The story
Guests are victorious insurgents, witnesses to the moment Mexico stops being a colony and starts inventing itself, amid solemn speeches, political rumors and culinary debates that still divide the country today: battered or not?
Iturbide and Josefa — a strong, observant and critical woman — guide the evening through historical narrative, personal anecdotes and uncomfortable confessions about the fragility of Independence.
How it works
Guests learn and practice 19th-century table manners in “The Convent Protocol.”
Dinner is narrated course by course: convent sweets, a period soup and chiles en nogada with their myth and historical debate. At the end, in “The Trigarante Toast,” each table writes a toast using period formulas and the hosts choose the most memorable.
The characters
- Agustín de Iturbide: a charismatic and contradictory soldier and politician.
- Josefa: the voice of the people, the convent and historical memory.
What's included
- 3-course dinner based on historical recipes
- Traditional chiles en nogada
- Two professional hosts in character
- Documented historical narrative
- Guided participatory activities
- Closing ceremonial toast
What you take home
- Knowing the political and symbolic origin of chiles en nogada
- An emotional experience tied to Mexican Independence
- The feeling of having been there when Mexico was born
History and culture in every scene
As in all our experiences, the hosts' dialogue and the event's activities are written with real information about Mexican history and culture. You have fun and, without even noticing, you learn. The characters share real facts, dates and anecdotes from Mexican history; the fiction is there to make those facts stick.
Format and customization
“Iturbide's Banquet” is one of our immersive theater productions. We can adapt it to your venue, group size, menu and language, as a private event or on dates open to the public.
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