It litterally takes a small army to raise the enormous circus tent for the upcoming Kooza Cirque du Soleil production coming to the Ball Arena. More than 100 men and women huffed and puffed lifting the many sections of big top to it’s final position. Most of the workers are hired locally.
There is an envelope that rests on the living room table. Emiliano’s parents can’t bring themselves to open it. It contains the value of their son’s life as determined by him. They don’t want to know, so it just rests there day after day. Family portraits grace the living room mantle. Emilianos photo stands out with him in his military uniform proudly standing at attention. In in one of the picture frames there are flashes of the Twin Towers on fire in New York City after the 9/11 attack. Pope John Paul II has just died and the family watches on TV as the world mourns.
By Joe Contreras, Latin Life Denver Media It’s part tap dancing and part ballet. Think of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers on steroids. It’s also…
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It’s a story about aspiring immigrant musicians struggling to make a life and a name for themselves in New York City shortly after world war II. This new production, loosely based on the 1977 Martin Scorsese film of the same name staring Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli. It features some new songs lyrics or additional lyrics by a famous Broadway talent: Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of “In the Heights” and “Hamilton.
Not many iconic American playwrights, screenwriters, film directors, and actors can say their work motivated the birth of an impenetrable power — the Chicano Movement! Playwright/director Luis Valdez can. Through his work with El Teatro Campesino and his films (La Bamba, Zoot Suit), he has left an indelible mark on the annals of Chicano theater and cinema.
The Latino executive leadership gap was smaller in 1990 than today. In 1990, Latinos represented 8% of U.S. workforce participation and held 3% of executive leadership…
A Hot Summer Night featuring: Lakeside, Tierra Legacy, Latin Sol, The Hot Lunch Band, The Deleons with DJ dizzy D Jammin 101.5 & Celebrity DJ Fadorah. @ Tivoli Quad at Auraria Campus. Sat Aug 5th. Early Bird $40 at the door $60.
Her lyrics are messages of freedom and female empowerment. Her stage presence is imposing, full of colors and traditional Andean garments adapted to her modern style. Her sound mixes panpipes, violin, and trap bases.
Writing about societal issues may have not been what Steve Lopez envisioned for his life’s work early on in his career but it is where life’s path took him and he was wise enough to follow that destiny.
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