"Navidad" by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

Celebrate the end of year with traditional dances and plenty of Mexican flavor live with Calpulli!

Navidad celebrates the holiday traditions experienced by a young person growing up in NYC with their Mexican immigrant parents. Experiencing traditions from native-inspired dance to Christmas carols, the youngster tries to bring their two worlds together. In a dream, they imagine the fusion of Mariachi music with Tchaikovsky, folk dance with ballet, and the wonderment of their two cultures. But a tempting character from a pastorela tries to convince the young one to choose one culture and reject the other.

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Navidad celebra las tradiciones navideñas que vive una persona joven creciendo en Nueva York con sus padres inmigrantes mexicanos. Al experimentar tradiciones que van desde la danza de inspiración indígena hasta los villancicos, el joven intenta unir sus dos mundos. En un sueño, imagina la fusión de la música de mariachi con Tchaikovsky, la danza folclórica con el ballet y la maravilla de sus dos culturas. Pero un personaje tentador de una pastorela intenta convencer al joven de que elija una cultura y rechace la otra.

Educators and Teachers: School-time performances are available Tuesday, Dec 15, at 10:30 am and 11:45 am. RSVP Here.