Mazatlan Brings Vibrant Culture, Acclaimed Folk Dance Performance to Vancouver During MexicoFest Celebration
Celebrating two hundred years of independence, Mazatlan showcased their award-winning heritage with lively musical performances and authentic folk dancers.
- (1888PressRelease) September 16, 2010 - Vancouver, BC - Mazatlan's vibrant culture took center stage during a festive Independence Gala Dinner, held on Sept. 10 as a highlight of this year's MexicoFest celebration in Vancouver.
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As the evening's featured highlight, lively musical performances and authentic folk dancers showcased the seaside destination's renowned local arts in a colorful tribute to Mexico's two hundred-year anniversary of independence.
Known as "The Pearl of the Pacific," Mazatlan is steeped in rich culture, from its award-winning heritage and music festivals to internationally acclaimed dance companies and schools of fine art. Visitors enjoy opera, ballet and contemporary dance performances by the celebrated Delfos Contemporanean dance company. Plaza Machado in the heart of Old Mazatlán is home to charming shops, sidewalk cafes, art galleries, jazz clubs, museums, arts schools and neoclassical architecture.
During the MexicoFest Independence Gala Dinner, the Mazatlan-based Sinaloa Folkloric Ballet staged a dazzling repertoire that paid homage to the vibrant spirit and history of Mexico. The evening featured authentic musical ensembles to accompany dancers clad in colorful costumes. The Sinaloa Folkloric Ballet concluded the performance with the traditional "dance of the deer."
Following the ballet, guests mingled with the reigning queens of Mazatlan's world-famous Mardi Gras - the third largest Carnival celebration on the planet. Adorned in full royal regalia, the queens ushered in the traditional independence ceremony, introduced by Francisco De la Vega, Secretary of Tourism of Sinaloa and led by Angel Villalobos, Consul General of Mexico in Vancouver.
MexicoFest is organized by the Mexican Consulate in Vancouver with support from the Mexico Tourism Board and the Trade Commission.
About Mazatlan and Mexico's Bicentennial Celebrations:
The Independence Gala Dinner is part of a series of Mexico Fest events that feature Mazatlan. Mazatlan is located on Mexico's Pacific Coast at the foot of the Sierra Madre Mountains. Founded in the 16th Century, Mazatlan possesses one of Mexico's only seaside historic centers. One in every three travellers that visits Mazatlan is Canadian. The city, State Tourism Board, and the Mazatlan Hotel Association are thrilled to bring a part of Mazatlan to Vancouver as a preview to the winter season, when most Canadians flock south. For further information visit www.gomazatlan.com
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