• Rubberband Contemporary Dance Company (Canada): Reckless Underdog (Latin American premiere). Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9, 8:30 p.m. 150-300 pesos.
• The Brooks (Canada): Jazz/funk album debut, “Soon As I Can.” Sunday, May 11, 6:30 p.m. 200 pesos.
• Lydian String Quartet (Mexico premiere): the opera “Barbaverde en Mineralis” by Jalisco’s Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, featuring soprano Leah Brzyski and guitarist Dieter Hennings. Wednesday, May 14, 8:30 p.m. 80-200 pesos.
• The Alan Lake Factori(e) (Canada): Orpheus (Latin American debut of contemporary dance work). Sunday, May 18, 6:30 p.m. 200-350 pesos.
• Toshiyuki Shimada (guest conductor, U.S.) leads the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra, with violinist Timothy Chooi (Canada), performing works by Ravel and Mendelssohn. Friday, May 23, 8:30 p.m. 150-300 pesos.
• Canada Gala Tribute: Featuring Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán, Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlán, Mariachi Los Peques NT, and the Ballet Folklórico Nuevo Jalisco. Saturday, May 24, 8:30 p.m. 200-1,200 pesos.
• Louis Lortie (Canada): Piano recital celebrating the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth. Wednesday, May 28, 8:30 p.m. 200 pesos.
• Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (the festival’s closing event) interpreting works by Ravel and Chopin, conducted by José Luis Castillo, with pianist Louis Lortie. Friday, May 30, 8:30 p.m. 200-350 pesos.
Two free performances at the Degollado Theater will be held during the festival:
• Monday, May 19, 8 p.m.: The Higinio Ruvalcaba Chamber Orchestra celebrates the 100th anniversary of the University of Guadalajara.
• Monday, May 26, 8 p.m.: The Choir of the Universidad Panamericana presents Mozart’s Requiem, joined by the Colima Philharmonic Orchestra.
Tickets will be distributed at the theater doors 30 minutes before the two performances.