BOOK ARTS

• Reading Finnegans Wake: As part of the Artist Talk series at Center for Book Arts, Mexican artist Ximena Pérez Grobet talked about her creative process of recomposing the text of James Joyce’s novel Finnegans Wake.

DANCE

• Mexican Choreographers on the Move: A rare intergenerational gathering of five Mexican choreographers hailing from New York City, Mérida, and Mexico City. Featuring Lourdes Luna, Geraldine Cardiel, Argelia Arreola, Erick Montes and Raúl Tamez.

• Family Day. Alicia, el Ballet y Yo: A story in Spanish about a girl’s journey learning the history of ballet comes to life through movement and an interactive experience for the audience. Presented by Reyna Pérez, author of the book Alicia, el ballet y yo (Alicia, Ballet and Me).

FILM

• MACARIO. A Tribute to Ignacio López Tarso: Homage and screening of the supernatural drama Macario. Followed by a Q&A with Susana López Aranda, López Tarso’s daughter and author of the book El Cine de Ignacio López Tarso (The Cinema of Ignacio López Tarso), about the actor’s filmography.

• Celebrating Lourdes Grobet. Bering, Reunión Familiar: Homage to the late Mexican photographer Lourdes Grobet,  presenting the last two projects she completed before her passing. The documentary Bering, Reunión Familiar (Bering, Family Reunion, 2022) being one of them.

GASTRONOMY

• Maize Species and Traditional Ingredients: Diana Wangeman contributes to the awareness of culinary preservation of ancient forms of corn cultivation. For this unique event, Wangeman discussed the unique ingredients that she works with in her restaurant and speak more about the traditional cuisine she offers.

LITERATURE

• Stitches, Secrets, Shame with Jazmina Barrera, and Christina MacSweeney: A hybrid event with Jazmina Barrera, MacSweeney, and Leanne Shapton for a conversation about travel, art, identity, and the art of translation.

• Mexico Writes Now: A unique opportunity to hear from some of Mexico’s leading voices in academia, poetry, novel and essay writing as they share their experiences living and working in New York City. Featuring Carmen Boullosa, Ximena Santaolalla, Naief Yehya, Álvaro Enrigue and Oswaldo Zavala.

MUSIC

• Mayan Hip-Hop: Mayan rapper Pat Boy, whose work has been featured in Marvel blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever performed for the audience. Pat Boy teaches rap to kids and teenagers, using the music genre as a vehicle to preserve Mayan language.

• Family Day. Tesoros de México: Pianist César Reyes presented “Treasures of Mexico,” a cultural and didactic journey through Mexico’s musical works for the piano. The history, customs, and traditions of Mexico combined in these musical gems from the Revolution to the present day.

• SHIFT – ANTONIO SÁNCHEZ & BAD HOMBRE w/ THANA ALEXA, BIGYUKI + LEX SADLER plus Echoes in Proximity, Ampersan: A unique showcase of contemporary sound. Ampersan’s fresh style combines Mexican folklore and poetry with electronic elements. Echoes in Proximity, a project by Carlo Nicolau and Juan Cristóbal Pérez Grobet, delivering experimental jazz-ambient with basses, violins, piano and drums. To finish the night, Antonio Sánchez’ Shift, part of his Bad Hombre project, featuring Thana Alexa, BIGYUKI and Lex Sadler, who explore and deconstruct language and voice as a source of rhythm.

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Eres Muy Hermosa: Partnered with Baxter Street at the Camera Club of New York for the fifth time to host an interactive conversation with Mexican American photographer Daniel Ramos discussing his solo exhibition Eres Muy Hermosa.

• Celebrating Lourdes Grobet. Laboratorio de Teatro Campesino e Indígena, medio siglo de historia: This tribute presents Laboratorio de Teatro Campesino e Indígena: medio siglo de historia (Indigenous and Country Theatre Laboratory: Half a Century of History, 2022), a book she developed and photographed for over 30 years. Grobet’s daughter and son, Ximena and Juan Cristóbal Pérez Grobet will share valuable insight into their mother’s creative process and their experience as collaborators on these projects.