Ministry of Culture declares the traditional circus Cultural Heritage of the Nation

He culture Ministry of Peru declared the traditional Peruvian circus Cultural Heritage of the Nation on April 4, 2024.

The government entity granted the status to the aforementioned artistic activity through the vice-ministerial resolution No. 000080-2024-VMPCIC/MC.

However, the recognition ceremony was held on Friday, April 12 at the Dome of the Arts from the shopping center Jockey Plazain Santiago de Surco.

National authorities such as the Minister of Culture, Leslie Urteaga and representatives of guilds, associations and circus movements of Peru.

“This declaration revalues ​​the work of the artist and those who may come, to continue preserving and conserving the knowledge and knowledge that you practice today,” said the head of Culture.

In the protocol activity, the presence of the television host stood out Ernesto Pimentelwho He sought in the past for the Government to recognize the circus as heritage.

In turn, the businessman Fernando Zevallos Villalobosfounder of the circus The Tarumba He also participated in the ceremony, accompanied by other representatives and activists.

Also present were the Union of Circus Artists, Performers and Show Technicians (SACITE – Peru), the Association of Owners, Entrepreneurs and Representatives of Circuses in Peru; the Official Association of Circuses of Peru and Relatedas well as the Circus Association of Peruamong other art and culture workers.

According to the Mincul’s support, they declared the traditional circus heritage “for constituting a set of cultural expressions handed down from generation to generation from the 19th century to the present day.”. This artistic manifestation has records in Peru since 1834noted the entity.

Likewise, the Entity highlighted elements in the traditional circus such as roaming of its artistshe show based on risk and humorjust like him meaning they give to social life and collective memory.

“[…] Being also an activity of economic support for circus families, strengthening various elements of local culture […] as an integrating element of identity in Peru”the Mincul stated in its resolution.

In order to cement the declaration, the Ministry worked with various artistic associations and guilds. It should be noted that, Peru has been the second country in Latin America to carry out this recognitionChile was first in 2022.