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Day of the Dead Celebration

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Sunday, Oct. 20 6:00 PM

Intempo Dance Ensemble

Day of the Dead Celebration

A Tribute to Holda Zepeda: Pianist, Mentor & Visionary, As part of our Dia de los Muertos Series

Holda Maria Zepeda Novelo (Born November 4, 1924 in Merida, Yucatan and Died September 4, 1991 in Mexico City, Mexico) was a Juilliard masters graduate with dreams of pursing music and breaking the glass ceiling for other female artists. She was one of the first Mexican Females to play at Carnegie Hall which encouraged other to follow her foot steps. Disciple of Manuel Barajas, she won several awards and recognitions including the University Prize in 1948 with MacDowell's Concerto, performed as a soloist with the Symphony Orchestra of the National University of Mexico. But it wasn't easy as she left everything behind, family, country and love, to pursue her one true love... Music.

To continue this Day of the Dead Series, we will honor the impact and mark she left in the Music World as well as for women musicians all over the world.

INTEMPO DANCE ENSEMBLE presents an evening of dance and live music inspired in the whimsical world Del Dia de los Muertos.

The Day of the Dead is a Mexican celebration of pre-Hispanic origin that honors the deceased on November 2. The festivities begin on November 1 and coincides with the Catholic celebrations of All Souls and All Saints. In Mexico, it is a celebration of life remembering loved ones who came before us, but with joy and devotion, dedicating an altar to welcome them back for their visit to the world of the living, once a year. The characters are La Catrina, El Catrin and the Alebrijes - imaginary beings made up of physiognomic elements of different animals, not only fantastic but also real that form a mesmerizing being full of magic and color that accompany souls in their voyage to their new home. 

El día de Muertos  es una celebración mexicana de origen prehispánico que honra a los difuntos el día 2 de noviembre. Todo comienza el 1 de noviembre, y coincide con las celebraciones católicas del Dia de los Fieles Difuntos y Todos los Santos. En México es una celebración a la vida  recordando a los seres queridos que se adelantaron...pero con alegría y devoción, dedicando un altar para su visita al mundo de los vivos, una vez al año. Los personajes son La Catrina, el Catrín y los Alebrijes - seres imaginarios conformados por elementos fisionómicos de animales diferentes, no solo fantásticos sino también reales que forman un ser alucinante lleno de magia y color que acompañan a las almas en su viaje  hacia su nueva morada.


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 at 6:00 PM

RUNTIME:
2 hours with 1 intermission

TICKETS:
RESERVED SEATING
$30 Lower Level
$20 Upper Level

Please note that each ticket is subject to a $3 fee at checkout.


GENERAL ADMISSION

*Online sales will end 30 minutes prior to the scheduled curtain time. At this time tickets may be purchased in-person at the box office.

The box office opens 2 hours prior to the performance time for WILL CALL and walkup sales.

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