“Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas,” by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, is folkloric ballet dance theatre that blends Hispanic, American and Mexican Indigenous holiday traditions into a beautiful holiday show.
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company productions are Broadway-quality in every dimension – really. And as teaching artists, they help New Yorkers connect with our heritage traditions. Calpulli is one of NYC’s truly special dance companies.
“Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas”
“Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas,” by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, connects Indigenous Mexican, Hispanic, and American holiday traditions in a mariachi nutcracker folkloric ballet at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 2pm & 7pm; Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 3pm; with a special educational performance on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 10:30am. From $25 or 4 for $90 with code 4FOR90. queenstheatre.org 🇲🇽
“Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas,” by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, connects Indigenous Mexican, Hispanic, and American holiday traditions in a mariachi nutcracker folkloric ballet at Hostos Center in Mott Haven, The Bronx on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 3pm. FREE. cuny.edu 🇲🇽
Synopsis
“Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas” celebrates the holiday traditions experienced by a young person of Mexican immigrant parents growing up in New York City. Experiencing traditions from Aztec-inspired dance to Christmas carols, the youngster tries to bring their two worlds together. In a dream, they imagine the fusion of Mariachi music with Tchaikovsky, folk dance with ballet, and the wonderment of their two cultures. But a tempting character preaches the separation of these customs, and the youngster must choose.
“Navidad: Una Navidad Mexicano-Americana” celebra las tradiciones navideñas vividas por un joven de padres inmigrantes mexicanos que crece en la ciudad de Nueva York. Experimentando tradiciones que van desde la danza de inspiración azteca hasta los villancicos, el joven intenta unir sus dos mundos. En un sueño, imagina la fusión de la música de los mariachis con Tchaikovsky, de la danza folclórica con el ballet, y el asombro de sus dos culturas. Pero un personaje tentador predica la separación de estas costumbres, y el joven debe elegir.
Navidad, the Latin Christmas
Christmas is family time, and if there is one thing that defines us as Latins, it’s family, so we love the holidays.
Christmas in the Latin world is a little complicated because we have multiple traditions to celebrate. We have rich Indigenous holiday traditions, Three Kings from our Hispanic heritage, and Christmas from our American heritage.
We are all of that, but the situation is a little confusing for our children. They want to celebrate like their friends and the popular culture. Fortunately, it’s not a binary choice. It’s up to us parents to teach our children that they don’t have to be one or the other. Being multicultural, we get to celebrate all the traditions.
We really like Calpulli Mexican Dance Company. They remind us of home. They say home is where the heart is, and Calpulli is a lot of talent and a lot of heart.
¡Feliz Navidad ~ Merry Christmas!