The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Ballet de Jalisco
After receiving rave reviews in previous years, the Ballet de Jalisco returns with seven presentations of the ballet “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame,” featuring the music of Rachmaninoff, Tchaikowsky, Wolf-Ferrari, Saint-Säenz, Moniuszko, and Khachaturian. Choreography is by troupe director Dariusz Blajer.
The 21st May Festival in Guadalajara will showcase a talented Ukrainian pianist who is slowly getting his life back together after suffering a major personal tragedy two years ago.
Folk dance
The 2018 season of one of Mexico’s premier dance groups, the University of Guadalajara’s Ballet Folclorico, is concluding. Founded in 1960, the acclaimed troupe is currently made up of about 168 singers, dancers and musicians.
Modern dance
Dancers from the Ljubljana SNG Opera and Ballet present the work “A Symphony of Sorrowful Songs,” a work featuring Polish composer Henryk Mikołai Górecki’s Symphony Number 3.
Live from the Met
Live telecast of Rossini’s “Semiramide.” This masterpiece of dazzling vocal fireworks makes a rare Met appearance – its first in nearly 25 years – with Maurizio Benini on the podium.
A unique filmmaker who produces, writes and directs erotic productions with a film aesthetic that explores human sexuality from a feminine perspective will be honored at the 33º Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG).
SUNDAY BULLFIGHT
The big name on the final corrida (bullfight) of the winter season at Guadalajara’s Plaza del Toros Nuevo Progreso is Pablo Hermosa de Mendoza, Mexico’s most famous rejoneador.
