The festival of Mexican arts is back with a crossover musical project. Since 2004, Celebrate Mexico Now has been the arts festival spotlighting contemporary Mexico in New York City. Every year, it explores the way artists are reshaping, envisioning, and reflecting on their identity in the ever-changing global context. Founded by award-winning curator and producer Claudia Norman of CN Management, Celebrate Mexico Now Festival has brought over 300 groundbreaking artists and projects to over 100 of New York's leading cultural venues in the five Boroughs, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and Columbia University, among others. Mexamorphosis, led by Guadalupe Peraza, is a celebration of Mexican musical diversity. Its mission is to establish cultural bridges while giving voice to underrepresented music styles and traditions, including a community of performers and audiences into the same space. Their cross-cultural concerts have featured solo and polyphonic western early music in dialogue with traditional African, Turkish, and Mexican instrumentation. Musical transitions between styles are made considering their historical and stylistic influences on one another, creating sensible harmonic and instrumental combinations.
New York City, NY; NYC