Celebrate Hispanic Heritage at Milagro's LA LUNA NUEVA Festival, Beginning 9/17

Opening on Thursday, September 17th, Milagro proudly presents the 7th edition of "La Luna Nueva", the annual festival of Hispanic arts and culture from around the world, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. This year, La Luna Nueva illuminates the great diversity of our region, by including local culturally specific artists with a line-up specially designed for kids and families.

Night by night, our renowned multidisciplinary and multicultural arts festival will showcase the cultural riches of performers from Oregon, Washington, and even Mexico. Theatre, music, dance, and arts education launches Milagro's 32nd season of extraordinary arts experiences!

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LA LUNA NUEVA 2015 LINEUP:

7:30 p.m. • Thursday, September 17, 2015
MUSIC
SONES MARINEROS, POR LA ESPERANZA
with LAURA REBOLLOSO Y ENSAMBLE MARINERO
Spanish | English
Tickets: adults $25 advance, $28 door
Youth under 15, students, veterans $12 advance; $15 door

Laura Rebolloso is a sonera and songwriter, who performs the traditional instruments of Son Jarocho, especially "La Leona" and jarana. She also composes verses with topics ranging from nature, motherhood, death, women, Mexican voices, hope and spirituality that ease the weight of everyday life. This Mexican aesthetic mixed with traditional patterns and creativity is presented with Alonso at the piano, Vladimir Coronel on percussion and Hans Barklis in the jarocho requinto and guitar.
WEBSITE: Enjoy a sample of Laura's beautiful work

7:30 p.m. • Friday, September 18, 2015
MUSIC, DANCE & STORY TELLING
FIRST NATIONS CELEBRATION
with ED EDMO and FELIX CHUMA PINGUIL, featuring indigenous dance.
English | Spanish | Other
Tickets: adults $6 advance, $10 door / Youth under 15, students, veterans $5 advance; $8 door

A night to celebrate ancestral cultures, oral traditions and dance in our intimate theatre! Join renowned Native American storyteller Ed Edmo, Andean ceremonialist Felix Chuma Pinguil and a troupe of Aztec dancers.
WEBSITE: Ed Edmo: http://ededmo.tripod.com/

7:30 p.m. • Saturday, September 19, 2015
DANCE
OBINIZA
with FREILA MERENCIO AND HER FOLKLORIC GROUP "OÑICAN"
Spanish
Tickets: adults $10 advance, $15 door / Youth under 15, students, veterans $5 advance; $10 door

OBINIZA celebrates the different expressions of the orishas-intercessory spirits that connect the mortal world to the highest powers of the Yoruba religion. Obiniza reflects the female essence, powers and spirituality of the Yoruba pantheon. Music, drums, Afro-Cuban songs and dances are the elements that will demonstrate the evolution of women from our ancestors to the present.

1:00 p.m. • Sunday, September 20, 2015
THEATRE AND MUSIC
LEGENDS OF MEXICO (Leyendas de México) with NUESTRO CANTO
Spanish | English
Tickets: adults $10 advance, $15 door / Youth under 15, students, veterans $5 advance; $10 door

Mexico is renowned for its legends, myths and tales, from the time of the Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecs, Huicholes, as well as ones that emerged after the arrival of the Europeans to the American Continent. Its legends speak of love, nature and everyday life. Nuestro Canto has gathered them from all over Mexico and composed original music to accompany their narration in performance. LEYENDAS DE MÉXICO - LEGENDS OF MEXICO is an original bilingual performance with masks, movement and dance, songs and music. During the program, participants will learn about geography, history, traditional ancestral music and the different languages still spoken in Mexico.
WEBSITE: http://www.grupo-condor.com/id69.html

7:30 p.m. • Sunday, September 20, 2015
MUSIC
PASSIONATE GUITAR with ALFREDO MURO
Spanish | English
Tickets: adults $20 advance, $23 door / Youth under 15, students, veterans $17 advance; $20 door

An evening of the fiery, sensuous, jazz-flavored playing of internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Alfredo Muro. World renowned Peruvian classical guitarist Alfredo Muro brings his great musical passion to the city of Portland - the rich folkloric traditions and the signatures styles of Spain, USA, Latin America & Brazil - for an evening of passionate and vibrant music to stir the heart! Music by Piazzolla, Mancini, Moreno-Torroba, Celedonio Romero, Jobim, Powell, Barrense -Dias, Tapajos, Pixinguinha and the opportunity to hear Alfredo Muro's own compositions!
WEBSITE: www.alfredomuro.com

6:30 p.m. • Monday, September 21, 2015
MUSIC AND THEATRE
ONE NIGHT IN FROG TOWN (Una noche en Villa Ranas) with FROGTOWN
Spanish | English
Tickets: adults $12 advance, $15 door
Youth under 15, students, veterans $8 advance; $10 door / Family of 4 advance $35

Bilingual World Premiere!
FROGTOWN celebrates "Diversity through Music!" in this award-winning all-ages show. Part theatre, part dance part concert, FROGTOWN follows a saxophone-playing tadpole on a musical journey through blues, funk, soul and pop by Emmy-Winning Writer/Composer Philip Pelletier. Featured on The Grammys, FROGTOWN has won two National Gold Awards and received rave national reviews.
WEB SITE: www.frogtowncentral.com

