MYTHS MX
ARTS PROJECT AT TECNOLÓGICO DE MONTERREY, CHIH. I MEXICO
Myths MX (2014, Mexico) arts event directed by Pedro Valiente
OVERVIEW Myths MX presents different disciplines connecting new generations of Mexicans with classic myths. Students produced film/digital media, photography and creative writing. They teamed up with guest speakers, a professional dance company, and the management team at Quinta Gameros Museum which hosted Tec’s Tansversal Program. I LINKS Site I Behance
CREW Arts event by students from BA Communication, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Chihuahua I Producer: Isaac Estrella, lecturer I Supervisor: Virginia Aceves, BA director I Myths MX director: Pedro Valiente, visiting lecturer ORGANIZER Tecnológico de Monterrey, Chihuahua PARTNER Quinta Gameros Museum, Centro Cultural Universitario at Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México PARTICIPANT Crossing Stages arts project co-funded by the European Union coordinated by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid TECH INFO Running time: 1h I Year: 2014 I Language: Spanish I Country: Mexico/Spain I © 2014 Tecnológico de Monterrey, Chih. I Photo; Cynthia Aguirre from Danzarena, choreographer for Myths MX at Quinta Gameros Museum, Chihuahua, Mexico
MYTHS MX I CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Contemporary dance choreographer Cynthia Correa and her dance company turned into an essential part of Myths MX. Cynthia performed using a video camera that projected her moves on a screen creating a dialogue between dance and film.
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MYTHS MX I DIGITAL MEDIA
HUMAN PORTRAITS I FILM WORKSHOP
Barbaric Portraits: vimeo.com/148742576
CLASSIC MYTHS I INNOVATION WORKSHOP
Uranus and Gea: vimeo.com/106153685 I youtube.com/watch?v=D9M7UKD2Uso
Nemesis: vimeo.com/110248352 I youtube.com/watch?v=K49JY4I0auE
Oniris: vimeo.com/119141394 I youtube.com/watch?v=SxwjuNw46RA
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MYTHS MX I ARTS
Myths MX included photography and creative writing by Tec de Monterrey students. They also did the event script, and managed the whole production with focus on the interdisciplinary spirit of the project.
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MYTHS MX I LIVE EVENT
Myths MX was recorded by a multi-camera media team, attended by a large audience, and covered by local press including Televisa TV. Students contacted journalists from newspapers, radio and television, and organized a tour of interviews for several media. It was a unique experience at Tec de Monterrey connecting with local institutions, companies, artists, and professionals.
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MYTHS MX I QUINTA GAMEROS
Pedro Valiente selected Quinta Gameros Museum to channel Professional Development for Tec de Monterrey students. This historical treasure opened its doors for the first time to a film production: The House of My Dreams (2016). The film premiered in 2017 in a public event to a great audience with the presense of special guests and local press. The event was fully managed by students including production and sponsors. LINK: Gameros Museum: uach.mx/visitantes/quinta-gameros/
ART NOUVEAU ARCHITECTURE The Quinta Gameros (English: Gameros Country House) is a mansion in Chihuahua, Chihuahua. The building is an Historic National Monument of Mexico. Quinta Gameros currently houses the Centro Cultural Universitario Quinta Gameros, a regional museum of Mexico. The mansion was built for Manuel Gameros Ronquillo, a member of the Porfirian elite. Construction started in October 1907 and finished in November 1910, just as the Mexican Revolution was commencing. Gameros and his family fled to the United States in 1913. Afterwards, Francisco Villa assumed the Governorship of Chihuahua and set out to redistribute the property of opposition families, including the Gameros'. Quinta Gameros was given to Venustiano Carranza as his personal residence and office in April 1914. Following a dispute with Villa, Carranza left the city and the Quinta Gameros would go on to be used for various purposes during the war, including as government offices and as a military hospital. The main architectural style is Art Nouveau. A Belle Époque mansion, it also includes details of Rococo, Beaux-Arts architecture and Second Empire architecture. The mansion was built by the Colombian architect Julio Corredor Latorre, in a French style popular among the Francophile Cientificos. LINKS: Visit Mexico: visitmexico.com/en/chihuahua/chihuahua/cultural-center-quinta-gameros I Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinta_Gameros
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE The House of Requena furniture is a unique collection of art nouveau in Latin America. It belongs to the National Institute of Anthropology and the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. Currently it's on display at Quinta Gameros Cultural Center, Mexico. The ground floor has a double staircase and a Tiffany stained glass window. The main bedrooms, living room, dining hall and reception hall are on the first floor. The walls are decorated with oil paintings and the doorways with floral reliefs in wood made by European artists who were living in Mexico City. Both the ground and first floors have parquet floors. The house is filled with the Art Nouveau furniture from the Requena Furniture Collection. [Wikipedia] LINKS: Press: elpuntero.com.mx/inicio/2021/12/06/coleccion-requena-de-quinta-gameros-unica-en-latinoamerica/ I Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinta_Gameros
MYTHS MX I PARTICIPANTS
TECNOLOGICO DE MONTERREY, MEXICO I QUINTA GAMEROS MUSEUM, MEXICO I UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID, SPAIN I As Crossing Stages communication director, Pedro Valiente included Mexico and Chile in an outreach program in Latin America for Crossing Stages (2013-2015), performing arts project co-funded by the European Union. MEXICO Myths MX (2014), arts events in Quinta Gameros Museum, showcased art work by students on Crossing Stages European Project (2013-2015) theme: classic mythology (Greek and Roman). Interdisciplinary work included dance, writing, film, and photography as well as producing in full (technical work, hosting, press...). CHILE Arts/Science/Technology (2014), symposium/event in Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile presented conferences and workshops. Pedro Valiente delivered a talk on Crossing Stages, and participated in the Transmedia Performance by Phillip Baldwin from Stony Brooks University in New York, including university students and upcoming artists. LINK: Crossing Stages: facebook.com/CrossingStages/photos/a.194546137373789/331306317031103/?type=3&theater
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