Exploring Panama’s vibrant arts, traditions, and cultural events. Read features on music, film, festivals, and the creatives shaping local culture.
La Alcaldía de Panamá participó en Euroclima 2026 con la Fuerza Afro, un grupo de danza de la Policía Municipal, presentado en Panamá Viejo con el baile Congo. El acto conectó la agenda climática con la riqueza cultural del país.
The documentary “Nunca partió” honors Pedro Altamiranda’s life and legacy on the one-year anniversary of his death. The film traces his journey from birth to his last years, blending coverage of his musical career with his personal, family and intellectual side.
La Arquidiócesis de Panamá presentó la Semana Santa 2026, con procesiones en el Casco Antiguo que reunirán a cerca de 5 mil fieles. Este año se suman dos nuevas andas: Cristo Crucificado y La Santa Cena.
Former Chinese gymnast and world champion Wu Liufang says she livestreamed because she felt she had “nowhere else to go” after backlash over provocative Douyin videos. The 2024 clips drew tens of thousands of likes before being removed.
Panamá celebra el Viernes de Dolores con una jornada de recogimiento y tradición en el Casco Antiguo. TVN 2 transmitirá en vivo la Semana Santa del 27 de marzo al 5 de abril por televisión y plataformas digitales.
As Art Basel arrives in Hong Kong, rising painter Katja Seib is being highlighted for surreal portraits that merge reality, dreams and everyday life. Her early artistic upbringing in Düsseldorf is closely tied to her development.
VTuber Kizuna AI delivered two days of sold-out concerts in Tokyo without ever physically stepping on stage, as her voice and movements are performed by people behind the scenes. The shows highlight how Japan’s virtual idol industry is moving into mainstream live audiences.
Boquete, Chiriquí, will host Panama’s Orchid Expo at the Boquete Fairgrounds from March 26 to April 5. The event is expected to showcase Panama’s orchid diversity and attract visitors to the highlands.
El Casco Antiguo de Panamá presentará su programación de Semana Santa 2026 con misas y procesiones del 27 de marzo al 5 de abril, destacando actos en La Merced y la Catedral Basílica. Revisa los horarios por día para planificar tu visita y asistencia.
Art Basel Hong Kong director Angelle Siyang-Le says the fair has become more than a marketplace, helping shape the city’s cultural ecosystem. She also recounts her 2012 start—when her father feared she’d been “conned” after tracking the brand to a co-working space address.
IOM reports that a Venezuelan architect is helping revitalize Panama’s historic district, linking migrant skills to local development and heritage preservation.
Hong Kong multimedia artist Lap-see Lam is staging a show that uses Swedish-Chinese dishes—like fried bananas and “four small dishes”—to explore how cultural identity is formed through everyday memory and adaptation.
A La Prensa op-ed by a former director argues social media is a new printing press that democratizes speech but erodes ethical filters, creating a “crisis of criterion” that calls for media literacy and civic responsibility in Panama.
Members of the Damas Dolorosas prepared at Iglesia San Francisco de Asís in Casco Antiguo for the Viernes de Dolores procession on 27 March 2026, part of Panama City’s Semana Santa Internacional.
A La Prensa column reflects on how important moments in Panama often arrive at the worst possible time—creating misunderstandings—and urges patience and empathy in everyday encounters.
A video of Paco, a police dog, performing CPR went viral and has drawn admiration online, sparking interest in the role of canine units in rescue and public safety.
A ritual in Casco Antiguo saw the Virgen de la Dolorosa dressed after a rosary, with the “damas de la Dolorosa” placing each symbolic element of the statue’s vestment.
Potrerillos Arriba will stage a living viacrucis for Semana Santa featuring more than 70 actors, aiming to bring together community families and visitors from other areas.
Students at Instituto Fermín Naudeau demonstrated advances in Panama’s English curriculum redesign before the minister of education and the U.S. ambassador, highlighting classroom-level implementation.
Art Basel opens in Hong Kong on Friday with 240 galleries from 41 countries and regions, as the city’s monthlong art-and-culture push closes. A new five-year government deal with Art Basel signals a long-term commitment to international cultural exchange.