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Open in the appThe MEG is pleased to partner with the FILMAR en América Latina festival for an evening dedicated to Violeta Parra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evening programme: - 17:30: discussion on Violeta… The MEG is pleased to partner with the FILMAR en América Latina festival for an evening dedicated to Violeta Parra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evening programme: - 17:30: discussion on Violeta Parra's sound archives at the MEG and her creative period in Geneva (with Ileana Muñoz Rodriguez, Jorge Pacheco Escobar and Jonathan Mardones) - 18:00: screening of the film Violeta se fue a los cielos (Andrés Wood, 2011) - 20:00: peña, led by Jorge Pacheco Escobar With the presence of Librairie Albatros and its bookseller Rodrigo Díaz Pino Violeta Parra (1917-1967), Chilean musician, singer, poet and artist, undertook in the 1950s a project to collect the musical traditions of her country. Driven by the desire to make these musics heard and recognised, she travelled through several regions of Chile, equipped with her tape recorder, meeting singers. In 1963, while living in Geneva, she donated to the Geneva Museum of Ethnography (MEG) four magnetic tapes bringing together a selection of her recordings, musical demonstrations and some compositions. Starting from this sound collection recently documented by the MEG, the evening offers an opportunity to rediscover Violeta Parra's contribution to the history of Chilean musical traditions. Film Violeta se fue a los cielos (Andrés Wood, 2011) Actress and singer Francisca Gavilán embodies Violeta Parra in this drama adapted from the eponymous book written by her son, Ángel Parra. Set against songs by the artist, the film portrays a free-spirited and passionate woman engaged in promoting Chilean popular culture: from her early days in the countryside to her travels in Europe, including her love story with Swiss musician Gilbert Favre. In collaboration with FILMAR en América Latina.