The Guadalajara Reporter
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Around 1,600 people gathered Tuesday evening for the official opening of metro-area Guadalajara’s newest performing arts space, the Palacio de la Cultura y la Comunicación (Palcco).
The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) got off to a novel start on its 2016 winter/spring season last weekend as world renowned French flutist-turned-director Patrick Gallois headed up a program that was innovative in many ways, most obviously in bringing on stage his wife, Finnish artist Tiina Osara, to create a large-format action painting as the musicians played the evening’s centerpiece, the wintry and esoteric Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105, by Jean Sibelius.
Organ Festival
The Domingo Lobato Association organ festival, featuring some of Mexico’s most accomplished organists, continues at various Guadalajara churches.
At a standing-room only press conference last week, 25-year-old Isaac Hernandez, described as “the leading exponent of classical dance in the history of Mexico,” presented plans for his summer gala show in Guadalajara.
Organ Festival
The Domingo Lobato Association organ festival, featuring some of Mexico’s most accomplished organists, continues at various Guadalajara churches.
A month-long exhibit showcasing amazing opals extracted and crafted from the Jalisco town of Magdalena has opened at the Museo de las Artes Populares (Folk Art Museum) in downtown Guadalajara.
An exhibit of works by contemporary artists themed around the image of iconic Mexican painter Frida Kahlo has opened at Guadalajara’s Museo Regional. “SuFrida” comprises 70 original artworks that curator Susana Soto Poblette says “reinterpret” Kahlo’s extraordinary impact on modern society, particularly among the young. The exhibit will be up through March.
The Museo Regional is located at Liceo 60, Guadalajara Centro. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Sundays). Closed Mondays. Cost: 55 pesos adults; free on Sundays.
