Compiled by the El Reportero’s staff
The show takes place at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts over Halloween and Día de los Muertos. Attendees are invited to don their best costume for our special Halloween night show on Oct. 31st or come dressed in your best Calaca at any performance for a chance to win a special prize.
Adapted from Mercedes Rein & Jorge Curi’s Death and the Blacksmith (El Herrero y la Muerte) by Chilean Playwright and Bay Area resident Carlos Barón, Death and the Artist is directed by BATCO Co-Founder Marcelo Javier.
With Latino culture at the heart of this creative adaptation, BATCO’s musical dramedy juggles past and present conversations around life, death, inequity, and immigration, touching on moral questions we all face.
Death and The Artist about immigration, life, death, moral questions & other issues from the heart of the Sanctuary City of San Francisco in the historic Mission District, now facing increasing gentrification.
Through Nov. 3, at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission Street.
Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca at Z Space
The creators of Antigona, the internationally-acclaimed, flamenco-infused adaptation of Sophocles’s “Antigone,” return to San Francisco with their hit program Entre Tú y Yo (“You and I”) to be presented at Z Space.
Conceived, choreographed, and directed by Noche Flamenca Artistic Director Martín Santangelo and lead dancer Soledad Barrio, Entre Tú y Yo explores through dance the possibilities afforded and constraints imposed by relationships. Joined by some of Spain’s most celebrated flamenco artists, legendary dancer Soledad Barrio stars in this evening-length program of duets, solos, and ensemble works.
From Saturday, Nov. 3 through 16, at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. For information zspace@zspace.org, tickets: 415-626-0453, price Range: $25 to $70.
Mariachi Sol De Mexico a Merry-Achi Christmas
Mariachi Sol De Mexico was founded by fifth-generation mariachi Jose Hernandez in 1981, with the goal of introducing mariachi music to audiences all over the world.
The show A Merry-Achi Christmas offers a fusion of traditional holiday spirit with the color of Mexican and American Christmas celebrations. The first mariachi ensemble to be nominated for a Grammy, Mariachi Sol de Mexico’s original rhythms, fresh sounds, and inspiring ideas have energized the world of mariachi for over thirty years. Mariachi Sol De Mexico in A Merry-achi Christmas will be presented at 3 p.m. and 7:30. p.m., Friday, Nov. 29 at the Hammer Theatre Center, 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose. For more information and tickets ($35-$45), the public may visit www.hammertheatre.com or call (408) 924-8501.
Son Luna y Jóvenes Zapateadores with ¡Vivelo!
Hammer Theatre Center presents a spectacular celebration of Mexican culture performed by award-winning Son Luna y Jóvenes Zapateadores in “¡Vívelo!”.
Dancers Jóvenes Zapateadores draw inspiration from traditional folkloric, contemporary, Spanish, and African dance, in a vivid performance accompanied by renowned musical group Son Luna that immerses spectators in the vibrant regional dance styles and music of Mexico’s Son Jarocho region.
Directed by dancer, musician, and choreographer Ernesto Luna Ramírez, Son Luna y Jóvenes Zapateadores will perform “¡Vívelo!” 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Hammer Theatre Center, 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose. For more information and tickets ($30-$45), the public may visit www.hammertheatre.com or call (408) 924-8501.