1:00 p.m. and 6:30 pm Tuesday, September 22, 2015
THEATRE
WHEN ANIMALS WERE PEOPLE with TEARS OF JOY
English | Spanish
Tickets: Advance $20; Adult at door $25

Folktales from Mexico and Argentina are brought to life in this dynamic bilingual play.
WHEN ANIMALS WERE PEOPLE is a story of the Huichol Indians of Mexico. As the play begins, Grandfather Vulture, Turtle and Squirrel are making a delicious stew when a stranger asks to join them. The stranger is Wolf who would prefer Turtle and Squirrel for dinner rather than the stew they are making! This story is paired with "The Lazy Bee" by I-Iqracio Quiroga from Argentina. Haragana, the lazy young bee, cannot be bothered with doing her share of work. When the elder bees refuse to let her into the hive she spends the night with a hungry snake and learns her lesson.
WEBSITE: www.tojt.org

10:00 a.m. • Wednesday, September 23, 2015
MUSIC AND THEATRE
TAIKO JOURNEY with UNIT SOUZOU
English with some Japanese
Tickets: Adult Advance $6; Adult at door $8 / Youth under 15, students, veterans $4; $6 door

UNIT SOUZOU will take you through a rhythmic journey weaving a narrative about cultural awareness and honoring lineage, while recognizing Taiko as an innovative expression for an evolving art form. Through powerful drumming, personal stories, and engaging audience participatory exercises, this program will share the unique history and context of Taiko in Japan and the United States.
WEB SITE: www.unitsouzou.com

6:30 p.m. • Wednesday, September 23, 2015
THEATRE
SUEÑOS DE FÚTBOL with MILAGRO
Written and directed by Ajai Terrazas-Tripathi
English | Spanish
Tickets: Adult Advance $8; Adult at door $12 / Youth under 15, students, veterans $6; $10 door
Family of 4 advance $20
A bilingual presentation by Milagro Touring & Arts Education

In this brisk bilingual escapade filled with endearing characters and Mayan legends, Candelaria ("Candi") dreams of trying out for the Fútbol team. She wants to play soccer, but lacks confidence, so she plays videogames instead. Suddenly, a giant runaway Hamburguesa pops out of the TV and into her living room! Following the Hamburguesa through the flat-screen and into her videogame, Candi embarks on a great adventure in La Tierra de los Sueños.
WEBSITE: www.milagro.org

6:30 p.m. • Thursday, September 24, 2015
MUSIC AND DANCE
OKROPONG FROM THE OBO ADDY LEGACY
English | Ga
Tickets: Adult Advance $8; Adult at door $10
Youth under 15, students, veterans $5; $8 door

OKROPONG provides audiences with a performance that explodes with the sounds of authentic African rhythm and song. Okropong, meaning "eagle" in Obo Addy's native Ga language, presents traditional Ghanaian dance and music chosen from various ethnic cultures of Ghana, including Ga, Ewe, Ashanti, Dagomba and Dagarti. Using a variety of hand and stick drums, talking drums, bells and shakers, the musicians build layers of driving rhythms while the dancers, clad in colorful West African garments, participate in an energetic physical "conversation" with the drummers. At the end of each concert, both musicians and dancers engage the audience in a spirited call and response, celebrating a shared experience through song and dance.
WEBSITE: www.oboaddylegacyproject.org

7:30 p.m. • Friday, September 25, 2015
DANCE
ORA NUI TAHITIAN DANCE TROUPE
English | Tahitian
Tickets: Adult Advance $7; Adult at door $10 / Youth under 15, students, veterans $5; $8 door

Ori Tahiti, with its rhythmic drum beats and fast hip/foot movements, is one of the most physically challenging cultural dance styles of the Pacific. Dedicated dancers gain strength and endurance right along with grace, poise and agility. Ora Nui's dancers also develop confidence, commitment and team work through weekly practices and public performances.
WEBSITE: www.oranuidance.com

6:30 p.m. • Saturday, September 26, 2015
DANCE
BHARATANATYAM with ANJALI SCHOOL OF DANCE
English | various languages from India
Tickets: Adult Advance $10; Adult at door $12
Youth under 15, students, veterans $5; $7 door

The students of the Anjali School of Dance present a varied evening that begins with the performance of a lecture demonstration that includes an interactive session with audience members, followed by solo and group dances! The Anjali School of Dance was founded in 1996 to provide training in the ancient Indian art form of Bharatanatyam to students in the greater Portland area. There are over fifty students currently at the studio in Hillsboro, who are directed through the rigorous process of learning the basic steps and gestures to choreographing major pieces. They also receive instruction in the various elements of stage performance and production. Students have presented over 800 performances at various community events.
WEBSITE: www.anjalidance.com WHERE: Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark Street, Portland, Oregon 97214

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Admission varies; All ticket events are general seating. Purchase tickets from 503-236-7253 or www.milagro.org.

For more than 30 years, Milagro has been dedicated to bringing the vibrancy of Latino theatre to the Northwest community. In addition to its national tours, Milagro provides a home for Spanish and Latin American arts and culture at El Centro Milagro, where it enriches the local community with a variety of community outreach projects and educational programs designed to share the diversity of Latino culture.