PHOTOGRAPHY / Book Presentation

• Patrimonio with Santiago Arau: Mexico City-born photographer and social media phenomenon Santiago Arau (@santiago_arau) presented Patrimonio, a newly released publication of photographs detailing the landscape and beauty of Anáhuac, the Valley of Mexico.

FILM / Screening

• Morelia International Film Festival Selected Shorts: México Now Festival joined forces again with long-time collaborator Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) to present award-winning short films that have been shown as part of MXNOW over the last 20 years

PERFORMING ARTS / Community Celebration

• Fandango Jarocho Newyorkino: This one-night-only event was inspired by fandango jarocho, a living cultural tradition over 400 years old from the coastal region of southern Mexico, but infused with distinctive New York influences

MUSIC / Concert

• Coro Acardenchado: A night of freestyle improvisation, body percussion, and amazing vocal techniques. This unique choir was founded by musician Juan Pablo Villa in Mexico City as an homage to the cardenche song, a traditional a cappella chant for trios from Durango in north-central Mexico.

ARTS / Round Table

• Arts Building Bridges/Construyendo Puentes con las Artes: A conversation with professionals from the visual and performing arts whose dedication to connecting the US and Mexico through the arts takes many forms.

MULTIMEDIA ART / Sonic Essay

• Echoes from the Borderlands: A one-of-a-kind experimental sound work with acclaimed author Valeria Luiselli, composer Leonardo Heilblum, and multimedia artist Ricardo Giraldo. A powerful one-hour-long excerpt from Echoes from the Borderlands, that documents the histories of violence and resistance against land and bodies in the US-Mexico border.