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Highways' 4th Annual Dia De Los Muertos Ritual Celebration: Calavereando
Highways Performance Space and Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)
Rated 1.8 by 4 members who went.
For the fourth consecutive year, Highways Performance Space celebrates the Mexican Day of the Dead with a ritual and performance. Inspired by the work of Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada and Mexican popular theater, Paulina Sahagun's Calavereando is a physical mask theater piece celebrating the life that exists after death. The event includes traditional pan de muerto, tamales and music.
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Written and directed by Paulina Sahagun
Part of Highways Performance Space's 4th Annual Dia De Los Muertos Ritual & Performance
This physical mask theater piece, inspired by the prints of the great Mexican artist, Jose Guadalupe Posada, celebrates the life that exists after death, borrowing elements of everyday life and Mexican Popular Theater. Witness satirical Calacas dance and sing, while commenting on the latest local and global political events. Community Altar Ritual Celebration & "Spiritual Party" in Highways' Gallery immediately following the performance. Celebrate with the living and the dead, "vivos y muertos juntos." Enjoy traditional pan de muerto, tamales and music.
Highways Performance Space
Highways Performance Space is Southern California's boldest center for new performance. Founded in 1989, Highways continues to be an important alternative cultural center in Los Angeles that encourages fierce new artists from diverse communities to develop and present innovative works.
Highways promotes the development of contemporary socially involved artists and art forms. Our mission is implemented through four programs (the performance space, workshop/university program and two galleries). Annually, Highways co-presents approximately 250 performances by solo dramatic artists, small theater groups, dance companies and spoken word artists; curates and exhibits approximately 12 contemporary visual art exhibits per year with work that explores the boundaries between performing and visual art forms; commissions and premieres new work by outstanding performing artists; organize special events, curate festival, offer residency and educational programs that engage community members in the arts while providing access to professionally-directed instruction.
