Iberoamérica Viva", the festival celebrating Ibero-American cultural cooperation, is born

On the 30th anniversary of the Ibero-American Summits of Heads of State and Government, the "Iberoamérica Viva" festival will be held for the first time on Sunday 22 August. Its aim is to celebrate, through the various disciplines represented in the Ibero-American space, the richness, diversity and success stories of cultural cooperation in Ibero-America.

With the slogan "Celebrate what unites us", emerging and established artists in training will gather together with cultural managers on the stage of the National Auditorium of the SODRE to offer a unique and high-level show.

The event will feature a performance by the SODRE Youth Orchestra and is expected to be attended by the highest political and cultural authorities of Uruguay, as well as the Secretary General of the Ibero-American General Secretariat, Rebeca Grynspan (virtually). In charge of conducting the Youth Orchestra and coordinating the various disciplines will be Maestro Ariel Britos, president of the IberOrquestas Juveniles Programme, together with artists such as the percussionist Tatita Márquez, the singer Maia Castro, the dance platform Clo and the circus groups Tranzat, El Picadero and Entropía. In addition, there will be testimonies by Ibero-American Ambassadors of Culture Carlinhos Brown (to be confirmed) and María Marte (Dominican Republic), together with protagonists and managers of Ibero-American cultural cooperation in Uruguay.

Ibero-American Cooperation reflects the agreements reached by the 22 countries of the region at the Ibero-American Summits to strengthen culture as a central axis of sustainable development, through 13 programmes and initiatives such as Iberorquestas Juveniles, IberEscena, IberMedia, IberMuseos, IberBibliotecas and IberArtesanías, among others.

Promoted by the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and developed by the countries and their people, Ibero-American Cooperation promotes culture as a key factor for well-being, cohesion and social inclusion; the construction of citizenship and the culture of peace, and the feeling of self-esteem and collective identity of peoples. It also contributes to productive development, competitiveness and the creation of quality employment.

Cultural managers, artists in the fields of music, theatre, film and crafts, neighbourhood leaders and migrants meet at the Ibero-American Cooperation to create, strengthen ties and broaden their horizons.

"Iberoamérica Viva" will celebrate the stories of success and personal effort behind each project and cultural exchange, in which not only the new and the established are combined, but also the local, the national and the regional.

"Ibero-America is a cultural power because of the unquestionable diversity and excellence of our artistic production," said the Ibero-American Secretary General, Rebeca Grynspan. "In Ibero-America, culture is also an engine for sustainable development; it is a window and a mirror of freedom, happiness and human rights".

The event will also be streamed on the SEGIB and SODRE YouTube channels.