Aguascalientes, Ags. December 4, 2023.- Last Thursday, October 12 we lived the DISCO edition of our incredible annual event around the Day of the Dead CALAVERAS UP where about 100 students of the university were involved among musicians, singers, dancers, photography, scenography and event management.
More than 900 spectators enjoyed the live disco concert at the university's facilities by our students of the pop rock ensemble, wind ensemble, string ensemble, singing and interpretation workshop and dance.
The concert was directed by the students of the event management workshop together with the management and singing teacher Alejandra Ondarza.
A contest to decorate 20 skulls was held between Aguascalientes high schools and the students of Innovation and Design Engineering, where 73 contestants participated with the theme "painters" and three first places and four honorable mentions were awarded.
The exhibition of skulls was set up as an altar of the dead by the students of the scenography workshop during the event and later exhibited at the Aguascalientes Museum.
First Place: "RAYADITA".
Painter: Gerhard Richter
Institution: Engineering in Innovation and Design, first semester
Participants:
- Alejandro Perez
- Luciana Torres
- Daniela Guel
Second Place: "HARING'S MESSY LIFE".
Painter: Keith Haring
Institution: Colegio Triana
Participants:
- Cristina Cisneros
- Ana Paola Pedroza
- Ana Gabriela Gutierrez
- Mariamar Toledo
- Lava Toledo
Third Place: "THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY".
Painter: Salvador Dalí
Institution: Colegio Triana
Participants:
- Sofia Ortega
- Susanne Figueroa
- Ivana Gonzales
- Jimena Capetillo
- Valentina Herrera
Honorable Mention: "THE DROP OF LIFE".
Painter: Keith Haring
Institution: Colegio Encino
Participants:
- Alonso de los Reyes
- Fernando Trujillo
- Ricardo Mendoza
- Angel Perez
Honorable Mention: "BEYOND".
Painter: Yayoi Kusama
Institution: Colegio Triana
Participants:
- Ana Laura Vargas
- Kennya D. Dominguez
- Sofia Viay
- Naivi Cisneros
- Natalia Lopez
Honorable Mention: "CALAVERITA SABOR MEXICO".
Painter: Adnan Galva
Institution: Engineering in Innovation and Design, first semester
Participants:
- Daniel Taborga
- Diana Arrieta
- Oscar Gutierrez
Honorable Mention: "DEATH OF FLOWERS".
Painter: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Institution: Engineering in Innovation and Design, first semester
Participants:
- Rosario Becerril
- Joanna Bermejo
- Valeria Machuca
Also on display was the exhibition Neon Skulls by the students of photography with free technique as part of their development in the workshop from August to November.
At the same time, students of the Food Business Management course in their third and fifth semesters made pan de muerto as part of their academic training, which were sold during the event.
