It will be 17 days of the ‘Feast of the Spirit’, with 133 performances that include dance, music, theater, opera, academic and sports activities I
It will be 17 days of the ‘Feast of the Spirit’, with 133 performances that include dance, music, theater, opera, academic and sports activities
It is a program that commemorates, among other events, the 175th anniversary of Chopin’s death, 100 years since the death of Felipe Carrillo Puerto and the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations Mexico-Brazil
Guanajuato/Gto News
The International Cervantino Festival -FIC-, to be held October 11 to 27, 2024, announced its programming for the 52nd edition, which will have Oaxaca and Brazil as guests of honor. The artistic treasures of these two regions and the wide range of events that encompass music, dance, theater, visual arts, cinema, conversations, rehearsals, productions, workshops, virtual and sports activities are elements that reaffirm the FIC’s commitment to being a point of global encounter for arts and culture.
The programming is made up of 117 groups, 70 national and 47 international, which will make it possible for you to enjoy 116 shows and 133 functions with artists and companies from 24 countries.
The presentation of the programming occurred at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City, in the morning; while in the afternoon it was held at the Juarez Theater in Guanajuato.
Present at the first event were the Secretary of Culture of the Government of Mexico, Alejandra Frausto Guerrero; the governor of Guanajuato, Diego Sinhue Rodriguez Vallejo; the governor of Oaxaca, Salomon Jara Cruz; the Brazilian ambassador to Mexico, His Excellency. Mr. Fernando Estellita Lins from Salvo Coimbra and the director of the Cervantino International Festival and Cultural Circuits, Mariana Aymerich Ordonez.
Sound diversity will be one of the highlighted elements in the 52nd edition of the festival, as it will range from rock and ska to classical music, including bolero.
For example, Los Autenticos Decadentes will make you vibrate with their revealed genome (DNA album), that is, with their vast musical range that they have developed throughout their musical career. While Vocalconsort Berlin will showcase their versatility in instrumentation and repertoire with an evening of chamber music showcasing their knowledge of five centuries of music.
Another Mexican representative is Silvana Estrada, one of the most enveloping and nostalgic voices that led her to win the Latin GRAMMY, in 2022, as Best New Artist, in addition to being nominated for the GRAMMY as Best Global Music Performance in 2024.
Governor of Guanajuato, Diego Sinhue Rodriguez Vallejo, said: “El Cervantino has to continue being in Guanajuato, for Mexico and for the whole world, because it was born here and the tradition is given to it by its people; we have to make it spectacularly. Long live the Cervantino International Festival”.
The guest country, Brazil, will arrive with 18 productions that will captivate with the versatility and dynamism. Among the shows that stand out is Dog without Feathers, by the Deborah Colker Dance Company, where a choreography based on the homonymous poem by João Cabral is presented.
The Brazilian ambassador to Mexico, His Excellency. Mr. Fernando Estellita Lins from Salvo Coimbra, said: “It is an honor to share this Cervantino movement with Oaxaca, a State deservedly admired for its impressive cultural manifestations. We share a lot with Oaxacans, including the richness and importance of our African influences. We want the arts of Brazil to take root more and more in this country, to find a home in Guanajuato, in Oaxaca, throughout Mexico, and for the arts of Mexico to also find an increasingly broader place in our country. We have a lot in common and even more to discover about each other.”
Oaxaca, the guest State, will inaugurate the 52nd edition with one of the most emblematic festivities in the country: La Guelaguetza, which shows the traditions, customs and rituals of the eight regions of the State. The Brass Ensemble of the Oaxaca State Music Band will offer a concert that evokes a spiritual state with works from the Renaissance, as well as the so-called Oaxacan hymn titled God Never Dies, by Macedonio Alcala.
The governor of Oaxaca, Salomon Jara Cruz, said: “We feel very proud of this invitation to which the Oaxacan delegation will attend with great enthusiasm and showing the color of our culture and traditions; Oaxaca is the cultural heart of Mexico and with that fraternal heart we are going to share the magic of our land with everyone”.
With the University of Guanajuato, a public creation project will be launched, to contribute to and enrich the reflection experience of the student community during the FIC.
The whole Cervantino program of the 50th edition of the Cervantino International Festival can be consulted at:
- festivalcervantino.gob.mx
- And in the official FIC application starting July 16, 2024
- The programming is subject to change
- This year the festival will work with the Boletomovil ticket office for online sales
It will also have two ticket offices:
- The headquarters of the Cervantino Festival collection
- Casa Emma Godoy, located in the center of the city of Guanajuato
- The State auditorium
Visit the FIC social networks on:
- Facebook (/Cervantino)
- Instagram (@cervantino)
- X (@cervantino)
Follow the social networks of the Ministry of Culture at:
- Facebook (/SecretariaCulturaMX)
- Instagram (@culturamx)
- X (@cultura_mx)
The 52nd edition of the FIC will be the reason for various commemorations. The young 16-year-old pianist Alexander Vivero and the pianist María José de Bustos will have Frédéric Chopin in their program, which will serve as a tribute to the Polish composer on his 175th death anniversary. Both the OSUG and Rosana Lamosa and Pablo Rossi will do the same to pay tribute to the Brazilian conductor and composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, 65 years after his death. The Silvestre Revueltas Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Youth Choir of the Celaya Conservatory will perform Stabat Mater , a religious cantata by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák 120 years after his death. 100 years after the murder of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, the Yucatán Symphony Orchestra will pay tribute to the peasant leader.
Last year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed Bolero on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage; The festival will celebrate this event with three concerts: the aforementioned one by Eugenia León, as well as the show by Daniel, you are killing me and that by Sindy Gutiérrez; The Center for Experimentation and Production of Contemporary Music (Cepromusic) will present its concert called Doppo Nono, to commemorate the centenary of the Italian composer Luigi Nono. Guillermo Velázquez, founder of the Lions of the Sierra de Xichú, received the 2023 National Arts Award and will be present at this edition of the FIC. The Fine Arts Opera and the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Guanajuato will pay tribute to Giacomo Puccini to commemorate the centenary of his death. All these commemorations will be framed by the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Brazil.
The Cervantino also has visual, academic and interactive arts. The Digital Culture Center (CCD) will hold a talk on the RESISTANCE workshop or the vindication of a collective right , which will be accompanied by presentations by the general director of the CCD, Marcela Flores Méndez; the coordinator of the CCD Digital Wetlands Laboratory, Maite Málaga, and the LASTESIS Collective.
The exhibition part of Oaxaca presents consecrated plastic artists from Oaxaca and Lu’Bianni. Francisco Toledo and photography, while Brazil arrives with Ricardo Beliel. Photographs . In total 27 exhibitions will be presented in collaboration with the State Institute of Culture.
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