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Mexico Launches First Festival of Afro-Indigenous Dances at Palacio de Bellas Artes

Inaugurated in early August, the month-long event institutionalizes dance traditions rooted in Afro-Mexican and Indigenous legacies from Mexico City to regional venues

Para esta primera edición del evento, que se planea continuar anualmente, no hubo convocatoria abierta.
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Overview

  • The opening at Palacio de Bellas Artes featured INBAL director Alejandra de la Paz Nájera and Coordinación Nacional de Danza head Alonso Alarcón Mujica presiding over the premieres of Isaías Ángel’s Raíz que no muere and Memorias Danza-Teatro’s Tierra fértil
  • Organizers report participation by more than 300 artists and academics from Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Colombia in 62 activities, including 32 performances by 37 companies at 11 CDMX venues and sites in Oaxaca and Veracruz through August 31
  • The festival is backed by a near 4 million peso budget, with approximately 2 million pesos provided by the Coordinación Nacional de Danza and additional support from municipalities and international partners
  • Programming brings together groups such as Cuba’s Obini Bata, Brazil’s Baiana Rica maracatú ensemble and regional collectives for performances, workshops and academic panels linking artistic practice with research
  • Festival directors have committed to an annual edition with rotating themes and are already preparing the 2026 festival to continue elevating under-recognized Black and Indigenous dance forms