In 2019, the bachata was Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).
Now, the best bachata dancers in the world are summoned to compete for the title of Bachata Dancers World Champions in November 2022. The invitations are out to the best in the bachata festivals that currently are held in main cities around the world. Among these – the Shanghai Bachata Festival, Paris Bachata Festival; Brazil Bachata Festival, I love Bachata Mexico; Los Angeles Bachata Festival, Egypt Sensual Festival; Denver Bachata Festival, Top Bachata Festival; Bachata Festival Germany, Bachata Dey; Europa Bachata Festival, Istanbul International Bachata Festival; Vienna Bachata Festival, Bachatera Suiza and Japan Bachata Festival, among others.
The first edition of the ADN Bachata World Festival will be held from 18 to 20 November 2022, in the province of Puerto Plata. This festival is an initiative of ADN Films and Bulevar de las Estrellas Foundation, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, through the Vice Ministry for Decentralization and Territorial Coordination, led by Vice Minister Fernando Antonio Cruz (Bonny Cepeda). The artistic production is by Lenin Ramírez, international coordination of the dancers is by Rudi López, with the executive production of Víctor Minaya and Carlos Batista Matos, and the communications direction in charge of José Antonio Aybar.
The plan is to consolidate the Dominican music genre as a promotional platform for the country. The best bachata dancers in the world will be certified, starting in 2022.
“Bachata is a genre that has become a cultural industry that offers the opportunity to hundreds of citizens in different parts of the world, through schools, festivals, DJs or singers, to generate millions of dollars and in the Dominican Republic there are many citizens who ignore this reality, being bachata the most visible cultural element of the Dominican community at the moment,” explained Victor Minaya, organizer of the event and also president of ADN Films, when making the announcement of the world festival.
The details of the event were offered on Tuesday, 8 November 2021 by the production team during a meeting with representatives of the press at the Faro a Colón monument in eastern Santo Domingo.
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9 November 2021