Enjoy Music under the Stars in Rincon de Guayabitos
Tara A. Spears Editor Jaltemba Edition
The Guayabitos Hotel Association cordially invites everyone- visitor and residents alike- to attend and enjoy the wide repertoire of musical entertainment that has been selected for the 2018 Artistic and Cultural Festival being held in Guayabitos town plaza each Saturday evening throughout February. Not only are the performers top notch, the setting is beautiful, but the concerts are free!
The Festival begins on Saturday, February 3, with the renowned Aguascalientes Brothers and their international violins as the second presentation. The warm up group starts at 7:45 pm each Saturday. The first performance leads with the Get Out Group.
This family of musicians began in 1977 and is made up of the teachers Daniel Aguascalientes Palma on the first violin, José Luis Aguascalientes Palma on the second violin, Gregorio Aguascalientes Palma on the guitar, Mario Aguascalientes Palma on the keyboards and Daniel Jr Aguascalientes Gasca in the bass.
The members of the band are originally from San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Each musician graduated from the Ignacio Ramírez Cultural Center “El Nigromante” of the National Institute of Fine Arts. In addition to touring, the band has been part of the Symphonic Orchestra of the University of Guanajuato, besides having performed with the State Band. Aguascalientes Brothers also play in the orchestra that accompanies the organist Juan Torres.
They have appeared in important forums in Mexico, North, Central and South America, and Europe; besides that the group has received multiple recognitions from prestigious cultural institutions. They have 12 international music productions in their discography. Speaking of beginnings, the group’s first international tour was in Lima Peru, where they were fortunate to meet a famous composer. From that chance meeting the composer the band began a collaboration that produced some of their future recorded songs.
In the course of Aguascalientes Brothers’ career, they have recorded almost two dozen albums, of which 12 are on the market, including one dedicated to the music of Juventino Rosas (a city in their home state.)
February 10th: Circo dragon & XEMPA show
This performance starts with the amazing Xempa dancers that warms up the crowd for the dazzling Circo Dragón atheletes. Circo Dragon is a company in which theater, dance and circus techniques merge to serve each other. The goal remains the same: to reflect feelings through art. This group performed in the inaugural ceremony of the Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011. Dramatic entertainment that will take away your breath!
Xempa was born from the idea of creating a story that shares with the public the richness and color of the Mexican culture in terms of its music, its people, and its most typical legends. A significant focus of the group is to it recreate the vision of Mexican culture towards the subject of death.
Since the beginning of the creation process of Xempa, the desire to merge the disciplines of circus art with the dramatic art has prevailed, not only for the taste and passion that the performers have discovered in this form of expression, but also for making it more colorful and original, in order that it is not only circus or only theater. The troupe tries to transmit this typical Mexican belief in such a manner as to move and surprise the audience. Common themes include: Life escaped in a second: “death comes without asking you to appear.” Hallucinations come and go, with a sugar head and skeleton body; they are the ghosts of fear.”
February 17 opens with the Mariachi Los Nietos leading up to the Ballet Mexcaltitán de Nayarit. The Ballet Mexcaltitán (Ballet Mexcaltitán, Danza y Arte de México) was founded in 1989 by the choreographer Sergio Eugenio García Pérez in the state of Nayarit, Mexico. The objective of this professional dance company is to promote and consolidate the folk dance of this state, to create unique performances that represent the region. The company also performs other Latin American and contemporary dances, as well as other Mexican folkloric dance styles.
The group of dancers consists mainly of young people but the organization is divided into two sections: the main group and the group of children called Mexcatitlán Infantil, formed by underage artists in training to join the main group. The dance company receives support from the government of the state of Nayarit. Sr. García Pérez is still the general director of that organization. The troupe is based in Tepic but travels as Ambassador of the Nayarit Culture for Mexico and throughout the world.
The final performance on February 24th is worth waiting for! The warm up performer is a young singing protégé, Nachito Vallarta, who has already been performing for ten years.
Featured performers are the gifted brother and sister duo. Originally from Tepic, siblings Erika and Vick del Real, known as Arcano, are among the busiest musicians in Puerto Vallarta. According to Vallarta Lifestyle review, “Influenced by their father who is an accomplished organ player, they began studying music in early childhood. Although they tried several instruments as part of their training, they eventually gravitated to violin and piano, respectively, performing as soloists in an orchestra setting. Fresh out of high school, they began performing at the PV Mayan Palace.” Now in their mid-30s, Arcano’s sound reflects their youthful energy. Arcano’s musical vocabulary is quite varied, as reflected by the CDs they have released to date, featuring everything from Beatles tunes to Vivaldi, with a few romantic ballads, Latin-American standards and film music favorites thrown into the mix.
Their sound is fresh and contemporary, thanks to Vick’s interest in polyphonic synthesizers, which he relies on during live performances to create a broader, more orchestral sound. While many musicians find themselves more at ease in enclosed venues, Erika and Vick find the capricious spontaneity of outdoor performances more alluring. “We never know what to expect from the crowd, and that is what keeps things interesting, especially when you perform repeatedly.” Arcano is absolutely amazing talent.
This concert series is such a wonderful opportunity for our community to enjoy quality entertainment under the stars. Many thanks go to the Guayabitos Hotel Association for gifting the community with this stellar entertainment!