Disonancias: The Language of Irreverence in Creative Media in Mexico (film,opera,poetry and art): A programme of talks and interactive screenings by artists and academics from Mexico.

Convenors: Alfredo Modenessi and Erica Segre.

A collaboration between CLAS, the Centre for Mexican Studies UNAM-KCL and Trinity College.

Programme runs from Friday 16th October to Friday 20th November 2015.

Registration is Free and All Are Welcome. Films are subtitled.

Venue: 5.15pm, Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College, Cambridge.

1. ON FILM: Güeros, Alfonso Ruizpalacios (2014). Friday, 16 October 2015

Screening of Alfonso Ruizpalacios' award-winning film “Güeros”, an irreverent drama and mock road movie set in the midst of student protests and the crisis of dissent in a delirious Mexico City, introduced by the director; screening followed by Q&A. This co-production with the UNAM, obtained the prize for best first feature in the Berlin Film Festival 2014 (along with other recognitions worldwide) and the ‘Ariel’ for Best Film of 2014 awarded by the Mexican Film Academy.

2. ON ART AND OPERA: Marcela Rodríguez. Friday, 23 October 2015

Marcela Rodríguez, critically acclaimed composer. Presentation and Screening of the video of her opera ‘Las cartas de Frida’/ ‘Frida Kahlo’s Letters’ (2011) performed in Mexico City and recorded for Canal 22. Staging directed by Jesusa Rodríguez, with soprano Catalina Pereda and the Tempus Fugit Ensemble. Based on the surprising and irreverent correspondence of the celebrated artist, revolutionary and icon of deviant sexuality. Followed by Q&A with the composer.

3. ON POETRY: Prof. Aurora González Roldán. Friday, 20 November 2015

Prof. Aurora González Roldán, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras UNAM, ‘Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and the Poetics of Freedom’ on the iconic poet, feminist and intellectual of the colonial Golden Age, who struggled against orthodoxy and sexism in pursuit of creative ingenuity.