Luz & Leyendas features the Latin American folk music inspired compositions of Gabriela Lena Frank and Javier Farías, performed by the Spectacle Collective String Quartet and Alturas Duo (charango and guitar), alongside live shadow puppet artistry.
Experience the melding of classical and Andean instruments into a sound world that ventures through South American folklore. The music is brought to life visually through a whimsical interplay of darkness and light, with shadow puppet characters inviting the audience to join them for an adventure through their dream-like landscape.
Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout ~ Gabriela Lena Frank (2001)
El Vuelo de tu Alma ~ Javier Farías (2017)
La Partida ~ Víctor Jara (1971)
Amy Meyer, Director
Jessica Cooper, Lead Producer
Alyssa Lawson, Subaiou Carter, and Amy Meyer, Assistant Producers
Subaiou Carter and Nicole Wendl, violins
Jessica Cooper, viola
Alyssa Lawson, cello
Carlos Boltes, charango
Scott Hill, guitar
Sophia Giordano and Rebecca Lehrhoff, Puppet Concept and Design
Cal Callahan, Lauren Foster, Liz Hartford, and Jamie Semel, puppeteers
Dan Clawson, Lighting Design
We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Public Health's WIC Nutrition Program, the Massachusetts Health Connector, and hundreds of organizations by making cultural programming accessible to those for whom cost is a participation barrier.
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This performance is supported by the Mass Cultural Council. Learn more at massculturalcouncil.org