OUR ACTIVITIES JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2011

28th of February, 2011
CONFERENCE OF THE LEGACY OF CUAUHTEMOCTZIN AND NATIVE AMERICAN VILLAGES
This past 28th of February at the Learning Center for Foreigners’ Taxco Campus (CEPE-Taxco) there was a conference hosted by the architect Javier Ruíz Ocampo, a chronologist from the city of Taxco de Alarcón. The conference was about the importance of the oral tradition and discovery of the remains of Cauhtemoctzin which were encountered in the vicinity of Ixcateopan, Guerrero. During this event, which has been organized in the frame of the activities that commemorate the anniversary of the burial of the last Tlatoani Mexica (Aztec Emperor), professor Martha Salgado also spoke about the spiritual significance of the elaborate masks from the native communities of Mexico, and shared with the public in attendance a small sample of the excellent work that is created in these villages.

23rd of February, 2011
PRESENTATION OF “THE VOICE OF THE EARTH” IN IXCATEOPAN
The “Xinaxtli Theater Group” from the Learning Center for Foreigners Campus Taxco (CEPE-Taxco) performed in costume scenes from “La Voz de la Tierra” (“The Voice of the Earth”), in the town of Ixcateopan during the festivities in commemoration of Cuauhtemoctzin, the last Tlatoani of the Mexica. This play, created by CEPE-Taxco’s theater professor Layo Oviedo, is an exploration of scenes of the myths of the origins and birth of corn and it criticizes the abuse and exploitation of the natural recourses that the Earth provides us. The play, which contains dialog in the languages of Náhuatl and Spanish, is performed by the Xinaxtli Group that has grown from CEPE-Taxco’s theater classes and is formed completely of young people from Taxco.

23rd of February, 2011
THE SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATION OF THE SAXOPHONE QUARTET, SAX…SON SE PRESENTA CON ÉXITO EL CUARTETO DE SAXOFONES SAX…SON
Today, in the Zocalo of Taxco de Alarcón, there was an attractive saxophone concert organized by the Learning Center for Foreigners, Taxco Campus (CEPE-Taxco), of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). During the concert from Sax…Son, a saxophone quartet, the public in assistance had the opportunity to hear diverse pieces that mixed the force and vitality of classical music with the color of popular music with a performance that lasted a little more than an hour. In their presentation, the saxophone quartet, which is characterized by its chamber music with a Latin touch, modern and new, they performed Works such as “Macondo”, by Daniel Camino Diez, “La mujeres que se pintan,” traditional Works from the Yucatan that have been popular, and “La guaria morada,” by Roberto Gutiérrez, among others.
CEPE-B11-002_Concierto_cuarteto_de_saxofones (PDF)

22nd of February, 2011
INAGURATION OF THE SAMPLE OF UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHY “ENCUENTRO DE MIRADAS A MÉXICO”
With the objective of spreading the work of students from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), professor Javier Cuétara Priede, Director of the Learning Center for Foreigners, Taxco Campus (CEPE-Taxco), inaugurated a sample of photography entitled “ENCUENTRO DE MIRADAS A MÉXICO” (“AN ENCOUNTER OF VIEWS OF MEXICO”), integrated with 28 photographs that portray, from different angles, the contrasts and identities that shape our country. The exposition represents the encounter of four distinct views of Mexico through the photographic lens of two foreign students and two Mexican students: Chin-Hung Chen (James Chen), originally from Taipei, Taiwan; Anna Maria Nowakowska, from Lublin, Poland, and Gerardo Greene Gondi and Migeul Ángel Santin Schulz, both originally from the Federal District (DF), who with this work look to reflect uniqueness and contrasts the distinguish our country. The sample was installed in the “Juan Ruiz de Alarcón” Library of CEPE-Taxco, located at the Ex Hacienda El Chorrillo S/N, Barrio del Chorrillo, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero and will be open to the general public for free until the 22nd of March.
CEPE-B11-001 Muestra fotográfica (PDF)

19th of February, 2011
CEPE-TAXCO PRESENTS "LA VOZ DE LA TIERRA"
This past Saturday, the 19th of February, the theater group XINAXTLI from the Learning Center for Foreigners, Campus Taxco (CEPE-Taxco) performed more of the play “La Voz de la Tierra” (The Voice of the Earth), in the Zocalo of Taxco de Alarcón. This performance in costume intended to stimulate the consciousness of the public in regard to the lack of taking care of our home, -the Earth-; by taking corn as a focus point represented as a fruit that sprouts from the earth which is a provisional food for the people of Mexico. “La Voz de la Tierra” (The Voice of the Earth), by Layo Oviedo, is a theatrical montage of dance and poetry, with the actors dressed in mud. It is a story that combines pre-Columbian elements and customs with texts in Náhuatl.