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Lit & Luz Literary Festival 2024

October 26 @ 5:00 PM November 2 @ 9:00 PM

The 2024 Chicago Lit & Luz Festival, Saturation/ Saturación, returns with a fantastic roster of writers and artists from the US and Mexico. The weeklong series of free events begins October 26th and concludes with the Live Magazine Show at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago on November 2nd.

Inspired by the media landscape of both presidential elections taking place in the countries this year, the theme of the festival is “Saturation/Saturación.” Participants will consider concepts such as intensity, combination, absorption, maximums and limitations as they respond to the urgent political, social, and environmental issues confronting both countries.

Inspirado en el panorama mediático de ambas elecciones presidenciales ocurridas este año en los países involucrados, el tema del festival es “Saturation/Saturación.” Lxs participantes considerarán conceptos como la intensidad, combinación, absorción, máximos y limitaciones mientras responden a los urgentes problemas políticos, sociales y ambientales que enfrentan ambos países.

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The Lit & Luz Festival is a one-of-a-kind series of events featuring renowned authors, visual artists, and musicians from Chicago and Mexico in cultural exchange and conversation. This series of readings, conversations, artist talks, and performances, including signature event, the Live Magazine Show, highlights new translations and artistic collaborations—showcasing some of the most innovative contemporary artists from both countries. The festival takes place in Chicago in the fall, followed by the Lit & Luz Festival Mexico City in the winter. Click here to learn more.

El Lit & Luz Festival es una especial serie de eventos con reconocidos escritores, artistas visuales y músicos de Chicago y México, en intercambio y conversación cultural. Esta serie de lectutras, conversaciones, charlas de artista y performances, incluyen el evento representativo, el Live Magazine Show, destaca nuevas traducciones y colaboraciones artísticas, mostrando algunos de los artistas contemporáneos más inovadores de ambos países. El festival se lleva a cabo en Chicago durante el otoño, seguido del Lit & Luz Festival CDMX en el invierno. Da click aquí para saber más.

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