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The Fourth Annual Celebrate México Now FestivalSeptember 5-16, 2007various venues mexiconowfestival.org/07/index.html   The stilt-walking Brooklyn Jumbies will have you out of your seat dancing Opening on September 5th with a night of Mexican music at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, festival events range from a three-course menu at Maya prepared by guest chef Rubi Silva, of Los Mirasoles restaurant in Morelia, to a free screening at School of Visual Arts of short films by some of Mexico’s most talented young directors, including the New York premiere of Elisa Miller’s 2007 Palm d’Or winning VerLlover. Other highlights include Plutón, a bi-national, multi-disciplinary performance collaboration between New York’s 3-Legged Dog and Mexican artist collective Antarctica at 3LD Art & Technology Center, and a reading and discussion with Mayan women dramatists at Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Celebrate México Now is produced by CN Management and was first held in 2004. During its first three years, Celebrate México Now has helped bring over 150 artists to more than 45 of New York’s leading cultural institutions, proving that Mexico is overflowing with creativity in every discipline, and that New Yorkers from all backgrounds find these artists and their work invigorating, insightful and meaningful. Selected events are below, but for a complete schedule of events, head over to mexiconowfestival.org/07/index.html A Taste of MichoacánSeptember 10, 5 pm – 11 pmSeptember 15, 5 pm – 11 pm Price: $40 for 3-course menu, additional $15 for wine pairing Maya 1191 First Avenue (between 64th and 65th Streets) 212.585.1818 modernmexican.com/mayany/  Chef Rubi Silva's dishes will have your mouth watering Limón! Classical + ContemporarySeptember 10, 6:00-8:30pmSeptember 11, 6:00-8:30pm Ticket: $25/day ($15 technique class only) limon.org Dance Theater Workshop Studios 219 West 19th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues) 212-777-3353 x18 (Pre-registration is required) dancetheaterworkshop.org Mexican-American choreographer José Limón left an indelible mark on the course of modern dance. The Limón Institute offers two workshops for intermediate and advanced dancers that look at current Limón teaching and repertory. Mexican-born Geraldine Cardiel offers a distinctly contemporary take on Limón movement in her class and choreography (Sept 10); Limón Dance Company member Pablo Ruvalcaba teaches a traditional technique class followed by excerpts from Limón repertory (Sept 11). Made possible with the assistance of Dancenow I NYC. Pulque, Tamales y el Gran Fandango Del Barrio con Semilla (6:30 – 8:30pm) and "Mexican Mix" with DJ Nativo (10:00pm)September 13, 6:30 pm and 10 pmTickets: $7 for each event Carlitos Café y Galeria 1701 Lexington Avenue (106th Street) 212-876-1242 carlitosny.com A Mexican evening uptown at Carlitos Cafe! From 6:30 - 8:30pm, Semilla, a community-based Son Jarocho group, offers a fandango of music, dance, sweet Mexican pulque and delicious tamales. At 10:00pm, DJ Nativo takes the turntables, tapping the extraordinary diversity of traditional Mexican music—from Quebradita to Mariachi to Son Jarocho—to fuse Mexican rhythms with the sounds of Cuba, Colombia and the Dominican Republic. The presentation of Semilla is a collaboration between the Association of Hispanic Arts and Carlitos Cafe. Mayan Women PlaywrightsSeptember 15, 2 pmSmithsonian National Museum of the American Indian One Bowling Green Tickets: Free Admission! AmericanIndian.si.edu Isabel Juárez Espinosa, an outstanding Mayan dramatist, takes center stage and presents a brief Spanish-language play that revolves around Indigenous women's struggles in Highland Chiapas. Multilingual event (English / Spanish / Tzotzil / Tzeltal), with moderator and translator Dr. Donald Frischmann. |
