written, choreographed and directed by 25-year-old Johnny Bravo, who also played the piano to accompany the performers. The performers range in age from 14 to 34 and to hear the quality of their voices, you would not believe they are that young.<\/p><p>La Velada Cuencana translates to \u201cThe Cuencana Evening,\u201d and is a celebration that takes place after the decoration of Jose Maria Rodriguez as cultural ambassador of the city of Cuenca at the beginning of the 19<sup>th<\/sup> Century. The atmosphere was induced by the period dress that the performers wore as well as the location that was enhanced by candelabras located in strategic spots around the floor. The performers, Johnny Bravo, his sister and dancer, Mikaela Bravo, violin player, Santiago Ar\u00e9valo, sopranos, Bel\u00e9n Campoverde and Gabriela M\u00e9ndez and bass singer, David Pe\u00f1a were successful in transporting the viewers to old Cuenca. A time when singers entertained their guests or family members and played the piano or violin.<\/p><p>Johnny created \u201cLa Velada Cuencana\u201d as his thesis to graduate as a professional in tourism (pre-Covid). In 2020 he approached, several tour companies, including Best Experience Ecuador, to help get his play out there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b8402 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80b8402\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b324cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b324cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1894\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_002517122-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5565\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_002517122-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_002517122-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_002517122-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_002517122-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_002517122-1536x1136.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_002517122-2048x1515.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f99351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f99351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pedro Alvarez I\u00f1iguez of Best Experience Ecuador was quite taken by the group. He became the unofficial manager and host, and he performs as a dancer when his time allows. And present a theatrical performance that will introduce people to old Ecuador and its people through music and costumes.<\/p><p>These multi-talented individuals helped to lift the spirits of the people watching them perform and, for one evening, allowed them to forget about the pandemic and its problems and get lost in a time machine to early 19<sup>th<\/sup> Century Cuenca. I, for one, am thankful that I had a ticket to ride part of their dream. I would strongly urge you, if you get the chance, to watch these beautiful people perform. Perhaps you know of a place that would welcome a performance or can help get the word out about them and, in the process, find sponsors so they can achieve their dreams.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e9e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44e9e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_001517119-1024x797.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5566\" alt=\"The Follow of a Dream 3 - Issue 40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_001517119-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_001517119-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_001517119-768x598.jpg 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af4608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4af4608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">If you are interested in scheduling a performance contact Pedro Alvarez I\u00f1iguez at 593 99 553 5705 for more information.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b1606d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b1606d\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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