Lit & Luz Live Magazine SHow: Edge / BORDE

 

Friday, November 13
Doors at 6:30 p.m. / 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago,
220 E Chicago Ave Chicago IL 60611

Lit & Luz Live Magazine Show: Cross-cultural experimentations between artists and writers on stage

The Live Magazine Show is the Lit & Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and Art’s signature program. Each year, Lit & Luz supports the creation of new collaborative artworks between writers, artists, and musicians from Chicago and Mexico that debut at the show. The pieces are presented in both Spanish and English and include storytelling, music, poetry, video art, and extemporaneous performances that explore the relationship between the languages, art forms, social issues, and cultures of the United States and Mexico through this year’s theme: “Edge/Borde.”

Live audio translation in English to Spanish and Spanish to English, along with visual description will be available for this program via your smartphone and headphones. For any other considerations, please reach out to litluz@makemag.org.

Presented in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Museo Universitario del Chopo, Hyde Park Art Center, and National Museum of Mexican Art with support from The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Poetry Foundation, and more.

Viernes 14 de Noviembre
Puertas 6:30 p.m. / 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago,
220 E Chicago Ave Chicago IL 60611

Lit & Luz Live Magazine Show: colaboraciones escénicas entre escritorxs y artistas

El Live Magazine Show es el programa medular del Festival Lit & Luz de Lengua, Literatura y Arte. Cada año Lit & Luz apoya la creación de trabajos artísticos colaborativos entre escritorxs, artistas visuales y músicxs de Chicago y México que se presentan durante el evento. Las piezas se presentan en inglés y español e incluyen historias, música, poesía, videoarte y performances extemporáneas que exploran la relación entre las lenguas, formas artísticas, problemas sociales y culturas de Estados Unidos y México mediante el eje temático de este año: “Edge/Borde.”

La traducción simultánea del inglés al español y del español al inglés, junto a la descripción visual, estarán disponible para este evento a través de tu smartphone y audífonos. Para otras consideraciones, por favor escríbenos a litluz@makemag.org.

Presentado en colaboración con el Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Museo Universitario del Chopo, Hyde Park Art Center, and National Museum of Mexican Art con el apoyo de The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Poetry Foundation y más.

 

Featuring collaborations from:

Read about the participants here.

Photo: Barry Domínguez

Marina Azahua (Mexico City)

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Aram Han Sifuentes (Chicago)

Photo: Sarah Whyte

 

Photo: Courtesy of the Artist

Rubén Gutiérrez (Monterrey)

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Ricardo Gamboa (Chicago)

Photo: Joel Maisonet

 

Photo: Marcelo Prieto

Bárbara Foulkes (Mexico City)

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Jennifer Scappettone (Chicago)

Photo: Dino Ignani

 

Photo: Andrea Martínez

Karen Villeda (Tlaxcala)

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Tongji Philip Qian (Chicago)

Photo: Courtesy of the Artist

 
 
 

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