One of Mexico's oldest and most distinguished companies, the UNAM Choreographic Workshop (TCUNAM), was founded in 1970 by Gloria Contreras, who directed it until her death in November 2015. With over 50 years of uninterrupted work, it is an undisputed benchmark of Mexican cultural and artistic life. For 108 seasons, we have performed for millions of people, offering two shows each week with a different program for nine months of the year. Dancer and choreographer Diego Vázquez was chosen as the artistic director of the UNAM Choreographic Workshop (TCUNAM) through an open call.

Dancer, choreographer, teacher, and stage director. She was a member of the Caracas Contemporary Ballet, a soloist with the Teresa Carreño Ballet, a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Ecuador, and for 12 years a dancer and choreographer with the National Dance Company of Mexico (CND). Winner of the CND's internal choreography competition for two consecutive years with the works Planimetría del movimiento and TRINUM, she created Blancanieves (Snow White) (nominated for the Lunas of the National Auditorium), Miliano, L.E.O. el espacio onírico (The Dream Space), Misty, Espacio efímero (Ephemeral Space), and Refugio (Shelter), pieces presented at the most important venues and festivals in Mexico. For the National Ballet of El Salvador, she created Tempus and its versions of Carmina Burana and Blancanieves (Snow White).

The OJUEM takes its name from the composer and conductor Eduardo Mata (1942-1995), a prominent figure in Mexican culture, who spearheaded the construction of the Nezahualcóyotl Hall, one of the finest concert halls on the continent. Founded in 2012, this UNAM symphony orchestra brings together outstanding and talented young musicians from across the country: 70 members with a solid orchestral background, who also participate in masterclasses taught by renowned soloists, chamber music seminars, and sectional workshops.

A graduate of the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature's Higher School of Music, he specialized in orchestral conducting with Enrique Diemecke, Enrique Patrón de Rueda, and Alain Paris. He has taken advanced courses with the Ensemble Diabolus in Musica in France, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, and the Ensemble Recherche in Germany. He has conducted the Sonora Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Palace of Fine Arts, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Mexico City Philharmonic, the National Polytechnic Institute Symphony Orchestra, the Cepromusic Ensemble, and the Eduardo Mata University Youth Orchestra. He has performed in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Tucson, and other cities in the United States. In 2006, he founded the contemporary music chamber ensemble Tempus Fugit, with which he has produced numerous chamber opera and contemporary opera works.

Marco Ugalde, director

Staccato, a chamber choir, appertain to the General Directorate of Music of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), performing both at the university and at cultural festivals in Mexico and abroad. It participated in the opera Don Giovanni at the Festival of the Historic Center of Mexico City (2019), and also in the Mexican premiere of György Ligeti's opera Le Grand Macabre at the Nezahualcóyotl Hall and the Palace of Fine Arts. Its founder and director, Marco Antonio Ugalde, studied at the National School of Music of UNAM. He is a member of the International Choral Council of Interkultur and has served on juries for international choral competitions. With the Staccato Choir, he has toured extensively and won several awards in international competitions.

It began its activities in late 2010 and is based at the Institute of Research in Applied Mathematics and Systems. The activities carried out as part of the seminar include research, workshops, conferences, and concerts. The central themes are the intersections between art and science, improvisation, sound art, programming and electronics applied to the arts, and the creative processes generated by these techniques and tools.