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Film series, culinary tasting, massage and Muay Thai will be part of the activities that will publicize Thai culture in the region.

During the next few days, the Serenense community will be able to learn about and enjoy different activities that will introduce an important part of Thai culture. This is ''Roadshow Thailand 2014'', an activity organized jointly by the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena and the Royal Thai Embassy in Chile.

This activity will take place from June 23 to 25, presenting two days of Thai cinema (ULS Extension Center) and an extensive day on June 24 where Thai culture will be brought closer to the community through an informative talk about Thailand , a talk and demonstration of traditional Thai massage, a talk and demonstration of Muay Thai (Gabriel González Videla room of the Regional Administration), and a demonstration and tasting of Thai cuisine (ULS Extension Center). 

“The Thailand Roadshow project in Chile is one of the most important projects of our Embassy (…). Of what we would like to highlight in terms of our culture, the first thing that stands out is Thai gastronomy, because we as the Embassy have heard from our Chilean friends who have traveled to Thailand that they really like Thai food. Apart from that, we would like to highlight Thai boxing or what we know as Muay Thai, since today there are many Chileans who have traveled to Thailand to specifically practice this type of sport. In addition to this, we also have Thai massage, which very well represents the wisdom of our ancestors who created this discipline many years ago that can be a form of medical treatment,” said the Thai ambassador to Chile, His Excellency Mr. Surapon Petch-vra.

For her part, the director of Extension of the ULS, Dr. Catalina Cvitanic, highlighted the activities that spread different cultures. “The Extension Department has long been developing the idea of ​​disseminating other cultures through integrated activities, which include various samples that allow the community to get an idea of ​​what said culture represents,” she said.

The activities included in the “Roadshow Thailand 2014” have free entry, but with limited places. Invitations to participate in this great panorama will be delivered at the ULS Extension Center, at Prat 446, La Serena.

symphonic tango

The next show will be dedicated to symphonic tango, in a special event that will take place on Friday, July 4 at the Coliseum of the regional capital.

In the midst of the celebrations for Chile's victory over Australia in the Soccer World Cup, the audience of the Symphony Orchestra of the University of La Serena began to arrive en masse at the Municipal Theater of La Serena, prepared to enjoy the "Romanticism" concert. which the professional cast presented under the direction of the German maestro Gottfried Engels.

As usual, audiences of all ages and even entire families came to the place, where the musicians dazzled with their interpretations of ''Peripeteia II'' by Manuel Contreras, Symphony 104 in D Major by Franz Joseph Haydn (I Mov Adagio-Allegro, II Mov. Andante, III Mov. Minuetto-Allegro and IV Mov. Finale-Spiritoso) and the Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 1 in Eb major Op 11 by Richard Strauss (I Mov. Allegro, II Mov. Andante, III Mov. Rondo Allegro).

The latter featured the great performance of the soloist Bobbi-Jane Berkheimer, first horn of the U. de La Serena Symphony Orchestra, Master in Musical Arts (French horn) from the University of New York in Stony Brook, Long Island, under the tution of Professor William Purvis. Berkheimer and the musicians of the ULS group presented a first-class show, under the tutelage of Maestro Engels, chief conductor of the Bonn Hofgarten Orchestra (Germany). 

It is important to highlight that the next Seasonal Concert of the Symphony Orchestra of the University of La Serena will be on Saturday, August 8, but in the month of July there will be a special and unmissable show, “Tango Sinfónico”, an opportunity in which Among the guests will be the singers Katy Campos and Pablo Moraga, as well as the musicians Rodolfo Jorquera and Cristian Molina on bandoneon.

Led by the prominent national director Francisco Núñez, the group and its guests promise to enchant those who attend the Monumental Coliseum of La Serena next July 4, at 20:00 p.m., with their performances of ''Nocturna'', ' 'Summer of Buenos Aires', 'Nostalgias', 'A low fire' and 'It is said about me', among other masterful works.

 boxing 1

The activity will bring Thai culture closer to the community through various activities such as talks, demonstrations and tasting.

As part of the ''Roadshow Thailand 2014'' activity, on June 24 there will be a demonstration of the national sport of Thailand, Muay Thai, an activity that will bring together the 2014 Muay Borán world champion, Juan Carlos ''Huracán,' in La Serena. '' Coria, and the two-time Muay Thai world champion, Daniela Callejas. Both athletes will demonstrate boxing, a combat sport and martial art originating from Thailand.

Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand and its practice has spread throughout the world, including Chile. In it, different weapons are used to hit the opponent: punches, elbows, kicks and knees, and it requires not only great physical skill, but also great intelligence and mettle. 

boxing 2''The objective of my training is to continue improving my skills and physical qualities, and consolidate myself as the best exponent of the discipline worldwide,'' said Daniela Callejas. Juan Carlos “Huracán” Coria is currently the president of the Chilean Muay Thai Sports Federation and representative for Chile of the World Muay Thai Federation. Both athletes have dedicated their lives and passion to this discipline, competing at an international level, and have an outstanding participation in promoting and teaching Muay Thai in Chile.

