Celebrate Mexico Now From October 14 to 22 in NYC 13 de October de 2017 | Facebook Twitter Email Got the blues because Summer is coming to its end? Don’t despair! Celebrate Mexico Now has your back this Fall. From contemporary opera to literature, from film to Mexican gastronomy, music, theater… the 14th edition of the Festival is a celebration of diversity through our art+culture. This Día de la Independencia (Viva Mexico!), check out the festival lineup and mark your calendar. And while you’re at it, invite your friends/family to join you. You’ll be ︎ you did. FESTIVAL LINEUP October 14-22, 2017 MUSIC TEMBEMBE ENSAMBLE CONTINUO Baroque Son Concert Delight in a fascinating hybrid of European Baroque, Indigenous Mexican, & Latin American sounds. Includes family program. Bring the kids! Saturday, October 14 The Metropolitan Museum more… MEXICAN GASTRONOMY CHEF IVÁN GARCÍA / MEZCALES DE LEYENDA / SWEET ELECTRA Brunch, Mezcal & Live Performance Upgrade your brunch! Eat & drink the marvels of Mexico while enjoying cantina songs, + more. Sunday, October 15 Guadalupe Inn more… LITERATURE JUAN RULFO: A CELEBRATION TO HONOR THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH Book Presentation & Documentary Screening Remember the Mexican novelist, short-story master, & photographer on this momentous occassion. Monday, October 16 King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center more… PANEL MEXICAN CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS: CHALLENGES IN THE XXI CENTURY Talk About Gender/Diversity in Creation & Presentation Engage with Marcela Rodriguez & Paola Prestini as they share the difficulties they face. Tue, October 17 National Sawdust more… FILM 14TH MORELIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Short Film Winners Indulge your inner film buff with five short films ranging from animation to documentary. Wed, October 18 School of Visual Arts / 502 Studio more… MUSIC AMPERSAN Tunes With World Appeal & Mexican Identity Be acoustically transported from folkloric to experimental forms & sound explorations. Thu, October 19 David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center more… OPERA LAS CARTAS DE FRIDA, OPERA DE TOILETTE Chamber Opera Reimagined Peek into the intimacy of Frida Kahlo’s letters & personal diaries, the common thread of this contemporary opera told from her bathroom. Thu, October 19 / Fri, October 20 National Sawdust more… THEATER PEDRO INFANTE, CIEN AÑOS PIENSO EN TI One-Act Play | Nostalgia & Family Issues Collide Be touched by this new twist on the life of Mexican immigrants living al otro lado. Sat, October 21 ID Studio Theater more… MULTIMEDIA PAISAJES SONOROS Live Performance | Violin, Electronics & Video Immerse yourself in a musical landscape by Carlo Nicolau, Vicente Rojo Cama, & Vanessa García Lembo. Sun, October 22 Queens Museum more… PRESENTING PARTNERS David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center Guadalupe Inn ID Studio Theater/ArtsLatinoNY King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center National Sawdust Queens Museum School of Visual Arts The Metropolitan Museum of Art SUPPORTERS FULL LISTING OF INDIVIDUAL DONORS, here. Facebook Twitter Email Advertisements
