The Centro Nacional de las Artes (Cenart) closes the XXVI Feria de las Calacas this Sunday, November 1, in the Bosque de Chapultepec, and on Saturday, November 7, opens the 29th edition of the Festival Internacional de Piano En Blanco y Negro, with eight recitals at the Blas Galindo Auditorium through November 29, according to Cenart's official program.

The closing day coincides with the last day of the monumental ofrendas that the public can visit in the capital's Zócalo, the Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares in Coyoacán and the Universum at UNAM, according to the cultural agenda published by El Universal. For Mexican families and for those visiting the country at this time of year, the week brings together the close of one of the most heavily attended traditions on the calendar and the start of the autumn season of visual arts and live music. The program also includes the Mexicráneos along Paseo de la Reforma and community interventions in Tláhuac.

The festival brings together performers from six countries across eight dates, according to Cenart's programming:

  • November 7: Dmitry Masleev (Russia) - November 8: Edith Ruiz (Mexico) - November 14: Alexandra Balog (Hungary) - November 15: Lucille Chung (Canada) - November 21: Sheng Cai (Canada) - November 22: Mauricio Náder (Mexico) - November 28: Carlos Manuel Vargas (Dominican Republic) - November 29: Mishka Rushdie Momen (United Kingdom)

In parallel, from Friday, November 6, to Sunday, November 8, the LAGUNA venue in the Doctores neighborhood hosts the illustration fair Gran Salón México, and Expo Reforma welcomes Las Manos del Mundo, dedicated to fair trade, according to El Universal.

On Monday, November 2, the Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris welcomes the American composer John Maus, and on Saturday, November 7, the Coro Acardenchado celebrates its tenth anniversary with its reinterpretation of the cardenche singing of the Comarca Lagunera. The full lineup is available on the Cenart website.

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