From Mexico City to Guanajuato

Good evening to all readers of Life Playbook.
Last night I left my beautiful and huge city of Mexico to come back to Guanajuato.

Mexico City Skyline

 

Mexico City cathedral

The weekend is full of surprises, tonight I will go to the symphony orchestra concert. The director will be Manuel de Elías, is a composer and conductor of classical music. He is the creator of the Latin American Association of Composers of Art Music. He studied piano and composition at the National Conservatory and the School of Music at the National University. Subsequently took courses in the United States and in Europe.
 

Baratillo Plaza Guanajuato

Guanajuato view

Teatro Juarez Guanajuato

 


















 



After the concert I will meet with my friends Guanajuato and go to visit the most typical and traditional nightlife Guanajuato.

Thanks for reading
Pablo Cuen

EscArt Interviews

Hi people! wait for the EscArt interviews previews only on www.lifeplaybook.blogspot.mx

Thanks for reading
Pablo Cuen

EscArt, The Lion King & The Strawberry City

Whats up lovely people from all over the world.

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing the teachers of the dance academy Escart in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, the city of Strawberry

Irapuato's Strawberry

 (Strawberry Fields)

Irapuato Downtown

This academy is doing The Lion King, an adaptation of the Broadway play.
This work will be adapted to ballet and hip hop. This incredible group of artists are doing everything possible to make this show happen. Irapuato City does not have a theater, but has an auditorium, where take place the cultural events of the Strawberry City. 

Choreography for the Lion King play

 
Here are some of the girls, the academy has over 100 students, ages from 4 to 30.
This academy was founded 44 year ago!
Many many people and great artists passed trough this class rooms.

Paulina Eguiluz, ballet teacher

In this picture you can see Paulina Eguiluz, one of the ballet teachers, she has been teacher since she was 13 years old!
She also is a Pilates instructor in this academy.
In this play she is choreographer and dancer.

Mask of one of the characters

Here you can see one of the students and Marimar Eguiluz, also a teacher in this academy and she also is the director of this montage, she is a fashion designer, and ballet dancer since she was 4 years old.

 

Hyena mask

In Escart Dance Academy are making over 100 costumes for the adaptation of the Lion King. The have: fashion designers, choreographers, and characterization experts

Making the mask

Bird costume

Two of the girls!

 All the costumes are designed by Marimar Eguiluz and Marcela Eguiluz. This surely is a family of artists!

Mask painting!

¿Remember that i came to irapuato to give this girls acting lessons?
Here they are doing an exercise that i gave to them.
 













The girls in their acting class, can you see the size of the classroom? is great isn't it?

Acting Class

 








They let me spy for a while!

The teachers of this academy are passionate and lovely people! great artists who search for integral education for the girls

 Jimena Cuen and Paulina Eguiluz, teacher and student rehearsing, for the Lion King. The presentation will be in 3 weeks in the Benito Juarez auditorium in Irapuato City.

They let me try on one of the masks!!

Here you can see the garden and the structures for the presentation!

The class rooms and the garden. There is a teacher back in the picture, Her name is Mariana Cuen Garibi.

 Marimar Eguiluz, and one of her students.

They rehearse every day because in three weeks will take place the presentation of the King Leon in Irapuato and have to have everything ready!

Learnings the steps!

Making masks!

The studens also help!!

I get to see one of the choreography

I will share with you guys: photos videos and interviews with teachers and dancers.
I hope you enjoy these posts, and expect more tomorrow, I'll go back to the dance academy Escart to continue with the interviews.
Today I was invited to see a Flamenco presentation, so whait for post also.

I'll be back later to share with you guys all the details of the Flamenco presentation.

Thanks for reading!!
 
Pablo Cuen

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Acting Lessons

Hey there guys! Today I´m taking of to Irapuato, Guanajuato to give acting lessons to ballet dancers, I´m very excited. This lessons will take place in a Dance Academy called EscArt (school of arts)

The girls

I´m an actor in Mexico City, and i was invited to live this amazing opportunity, to teach and learn from this amazing people.

Right now i´m making my suit case to go up state, let´s see how we can mix acting with ballet for their play: Lion King, that will take place in the Irapuato Theater in July.  

Stay close to my blog, because i will keep telling you stories, and experiences. Irapuato City, the city of strawberries is only four hours away from Mexico City.

Irapuato City downtown 

 Wait for more stories guys, i will share pics of the class, and stories.
Love you all
Pablo Cuen

Pics of Back On Track

 This is Mexico's City cathedral

 My friend outside of a sex shop in the Zona Rosa (Pink Zone) Mexico City

My friend and the stripper in the Pink Zone Lollipop night club. Here you can see she is having fun 

 The next day at a small and beautiful coffee place in front of the palace of fine arts
Mexico City

 The view of Palace of Fine Arts, from the small coffee i was telling you. On top of the Sears Tower
Mexico City

 Me and my friends with a few drinks on!!

 There i am drinking my tequila!

 The monument of independence, is located in Paseo De La Reforma.
Mexico City

 Mexico City cathedral, view from Zocalo (the large plaza in front)

 The golden angel (monument of independence)
Mexico City
Paseo de la Reforma

View of the Paseo De La Reforma, from Latin American Tower, one of the first skyscrapers built on seismic area.
Beautiful Skyline!







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Love
Pablo Cuen 

Back on track!!

Dear friends, I had long forgotten my blog, but it was for good reason. I have new stories to share with you guys. This last weekend was crazy.
A very dear friend of mine came to visit me in Mexico city and we went to explore the city. 
We went down town to see the amazing cathedral, it was built on top of one of the most largest and tallest pyramids of the pre Hispanic  Mexican culture. 
We also wen´t to a few bars down town and to a night clubs in the Zona Rosa (Pink Zone) place of tolerance and sexual diversity. We had a lot of fun.
The next day I went to Puebla or Angelópolis, a very beautiful city. There I ate thousands of calories, but it was worth it: Chocolate, coffee, the famous mole and even grasshoppers in Cholula, another small town near Puebla.

I'll share first photos of Mexico city and then the ones from Puebla (Angelópolis)

Enjoy!
Wait for more