ARCHITECTURE

• Mexico City Dialogues – New Architectural Practices, A Conversation Series at The Center for Architecture: With Enrique Norten (TEN Arquitectos), José Luis Cortés (Universidad Iberoamericana) and featured architects: Axel Araño, Waldo Higuera+Javier, Sánchez, LCM/Fernando Romero, Armando Oliver, Mauricio Rocha, Michel Rojkind and Derek Dellekamp. (Manhattan)
• Create a City! Building Marathon – A fun hands-on workshop for the family at The Center for Architecture: A family day with workshops for kids. Kids and parents will participate in a fun hands-on workshop with architects. (Manhattan)

DANCE

• MEXICO HERE – Emerging Mexican Choreographers in NY at The Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts/NYU: With Carlo Nicolau, Eric Montes, Geraldine Cardiel, Gabriela Media. Blending material developed in New York with a distinctly Mexican sensibility, the work of these four choreographers is immediate and vibrant. (Manhattan)
• Independent Dance Groups of Mexico – Video Screening at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center: A screening of new video acquisitions of the Library’s Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image (Dance Division). (Manhattan)
• Archeology of Memory and Desire at Tribeca Performing Arts Center: A multi-disciplinary work created for méxicoNOW that explores the potential for art to transform our moral landscape, with Dzul Dance, Sussan Dehyim, Alexander Vethers. (Manhattan)
• Delfos Danza Contemporánea at The Joyce Theater: One of the foremost dance companies in Latin America today, Delfos will take us on an evocative journey through seduction, love, faith and mystery. (Manhattan)

FILM

• 1st Morelia International Film Festival – Short Winners at The New York Film Academy: (Manhattan)

Niños de la Calle by Eva Aridjis (Documentary)

XV en Zaachila by Rigoberto Perezcano (Documentary)

La Historia de Todos by Blanca Xóchitl Aguerre (Animation)

The Sixth Section by Alex Rivera (Documentary)

La Luna de Antonio by Diana Benia Cardozo (Fiction)

• The Influence of Luis Buñuel on Mexican Cinema at Instituto Cervantes: A series of films made by legendary Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel during his exile in Mexico. Followed by a roundtable with Richard Peña, Carlos Monsiváis and Michael Wood. (Manhattan)
• Death, Drugs, Loss & Renewal – Mexican Short Films at The School of Visual Arts: (Manhattan)

A Way Out by Michael Franco. 

Deep Silence by Gustavo Loza. 

The Color of His Shade by Eugenio Polgousky 

Coapa Heights by Yibran Asaud. 

• Mother Saints and Holy Whores – A series of Classic Mexican Melodramas at Symphony Space: More than a decade’s worth of dramas pulsating with love, redemption, sin and retribution. (Manhattan)

María Candelaria (Portrait of Maria) 

Salón México (1949) 

La Perla (The Pearl) 

Bugambilia (1945) 

Las Abandonadas (1945) 

Él (This Strange Passion) 

Enamorada (1946) 

Aventurera (1950). 

• La ley de Herodes (Herod’s Law) – Cinema Tropical Series and Cinema Village at The American Museum of the Moving Image: One of the most controversial films in Mexican history by Director Luis Estrada. (Queens)
• Film Screenings at Jacob Burns Film Centre: (Pleasantville NY)

El Gran Calavera (The Great Madcap) 

Los Olvidados (The Forgotten Ones)

Susana (The Devil and the Flesh) 

Una Mujer sin Amor (A Woman Without Love) 

Subida al Cielo (Mexican Bus Ride) 

Las Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe (The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe) 

El Bruto (The Brute) 

Él (This Strange Passion) 

Abismos de Pasión (Wuthering Heights) 

La Ilusión Viaja en Tranvía (Illusion Travels by Streetcar) 

El Río y la Muerte (The River and Death) 

Ensayo de un Crimen (The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz ) 

La Muerte en el Jardín (Death in the Garden) 

Nazarín (1958) 

Los Ambiciosos (Fever Mounts at El Pao) 

La Joven (The Young One) 

