The Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago

Who is The Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago

? MFDC has to leave Malcom X College but at the same time a new community center in Pilsen, Instituto Cultural Guadalupano, is planned by The Resurrection Project and MFDC is solicited to be the resident dance company. ? Sones de Mexico Ensemble is formed and MFDC begins to utilize Sones because it plays almost all of the music from the different regions of Mexico, including the indigenous rituals. This elevates the presentations to a higher level of professionalism. Sones de Mexico Ensemble was founded in 1994 by Juan Dies and Victor Pichardo. Juan is in front. In the rear from L-R is Victor Pichardo, Gonzalo Cordova and Rene Cardoza. Shortly after the founding, Sones teamed up with the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago to create performances of higher quality with authentic regional music to accompany the dancers. Now together with Cuerdas Clasicas, Inc www.cuerdasclasicaschicago.org, Mariachi Guadalajara of Tony Partida (later Real Guadalajara of Nicolas Diaz) and other bands it raised the professionalism of performances to a much higher level. Sones grew to six members and in 2007 it was nominated for a GRAMMY® and a Latin GRAMMY®.for its song " Esta Tierra es Tuya". Conceived as an immigrant manifesto, its centerpiece is a rollicking norteño version of the Woody Guthrie 1940 song "This land is your land". Woody wrote the song because he was disturbed by California's rejection of the dust bowl victims that moved there seeking work. Californians did not welcome the "Okies" taking jobs away from them. It was a situation where states rejected states. Sones wrote this parady to highlight the similar situation where countries reject other countries; the immigration dilemma.Read More

Headquarters:

3842 S Archer Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60632, United States

Phone Number:

(773) 247-1522

Website:

www.mexican-folkloric-dance-chicago.net

Revenue:

$22 Million

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