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Contemporary music
Local bands offer free “jam sessions” in these new Monday evening presentations.
Teatro Alarife Martin Casillas, Mondays, 8 p.m. Free.
Performers from the United Kingdom will take the stage of the Foro FIL (in the Expo Guadalajara esplanade) for nine consecutive nights during the FIL. The acts include cutting-edge and electrifying expressions of contemporary British music and dance, as well as more traditional artistic interpretations. All shows start at 9 p.m. and are free.
If you’re a laid-back lover of all things literary you will probably not relish wrapping your brain around Guadalajara’s humongous and frantic International Book Fair (FIL) and its superabundance of activities.
The United Kingdom, FIL’s guest of honor this year, will share its cultural heritage and diversity by bringing to Guadalajara a delegation consisting of more than 150 writers, academics, artists and representatives of publishing houses.
“Circus doesn’t rely on words. That’s why it’s international,” observes noted French-Canadian mime and improvisationist François-Guillaume Leblanc, who has arrived in Guadalajara to give three-day workshops and three performances at FiCHo.
Tapatío audiences will have a chance to see an unusual array of chous (shows) falling under the umbrella of Cirque du Soleil, the Quebec-based circus arts troupe that is famed for its theatrical, character-driven performances.
“Mexico: Sunlight & Shadows: Short Stories & Essays by Mexico Writers” was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Digital Gold Honor Award from the Independent Book Publishers Association in the United States.
