Welcome
ALAS is a group whose purpose is to bring together all Latin Americans and all those in Swansea and surrounding areas interested in Latin American affairs. The main aims are to provide mutual support and to raise awareness of Latin America's cultural richness.
Membership
Membership of ALAS is open to all and costs
- unwaged/part-time/student £3.50 per year
- two unwaged/part-time/student in the same address £5.00 per year
- waged £5.00 per year
- two waged in the same address £8.00 per year
On presentation of their current membership card, ALAS members receive 10% off (sometimes 15% off) at various business in Swansea & Cardiff. For details please click here: Advantages of Membership 2009.
Events
ALAS events are held monthly, normally on the last Friday or Saturday of the month. Please ring the Social Secretary on 01792~891546 to check details.
Latin American Festival 2009: Sponsors
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News
Latin American Festival 12-13 February 2010
Dear member/supporter,
You are warmly invited to attend this year's Latin American Festival, featuring mainly Brazil, Chile & Colombia.
All tickets from the Dylan Thomas Centre from Wednesday 20th of January.
Venue: Dylan Thomas Centre Swansea
Box Office: Tel. 01792 463980
FRIDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2010
6:00pm – Official opening
6:15 – 7:15pm
Talk by Dr Suranjit Saha, a Brazilianist, from
Swansea University (Free)
Title: Brazil: An Emergent Giant of the 21st Century
(um gigante emergente do século XXI)
In this presentation, he will outline Brazil's cultural and economic strengths, provide a quick timeline of its fascinating history and explain why he thinks that Brazil will indeed emerge as a great nation in this new century, rivalling the United States, and be a strong player on the world stage.
7:20 – 8:20pm
Latin American Guitar Concert
By Fernando Aguera (Brazilian), and Igor and Sylvia.
£3 (members & concessions) and £4 (non-members)
8:30 – 10:00 pm
Brazilian film:
‘Child of the Amazon’ by Denise Zmekhol.
Followed by a Q&A with Director Denise Zmekhol (tbc)
£2 (members & concessions)
£3 (non-members)
www.zdfilms.com
www.childrenoftheamazon.com
SATURDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2010
11:00 – 13:00
Brazilian Film for children (tbc)
13:30 – 15:00
Capoeira demonstration and workshop by Mestre Maxwel Freitas and his team.
£1 (children) and £2 (adults)
13:30 – 14:00
Workshop 1
for children between 5 and 8 years old (must be accompanied by an adult).
Workshop 2
for children 9 or over, teenagers and adults.
15:15 – 17:15
Brazilian documentary
‘Imperatriz do Carnaval’ by Fernando Schultz.
£2 (members & concessions) and £3 (non-members)
17:30 – 18:30
ALAS has got talent:
ALAS members are invited to play instruments, sing, recite a poem or dance. Each person has 4 to 5 minutes. (free)
20:00 –24:00
An evening of Latin American Singing and Dancing
£8 (members & concessions) £10 (non-members)
Latin-American Songs with Tony and Flaquito
tonycorden@hotmail.com
Flaquito is a brilliant accordionist from New Zealand, who plays a variety of highly original versions of Latin American ballads inspired particularly by his travels in Colombia as part of Peace Brigades International.
Tony is a co-organiser of the ‘El Sueño Existe’ - Victor Jara Festival in Machynlleth, and performs songs by the great Chilean musician Victor Jara, as well as by Violeta Parra and Chile's forgotten folk genius, Rolando Alarcón.
Dance Show and Workshop
with Alba, Nelson and their group followed by Salsa Party
www.salsatoday.co.uk
THE FESTIVAL ENDS AT MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2010
A short video of the Brazilian Guitar Concert with Fernando Aguero on Saturday 17th October 2009 at St Joseph's Cathedral can be seen here.
The A.L.A.S. 2009 Festival raised £732 for charity. The charities we supported were:
1. ACAIA/FLAME (Brazil) www.flame-uk.com.
2. SAL SI PUEDES - Environmental charity working with Colombians
www.salsipuedes.org.
3. T.L.C. (Tender Loving Care) Home Services (South Africa) - giving palliative care to children with AIDS
(e-mail: tlchome@telkomsa.net).
4. MENCAP - (UK) www.mencap.org.uk.
5. Peace Mala - charity working for peace and tolerance.
www.peacemala.org.uk/support.html.
6. Cymru Cuba www.cymrucuba.co.uk.
To date we have raised: £2,242 and supported 14 different charities.
Interesting Links providing Latin American Salsa and Tango classes and dancing & other fun gigs in SWANSEA:
~Monkey Café, Castle Street, Swansea: www.monkeycafe.co.uk/homepage.php
~The Chattery, Uplands, Swansea: homepage.ntlworld.com/thechattery
~Salsa Today: www.salsatoday.co.uk
10% 0FF FOR ALAS MEMBERS ONLY
If you have not renewed your membership yet for the current year, please complete this form and return it with payment to our Treasurer, Sarah Cole. Cheques/postal orders payable to ALAS, please.
All members will receive a membership card, which must be shown to get your discounts.
See also downloadable Advantages of Membership 2009.
Recipes
Recipes contributed by ALAS members can be seen here.
Pictures from previous Festivals
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