Sangre Viva: Keeping old customs alive
Brotherhood and poetry will be the main themes of the third Sangre Viva (Living Blood) Festival this weekend on the Ajijic plaza.
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Brotherhood and poetry will be the main themes of the third Sangre Viva (Living Blood) Festival this weekend on the Ajijic plaza.
“Queen Xochitl, the woman with the golden velvety skin came to bathe in the enchanted water hole … Alone in her meditations, she heard the musical sound of a drop of water falling from the grotto ceiling, ‘Xic Xic.’
An extravaganza of music, dance, theater, handicrafts and customs derived from Mexico’s ancient roots will take the forefront during the Festival Cultural Sangre Viva to be held October 9 through 11 at the Ajijic plaza.
The back-to-back inaugurations of a museum display of archeological relics and the newly refurbished theater stage were highlights of the kick-off of a series of special events programmed for the tail end of September by Efren González, out-going director of the Centro Cultural de Ajijic (CCA).
Foto Septiembre, an annual photo exhibit featuring the work of many of the area’s top photographers, opens Saturday, September 19, 6 p.m. at the Ajijic Cultural Center on the plaza.
If performances of My My How Nice Productions’ latest offering, ‘Murder in Two Parts’ at the Bravo! Theatre, are anything like the dress rehearsal I saw, the audiences will be thrilled!
Efren Gonzalez is wrapping up his three-year stint as director of the Centro Cultural de Ajijic (CCA) with a full program of special events that will keep gallery spaces and the newly refurbished stage area buzzing with activity from next weekend through the end of the month.