Nochebuena Christmas Eve in Mexico with Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles & Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar

Celebrate the holidays at home in a vibrant evening of music and dance featuring two of Los Angeles’s most acclaimed performance ensembles: Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles and Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar.

Christmas in Mexico isn’t just a single day; it's a whole season of Christmasrelated celebrations enriched by indigenous culture, Spanish heritage, and many other influences. On Nochebuena (Christmas Eve), it is tradition for Mexican families to attend midnight mass before returning home to a latenight feast that includes foods like bacalao, ham, turkey, tamales, and mole, with ponche to drink and lots of music! Gifts are not usually given at this time, but this is changing with increasing cultural influence from the USA. In this concert, we’ll go through some of the traditions that people in Mexico celebrate during Christmas time, but keep in mind that many of these customs and their celebration vary across region to region. Many of them are also changing with the influence of other cultures.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles catapulted to international recognition dancing at the 90th Annual Academy Awards in celebration of the Pixar movie Coco. Founded in 2011 by Kareli Montoya, this versatile group performs traditional and modern regional dances with precise movements and with colorful costumes designed by Kareli Montoya and her grandmother Teresa.

Currently celebrating their 25th season, Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar was founded in 1994 by Jaime Cuéllar. The ensemble of mariachi musicians is now led by his son, Jimmy K. Cuéllar, a threetime Grammy award winner. Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar were featured artists in Center Stage Opera’s 2019 production of Mozart’s Le Nozze de Figaro.

This online event is presented by the Carpenter Performing Arts Center and in partnership with The Musco Center at Chapman University.

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