The Guadalajara Reporter

Entertainment Guide - April 4, 2014

Tuesday recitals

No tickets needed for these weekly classical recitals. Just turn up.

Teatro Degollado, Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Thursday recitals

Guadalajara city hall opens up its council chamber to invited musicians, choirs and groups.  The free performances start at 8 p.m. and are free of charge. Unfortunately, the program is often released too late for this newspaper to publish. However, on April 10, the recital will feature clarinetists Daniel Estrada Aguayo and Miguel Angel Ramírez Pérez with Jesús Olvera Contreras on guitar.

Presidencia Municipal (downtown Guadalajara), Thursdays, 8 p.m. Free. Just turn up.

Macy Gray

Grammy-winning U.S. R&B and soul singer-songwriter and musician known for her distinctive raspy voice and a style influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis. 

Teatro Diana, Saturday, April 5, 11 a.m. 100-250 pesos.

Live from the Met

The New York Metropolitan Opera season continues with a simulcast of Puccini’s classic “La Boheme.”

Teatro Diana, Saturday, April 5, 11 a.m. 100-250 pesos.

Recital

Marco Antonio Rodríguez on the piano.

Casa Museo Lopez Portillo (Liceo and Reforma, Guadalajara Centro), Tuesday, April 8, 8 p.m. Free

Niños Cantores de Zapopan

Children’s choir in concert.

Centro Cultural Nuevo México, Idolina Gaona de Cosio S/N, Col. Jardines de Nuevo Mexico, Zapopan. tel. 3672-1588, Wednesday, April 9, 6:30 p.m. Free

Wednesday Dance

Now at new location, the Miércoles de Danza series continues with a 50th anniversary performance by the Compañía Momentos Corpóreos.

Teatro Alarife Martín Casillas (Av Alcalde 1351), Wednesday, April 9, 8 p.m. Free.

Carla Morrison

Mexican pop singer in concert.

Teatro Diana, Thursday, April 10, 9 p.m. 300-800 pesos.

Paco Padilla

Troubadour from Tlaquepaque with his own brand of Mexican folk music.

Teatro Guadalajara del IMSS, (Av. 16 de Septiembre 868), Thursday, April 24. Free.

Dream Theater

U.S. progressive metal/rock band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy.

Auditorio Telmex, Saturday, April 26, 8:30 p.m. 250-950 pesos.

Joven Ballet

Jalisco’s professional dance company tackles the ballet “Sleeping Beauty” in a beautiful open-air location. Choose from four performances.

Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Thursday, April 24 through Sunday, April 27. 100-300 pesos.

Dance

Unesco’s International Dance Day is marked by a performance honoring France’s Jean-Georges Noverre, considered one of most innovative forces of modern dance.  The show will feature two dance troupes: Compañía Larumbe Danza and Compañía Apoc Apoc of Mexico City.

Foro de Arte y Cultura (Av. Alcalde 1451), Tuesday, April 29, 8 p.m. Free.

Wednesday Dance

To celebrate Children’s Day (Día del Niño) Compañía Apoc Apoc from Mexico City interpret William Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” in the latest of the Miércoles de Danza series.

Teatro Alarife Martín Casillas (Av. Alcalde 1351), Wednesday, April 30, 8 p.m. Free.

Live from the Met

The New York Metropolitan Opera season continues with a simulcast of Mozart’s classic “Cosi Fan Tutte.”

Teatro Diana, Saturday, May 3, noon. 100-250 pesos.

Alejandro Fernandez

Mexican heartthrob gives five shows leading up to Mother’s Day.

Auditorio Telmex, May 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10, 9 p.m. 300-1,900 pesos.

Live from the Met

The New York Metropolitan Opera season continues with a simulcast of Rossini’s “La cenerentola” (Cinderella).

Teatro Diana, Saturday, May 10, noon. 100-250 pesos.

Avril Lavigne

Hugely successful Canadian pop singer whose hits such as “Girlfriend” and “Complicated” have sold millions.

Auditorio Telmex, Wednesday, May 14, 9 p.m. 350-1,450 pesos.

Jose Feliciano

Blind Puerto Rican singer now in his 69th year sings Spanish and English-language romantic classics.

Teatro Diana, Saturday, May 17, 8:30 p.m. 300-1,100 pesos.

Swan Lake

The Russian Classical Ballet performs this much-loved work with unforgettable music by Tchaicovsky.

Teatro Diana, Wednesday, May 21, 8:30 p.m. 300-500 pesos.