Festival 2008
DANCE
- Available Space, Danscores at The City Hall Park: Ofelia Loret de Mola transforms areas of City Hall Park into a carnival that reveals the secrets and fantasies of our society. (Manhattan)
- Fandango! at The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian: A celebration of the day of Mexican independence and the closing of the festival with the meeting of the musicians and dancers of the community, which will be hosted by the group Semilla. (Manhattan)
FILM
- 5th Morelia International Film Festival Short Winners at The School of Visual Arts: (Manhattan)
Casi Nunca Pasa Nada by Juan Carlos Martín (Drama)
Los no Invitados by Ernesto Contreras (Special Mention)
Dime lo que Sientes by Iria Gómez Concheiro (Studio 5 de Mayo)
La Caja de Yamasaki by José Manuel Cravioto Aguillón (Fiction)
De Raíz by Carlos Carrera (Animation)
GASTRONOMY
- Semana del Restaurante Auténticamente Mexicano en Nueva York: The best Mexican restaurants in New York City and their food full of flavors, aromas and textures through a three-course menu. (Manhattan)
- Chef Danny Mena at Hecho en Dumbo: will offer a real taste of the cosmopolitan Mexican culture at a restaurant and nightclub located in Dumbo, Brooklyn. (Brooklyn)
MUSIC
- Lila Downs at Town Hall: Lila Downs, the Oaxacan singer, winner of the Latin Grammy, presents her new CD, Shake Away (Ojos De Culebra). Singing with La Academia del Mariachi de New York, and Pistolera, an electrifying band from New York. (Manhattan)
- Fresa Salvaje – FACA + Sonido Discoyoácan at The Delancey: Featuring the New York debut of FACA (Valeria Leyva and Facundo Delgado), and the sound of expat DJ Discoyoacán. (Manhattan)
- Los Músicos de José at Joe ‘s Pub: They create a powerful acid funk instrumental sound of their own, directed at the feet, the guts and the two hemispheres of the brain. (Manhattan)
- The Boys from DaPuntoBeat at Joe’s Pub: Light-hearted sonority and rhythmic offbeats that combine to give rise to an irresistible adrenaline rush and pelvic spasms. (Manhattan)
- Funk-Klore from Mexico City at Hecho en Dumbo: Rana Santacruz transforms traditional music from different regions of Mexico into original melodies that she calls “post-folk”. (Brooklyn)
- Selector Monobichi at Gutierritos Pop Lounge: The best choice for lawyers, flaneurs, writers and music nerds. The music is in charge of Selector Monobichi and the visuals of Celeste. (Manhattan)
- Dance! With DJs Giovanni Escalera and Amylu at Hecho en Dumbo: Giovanni Escalera mixes nostalgically the music they listen to in their homeland and Amylu collects new music from all corners of Latin America and Spain. (Brooklyn)
- Polka Madre at Hecho en Dumbo: A band that filters world music through Mexico City moving easily from euphoric polkas and melancholic waltzes to punk, rock and classical music. (Brooklyn)
POETRY
- Poesía Mexicana Contemporánea At St. John’s University, Manhattan Campus Auditorium: Official presentation with the participation of its founder and editor Carlos de Alba, presented by Raul Zorrilla, Executive Director of the Mexican Cultural Institute and reading with renowned young people Mexican poets Alí Calderón and Xitlálitl Rodríguez moderated by the poet, novelist and writer Carmen Boullosa. (Manhattan)
THEATER
- Norvak Poderoso DeMente, A Hypnotelekineticparanormal Show at The Spiegelworld at The Fulton Fish Market: A proposal of the fusion of pantomime, clown and theatrical cabaret in his charming and strange presentation. (Manhattan)
VISUAL ARTS
- The Other Lado, Photo Exhibit at The King Juan Carlos I of Spain / NYU: Aarón Álamo and Adarian Herschel Krustofsky create a visual dialogue between characters that are related in a similar environment but thousands of kilometers away. (Manhattan)