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Alma Latina celebrates the
rhythms that influenced the music,
dance and
history of Latin America
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ALMA LATINA
October 22-24, 2010
Fri. 7:30 PM
Sat. 3 PM
Sat. 7:30 PM
Sun. 3 PM
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
Act I
El Mercado
1800
Traditional stages of Hispanic people that define
the culture of Latin America.
EL MERCADO (The Market) /
STEALING THE FRUIT /
NO, NO, NO!
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LOS NOVIOS (Lovers)
/ LAS REZANDERAS (Praying women)
All
Right!
(To Bob Marley)
1968
Africa, Jamaica and Reggae.
LITTLE BIRDS / ALL RIGHT
Jamaica’s folklore culture, reggae is hypnotic,
trance music - zero degree music, infused by the
anger and protest of the lyrics.
Oh, Cuba Hermosa!
1950 -1990
The reflection of a culture that loves to have a
good time.
FIESTA & DANZON / PATRIA MIA (My
Mother Country) /
CUBANO EN NUEVA YORK
/
NOSTALGIA
A Lorca
1933-1934
Inspired by poems from “Bodas de Sangre” (Blood
Wedding) and
“Yerma” by
Federico Garcia Lorca.
From "Blood Wedding"
(Concerned with love that cannot
become marriage
among the primitive hill people of
Castile)
I didn’t want to; remember that! I
didn’t want to.
Your son was my destiny and I have
not betrayed him,
but the other one’s arm dragged me
along like the pull of the sea,
like the head toss of a mule,
and he would have dragged me always,
always, always –
even if I were an old woman
and all your son’s sons held me by
the hair!
From "Yerma"
(The whole tragic burden of Yerma is
measured by the deepening of her struggle
with the problem of frustrated
motherhood.)
Oh what pain of imprisoned blood
Is nailing wasps at my brain’s base!
But you must come, sweet love, my
baby,
Because water gives salt, the earth
fruit,
And our wombs guard tender infants,
Just as a cloud is sweet with rain.
Lord make blossom the yellow rose,
Leave not my rose in shadow
Act II
Strangers
in Strange Land
1880-1940
Symbolizing the hopes, successes and failures of the
millions of people who immigrated to Argentina in
the 1880’s. Featuring the Milonga, music and dance
created by European immigrants in Argentina with
African and Indian influences in which the Tango has
its origin.
IMMIGRANTS
/ DANZAR PARA OLVIDAR (Dance to forget) /
NIÑAS BUENAS NO BAILAN TANGO (Good Girls Do Not
Dance Tango) /
TANGO PARA DOS
/NOSTALGIA
Suite
Santana
“One day there will be no borders, no boundaries, no
flags and no countries and the only passport will be
the heart” -
Carlos Santana
MARIA / LA PORTUGUESA /
SMOOTH & CHA
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A TODA SANTANA
Por Siempre el Rey del Mambo
(To the Great Tito Puente)
Four time Grammy award winner, Latino Ambassador of
Good Will, Doctor of Arts and Sciences,
Internationally acclaimed performer - there are
simply not enough words to describe Tito Puente, the
greatest.
For more information, please
email us to
latinballet.va@verizon.net.
Photograph by
Linda Spencer
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