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PRESS RELEASE WYD Panama 2019 presents the official program of the Youth Festival
Panama City, December 7, 2018. Music, dance, plastic arts, food, cinema, and theater, as well as paint and photography will be instruments of cultural connection for the pilgrims of World Youth Day Panama. From January 23 to 27, 2019, the Youth Festival will engage young people from all over the globe in various expressions of art and culture.
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The Youth Festival will feature 226 artists from 46 different countries sharing their faith in 11 artistic disciplines. Pilgrims will be able to enjoy concerts from some of the world’s most famous Christian musicians including Matt Maher (United States), Master Plan (United Arab Emirates), La Voz del Desierto (Spain), and Alfareros (The Dominican Republic).
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The Youth Festival will be hosted in 33 locations around Panama City. The festival includes seven official stages, identified by the names of the Patron Saints of WYD Panama 2019. There will also be satellite stages at the main commercial centers of the Panamanian capital as well as presentations in theaters, museums, and churches which will be adoration centers.
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One highlight of the festival is the “WYD 2019 Cup,” a friendly soccer tournament that will be held Wednesday, January 23 in Town Center, Costa del Este. Young pilgrims of the world will unite through a sports activity that will be more about sharing than competing. It is an opportunity to develop good values: teamwork, sportsmanship, effort, respect, honesty, and collaboration.
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DETAILS OF THE YOUTH FESTIVAL
Artists Americas: Alfareros – The Dominican Republic Luis Enrique Ascoy – Peru Matt Maher – United States Joan Sánchez – United States Jon Carlo – United States Siervas – Peru Pablo Martinez – Argentina Kayros – Mexico Kairy Márquez – The United States Athenas – Argentina And the best Catholic artists of Panama Asia: Master Plan – United Arab Emirates Acts of the Apostles – India Lahore Christian Youth Group – Pakistan Europe: La Voz del Desierto – Spain Judy Bailey – German Ooberfuse – U.K. Bernardita de Lourdes – France Africa: Alleluya Band – Malawi Oceania: Father Rob Galea – Australia
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Exhibit - The Merciful Arm. A Fount of Forgiveness – Albrook Mall Exhibit - The Polish Madonnas – Panama Canal Museum Exhibit - Saint John Paul II on Culture – Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Exhibit - The Martyrs of Marmosa – Metro Mall Exhibit - The Crosses of the Artist Lilibeth Benet – Town Center Exhibit - Eucharistic Miracles - Artist Luis Alberto Sánchez Serrano – Casa Lewis Exhibit - Misión Fuego y Color (Mission Fire and Color) – National Shrine Exhibit - Gaudí, Son of Mary – Biodiversity Museum
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Photographic Exhibit - Dar la Vida (Give Life) – Embassy of France Cristo Nautas Park – Youth Park Indigenous Village – Youth Park
Locations of the official stages: Saint John Bosco – Francisco A. Paredes Park Saint Juan Diego – Omar Recreational Park Saint Martín de Porres – Urracá Park Saint José Luis Sánchez del Río – V Centenario Park Saint Óscar Romero – Figali Convention Center Saint Rose of Lima – Las Palmeras, Panama Canal Authority Blessed Sister María Romero Meneses – Avenida los Poetas Five satellite stages in commercial centers: Multiplaza Metromall Megamall Westland mall Altaplaza mall Three Theaters: Balboa Theater Ascanio Arosemena Theater Anita Villalaz Theater Two Audiovisual and conference rooms: Panama Canal Museum Gladys Vidal Municipal Theater Eight Adoration Centers: Iglesia de Santa Ana Santuario Nacional Iglesia de Guadalupe Iglesia de Cristo Rey Iglesia María Auxiliadora Iglesia San Francisco de la Caleta Templo de la Divina Misericordia Chapel of Omar Recreational Park
