The Mazatlán Cultural Festival was born in the fall of 1993 out of a need to bring the performing arts to the stage of the newly restored, historic Angela Peralta Theater. Before then, there really hadn’t been a venue suitable for the kind of performances envisioned by the municipality. To be sure, under the sponsorship of then Gov. Francisco Labastida, there was a Sinaloa Arts Festival that lasted two weeks in late October. When artists booked for the festival came to Mazatlán, they had to play on a ruined stage in the open-air shell that was the remains of the old theater. Labastida’s successor cut the arts budget to the bone, leaving a recently restored theater with nothing to put on its gleaming new stage. That’s how the Mazatlán Cultural Festival got its start, and over the years it has grown in scope to what Mazatlán audiences enjoy now: a kaleidoscope of music, opera, dance, drama, the plastic arts — all the happenings befitting the jewel of a theater you see today along with the free outdoor performances that always have been a festival tradition. Here is the complete schedule of events for Mazfest 2006 that you can clip and save. Please remember that this calendar is subject to slight changes and adjustments, and that the opening performance, Mozart’s “Requiem,” already has taken place and was included in the 1,520-peso season ticket. For any and all updates as well as longer explanations of the happenings on the list below, please check the website at: www.culturamazatlan.com and click the upper right hand corner for the English language translation. MAZATLAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2006 NOVEMBER Wednesday, Nov 1: Documentary film: “The Dance of the Deer” 6:00pm, Angela Peralta Theater Admission: free Street procession for Day of the Dead 7:00pm, starting at Plazuela Machado Friday, Nov. 3: Art exhibition:  “Emove Circus”, paintings by Bernardo Alatorre 7:00pm, Rubio Gallery, side of Angela Peralta Theater Admission: free Camerata Mazatlan, concert of classical & popular music 8:00pm, San Jose Church Admission: Free Saturday, Nov. 4:  “Canciones, antes de una guerra” ( flamenco) Compañía María Pagés (Spain) 8:00pm, Angela Peralta Theater, Admission: 120, 250, 300 pesos (or season ticket) Tuesday, Nov. 7:  “Colectivo 10” (Photographic exhibition) Inauguration: 8:00pm, Plazuela Machado Admission: free Wednesday, Nov. 8: Street theater by Sarruga (Spain) Parade of giant puppets. Starts at 8:00pm from the Fisherman’s Monument to the Plazuela Machado, Admission free Thursday, Nov. 9: Exposition: Engravings by Stone Metal Press 7:00pm, Angela Peralta Gallery,

Admission free Friday Nov. 10, Saturday Nov. 11 & Sunday Nov. 12: “Fantastique”: an imaginary musical voyage in dance, voice and multimedia 8:00pm Matinée Nov. 12: 12:00 noon, Angela Peralta Theater, Admission: 100, 150, 200 pesos Monday Nov. 13 & Tuesday Nov. 14: “El baile de la princesa” (dance of the princess) Ballet for children 10:00am & 12:00 noon, Angela Peralta Theater Friday Nov. 17, Saturday Nov. 18 & Sunday Nov. 19: Mexican National Ballet (various pieces from the repertory) 8:00pm Matinée Nov. 19: 12:00 noon, Angela Peralta Theater, Admission: 120, 250, 300 pesos (or season ticket) Friday, Nov. 17: Camerata Mazatlán, concert of classical & popular music 8:00pm, San Carlos Borromeo Church, Admission:free Tuesday Nov. 21 & Wednesday Nov. 22: Opera “Carmen by Bizet for Children” 10:00am & 12:00 noon, Angela Peralta Theater, Admission: free Thursday, Nov. 23: “Broadway,” a musical show, performed in English Friday, Nov. 24: “Broadway,” a musical show, performed in Spanish 8:00pm both evenings, Angela Peralta Theater, Admission: 120, 200, 250 pesos (or season ticket) Saturday, Nov. 25: Hardcore Big Band (jazz) with local and imported musicians 8:00pm, Angela Peralta Theater, Admission: 120, 180, 250 pesos (or season ticket) DECEMBER Friday Dec. 1 & Saturday Dec. 2: “Trouble in Tahiti,”  the Leonard Bernstein musical 8:00pm both evenings, Angela Peralta Theater, Admission: 100, 150, 220 pesos (or season ticket) Wednesday Dec. 6 & Thursday Dec. 7: “The Nutcracker” with 70 student dancers & guest dancers from the Cuban National School of Ballet 8:00pm, Angela Peralta Theater, Admission: 80, 120, 150 pesos Thursday, Dec. 7: String Orchestra of the Municipal Arts Center & Camerata Mazatlán in concert 8:00pm, Sagrada Familia Church, Admission: free Friday, Dec. 8: Engravings of the Salon de la Plastica Mexicana, Exhibition of engravings, lithography, seri-graphy, Inauguration: 8:00pm, Angela Peralta Gallery, Admission: free Sunday, Dec. 10: String Orchestra of the Municipal Arts Center & Camerata Mazatlán in concert 8:00pm, Maria del Mar Church, Admission: free Thursday Dec. 14 & Friday Dec. 15: Gala Navideña with the Sinaloa Symphony Orchestra, Culiacán Chorus & Angela Peralta Chorale 8:00pm both evenings, Angela Peralta Theater, Admission: 180, 220 & 280 (or season ticket) Saturday, Dec. 16: “Fractal” (urban art show with changing lights, shadows) 9:00pm, Golden Zone, Free event Tuesday, Dec. 19: Guadalupe Pineda, celebrity singer in concert, Boleros, tango, traditional Mexican music 8:00pm, Angela Peralta Theater, Admission: 150, 250, 320 pesos (or season ticket)