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Local actor back in the Oscar frame
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- Published on Friday, 18 January 2013 11:19
- Written by GR Staff
Nominated for an Oscar for best foreign-language film, Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain’s “No” stars Tapatio actor Gael Garcia Bernal playing an advertising executive who helps oust Chilean dictator Augustin Pinochet.
Film fest honors Latino and Nordic cinema
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- Published on Friday, 18 January 2013 11:18
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The director of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) presented Spanish Director Pablo Berger with the Cine Latino Award for his film “Blancanieves” at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival in California last week.
Book fair offers cultural feast, flavor of Chile, books & more books
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 10:33
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Over 500 authors from 28 countries are due to attend the 26th International Book Fair (FIL) at the Expo Guadalajara from November 24 to December 2.
Political winds cloud orchestra’s new season
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- Published on Friday, 18 January 2013 11:15
- Written by GR Staff
Beset by uncertainty about whether its leadership will keep their jobs under the new state government taking the reins March 1, the general manager of the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO), Arturo Gomez Poulat, said that he and Artistic Director Alondra de la Parra are nevertheless designing the orchestra's new season and hoping to propose artistic and business projects to cultural authorities in February.
Top quality arts & crafts expo runs through Monday
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- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 13:08
- Written by GR Staff
The popular TlaquepArte festival runs from November 1 to 5 in Tlaquepaque's Centro Cultural El Refugio .
Established local artist shows work that ‘disconcerts many’
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 12:01
- Written by Elaine Halleck
Lucia Maya’s artwork is not shocking in its subject matter, nor does it contain the distasteful imagery that characterize the work of so many contemporary artists.
City to stage major rock fest
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 October 2012 11:16
- Written by Duncan Tucker
U.S. rocker Marilyn Manson, British big-beat act The Prodigy and Puerto Rican reggaeton stars Calle 13 are all coming to Guadalajara this weekend for Maquinaria Festival 2012.
Prodigal pianist to perform at Degollado
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 12:36
- Written by GR Staff
Hugely talented local pianist Santiago Lomelin takes to the hallowed stage of Guadalajara’s Teatro Degollado for a solo recital, interpreting works by Haydn, Chopin and Liszt.
State dance troupe set to shine
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:33
- Written by Michael Forbes
As the State Dance Company prepares to stage the comic ballet “La Fille Mal Gardée,” its new director wants the troupe to raise its profile.
Zapopan Children’s Choir makes its debut
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 12:29
- Written by GR Staff
The 42 eager youngsters who comprise the newly formed Coro Infantil de Zapopan will interpret carols and villancicos at two concerts under the baton of director Benjamín Bautista this weekend at the Museo de Arte de Zapopan auditorium.
Amadou & Mariam
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- Published on Friday, 19 October 2012 14:45
- Written by GR Staff
Two blind Mali musicians bring their blend of world music, blues, rock, and electronica to Guadalajara on Halloween.
Guadalajara and Miami film festivals team up
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 11:33
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The Guadalajara and Miami International Film Festivals recently announced a partnership, providing industry guests with access to movies and events in both locations.
Molotov set the Fiestas ablaze
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- Published on Friday, 19 October 2012 13:59
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Fresh from a recent tour of Russia, Mexico City’s notorious rap-metal outfit Molotov played a huge free show at the Fiestas de Octubre in Guadalajara this week.
Innovative new auditorium set to rival UDG’s performance spaces
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- Published on Friday, 30 November 2012 11:31
- Written by GR Staff
Unscheduled delays aside, Guadalajara will unveil an aesthetic, state-of-the-art performance and cultural space in June 2013.
Fiestas de Octubre parade draws thousands
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- Published on Friday, 12 October 2012 13:14
- Written by GR Staff
No parade in Jalisco would be complete without colorful floats and the obligatory ‘Jarabe Tapatio’ dance (right).
Coldplay returns to Guadalajara
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- Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 13:17
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Popular British pop/rock band Coldplay will play Guadalajara’s Tres de Marzo stadium on February 18, 2013.
‘Live From The Met’ revs up for fourth run at Teatro Diana
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- Published on Friday, 12 October 2012 12:07
- Written by Elaine Halleck
Anticipation is building as the 2012-13 season of Live From The Met gets under way at Guadalajara’s modern Teatro Diana.
Singer to present Jewish music concert
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- Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 12:15
- Written by Elaine Halleck
Famed mezzo-soprano Kimball Wheeler, now settled in Guadalajara for several years, will sing a concert of Jewish music November 27 at the Casa Museo López Portillo in downtown Guadalajara.
Dance festival to run at Degollado
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- Published on Monday, 08 October 2012 12:59
- Written by GR Staff
Haydn choral performances slated
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 11:35
- Written by GR Staff
The prestigious Jalisco State Choir sings a free concert of “Stabat Mater,” a religious work by Franz Joseph Haydn, at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, in the Paraninfo of the University of Guadalajara, highly renowned for its acoustics and the 1936 mural by Orozco on its cupola.
Plaza Fundadores comes alive
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- Published on Friday, 05 October 2012 11:04
- Written by GR Staff
The annual Fiestas de Octubre provides a great backdrop for a slew of cultural events, many of them held for free in the Plaza Fundadores behind the Teatro Degollado.