August 15 - 16, 2011

In this experiential seminar, participants engage in an encounter between the expressive arts and traditional Andean culture in Ollantaytambo, Cusco, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Ollantaytambo is located between Cusco and Machu Picchu at 2800 meters above sea level and was built by the Incans between the XV and XVI century. Today the stone streets are still in use by the people, who have also built houses on top of Incan foundations. From the city one can see the great Temple of the Sun, the last place where the Incas fought against the Spaniards.

TAE Peru has been doing an international seminar in this city for several consecutive years exploring and investigating the encounter of traditional Andean arts with the expressive arts. (See: www.taeperu.org/programa.htm )

Participants will need to fly from Lima to Cusco on August 15. From the Cusco airport, they will be transferred by TAE staff to their hotels. At night, participants will share a dinner and an Andean ceremony to “contact the ancient world of the Incas,” preparing for the next day. On the morning of August  16th, we will start our tour early in the archaeological site of Moray, an important Incan site used as an agricultural laboratory.  Here participants will be invited to respond to the sacred place with arts and movement in an unforgettable experience guided by the TAE Peru team.

AUGUST 15 TH

9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.    

Travel by plane to Cusco from Lima and transfer to hotel in Ollantaytambo.
Ground transportation to Ollantaytambo is included in the cost of the Cusco experience and provided by TAE staff.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.     Dinner
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.     Ancient Incan Preparatory Ritual

AUGUST 16 TH

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   Expressive Arts Experience in Moray
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.    Lunch
2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.     Experience with Expressive Arts at the Sacred Valley of the Incas

The Cusco Experience includes the following:

• Transfer from Cusco Airport to Ollantaytambo (1 hour 20 minutes)
• Dinner (15th)
• Lunch (16th)

It does not include the accommodation and the flight ticket from Lima to Cusco. The only way to go to Cusco from Lima is by airplane.

If you want information about the flights from Lima to Cusco you can contact Tania Jara from Lima Tours (taj@limatours.com.pe - Phone: (51-1) 6196945) or you can visit these web sites (www.taca.com, www.lan.com, www.peruvianairlines.pe). LAN has more flights to Cusco; Peruvian Airlines usually has better prices.

Lodging

To receive information about hotels in Cusco and make the reservation, write to LLuc Acero Martinez: llucacero@hotmail.com.

Suggested packing list:
• Small back pack
• Comfortable clothing – pack both light clothes and warm clothes so that you are
prepared for a variety of temperatures and altitudes
• Comfortable hiking boots and thick socks
• Sandals
• Sun glasses, hat, flashlight/torch, batteries, and flask/water bottle
• First-aid kit
• Swimming suit and towel
• Insect repellant, sun block, altitude sickness pills, antihistamine pills and
plasters/band-aids
• Ear plugs
•  Toiletries
• Alarm clock