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As poets, musicians, dancers, choreographers, and historians, Victoria and Nicomedes Santa Cruz led the resurgence of Afro-Peruvian arts in the 1960s. Their efforts to restage and reconstruct forgotten genres of Afro-Peruvian cultural history in Lima’s most prestigious theaters provided powerful resistance to their marginalization at a crucial moment in history. Celebrating the legacy of the Santa Cruz siblings in this captivating musical revue that features their own original music and writing, Kumanana shines a spotlight on the wealth of artistry from the Afro-Peruvian community.
Como poetas, músicos, bailarines, coreógrafos e historiadores, los hermanos Victoria y Nicomedes Santa Cruz encabezaron el resurgimiento de las artes afroperuanas en los años 60s. Sus esfuerzos para reconstruir y presentar los olvidados géneros de la cultura afroperuana en los escenarios más prestigiosos de Lima contrarrestaron la marginalización de estas artes en un momento histórico crucial. Kumanana revive la riqueza artística propia de la comunidad afroperuana.
Videos
Marjorie Prime
Prologue Theatre (4/26 - 5/19) | ||
Mummy in the Closet: Evita's Return
GALA Hispanic Theatre (5/9 - 6/9) | ||
Pasión y Fuego: The Music of Spain
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (6/15 - 6/15) CONCERT
PHOTOS
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Unknown Soldier
Arena Stage (3/29 - 5/5) | ||
An Unbuilt Life
Washington Stage Guild (4/11 - 5/5) | ||
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Mosaic Theater (4/9 - 10/6) | ||
The Matchbox Magic Flute
STC's Klein Theatre (5/21 - 6/16) | ||
Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now - The Three Leading Ladies of Hairspray
The Alden Theatre (6/8 - 6/8) | ||
Rose: You Are Who You Eat
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (6/5 - 6/23) | ||
Jesus Christ Superstar
The National Theatre (5/17 - 5/19) | ||
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