To Mexico From New York With Love Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 8 PM Benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Alex in northern Mexico. Organized by Bianca Marroquin and supported by the Broadway Community and the Consulate General of Mexico in New York. Participating artists: Bianca Marroquin, Jordin Sparks, Jaime Camil,
Carol Woods, Brenda Braxton and Tom Wopat among cast members of "In the
Heights" and "Chicago".
La Casita: A Home for the Heart 10th Anniversary Saturday, August 14, 2009 from 12 - 5:30 PM Sunday, August 15 3PM at Pregones Theater La Casita: A Home for the Heart / Un Hogar para el Corazón. With spoken word and musical artists. Nahua poetNatalio Hernandéz will participate thanks to the support of the Mexican Cultural Institute. More...
Los Cenzontles Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 7PM Los Cenzontles (Nahuatl for "the mockingbirds") dig deep into Latino traditions to promote dignity, pride, and cultural understanding. The group has pioneered revivals of Mexican roots music in California, bringing traditions to new generations. The Mockingbirds now create a powerful new hybrid sound using a fresh Chicano voice. More...
ALAMAR screening at Film Forum July 14 - 20, 2010
Living somewhere on the cusp between fiction and
documentary, the film tells the story of a young boy whose divorced parents (an
Italian mother and Mexican father) make him a child of two worlds. The
strikingly handsome Jorge – muscled, tattooed and mustachioed – transports his
urban son to this natural paradise to teach him to dive for lobster, and fish
for barracuda, spending days on a tiny fishing boat and nights in a reed-roofed
cabin that floats atop the water. More...
Artistas del Segundo Centenario Monday, July 12, 2010 at 6 PM As part of their Bicentennial celebrations, the Consul Generals of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela cordially invite you to the opening reception of the exhibition “Artistas del Segundo Centenario”. Mexico participates with a series of portraits by
photographer Adrian Bodek about veterans of the Mexican revolution that fought
in the army of Emiliano Zapata. Bodek first exhibited the series in "Between Worlds", curated by Trisha Ziff and presented in the US and Europe between 1990-1992.
Saturday, August 14, 2009 from 12 - 5:30 PM
July 14 - 20, 2010
