The 10th edition of the Festival of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (FACH) was presented, an event that invites children, adolescents and adults to participate in more than one hundred artistic, academic and formative activities, to be held from March 19 to 30 in León and San Miguel de Allende.
This festival has been held since 2016 by the National School of Higher Studies, León Unit (ENES-UNAM), in collaboration with the León Campus of the University of Guanajuato (UG), the Center for Research in Optics, the State Secretariat of Culture, the General Directorate of Education of León, the Secretariat of Education of Guanajuato (SEG), the Explora Science Center and the Knowledge Centers.
“This festival is already a decade old and its permanence deserves our congratulations because it is gaining more and more strength. The Forum will always be the home of this festival and on this occasion we will participate by making available all the spaces we have to bring activities such as the Wigberto Moreno Library or the Mateo Herrera auditorium,” said Adriana Camarena, head of the Guanajuato Cultural Forum.
The objective of the Festival is to generate a free offer of artistic activities and scientific and humanistic dissemination aimed at the entire population, with special emphasis on the most vulnerable population.
“In this scheme, different actors participate, such as state and municipal authorities, educational institutions, and that is important because we contribute science and arts to cultivate ourselves as a society. We live in a stage where science is present in all aspects of life and that is also part of culture,” said Dr. Mauro Napsuciale Mendivil, rector of the León UG Campus.
The main theme of this edition will be “Creating the future, protecting water,” given the importance of raising awareness and sensitizing with the care of this vital liquid, essential for the life of all living beings.
Among the outstanding activities is the presentation of the renowned theater, film and television actor, Mario Iván Martínez, with the monologue El Diario de un Loco, to be held on Friday the 28th at the Teatro del Bicentenario Roberto Plasencia Saldaña, at 8 pm.
In addition, the discussion “Education, a human value today and always. Mexico and higher education” will be launched, headed by the rector of UNAM, Dr. Leonardo Lomelí and by the general rector of the University of Guanajuato, Dr. Claudia Susana Gómez López, moderated by the former rector of UNAM, Dr. José Narro Robles. This activity will take place in the Javier de la Fuente auditorium, this March 20 at 12 noon at ENES León.
On Sunday the 30th, in the Plaza Fundadores in the historic center of León, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., a Chronic Disease Screening will be activated and a series of workshops that will help prevention and education for self-care and a healthy life, led by the staff of the Division of Health Sciences of the León UG Campus.
In San Miguel de Allende, the ENES León Representative Dance Group will perform, and a performance will be given. by Pijama Girl, led by UNAM teachers and students from SMA. Workshops and talks will also be given at various educational institutions and at the DIF in San Miguel.
Source: am