El Ángel Exterminador (The Exterminating Angel) (1962) 

Simón del Desierto (Simon of the Desert)

GASTRONOMY

• Modern Mexican Dinner (5-course tasting menu) at James Beard House: The James Beard Foundation and Chef Richard Sandoval host a Modern Mexican dinner in celebration of contemporary Mexican culture in New York City. (Manhattan)
• Green Tequila Tasting & Cocktail Party at Maya Restaurant: A tequila tasting and cocktails featuring margaritas, botanas and flights of tequilas.(Manhattan)

LITERATURE

• Taibo’s book ’68 with Paco Ignacio Taibo II & Pete Hammill at Instituto Cervantes: Discussion of how Mexico is coming to grips with its recent political past, namely the 1968 student movement at the Plaza de Tlatelolco and subsequent repression. (Manhattan)
• The Savage’s Gaze – Otherness & Identity in Mexico Panel at Instituto Cervantes: With Roger Bartra & Joan Bautista Llinares, about contrasting ways of looking at individual identity in the contemporary pluralistic cultures of Mexico and the U.S. (Manhattan)
• Out of the Labyrinth – Mexican Literature Today at Americas Society: Panel discussion with some of the most important narrative writers in Mexico today about Mexican literature post-Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes, with Homero Aridjis, Carmen Boullosa, Carlos Monsivàis & Mónica de la Torre, moderator: Alfred Mac Adam. (Manhattan)
• Bat at Noon – Remembering Luis Ignacio Helguera with Luigi Amara, Coral Bracho, Fabio Morábito at The Americas Society: Program includes bilingual poetry reading featuring acclaimed young Mexican poets, translations by Mónica de la Torre; special guest Pablo Helguera. (Manhattan)
• Necessary Translations, Mexico City – A Quick Guided Tour at The Kitchen: Alma Guillermoprieto speaks about her experience living in the vibrant metropolis, featuring a dialogue between Mexican novelist/playwright Vicente Leñero and Rubén Gallo, the editor of The Mexico City Reader.(Manhattan)

MUSIC

• Alejandro Fernandez at The Theater at Madison Square Garden: A Corazón Abierto Tour 2004 makes a stop at Madison Square Garden for the Festival méxico NOW. It’s a unique chance to catch the thrilling performance of one of the world’s best vocalists and Latin music’s biggest star. (Manhattan)
• Vicente Fernandez at The Theater at Madison Square Garden: Vicente Fernández and his mariachi will return to New York once again to perform live at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. (Manhattan)
• Mexican American Symphony conducted by Alondra de la Parra at Town Hall: A concert that showcases the talent of a rising generation of Mexican musicians featuring 23-year old conductor Alondra de la Parra and tenor Mauricio Trejo O’Reilly. Premieres by Enrico Chapela and Ernesto Villa-Lobos as well as music by Mario Lavista and Silvestre Revueltas. (Manhattan)
• Sonatas New York Public Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center: Samuel Magill (Cello) & Grant Johannesen (Piano). (Manhattan)
• Art Songs by Mexican Composers at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center: Désirée Halac (Mezzo Soprano) & Max Lifchitz (Piano). (Manhattan)
• A Double Bill of Electronic Fusion Music at Joe’s Pub: Sweet Electra, the next wave of electronic/acoustic fusion acid cabaret to follow the Nortec movement, and God is My Name, a unique concept in the Aztec electronic music scene. (Manhattan)
• The Kitchen House Blend – World Premieres at The Kitchen: Features composers: guitarist and vocalist Geraldine Celerier, critically acclaimed for her hypnotic voice, Joe McPhee, a multi-instrumentalist and free-jazz innovator and guitarist Elliott Sharp, hailed as The definitive downtown New York musician (BBC Music). (Manhattan)
• An Evening of Live Experimental Music at Americas Society: Presenting the U.S. premiere of Bajo el Mar by Héctor Guillermo Ramos Gutiérrez, a young musician from Chihuahua, Mexico.(Manhattan)
• Dynamic Double Bill – Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center: With Antonio Sanchez Group and Diego Maroto Sextet (Mexican Jazz).(Manhattan)
• Plastilina Mosh, Electro hip-hop at Joe’s Pub: Mixing English and Spanish lyrics, their songs perfectly reflect a kind of bordertown internationalism.(Manhattan)
• Modern Works Ensemble at Americas Society: New pieces for cello and electronics written for Madeleine Shapiro and performs string quartets by Gabriela Frank and Mario Lavista. Co-presented with Modern Works. (Manhattan)
• Robert Dick, Contemporary Flute Sounds at Americas Society: Renowned flutist/composer/inventor Robert Dick performs a selection of his own works and other composers, along with Canto al Alba by Mario Lavista.(Manhattan)
• David Witten – Works for piano at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center: By Carlos Chávez, Mario Lavista, Domingo Lobato & Manuel Ponce. (Manhattan)
• Alejandro Escuer Flute & Multimedia at Americas Society: Composer/flutist Alejandro Escuer presents a multimedia concert, with special guest appearance by Robert Dick. (Manhattan)
• Tareke Ortiz – Silence Isn’t So, Family Event at The Kitchen: Composer/ethnomusicologist Tareke Ortiz records and mixes Mexico’s ancient languages with today’s electronic and digital sounds to celebrate their power and permanence in contemporary culture. (Manhattan)

