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Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco
Music director José Luis Castillo opens the OFJ’s summer season with a Russian-themed program honoring Sofía Gubaidulina (d. 2024), Dmitri Shostakovich, and the 120th anniversary of the 1905 Russian Revolution.
Teatro Degollado: Thurs., June 5, 8:30 p.m. & Sun., June 8, 12:30 p.m. 100–250 pesos
Montreal-based dance company Rubberband opened Guadalajara’s Festival de Mayo with “Reckless Underdog,” a performance that blends abstract narrative with movement bridging urban and classical styles.
The magnificent Palacio de las Vacas in downtown Guadalajara is presenting a version of the iconic musical “The Lion King” (El Rey León) throughout May.
Iskar Olivares had been working for five years out of a studio in his one-story home near the Minerva Fountain in Guadalajara, where he lives with his wife Eliza Osher and their daughter.
• “Who Will Speak of the Earth Tomorrow?”: Photography exhibition by Damian Siqueiros. Ex-Convento del Carmen, May 9 to July 6.
The inauguration of a large-scale art installation by Austrian-born artist Mathias Gmachl will kick off the 2025 May Cultural Festival on Thursday, May 8.
• “Hudu” by Aluma (Montreal): A performance for audiences with functional limitations, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disabilities (ID), immersing viewers in a world of luminous jellyfish.
