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Los Muñequitos Spring Schedule |
Los Muñequitos de Matanzas Spring 1998 U.S. tour Tour Update: March 1, 1998 The schedule has recently been updated and put out with a new press release. ***FLASH, March 18th: the Muñequitos have landed and are taking the US by storm with a hot new show. They sold out in Ann Arbor, sold out in Columbus, Ohio, with an audience of 1700, sold out 3 nights at the Museum of Contemporarty Art in Chicago and got a terrific review in the Chicago Tribune. *** Los Muñequitos De Matanzas, the legendary Afro-Cuban percussion, vocal and dance ensemble will tour widely across the country from March through early May 1998. Some dates are still available. The group is available for single performances, lecture-demonstrations and/or workshops. For more information on the tour and date availability, please contact the Tour Management. |
| March 13-15 | Museum of Contemporary Arts, Chicago, IL | |
| March 17 | Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH | |
| March 18-19 | University Musical Society at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | |
| March 21 | Glassboro Center for the Arts, Rowan College, Glassboro, NJ | |
| March 25 & 26 | Hostos Center for the Arts, Bronx, NY | |
| March 27 & 28 | Symphony Space/World Music Institute, New York, NY | |
| March 29 | The Roxy/World Music, Cambridge, MA | |
| March 30-31 | Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH | |
| April 1-3 | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| April 4 | Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ | |
| April 5 & 6 | University of Arizona, Tucson | |
| April 9 | University of California, San Diego | |
| April 10 & 11 | La Peña, San Francisco, CA | |
| April 14-16 | Dallas, TX residency | |
| April 18 & 19 | Houston International Festival, TX | |
| April 20-22 | OPEN | |
| April 23-25 | University of Washington, Seattle | |
| April 28 | CenterArts, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA | |
| Returned to Cuba after a very successful tour. Anna Perez and Jesus Alfonso stay on for several weeks in the Bay Area to give classes. |
| Cathy Zimmerman Pentacle 104 Franklin Street New York, NY 10013 |
Ann Rosenthal MultiArts Projects & Productions 155 Avenue Of The Americas, 14th Fl New York, NY 10013 |
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| FAX: 212-925-0369 E-mail: cathyz@pentacle.org |
FAX: 212-366-1778 E-mail: jmapp@artswire.org |
Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release MultiArts Projects &
Productions Announces "...spectacular
sensual dancing and some of the most complex drumming to be heard "The Reigning Regents of Rumba" (San Francisco Chronicle)Return to the US for 16-City Tour Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, Cuba's leading rumba practitioners, return to the U.S. in March and April for a national tour touching sixteen cities in eight weeks. The tour has been produced by New York City's MultiArts Projects & Productions (MAPP). Beginning with an engagement at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, IL, March 13-15, the tour continues through April 28 with performances and residency activities in Columbus, OH; Ann Arbor, MI; Glassboro, NJ; New York, NY; Cambridge, MA; Hanover, NH; Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco & Arcata, CA; Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ; Houston and Dallas, TX; and Seattle, WA. These engagements mark the group’s fourth U.S. tour in their 46-year history. Performances, workshops and lecture-demonstrations are scheduled at universities, art centers and festivals throughout the country. A complete schedule of performances follows this release. Los Muñequitos de Matanzas are among the highest regarded practitioners of rumba and the unequivocal masters of Afro-Cuban ritual music in the world. This legendary ensemble of drummers, singers and dancers was founded in 1952 in Matanzas, Cuba, a city whose streets seem to breathe African religion and culture. More than 40 years later, the musicians and dancers of Los Muñequitos are recognized by Cubans and throughout the world as members of the most vital ensemble to sustain and popularize the African roots of Cuban culture. Los Muñequitos' new program, Kalenda, is filled with explosive rhythms and captivating dance, continuing the excitement begun six years ago with their debut U.S. tour. Kalenda celebrates many aspects of African and Afro-Cuban folklore, religious rituals and rhythms. The rumba of the Muñequitos is a contemporary art; the religious traditions in their repertoire tie the past to the present and the future. Their performances allow audiences to witness the vibrant culture of the African Diaspora intrinsic to Cuba's living legacy. In addition to their tremendously successful U.S. tours, Los Muñequitos has toured extensively in Canada, Brazil and Great Britain. In 1995 the group made its historic first visit to Puerto Rico where thousands turned out for their performances. The ensemble has released six CDs on Qbadisc. Their latest CD (for release in March), Los Muñequitos de Matanzas Live in New York, was recorded at Symphony Space in 1992 during their first U.S. tour. |
From a Muñequitos fan to AfroCubaWebI learned of the performance in Scottsdale last Saturday from your website, ordered the
tickets by phone, |
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