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La Llorona 2023 has already started its season of presentations on the Xochimilco channels, the premiere took place last Wednesday, Oct. 4. However, the functions open to the public will take place from Oct. 6 to Sunday, Nov. 19.
It should be noted that this work, already traditional in the Day of the Dead celebrations, celebrates 30 years of embodying one of the iconic legends of Mexican culture, which is why it included innovations, cultural precisions and technical improvements, which will make it worth contemplating. an unforgettable experience.
The premiere of this night show, which this year takes on the name “Chokani”, which refers to “La Llorona” in Nahuatl, was attended by the Secretary of Tourism of Mexico City, Nathalie Desplas Puel, who highlighted that this staging It is unique in the world, as it combines legend with various artistic disciplines, while spreading the natural heritage of this area of Xochimilco.
Among the cultural details, there is precisely a greater attachment to the pre-Hispanic origins of the legend, which transmigrated and took on new cultural attire, depending on the region and time of Mexico in which it was transmitted.
“La Llorona 2023 (Chokani), with 30 years of celebrating and disseminating the wonderful culture and tradition of Xochimilco, its mythical channels, is a fusion of art, theater, dance and music, which makes this staging unique in the world,” the capital official said about it.
La Llorona 2023, when and how to see it? Schedules
According to the head of the Tourism Secretariat of Mexico City, the second half of the year represents the most productive period for the tourism industry, which is why events like La Llorona are essential for the offer of travelers, who seek in Mexico the most authentic of its culture. Regarding the work, she described it as “a trip to the past in the unreal place of Xochimilco, where the legend comes to life through music that fuses modern instruments with pre-Hispanic ones.”
With a duration of 150 minutes, the play “La Llorona” takes place on a stage set up on a chinampa, in the middle of the Tlílac Lagoon; To arrive, the public must board a trajinera at the Cuemanco Embarcadero and remain there during the performance. The show ticket includes the trajinera ride.
The darkness over the Cuemanco canals, in Xochimilco, contributes to generating an atmosphere of mystery and expectation before the staging begins, which goes back to the final stage of the confrontation between the Mexica and the Spanish. The scenery includes an illuminated pyramid of various colors, the actors who personify warriors and other invaders, and in the dialogues, the reason for the lament of a mother who has lost her children.
The 2023 Season of “La Llorona 2023”, in Xochimilco, consists of a total of 36 performances from Oct. 6 to Nov. 19, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, in addition to Tuesday, Oct. 31, and Wednesdays, Nov., starting at 7 p.m.
