Monday music
Concerts are held each Monday at this classy and relatively new cultural complex to the north of the city.
July 17: Violinst Erika Dobosiewicz (above) and pianist Rodrigo Sierra Moncayo, the former a featured performer in the CDMX Philharmonic and the latter the Zapopan Youth Orchestra’s director, offer a diverse program, including pieces by Bach, Piazolla, and film composer John Williams. July 24: The Charlie Jazz Band pays homage to jazz greats Frank Gambale and Scott Henderson.
Palcco, Mondays, 8 p.m. 100 pesos.
Tuesday recitals
The Jalisco Culture Secretariat’s “Martes de Música y Ópera” series showcases talented classical musicians at free-of-charge Tuesday evening recitals. July 18: Fleet-fingered pianist Patricia Garcia presents a program featuring classical giants Debussy, Schubert, Ravel, as well as modern Mexican composer Arturo Marquez. July 25: Pianist Efraín Daniel Ulloa plays works by Bach, Haydn, Chopin and Schumann, among others. August 8: Baritone Alejandro Lazzarini is accompanied by pianist Sergio Hernández. Hear operatic classics by Mozart in the first half of the recital; Mexican classics (Agustín Lara, Manuel M. Ponce, María Grever) in the second. August 15: Guitarist Hugo Gracian and flautist Eduardo Arambula interpret works dating from ancient Greece to the 20th century. August 22: The Orquesta de Cámara Elga performs suites by Warlock, Janacek, Holst and Grieg.
Teatro Alarife Martín Casillas, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Free.
Thursday Dance
Weekly performances by a variety of modern and classic dance troupes.
Teatro Alarife Martín Casillas, Thursday, 8 p.m. Free.
Folk dance
Regarded as the best folk dance troupe in Mexico, the Ballet Folklorico of the Universidad de Guadalajara returns for another season of summer shows on Sunday evenings. See dances from all over the country, as well as emotive local favorites, such as the “Jarabe Tapatio” and “La Culebra.” Not to be missed!
Teatro Degollado, Sundays: July 23; August 6, 13 and 20; September 3, 10 and 17. All start at 6 p.m. 100-420 pesos.
Yumiko Yoshioka
Show by Japanese dance veteran (see story facing page).
Teatro Alarife Martin Casillas, Sunday, July 16, 7 p.m. Entrance free.
Muluk: Ghost Ship
Circo Dragon, a Guadalajara-based troupe, presents Muluk, a ripping tale of blood-letting on the high seas which includes elements of classical myth and the fantastical.
Palcco, Sunday, July 16, noon and 6 p.m. 150-350 pesos.
The Pink Floyd Show
Harley Davidson and W Agency present an homage to the great progressive space rock band that came out of Britain in the late 1960s, most well-known for their albums “The Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Wall.” The two aforementioned enterprises dig into their deep pockets to put together a crack team of visual artists, technicians and musicians for a mind-expanding trip through time and space.
Teatro Diana, Saturday, July 22, 9 p.m. 600-1200 pesos.
Soundtrack to ‘Spirited Away’
Fans of the films of Japanese animation auteur Hayao Miyazaki won’t want to miss this event, a concert by pianist /arranger Roberto Salamón featuring the music from the film “Spirited Away.” If Salamón’s recent performance of music from the French film Amelie is any indication, this should be a must see for Miyazaki fans.
Teatro Diana, Sunday, July 23, 6 p.m. 150-350 pesos.
Jalisco Jazz Festival
Abraham Barrera and the Orquesta de Cámara de Zapopan in concert.
Palcco, Tuesday, July 25, 9 p.m. 150-350 pesos.
Miles Davis& Gil Evans
As a part of the Jalisco Jazz Festival, Gil Cervantes and his orchestra present a program of music paying tribute to one of the mid-20th Century’s greatest partnerships: jazz trumpet giant Miles Davis and arranger/conductor Gil Evans. Together, these two men gifted to the world vinyl masterpieces such as Porgy and Bess, Miles Ahead, and most prominently, Sketches of Spain.
Teatro Diana, Thursday, July 27, 8:30 p.m. 250-350 pesos.
Sunday evening jazz
Another promising show as part of the Jalisco Jazz Festival with Niels Klein, MediaBanda, Filulas Juz, Dirty Black Beans and the Daniel López Trío.
Teatro Diana, Sunday, July 29, 6 p.m. 150-350 pesos.
Free jazz
The Jalisco Jazz Festival’s Foro Tonica open-air concert features Brian Lynch, The Meeting, Gabriel Balderas, Chuck Bergeron and the Klaus Mayer Big Band.
Plaza Liberacion (centro historico), Tuesday, August 1, 7 p.m. Free.
Disney on Ice
Kids and adults can meet up with their favorite cartoon characters in this annual show that is hard not to love.
Auditorio Telmex, Friday August 4, 6 p.m.; Saturday, August 5, noon, 4 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, August 6, noon and 4 p.m. 250-1,000 pesos.
Cafe Tacvba
One of Mexico’s most iconic rock bands in concert.
Auditorio Telmex, Saturday, August 19, 9 p.m. 450-1,000 pesos.
GR RECOMMENDS: US National Youth Orchestra
Launched in the summer of 2013, the National Youth Orchestra of the United States has played venues around the world to great acclaim, from Saint Petersburg to Los Angeles. This year marks the orchestra’s Central and South American debut, which will be under the direction of conductor Marin Alsop.
Each summer, following an application and audition process, about 120 musicians ages 16 to 19 attend a two-week residency at Purchase College, New York, followed by a national or international tour.
Auditorio Telmex, Wednesday, July 26 and Thursday, July 27, 8:30 p.m. 200-500 pesos.