4 Best Performing Arts Venues in Coyoacán, Mexico City

Since 2005, this fabulous little cabaret theater and bar has been delighting crowds with irreverent, original shows, often with a decidedly queer and provocatively political bent.

Founded in 1953 by the gay playwright and poet Salvador Novo, who's sometimes referred to as Mexico's Oscar Wilde, this intimate theater hosts a wide range of mostly contemporary indie plays. Productions rotate often, and there's something going on virtually every night of the week. It's one of the best small theaters in the city, and many performances are geared to kids and teens. There's also a bar and restaurant attached.

Also known as Casa de las Marionetas, or House of Puppets, this small kids-oriented cultural center and theater uses (you guessed it) puppets in its theater and music performances but also shows films and offers other kinds of family-friendly programming.

Situated just off Avendia Francisco Sosa across the courtyard from beautiful Santa Catarina Chapel, this fairly intimate black box theater operates through the acclaimed drama program at UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). It's the site of often experimental and contemporary works. Although small, its productions are top-notch.