Spanish singer Rosario Flores and Argentine group El Choque Urbano are set to perform in Costa Rica as part of the 11th International Arts Festival (FIA), taking place in multiple venues in San José, Alajuela and Puntarenas from April 11 to 20.
Alongside other events, the festival will see a “Boulevard of the Arts” created in San José’s La Sabana Park. This “Festival within the festival” will be a focal point for the week’s activities.
“I am convinced that the more we evolve as a society, the more our arts will develop, and vice-versa,” said President Oscar Arias, who attended the March 13 press conference for the presentation of next month’s FIA program.
The festival sets out to showcase the best of Costa Rican theater, poetry, music and visual arts alongside 70 international artists and performers from 20 countries around the world.
In a controversial move, FIA has chosen China as its specially invited guest country. “President Arias personally invited China,” Aurelia Garrido, vice minister for culture, told The Tico Times. “Cultural exchange is a way to encourage dialogue and to get to know each other better.”
