Jalisco’s only professional dance troupe, the Joven Ballet,  will present a double bill in honor of International Dance Day at Guadalajara’s Teatro Degollado on Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m. The ballet “Scheherazade,” with choreography by Mark Godden, will be followed by Balanchine’s” Who Cares?” set to the songs of of George Gershwin.  Tickets cost 50-200 pesos.

David Elliott, the director of the British Council in Mexico, this week joined state Culture Secretary Myriam Vachez to announce details of the United Kingdom’s involvement in Guadalajara’s 18th Festival Cultural de Mayo, which begins on May 8.

Sleeping Beauty

After last year’s success, Joven Ballet de Jalisco, Guadalajara’s professional resident ballet company, will recreate its spectacular outdoor production of the classic fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty” to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky in the majestic central patio of the Cabañas Institute. 

Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Thursday, April 9 through Sunday, April 12, and Thursday, April 16 through Sunday, April 19, 8:30 p.m.  100-300 pesos, available at Degollado box office or through Tickemaster. Limited senior and student discounts available. 

The English National Ballet has announced officially that Guadalajara-born ballet star Isaac Hernandez will join its ranks as lead principal in April.

Although audiences were down slightly this year, the Guadalajara International Film Festival ended on a high note last weekend as a slew of celebrities (mostly minor ones) flew in for the final shindig and prize-giving ceremonies. 

According to operanews.com, when Amber Wagner sings, “her voice pours out big, beautiful arcs of sound, making the operas of Wagner, Verdi and Richard Strauss seem like a natural fit for her.”