The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The 32nd edition of Guadalajara’s renowned International Mariachi Festival kicks off on August 27 and runs through September 7, offering two full weeks of music and celebration.
The state’s only full-time professional troupe presents the premiere of “Giselle,” a romantic classic that tells the tragic story of a young peasant girl who falls in love with a nobleman disguised as a commoner. Four shows in total.
Isaac Hernández’s journey from the backyard of his home in Guadalajara to the pinnacle of world ballet is one of Mexico’s most inspiring feel-good stories.
Cirque du Soleil, the renowned Montreal-based circus arts company, will bring a new show to Guadalajara this November. Ovo, a vibrant production inspired by the world of insects, will be performed at the VFG Arena, located along the Guadalajara-Chapala highway, midway between the city and the lakeside.
The Municipal Ballet Folclórico de Guadalajara presents four shows, Thursday, July 17 through Sunday, July 20, showcasing Mexico’s many traditional dances.
Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco
Under the baton of Emmanuel Siffert, the orchestra performs works by Hector Berlioz, René Gerber, Caroline Charrière, and Vincent d’Indy.
Teatro Degollado: Thursday, July 3, 8:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 6, 12:30 p.m. 100–250 pesos. (Tickets at boletomovil.com)
Heading to “Ser Agua,” a sophisticated and well-publicized exhibition just opened at the University of Guadalajara’s Museo de Artes (MUSA), I was waylaid by two apparently lesser shows there, one on lucha libre and the other a collection of mostly painting by Jalisco artists. I came away pondering which was my favorite among three very different shows and saturated by the abundance of displays on the museum’s two sumptuous floors surrounding the Jose Clemente Orozco fresco on the ceiling of its ground-floor auditorium.
