The Guelaguetza 2017 delegations were announced late this morning. While there will be four presentations of the Danza de la Pluma, this year Teotitlán del Valle will not be one of them and I’m disappointed — this group of danzantes de promesa are SO good, they were such a hit last year, and I don’t know how much more “traditional” you can get. In addition, social media tweets and comments in Oaxaca are flying fast and furious regarding the absence of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional and Juchitán de Zaragoza. However, the good news is that there are some new groups this year, including Santiago Niltepec, Santo Domingo Chihuitán, Santa Catarina Ticua, and Santa María Huatulco — and their supporters are thrilled.
Reserved seat tickets have been sold out for weeks. However, if you don’t mind standing in line for hours, tickets for the “free” sections in the upper level of the Guelaguetza Auditorium are available before each of the four performances. In addition, it will, no doubt, be shown on local TV and live-streamed on the internet. I will post the link, when it becomes available.
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Thank you for this synopsis of the main points of who is “in” and “out”. It was difficult to sort out the announcenent video and the four schedules
De nada… Though, there are probably a couple more “ins” and “outs” but those were the ones that were highlighted in the press conference and on Facebook and Twitter.
After a series of protests and warnings to demand their inclusion in the Guelaguetza, the delegations of Pinotepa Nacional and Juchitán of Zaragoza were included.