10:00 a.m.–noon & 1–3 p.m.
Education Classroom
3rd Floor, Room 3010 |
Family Activity: Make Your Own Mola
Learn how the Kuna people of Panama and Colombia create molas, then make a paper mola |
10:30 a.m.–Noon & 1–4 p.m.
Potomac Alcove |
El Ceibo, a Bolivian Cacao Cooperative
An exhibit and discussion on growing cacao and making chocolate
Abraham Apaza
Nemion Condori
Hands-on Activities: From Bean to Beverage
Grind cacao seeds, froth cacao, and explore the spices in traditional drinking chocolate
Rodney Snyder and staff of the Historical Division of Mars, Inc.
Juanita Velasco (Ixil Maya) |
10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Potomac |
Chocolate in Mesoamerican Art
The Mayan glyph for cacao and cacao-related art
Evelyn Orantes (Guatemalan Maya)
Joaquin Alejandro Newman (Yaqui/Mexican)
History and Science of Chocolate in Mexico
A discussion of the cultivation and cultural use of cacao
Diana Xochitl Munn (Mazatec)
Pesach (Pace) Lubinsky |
10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Third Level by the Resource Center |
Kuna Mola Traditions and Cacao
Kuna artists create mola textiles and invite visitors to try their hand
Martiza Garrido de Fernandez
Nidia Johnson
|
11 a.m.
Rasmuson Theater |
The Spirit of Kuna Yala
(1990, 60 min.) USA
This film presents a contemporary portrait of the Kuna homeland. |
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Potomac |
Wonders of Chocolate
Food demonstration both savory and sweet, with historical, scientific, and cultural commentary
Richard Hetzler
Diana Xochitl Munn (Mazatec) |
1 & 3:30 p.m.
Potomac |
Danzantes de Tijeras Hermanos Chávez (Quechua)
Peruvian scissors dancers
Fredy Chávez
Rossel Arotoma
Niel Pablo
Climaco Chávez
Andres Pauyak |
2 p.m.
Rasmuson Theater |
Chocolate Talk
The mythology of chocolate and the
remarkable role it has played in human
culture
Howard-Yana Shapiro |
2:30 p.m.
Potomac |
Talking with El Ceibo
Forum presentation about growing and
creating chocolate
Abraham Apaza
Nemion Condori
Cynthia Vidaurri |
4 p.m.
Rasmuson Theater |
The Cuna Indians
(1983, 22 min.) USA
This film shows the communal way of life the Kuna
people have developed to live on islands without
fresh water. |
7 p.m. Sunday
Rasmuson Theater |
Dinner and a Movie
Burwa dii Ebo/The Wind and the Water
(2008, 100 min.) Panama
This narrative feature by the Igar Yala Collective of
Kuna youth tells the story of a boy raised in his
ancestral homelands and a girl who has never
been there. See Dinner and a Movie for details. |
