The Guadalajara Reporter
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“Meticulous and delicate” is how one biographer describes the collection of large-format, charcoal drawings by Martha Pacheco, considered one of the principal artistic figures in Jalisco and probably most renowned for her masterful and unflinching portrayals of local people whom the rest of us might prefer to forget.
Circa
FESTIVAL DE MAYO. A contemporary circus arts presentation created by Australian director Yaron Lifschitz. Also with the Debussy Quartet.
Talented local dancers dreaming of a professional career are getting the opportunity to audition for one of the leading ballet companies in the United States.
Homage
A Mother’s Day special featuring the music of three greats of Mexican music: Agustin Lara, Jose Alfred Jimenez and Juan Gabriel. An orchestra, a mariachi band and a trio interpret a selection of much-loved works. The show also includes folk dancing.
Jalisco Ballet & OFJ
With children very much in mind, the Ballet de Jalisco and the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra team up for two performances of a ballet based on the famous poem, “The Pied Piper of Hamelin.”
Australia will be the invited country at this year’s 22nd Festival Cultural de Mayo, set for May 7 to 31 in metro area Guadalajara.
Tlaqueparte, the crafts fair that showcases more than 200 exhibitors from all over Latin America, runs Friday, May 3 through Monday, May 6 at Expo Guadalajara (Avenida Mariano Otero and Las Rosas).