Cósmico Americas Features ‘JAGUARA’, A FREE Spectacular Light & Sound Show Sept 28th at Civic Center Park

Cósmico Americas will feature Jaguara, a spectacular light and sound show and the artistic centerpiece of the Festival. Jaguara is the artistic vision of Sonic Design Studio, a digital design company based in Bogotá, Colombia. Strikingly beautiful and humbling, Jaguara stands as a platform to bring attention to the deforestation and increasing endangerment of the jaguar habitat in North and South America.

Jaguara+2018-08-31+295On Saturday, Sept. 28 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Biennial of the Americas 2019 Festival celebrates with its final event, Cósmico Americas, a free, family-friendly celebration of the arts and culture of the Americas in Civic Center Park.

“We are thrilled to be presenting a number of arts and culture experiences as part of the Biennial of the Americas 2019 Festival,” said Erin Trapp, executive director and CEO of Biennial of the Americas. “Jaguara will be the cultural centerpiece for the Festival and is an artistic embodiment of how art, technology and education can create collaborative bridges across the Americas and throughout the world. The Festival will culminate on September 28 with the final Jaguara light show at Cósmico Americas.”

Biennial city & county bldg.Cósmico Americas includes musical performances featuring Colombian band Systema Solar and Denver-based bands Kiltro and Don Chicacharron, culinary delights featuring Denver’s best Latin American food trucks, and curated refreshments and cosmic cocktails.

The Biennial of the Americas Festival, taking place Sept. 25 through Sept. 28, is an international event of ideas, art and culture that assembles dynamic leaders to identify unique opportunities and solutions to shared challenges across the Americas. The 2019 theme, “Empathy in Action,” will showcase the people and ideas across North and South America that are moving beyond divisions to build solutions to important issues.

Biennial logoAbout Biennial of the Americas

The Biennial of the Americas (The Biennial) builds connections, creates community and inspires change across the Americas through a multi-day festival in Denver every other year and ongoing leadership summits in Canada and Latin America. Due to its location on the north-south axis, this Denver nonprofit organization launched in 2010 to enhance, celebrate and discover the cultural and economic connections between North and South America. The Biennial assembles the most innovative leaders in the western hemisphere to identify unique opportunities and solutions to our shared challenges. The 2019 Biennial of the Americas Festival takes place Sept. 25 through Sept. 28. For more information, visit  https://www.biennialoftheamericas.org or engage with the Biennial on Facebook, Instagram (@thebiennial) or Twitter (@thebiennial).