La Mirada Theatre Presents FIESTA NAVIDENAS - A MEXICAN HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR! Today
By: BWW News Desk Dec. 21, 2013
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts will present a holiday tradition for the whole family, FIESTA NAVIDENAS: A MEXICAN HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR - featuring the Ballet Folklorico Costa De Oro with Mariachi Mexicanísimo today, December 21, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. FIESTAS NAVIDENAS will perform at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.
Fiesta Navidenas features 30 folklorico dancers and 10 mariachis in a 'south-of-the-border' celebration laden with seasonal accents, including a traditional Christmas processional (posada), Mexican holiday songs (villancicos), a visit from the Three Wise Men, a festive piñata scene, and a vibrant holiday finale performed in the spirit of a true mariachi fiesta.
Besides gorgeous backdrops featuring a Mexican plaza, the ruins of Tulum, and a collage of traditional Christmas fanfare, the company's production also showcases large paper maché characters, typical of the state of Veracruz, whose carnival-styled dancing ads sparkle to what is already a vibrant holiday tour through Mexico's rich cultural heritage. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Ballet Folklórico COSTA DE ORO is considered a rising star in the northern California folklorico scene as well as in other areas of the country. Formed in 2006 as an offshoot of another Bay Area folklorico troupe, COSTA DE ORO'S principal artists have been dancing together for many years, some since their early teens. Several lead dancers have performed with the world famous Ballet Folklórico de México of Amalia Hernandez while other company members have trained in Mexico as well. The Ballet Folklórico COSTA DE ORO is known for its creative choreography and its comprehensive performance repertoire. The East Bay Express hails the show as "imaginative," Arizona's Coolidge News calls it "tightly choreographed and expertly performed," and the Honolulu Star writes that it is a "treasure chest of Mexican traditions."EN ESPAÑOL: El brillo del espíritu navideño mexicano llega a La Mirada Theatre con Fiestas Navideñas, un dinámico espectáculo de danza folklórica en el cual se luce de 30 bailarines y 10 mariachis. El show está colmado de acentos típicos de la temporada -como son las tradicionales Posadas, la visita de los Reyes Magos, una festiva escena de piñata, y un gran final realizado en el más puro espíritu de la fiesta mariachi. Con pintorescos telones representando una escénica plaza mexicana, las ruinas de Tulum y un collage de tradiciones folklóricas navideñas, este espectáculo también incluye grandes y coloridas marionetas, típicas del estado de Veracruz, cuyos animados bailes añaden chispa a una gran producción teatral digna del rico patrimonio cultural de México.
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