Shows in Mexico City

Ballet Folklórico de México is the most celebrated folk dance company in the world — Amalia Hernández's legendary company presenting the complete spectrum of Mexican indigenous and regional dance traditions (from Aztec dances to Jaracho son to Jalisco mariachi) in the magnificent Palacio de Bellas Artes. Ballet Folklórico's extraordinary representation of Mexico's 68 indigenous cultures through dance and the Palacio's incomparable setting create performing arts experiences of singular Mexican cultural identity significance.

Compañía Nacional de Danza is Mexico's most important contemporary dance company — a national institution presenting outstanding contemporary and classical ballet performances. Mexico's remarkable dance heritage (from pre-Columbian ritual dance to contemporary choreography) and the Compañía's extraordinary artistic programming create dance performances of genuine Mexican performing arts cultural significance.

El Lunario is Mexico City's premier intimate jazz and world music venue — an Auditorio Nacional subsidiary presenting outstanding jazz, world music, and acoustic performances in a beautifully designed 1,200-seat room adjacent to the main Auditorio arena. El Lunario's extraordinary acoustics, its exceptional programming of world-class jazz and world music artists, and its remarkable Chapultepec setting create a performing arts venue of genuine Mexican jazz and world music significance.

Mexico City's extraordinary independent theater scene reflects one of the most vibrant theatrical cultures in the Spanish-speaking world — a city where hundreds of independent theater companies produce outstanding work in venues ranging from converted cantinas to purpose-built experimental spaces throughout the Roma Norte, Condesa, and Centro Histórico neighborhoods. Mexico City's remarkable theater culture and its outstanding concentration of theatrical talent create performing arts experiences of genuine Latin American theatrical significance.

Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM performs at Sala Nezahualcóyotl — Mexico's finest concert hall, located at the remarkable Ciudad Universitaria (a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most architecturally significant university campuses in the world, featuring murals by Diego Rivera and Juan O'Gorman). OFUNAM's exceptional musical programming and the UNAM campus's extraordinary cultural significance create classical music experiences of genuine Mexican academic and cultural heritage significance.

Palacio de Bellas Artes is the most magnificent cultural building in Latin America — a Mexico City arts palace whose extraordinary Italian marble exterior (Art Nouveau) and equally spectacular Art Deco interior house the country's most important collection of Mexican muralist art (Rivera, Orozco, Siqueiros, and Tamayo all have monumental works here) alongside the Mexican National Opera and National Symphony. The Palacio's extraordinary murals, its remarkable Art Deco interior design (one of the finest Art Deco theaters in the world), and its role as Mexico's most important performing arts venue create a showroom of singular Latin American cultural heritage significance.

Compañía Nacional de Ópera performs in the Palacio de Bellas Artes — Mexico's national opera company presenting outstanding productions in the most beautiful opera house in Latin America. Mexico's remarkable operatic tradition (the tenor Rolando Villazón is among Mexico's greatest contributions to world opera) and the Palacio's extraordinary Art Deco interior create opera performances of considerable Mexican cultural heritage significance.