PANEL

• Public Policy Department/ Departamento de Política Pública Panel Discussion/Panel de discusión at the Americas Society. (Manhattan)
• Conversations at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, The Peter B. Lewis Theater: Mexican artist Carlos Amorales transforms traditional and popular Mexican iconography through a distinctive artistic process.  (Manhattan)

THEATER

• The Brown Sheep Project at Sackler Center for the Arts at The Guggenheim Museum: A 2-day workshop with Guillermo Gómez-Peña & La Pocha Nostra Performance Troupe. (Manhattan)
• Guillermo Gómez-Peña – From Aztec to High Tech – A Solo Performance at The Peter B. Lewis Theater: Humor and hybrid literary genres as subversive strategies to explore the fear of immigration, the dark side of globalization, the digital divide, censorship and interracial sexuality.(Manhattan)
• Faust / How I Rose at The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM): A collaboration between New York-based playwright John Jesurun and Mexico City-based theater director Martín Acosta, followed by a dialogue. (Brooklyn)
• La Malasangre at Repertorio Español: Directed by Mexican Alejandra Orozco, this play by acclaimed Argentine playwright Griselda Gambaro uses a love story as the framework to examine the power of early 20th Century Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas. (Manhattan)
• Arquetipas at The Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts/NYU: A Pre-Historic Cabaret with Jesusa Rodriguez & Liliana Felipe. This powerhouse couple tears into consumerism, sexism, globalization, corruption and Barbie dolls with just the right mix of humor and intelligence. (Manhattan)
• En la Cama con Regina Orozco at The Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts/NYU: Regina Orozco’s cabaret is a hilarious kitsch-drenched hallucination of a long-time insomniac who finally discovers sleeping pills. (Manhattan)
• Búffalo Herido at Repertorio Español: Written by acclaimed Mexican playwright Jorge Celaya and featuring popular Mexican actor Raúl Arrieta (winner of Telemundo ‘s first Protagonista de Novela Award). (Manhattan)
• Roberto Sifuentes in collaboration with Lián Sifuentes – 14 UnNatural Acts at PS122: Artists explore the impact of domestic isolationism and economic globalization on cultural and national identity. (Manhattan)
• The South Wing by Hanjo at HERE Arts Center: An experimental work in Spanish and English, translated directly from the Japanese of Mishima’s contemporary Noh play. Followed by a discussion with the artists. (Manhattan)
• Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes / El Automóvil Gris at El Museo del Barrio & Queens Theatre: Director Claudio Valdes Kuri’s ground-breaking theatrical piece combines the Japanese Benshi narrative style of live actors with a Mexican silent classic film by Enrique Rosas. (Manhattan)
• Cabaret Prehispánico at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, The Peter B. Lewis Theater: Jesusa Rodríguez establishes a parallel between the Aztec Empire and the U.S. contemporary empire by bringing to life the static sculptures through which we know the Aztecs today.(Manhattan)

