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Día de Los Muertos with Dudamel

Sat / Nov 2, 2024 - 8:00PM

Celebrating Day of the Dead with vibrant Afro-Mexican and Brazilian music

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About this Performance

Gustavo Dudamel leads a festive exploration of Latin American music for Día de los Muertos with Villa-Lobos’ progressive tour de force and Gabriela Ortiz’s 2019 Yanga. Her work for orchestra, chorus, and percussion ensemble is characterized by its use of African instruments and colorful, multilayered rhythms. Ortiz says, “[Yanga] speaks to the greatness of humanity when in search of equality and the universal right to enjoy freedom to the fullest.” Revueltas’ film score La noche de los Mayas digs deeper into Mexico’s ancient culture brought into conversation with the modern world, bolting through thunderous, dynamic rhythms and a flute interlude based on a traditional Yucatan evening song. Within the music is what poet Octavio Paz describes as Revueltas’ “deep-felt but also joyful concern for man.”

Come early to craft your own nicho shadow box, take in an exhibition of ofrendas, or enjoy some complimentary mezcal.

This performance is generously supported by the Frank Gehry Fund for Creativity.

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