''Roadshow Thailand 2014'' is an activity organized jointly by the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena and the Thai Embassy in Chile, and will take place from June 23 to 25, presenting two days of Thai cinema (ULS Extension Center) and an extensive day on June 24 where Thai culture will be brought closer to the community through an informative talk about Thailand, a talk and demonstration of traditional Thai massage, talk and demonstration of Muay Thai (Gabriel room González Videla de la Intendencia) and a demonstration and tasting of Thai cuisine (ULS Extension Center). 

The activities are free entry, but with an invitation, which can be picked up at the ULS Extension Center, located at Prat 446, La Serena.

pianist june

Tickets to attend this musical event are free, but with limited spaces.

On June 19, at the Extension Center of the University of La Serena, the Chamber Concert will be held that will include two works by the great German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, one of them on piano and the second known as '' Spring Sonata'' for violin and piano. These musical pieces will be performed by Sergio Carvajal (piano) and Rodrigo Barraza (violin), both colleagues and instrument teachers at the Copiapó Lyceum of Music. 

Through this concert, Carvajal and Barraza wish to make the work of this outstanding German conductor and pianist known to the public. ''We worked with this composer to understand and demonstrate the compositional work that these two works have in the same tonality and that they stand out in musical aspects, both in the chamber work and in the violin and piano. It is a very interesting sonata from a technical point of view,'' said pianist Sergio Carvajal.

This is a musical project that was prepared a year ago and presented only in Copiapó and will be presented for the first time in La Serena. ''We have been working on this duo since last year, putting together material and working on different pieces (...). For us it is important to present the work we are doing, we are interested in sharing with different audiences,'' said Carvajal, who does not rule out holding concerts in other parts of Chile.

It should be noted that this chamber duo will be presented within the framework of the 2014 Concert Series, organized by the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena.

For more information on this free entry activity, go to the ULS Extension Center, Prat 446, La Serena, call 051-2-204171, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or on social networks.

column workshop

The activity will be complemented with a workshop where attendees can learn about anatomy and the periodic work of the spinal column complex.

Next Monday, June 30, the conference 'Why does my spine hurt?' will be held. Myths and truths about spinal care'', an activity framed in the School for the Elderly, belonging to the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena. This free-entry activity will take place at 17:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Mutual de Seguridad de C. CH. C., located at Los Carrera 330, 3rd floor, in the city of La Serena.

This activity is organized in conjunction with the institution's Kinesiology program and aims to raise awareness of the chronic illness that frequently afflicts the Chilean population, especially the elderly. The director of the race, Mg. Alfredo Gary Bufadel, states that the activity will address ''the main myths regarding back pain in the elderly, myths as basic as whether back pain is related to changes in temperature, cold, heat, meals. or the shoes. The idea is to be able to clarify these myths with truths and falsehoods."

This conference will be the first encounter with the subject, since later a practical workshop will be held, in which self-knowledge of one's own body will be worked on through ''techniques to prevent spinal pain and in the case that older adults have "some pain or discomfort, educate them to know what they should do and what they should not do to reduce or completely eliminate that pain," said the specialist.

Registration for this workshop is open until June 30 or until available places are sold out. Classes will take place on July 1, 3, 8 and 10 at a cost of $5000 in total per person, with limited spaces. Classes are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays from 15:00 p.m. to 16:30 p.m. at the ULS Extension Center, located at Calle Prat 446, La Serena. 

For more information, you can visit the offices of the same premises or call 051-2204171, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on social networks.

psychology workshops

The three activities were directed towards the search for people's psychological well-being.

Various work tools to practice how to take care of yourself was the main topic of the three self-care workshops given jointly by the Extension Directorate and the Center for Psychological Care and Comprehensive Health, CAPSI, of the University of La Serena.

''Relax your day, Relax your life'', ''Happiness day by day'' and ''Managing my stress'', brought together people of various ages, students, older adults and the general public, around a theme so necessary but far away at the same time, taking care of oneself, and the importance of the so-called protective factors in daily life. 

''How society is today in Chile, there are many factors that do not depend on us, such as environmental factors, whether noise, food, etc. So treating protective factors such as relaxation techniques, for example, is super important to be able to lead an optimal and quality life,'' said Julio Gutiérrez, workshop rapporteur and practicing psychologist at CAPSI. 

The professionals, Bianca Payacán and Julio Gutiérrez, led by psychologist Fernanda Castillo, delivered practical relaxation techniques, easy to learn and replicable in homes, with the intention of providing beyond a lecture class, a practical tool.

''The workshop was excellent, I found it from every point of view assimilable to anyone, and they are things that are useful for everyday life and that is very important. It is a word that is so fashionable and so overused, everyone says stress and no one knows what it really is and here it was known,'' commented María Angélica Brito. 

The professionals highlighted the importance of generating this type of workshops, since society has too many needs and little supply, a situation that these units took to organize these 3 self-care workshops framed in the ''Academic Workshops 2014'' of the Extension Directorate ULS.