Tradition without Borders/Tradición sin Fronteras
The BAYMEC Community Foundation is proud to announce the opening of our latest exhibition at Queer Silicon Valley gallery in downtown San Jose. Our new exhibit Tradition without Borders/Tradición sin Fronteras presents the exuberant story of Folclórico Colibrí, the premiere LGBTQ+ Mexican folklórico dance organization.
The exhibit will be open the month of September 2026, Saturdays and Sundays from 12pm – 4pm.
For further information contact Ken Yeager, the executive director of the Foundation at either ken@baymecfoundation.org or (408) 391-2321.
About Folclórico Colibrí
Tradition without Borders celebrates Folclórico Colibrí, the premiere LGBTQ+ Mexican folklórico dance organization in the United States. From its humble beginnings to its role today as a stage for both queer Latinx identity and Mexican tradition, it’s a story of resilience, chosen family, and a community that turned exclusion into a stage of its own. Through costume, photography, and performance, the exhibit traces how Folclórico Colibrí reimagined a deeply traditional art form’s rigid gender roles, creating space for every dancer to perform as their authentic self.
Tradición sin Fronteras celebra a Folclórico Colibrí, la principal organización de folklórico mexicano LGBTQ+ en los Estados Unidos. Desde sus humildes inicios hasta su papel actual como embasador tanto para la identidad Latinx queer como para la tradición mexicana, la trayectoria de Folclórico Colibrí es una historia de resiliencia, familia elegida y una comunidad que convirtió el rechazo y la exclusión en un escenario propio. A través del vestuario, la fotografía y las presentaciones, la exhibición traza cómo Folclórico Colibrí reimagina los rígidos roles de género de una forma de arte profundamente tradicional, creando espacio para que cada bailarín se presente como su ser auténtico.
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