LLT playhouse series
Lakeside Little Theatre screens the National Theatre Live presentation of Simon Stone’s radical production of Federico Garcia Lorca’s “Yerma,” Saturday and Sunday, April 7 and 8, 3 p.m.
This tale of one’s woman’s desperation to conceive is disconcertingly contemporary.
Billie Piper returns in her Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role in Lorca’s achingly powerful masterpiece.
Set in contemporary London, Piper’s portrayal of a woman in her thirties desperate to conceive builds with elemental force to a staggering, shocking, climax.
The theatrical phenomenon sold out at the Young Vic and critics call it “an extraordinary theatrical triumph” (The Times) and “stunning, searing, unmissable” (Mail on Sunday). Piper’s lead performance is described as “spellbinding” (The Evening Standard), “astonishing” (iNews) and “devastatingly powerful” (The Daily Telegraph).
This is not your standard night out to the theater – expect tears, blood and the hunger for Yerma’s journey to end at any cost.
Tickets, 250 pesos, are available at LLT’s box office Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon and one hour before curtain. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call (376) 766-0954.
DA film festival
The Lake Chapala Chapter of Democrats Abroad is holding their sixth annual film festival, Sundays, 1:30 p.m. at Cine del Lago. Featured April 8 is “Normal is Over,” an award-winning documentary on climate change. April 15, the film presentation is “Anita,” about Anita Hill, who spoke up in 1991 against the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bus trips to opera
Viva La Musica hosts three more bus trips to see live screenings of the Met Opera at the Teatro Diana in Guadalajara.
Saturday, April 7, the featured opera is “Cosi Fan Tutte” by Mozart. This satirical tale of love features Kelli O´Hara as Despina and Christopher Maltman as Don Alphonso. The opera runs for four hours. The bus departs at 9:30 a.m. for the 11 a.m. show.
Saturday April 14, “Luisa Miller” by Verdi, starring Placido Domingo in this rarely performed gem. It is a heart-wrenching tragedy of fatherly love, which also features Sonia Yoncheva in the title role opposite Pietr Bezala. The opera runs three and half hours. The bus departs at 9:30 a.m. for the 11 a.m. show.
Saturday April 28, “Cinderella,” by Massenet is the final showing of the season. This masterpiece stars Joyce DiDonato in the title role, with Kathleen Kim, Alice Coote, Stephanie Blythe, and Laurent Naoui as Pandolfe. The opera is just over three hours. The bus departs at 10 a.m. for the noon show.
Viva bus trips cost 450 pesos, 550 for non-members. Tickets are available at the Lake Chapala Society, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to noon or by calling Rosemary Keeling, 766-1801.
Wonderful World Trio
The trio of Jim Barto on trumpet and flugelhorn, Cindy Paul on vocals and Roberto Cerda on vocals and guitar are reuniting to play a concert at La Bodega, Friday, April 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets, 150 pesos in advance and 200 at the door, are available at La Bodega. No reservations. Call 766-1002 for more information.
LLT “Third Act”
Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) holds two special visual presentations by theater architect Tom Weeks explaining the scope and details of the theater’s renovation plans, Tuesday, April 10, 11 a.m. and again, 3 p.m. in LLT’s main auditorium. Anyone interested in the future of LLT is welcome to attend.
Film Aficiaonados
“The Death of Stalin,” a satirical comedy depicting the chaos of the regime after he is gone, is the featured film at Lake Chapala Society (LCS) on Thursday, April 12, 2 p.m. The film has been banned in Russia and features a brilliant English-speaking cast. For members only.
Last dance of the season
The Ol’ Country Boys will have you kicking up your heels Friday, April 13, 8 p.m. at the Iron Horse Saloon and Lounge in Riberas del Pilar. Cover price is 50 pesos.
Bus trip to ballet
Friday, April 13, Viva La Musica offers a bus trip to the performance of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” by the talented Ballet de Jalisco at the Cabañas Cultural Institute in Guadalajara.
The bus departs at 6:30 p.m. for the performance at 8 p.m. Tickets, 500 pesos for Viva members, 600 for non-members, are available at the Lake Chapala Society, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to noon.
Call Rosemary Keeling, 766-1801, to reserve. Reserve early before the tickets run out, as the ballet is popular in Guadalajara.
Musical magic
Arya Tara, a band of musicians from Guadalajara with very distinct musical roots,will play the Centro Cultural Ajijic, Saturday, April 14, 6 p.m.
Arya Tara members Mari Camarena, Ravi Daniel Rangel, Noe Castro and Eddie Lara bring a synergy consisting of Bel Canto, flamenco sounds, Indian influences, classic guitar, a passion for the accordion and percussion that makes you want to dance.
Tickets, 120 pesos, are available at the Centro Cultural Ajijic.