Saturday, November 1, 2014

Calpulli's Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Calpulli's Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Julieta Cervantes

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company brings its celebrated repertoire to the City College Center for the Arts’ Aaron Davis Hall on Saturday November 1st at 2PM and 7PM. The company will present Dia de los Muertos (Day of the dead), a captivating work that evokes the unending relationship between the living and the departed with music and dance as the language that transcends. Passionate live music, comical characters, amazing dance, and larger-than-life surprises for all ages.

Join Calpulli at 5:30pm for a reception by purchasing the $50 Fiesta ticket.

A tribute to the heart and soul of Mexico here in New York City, under the Artistic Direction of Alberto Lopez and Musical Direction of George Saenz, the Company of 20 dancers and core of musicians will make their Aaron Davis Hall debut. For more than a decade, Calpulli has recreated folk dances celebrating Mexican traditions and new contemporary works, making their international debut in the United Arab Emirates in 2013.

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