Día de los Muertos Family Day

The dead come to life at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes! Watch performances that pay homage to the dead through music and dance. Guest performers. Food and beverages will be available for sale. Enjoy performances that honor the deceased through music, dance, and storytelling, including traditional Oaxacan dances, a Procession and Community Altar, and playful Catrina-comedy sketches. The program will be guided by Blanca A. Soto—actress, voice and acting coach, and the unforgettable voice of the Emcee in Disney-Pixar’s Coco. Families can participate in free hands-on art, garden, and culinary workshops, take tours with Les Navegantes of our core exhibition LA Starts Here, or participate in LA Plaza’s Community Ofrenda by adding photos of your beloved ones. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. PERFORMANCES Grupo Ballet Folklórico Princesa Donaji Led by Aldo Cruz, this organization based in Los Angeles, CA, enhances the beauty of Oaxaca's traditional dances. Ballet Folklórico Eterna Juventud They’ll lead a Procession and the creatin of a Community Altar. Right after, there’ll bring the celebration to life with music, poetry and small sketches from a Catrina- comedy segment. Danzas de México A journey into the soul of Mexican folklore, featuring the Danza de Negritos, Danza de Xochipitzahualt, and Tarahumaras. COMMUNITY OFRENDA Visit LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Community Ofrenda and add images of your beloved ones by sending their pictures to [email protected]. Our team will print them and frame them. for you to add them to the ofrenda. The Community Ofrenda at LA Plaza serves as a space to honor the many forms of grief affecting Los Angeles’ communities. Through the ofrenda, we grieve our sense of safety and honor the lives of our undocumented community members forcibly removed and disappeared from their homes. Through this shared offering, individual sorrow is transformed into collective resilience. As participants contribute photos and messages, the Ofrenda will transform from a foundation of mourning to a living landscape of remembrance, love, and resistance. LES NAVEGANTES Complete the LA story! We invite you to learn and share about your history in Los Angeles by taking a free tour with LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes’ Navegantes. Together, tour and navega the museum while learning about the Latinx presence in Los Angeles —from the founding of the city to today’s issues. The LA experience is incomplete without you—ask questions, discuss issues in your community, and share with a Navegante what you love or want to change about LA. FOOD VENDORS El Moro Sammy’s Elotes y Más East Los Tacos COMMUNITY PARTNERS Vision y Compromiso LA City Clerks office Civic Engagement The Ford, Hollywood Bowl, LA Phil Metro Bike Share

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