The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The Zapopan Youth Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Rodrigo Sierra Moncayo, gave a live concert at the Constitución Cultural Center on October 14.
Guadalajara-born ballet star Isaac Hernandez has made his acting debut in a Spanish/Mexican TV series playing, would you believe, a ballet dancer.
Acclaimed Mexican Conductor Alondra de la Parra has brought together 30 of the best musicians in the world to create The Impossible Orchestra – a project to support women and children suffering abuse and hardship in Mexico.
In 1979, at the tender age of 20, Rene Arceo, born in Michoacan on the shores of Lake Chapala, moved from Guadalajara to Chicago, utilizing a classic route—bus to Tijuana, coyote and car trunk to Los Angeles, and direct flight to Chicago.
Culture in Jalisco hasn’t closed down because of the health emergency.
While live cultural happenings have been temporarily suspended, there are many ways to enjoy music, dance, theater and art from the comfort of home during the current lockdown.
The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (OFJ) suspended its presentations in the Teatro Degollado in March due to the novel coronavirus and, even though nobody is sure how much longer the “cuarentena” will last, the state’s Culture Department (SC) is attempting to serve the public by enlisting the musicians to post enjoyable, educational, solo performances online, along with other presentations.