VISUAL ARTS

• Día de los Muertos at El Museo del Barrio: All day music and art-making workshop, plus a tour of The Aztec Empire exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum. (Manhattan) 
• Four Mexican Fotógrafas at Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center, Taller Boricua: The exhibit features Julieta Cervantes, Graciela Fuentes, Erika Harrsch and Dulce Pinzón, who work with identity issues, reconsidering and reinterpreting the body. Curated by Mónica Ramírez Montagut and Marcos Dimas. (Manhattan)
• Domestic Paradise – The Films of Teresa Serrano at The Americas Society Conference Room: Film screening featuring the works on video and film by Mexican neo-conceptual artist Teresa Serrano, who ironically delves into the world of domestic violence through melodrama. (Manhattan)
• Diálogo – New Media Installation at The Kitchen: Features the two-channel video installation, Away from You, by Silvia Gruner, one of the most recognized artists living in Mexico and Tijuana-based Julio Orozco’s multichannel video Love Letters. Featuring Julio Orozco, Crisanto Manzano Avella & Maria Santiago Ruiz. (Manhattan) 
• Torolab Installation at The Storefront for Art and Architecture: An installation by the Tijuana-based arts collective. (Manhattan) 
• Astoria Project at The Queens Museum of Art: A documentary style video installation that depicts the bitter-sweet reality of a multicultural and cosmopolitan community. Featuring Brenda Campos & Javier de la Torre as part of the Queens International 2004 exhibition. (Queens) 
• Photography & Video at Galeria Ramis Barquet: Mexican artist Mauricio Alejo, based in New York City infuses the solemnity of still life with a touch of black humor. (Manhattan) 
• Contemporary Dance, Poster & Photo Exhibition at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: The independent groups of contemporary dance, included, among others, Antares, Asaltodiario, Barro Rojo, Cebra and Contradanza. (Manhattan) 
• So Far So Close – Contemporary Art from Guadalajara at Americas Society: Vibrant works by emerging visual artists José Dávila & Carlos Ashida, from the city of Guadalajara, the cradle of Mexican identity.(Manhattan) 
• So Far So Close – Panel discussion/Discusión at The Americas Society Gallery: With José Dávila & Carlos Ashida (Director of Museo Carrillo Gil) Moderator: Raúl Zamudio Taylor (Editor of Art Nexus). (Manhattan) 
• Fritz Henle/Mexico Photographs at Throckmorton Fine Arts: A group of vintage images reveals the cultural paradox of a country with its centuries-old cultures, its revolution and its modernism. (Manhattan) 
• Video Art – Creative Time and Panasonic present The Forest by Carlos Amorales as part of 59th Minute: The Video Art of Carlos Amorales on the NBC Astrovision by Panasonic Screen in Times Square. (Manhattan) 
• Conversations with Contemporary Artists at The Guggenheim Museum: Mexican artist Carlos Amorales transforms traditional and popular Mexican iconography through a distinctive artistic process that blurs the line between performance. (Manhattan) 
• Rubén Ortiz Torres (New Media) at The Manhattan Project in Art in General: The exhibition is the result of Ortíz Torres’ three-month residency at Art In General. The artist utilizes the limitless transformative properties of technology. (Manhattan) 
• Downtown Digital Artist Talk – Antimonuments at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Pace University: Performative Self-repair for Public Spaces with Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. (Manhattan) 
• Jaime Ruiz Otis at The Manhattan Project in Art in General: Ruiz Otis collects, recycles and assembles discarded materials from the factories along the Mexico-U.S. border to create site-specific installations. (Manhattan)
• In This Place/En Este Lugar at The Manhattan Project in Art in General: A group exhibition featuring Mexican photographers Pia Elizondo, Thelma Garica & Javier Ramírez Limón and other international artists. (Manhattan)