Palacio de Belles Artes

Ballet Folklórico de México.

After an early Sunday morning trip into the beautiful Palacio de Belles Artes, seen here from the Cafe terrace of the Sears building, I spent an enjoyable couple of hours watching the Ballet Folklórico de Mexico

 It was worth the trip if only to see the inside of the Belles Artes theatre, as it is only available for performances. The underside of the dome is magnificent,as is the glass curtain and the murals, it is absolutely beautiful.

Inside that magnificent dome

Mural under the arch

The beautiful Tiffany stained glass curtain with a view of the Valle de México.

The Ballet company, which is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year, performs "ballets" based on folk dances from all over the country, and gives a colourful and lively performance. I am just not used to going to the theatre at 9.30 am on a Sunday morning. It was really strange as almost nothing here starts before at least 10.am and many not until 11. In fact I am always everywhere way too early. There were very few people there, but it was a great morning.