Closeing Cermony and Presentation of the Winners of the 2024 Viva! Maya Culture Festival Artist Spotlight.
Cuarteto Mexico, classical chamber ensemble plays traditional Mexican folks songs and melodies, live from Mérida, Yucatán. www.operamaya.com
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Maya rapper- Pat Boy! Joins OperaMaya to present his unique brand of Maya language rap. Suitable for all ages, Pat Boy! uses rap music to introduce the Maya language and culture to his audience. He says, “History books say we disappeared or that we live isolated from the world. With my lyrics and my music, I try to show that the Maya people not only still exist but thrive.”
Wildernain Villegas Carrillo, Maya poet and Mexican national prize winner in poetry reads from his newest publication, “Poems to Hunt the Wind”
A collection of Maya Artisan textiles from the Yucatan Penninsula. Featuring Miguel Loeza Carrillo. EXTENDED until March 13th in the Arts Alliance Center of Bloomington, Indiana
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Maya rapper- Pat Boy! Joins OperaMaya to present his unique brand of Maya language rap. Suitable for all ages, Pat Boy! uses rap music to introduce the Maya language and culture to his audience. He says, “History books say we disappeared or that we live isolated from the world. With my lyrics and my music, I try to show that the Maya people not only still exist but thrive.”
Wildernain Villegas Carrillo, winner of the Mexican National Prize in Poetry reads from his newest collection, Ik’ t’ aano’ ob uti a’ al u ts’ o’ nol iik’ or Poems to Hunt the Wind, in the Maya tradition of spoken/sung texts, this is a reading unlike any other.
Wildernain Villegas Carrillo, Maya Poet, and Mexican National Prize Winner in Poetry along with Pat Boy! Proponent and innovator of Maya Language rap best known for his work in the Marvel Movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, visit Indiana University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies to teach a Maya language master class. Learn how poetry and spoken word are so important to the rich Maya culture.
Join us for a meal provided by the Indiana University La Casa, Latino Cultural Center and meet the guest artists spotlighted by this year’s Viva! Maya Culture Festival: Mexican National Prize Winner in Poetry, Wildernain Villegas Carrillo and Maya Rapper, Pat Boy! the artist responsible for Laayli' kuxa'ano'one, in the Marvel Movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Come celebrate 10 years of OperaMaya, with special guest, Mayan Fashion Designer Hilario Poot together with a special musical reunion concert featuring alumni from 10 seasons of OperaMaya performing a compliation of music representing each season.
Clausura Oficial de la Gira de 2019 “Dignificada”
A showcase of the “greatest hits” of opera from Mozart to Puccini!
A combination of music, poetry, visual arts and dance. This multimedia presentation honors the lives and sacrifices of women.
A showcase of the “greatest hits” of opera from Mozart to Puccini!
2019 festival orchestra and opera singers pay tribute to the music of latin composers and favorites.
476 Aniversario de la Fundación de Valladolid
2019 festival orchestra and opera singers pay tribute to the music of latin composers and favorites.
A historical celebration of Valladolid through the music of its founding era
2019 Ensemble in Residence
Inauguración Oficial de la Gira de 2019 “Dignificada”
A showcase of the “greatest hits” of opera from Mozart to Puccini!
Lite classical favorites performed in this garden paradise.
Latin rhythms, traditional melodies and just a pinch of magic.
A tribute to the vibrant music of Mexico.
Traditional elegance of a string quartet set in paradise.
2019 Ensemble in Residence
From Europe & the Americas
MEET PEDRO TEC
“I am feeling that the Maya are opening their wings to fly around the world, I have been an instrument of God, to be able to reflect the world of my ancestors. With this work, we dignify and give meaning to our past, and remember that the Maya are a living people. We should be proud of our roots and our Maya culture. Sometimes I believe that life or destiny has chosen me to tell the story of my people through art. all my inspiration and my learning of art has been in dreams and mystical things that are not in my control. With this work, I conceive a face and we dignify a people.”- Pedro Tec
The ÓperaMaya, “Viva! Mayan Culture Festival” guest artist, Pedro Tec has created the exhibition “Mayan Dignity” in celebration of the 2019 ÓperaMaya season, “Dignificada.”
“Mayan Dignity” is a series of sensitive images of the Mayan people throughout their history. For a time in his life, the artist Pedro Tec was guided by mystical experiences in dreams, seeking to awaken from their reality and headed for life therapy with the Mayan world, giving life to the blood of their ancestors.
In a revealing dream-a misty landscape appeared with a corpse of a woman, with a moon-like glow she guided him to the dark side of a mountain, walking through fog she told him, “You do not thank from where your God has taken you.” Thus, he began his journey. He sought out the place of this dream encounter and began to walk in those enchanted forests looking for characters who wanted to tell their story.
His work was chasing the water of life, without noticing where it was, he seemed to be lost looking for a link, which was art. The Maya are a living, sensitive people who have preserved their culture and their traditions throughout the centuries.
There are over 20 images, all in black and white, with dramatic faces and landscapes of the Mayab that tell religious, social, political and daily life stories. Dignity is reflected in a tribute to a people whom have been punished by history and forgotten by the present.
Artists from around the world return home.
Hotel Dos Playas
ÓperaMaya 2018 "Canto de Júbilo" Ensemble in Residence
