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VIVA MEXICO! The Music, Dance, And Poetry of Mexico
September 22, 20242:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Join us in the Vernick Auditorium for a special production by Teatro Paraguas of ¡Viva México! The Music, Dance and Poetry of Mexico. Beginning in an age before Spanish was even spoken in the Americas, continuing up to present times, ¡Viva México! celebrates the incredibly rich heritage of Mexican music, dance and poetry through a fully staged, choreographed production that coincides with the Mexican Día de La Independencia or Independence Day (September 16).
- 2- 3:30 PM - General Performance Admission | $ 25.00
Singers, musicians and dancers from Teatro Paraguas as well as Ballet Folclórico Xóchitl, Los Niños de Santa Fe, and Music Director Thelma Arguello, come together in a lively performance of songs and dances from Pre-Columbian Aztec times, through the ages of Spanish colonization, Mexican Independence, and up to the modern era. Interspersed between music and dance numbers, actors from Teatro Paraguas celebrate the Mexican poetic tradition through showcasing the poetry of contemporary, living Mexican poets.
Music and dance in the show include the Aztec Tonantzin, 19th century varsovianas, waltzes, serenades, the lively La Cucaracha, ending with the popular Huapango de Moncayo.
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