Frida Kahlo News

Get a first look at rehearsals for Frida at Opera Orlando. Opera Orlando continues its 2023-24 All for Art season On the MainStage this January with Frida, Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s love letter to Mexican surrealist artist Frida Kahlo.

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World comes to Milton Keynes Theatre this January. Don't miss this award-winning empowering pop musical.

El Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), por medio de Extensión Cultural, llevó a cabo 104 actividades de fomento a la lectura a través de los ciclos ¡Leo… luego existo! y ¿Quieres que te lo lea otra vez?, de manera presencial y virtual, tanto en la Ciudad de México como el resto del país, con una asistencia de 14,640 personas y un alcance de 20,421 usuarios en redes sociales.  

The groundbreaking opera X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X will receive its West Coast premiere at Seattle Opera February 24–March 9.

HIT POP MUSICAL Fantastic Great Women Who Changed the World has arrived in Greater Manchester for Christmas. The cast visited Hazel Reeves' award-winning statue 'Rise Up, Women' before performing at The Lowry. The show runs until January 7th, 2024, marking the anniversary of the Representation of the People Act.

Experience the dynamic performances of LaChanze, Jenn Colella, and other Broadway stars in the WELL-BEHAVED WOMEN music videos

See photos of the UK tour of award-winning musical Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World. This empowering pop musical, from one of the  producers of the worldwide sensation SIX, is based on the popular book by Suffragette relative  Kate Pankhurst.

The next edition of the EXIT festival will be held from July 11th to 14th, 2024, whist the day zero, July 10th, will celebrate Nikola Tesla's birthday with a special Starseeds Takeover performance at the previously mentioned Tesla Universe stage – honoring the most significant inventor who has left an indelible mark on the world we live in now.

From December 21 to January 7, Theater for the New City will present actor/singer Stephanie Trudeau in the theatrical premiere of her bio-musical, 'Becoming Chavela.' 

Fanny Rabel's artistic legacy is celebrated by the Secretaría de Cultura federal and the Inbal, 15 years after her passing.

'Exhiben Fragmentos, colección MCEDRFK en la Casa O’Gorman. Muestra de arte popular, figuras prehispánicas y objetos personales del muralista. Visítala de martes a domingo de 10:00 a 17:30 horas en el recinto del Inbal.'

Overtone Industries, a genre-bending opera-theater company developing and presenting original stories, hosts Original Vision: Leveling, its third annual presentation of workshops from developing composers and librettists, on December 9 at 6pm at Teatro Frida Kahlo.

A staged reading of the new play, Querida Sor Juana: The Death of the Phoenix of México, written by Carolina Morones will take place on November 18 at The Women’s Building 3543 18th Street, San Francisco.

Como parte del 130 aniversario del natalicio de Carmen Mondragón, Nahui Olin, el Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo (MCEDRyFK), del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), ofrecerá una charla sobre el archivo de la primera exposición que el recinto le dedicó a la artista entre 1992 y 1993, y con la cual salió del olvido: Nahui Olin. Una mujer de los tiempos modernos.  

From November 17 through 22, BAM presents the Masc film series. Spotlighting the rich stories and courageous lives of trans men, butch lesbians, and gender-nonconforming heroes, this collection—curated by writer-archivist-filmmaker Jenni Olson and critic Caden Mark Gardner—journeys through nearly four decades of cinema history in search of authentic, complex representations of masculine identity as it exists outside the realm of cisgender men.

What did our critic think of FRIDA...A SELF PORTRAIT at Geva Theatre?

Written and performed by Vanessa Severo, and directed by Joanie Schultz, Frida ... A Self Portrait begins preview performances on the Wilson Stage October 17, opens October 21, and runs through November 12.

Join PrideArts for the US premiere of the ribald British panto, Sleeping with Beauty. Directed by Bryan McCaffrey, this hilarious and risqué twist on a classic fairy tale is a must-see this November.

Madonna paid tribute to her role in the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita during her new 'Celebration World Tour.' While singing 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina,' the production's large screens display photos of the real Evá Peron. Watch a video from the performance and check out all of the upcoming tour dates!

The incredible cast has been announced for the UK tour of award-winning musical Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World.  Learn more about who is starring in the show here!