San Miguel de Allende
Marfa Live Arts Director Jennie Lyn Hamilton will present Por La Ventana at the Teatro Santa Ana in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, on February 12, 2026. Por La Ventana is a multimedia piece exploring ancestral connections through the lens of the Mexican Revolution set against the visual backdrop of a black-and-white film which runs the show’s length.
The film is composed of public domain footage from Mexico during the late 1800s and early 1900s, creating a moving historical canvas for the story. At its heart, Por La Ventana is an exploration of connection—an intimate search for meaning, purpose and family ties that stretches from the present day back to the era of the Mexican Revolution.
The narrative weaves together Francisco Madero’s fascination with Spiritism—his belief in communing with spirits for guidance as he stepped into his role leading Mexico into the 1910 Revolution—with Hamilton’s own family history in San Luis Potosí.
It also explores the role the United States played in the Revolution, recounting the Tampico Incident, which led to the U.S. invasion of Veracruz in 1914 under President Woodrow Wilson.
Por La Ventana will be presented in Marfa later this year. Hamilton said that Marfa Live Arts is “dedicated to uniting the diverse communities of Far West Texas and beyond—engaging, inspiring and bringing people together through the transformative force of the arts.”