Cumbia Cruiser Chronicles, Vol. 1: The Rise of EloteMan
by Aztlan Dance Company

Sep. 09 - Sep. 18, 2016
Fridays-Sundays

Xicano Super Heroes is the AZTLAN Dance Companys latest contemporary expressive Xicano/Latino inspired choreography. Drawing from ancient pre-Columbian codices and contemporary 21st century comic books, the dance performance re-imagines and revises Las Américas myths and legends in order to give rise to the barrio-based comic book characters of the Xicano Super Heroes.  

In Volume 1: The Rise of EloteMan (Corn-Man), AZTLAN narrates times beginning by chronicling the intergalactic cumbia cruisers journey through the cosmos and arrival on Earth to seed life.  In the backdrop of this epic genesis event, the wicked underworld villains, led by their Trumpesque leader Moustachio, plot and ploy to seize and extinguish life in order to thereby claim the universe. Fueled by EloteMans street corner edibles, the Super Heroes engage the Villains in a resplendent dance for the future of earth and humanity.  

 

About AZTLAN Dance Company ...
The AZTLAN Dance Company was founded in 1974 to create a stable and conducive environment for the creation, preservation, and performance of Xicano/Latino dance in Austin, Texas.  Celebrating 40+ years of cultural programming, the company presents innovative and thought provoking work that shares important cultural stories and truths about the US Latino/Xicano experience.

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Cumbia Cruiser Chronicles, Vol. 1: The Rise of EloteMan
by Aztlan Dance Company
Aztlan Dance Company

The Aztlan Dance Company presents The Xicano Super Heroes, September 9-18th at Austins Santa Cruz Theater, 1805 East Seventh Street. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8pm, and Sunday matinees at 2pm.

Tickets are $12 and $15 plus service fees, available at www.aztlandance.com or at