Meet SIVARTE, every stage in the country in one place

Here’s a question that bugged us for years. Where do you find out what’s playing in El Salvador this weekend? Not just our stuff, everything. The dance piece at a gallery, the indie film screening, the concert in a tiny bar, the student play that might be the best thing you see all year.

The answer was always some mix of Instagram stories that disappear in 24 hours, a cousin who knows someone, and luck. That’s not good enough for a country with this much talent. So we built SIVARTE.

The name is pretty much what it sounds like. Sivar, like we all call this place, plus arte. Our art, all of it, in one place.

What it is

SIVARTE is a free cultural listings site for the whole country. Theatre, dance, exhibitions, music and cinema, from big productions to tiny independent projects. You can browse what’s on, see where and when, and click through to the venue, the cast, the creative team.

Why we did it

Because the scene here is small and scattered and everyone is working really hard in their own corner without anyone noticing. Because a stage manager or a lighting designer deserves a record of the twenty shows they made possible.

And yes, we know what some of you are thinking. Black Coyote built it, so is it just a Black Coyote ad? No. And we mean that. SIVARTE doesn’t push our shows ahead of anyone else’s. It’s for everybody or it’s for nothing. If you ever feel like it’s not fair, tell us, we want to hear it.

Coming soon, you’ll be able to buy tickets right inside SIVARTE without bouncing around to five different websites. We’ll tell you more when it’s ready.

For now, go explore. And if you’ve made something, upload it.