Latino Visual and Performing Arts in Southern California

Visual Arts / Museums

Bowers Museum of Cultural History

2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 92706; (714) 567-3600; Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Peter C. Keller, president.

Background: The Bowers Memorial Museum opened in 1936 as a city-run museum devoted to the history of Orange County; closed in the mid-1980s, the museum reopened in 1992 as the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art. Still dedicated to the history of Orange County, the museum has grown to celebrate the diverse cultural makeup of Southern California and emphasize the fine arts of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, Africa and the Pacific Rim. The museum has organized a number of exhibitions highlighting the arts of Latin America, including “Tribute to the Gods: Treasures of the Museo del Oro, Bogota,” “Visions of Guadalupe: Selected Masterpieces From the Basilica de Guadalupe” and “Between Empires: The Artistic Legacy of Pre-Hispanic Panama.”

Upcoming events/exhibitions: Modern Mexican Art & Culture Series, films and lectures on figures such as Diego Rivera and Sor Juana Ines de La Cruz, most Sundays from Aug. 29-Oct. 16; “Shamans, Gods and Mythic Beasts: Columbian Gold and Ceramics in Antiquity,” Oct. 29-Jan. 9.

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J. Paul Getty Museum

1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, 90049; (310) 440-7300; parking reservations required. Tue.-Wed., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Thur.-Fri., 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Barry Munitz, president and CEO, J. Paul Getty Trust; John Walsh, director, J. Paul Getty Museum and vice president, J. Paul Getty Trust; Deborah Marrow, director, Getty Grant Program; Tim Whalen, director, Getty Conservation Institute.

Background: In 1954, J. Paul Getty founded a small museum at his ranch near Malibu; in 1974, the growth of the collection necessitated a move to a larger site, and a new museum was built--modeled after the Villa dei Papiri in Italy. In 1981, the J. Paul Getty Trust expanded its mission to include conservation, education and research. The Trust committed to bringing all of the Getty programs together on one campus; the new Getty Center opened to the public in December 1997. The museum features European painting, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, decorative arts and American and European photographs, as well as a wide range of programs including gallery talks, lectures, film screenings and family activities--many offered in both Spanish and English. The museum has hosted a number of Latino/Spanish exhibitions, including “Pictorial Manuscripts From Pre-Columbian and Early Colonial Mexico,” “Imagining Havana: From Cosmos to Playroom” and “Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Recuerdo de unos anos.” Selections from the permanent collection include works by Alvarez Bravo, Graciela Iturbide, Flor Garduno, Adolfo Biener, Marc Ferrez, Cristina Garcia Rodero, Luisa Roldan, Joaquin Torres-Garcia and David Alfaro Siqueiros. The Getty Conservation Institute is overseeing conservation of Siqueiros’ mural, “America Tropical,” at Olvera Plaza.

Current/upcoming exhibitions: “Expressions in the Gallery: Less Visible Material Culture in the Central City Corridor” (at the Watts Labor Community Action Committee through June 30); “Juanes to Goya: Spanish Drawings 1560-1825,” the Getty Center, Sept. 14-Nov. 28.

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Laguna Art Museum

307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, 92651; (949) 494-6351; Tue.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Bolton Colburn, director.

Background: Founded in 1918, the Laguna Art Museum is the oldest cultural institution in Orange County. Dedicated to the exhibition of American art with a particular focus on California, the museum documents regional art and places it in a national context; the museum’s collection includes many exemplary works by California artists dating from the late 19th century to the present. Past exhibitions include “Mexican Masters in California: 1920-1940” and “Mexicanidad: Modotti and Weston.” The permanent collection includes the Spence collection, with works by Chaz Bojorquez, Barbara Carrasco and Antonio Gomez-Bueno.

Current exhibition: “Patssi Valdez: A Precarious Comfort,” the first major museum exhibition of Valdez’s art, features more than 50 paintings by this Southern California contemporary Chicana artist. Through July 11.

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Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture

112 S. Main St., Los Angeles, 90012; (213) 626-7600; Thur.-Tue., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Denise Lugo, director.

Background: In the planning stages since the early 1980s, the museum officially opened its doors to the public in May 1998 with the exhibition “Paul Sierra: A Cultural Corridor.” Dedicated to interpreting the cultural understanding of Latino art, history and culture, the museum is assembling a permanent collection, has initiated an interdisciplinary educational program of Latin American art history in local elementary schools, and holds an annual “‘Dia de los Muertos” exhibition.

Current/upcoming exhibitions: “Warma Yachay,” Peruvian art from the Andes (through June 20); “La Patria Partatil--100 Years of Mexican Chromo Art Calendars,” July 1-Aug. 31.

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 90036; (323) 857-6000; Mon., Tue., Thur., noon-8 p.m.; Fri., noon-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Andrea Rich, president and CEO; Graham Beal, director.

Background: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art originally was founded in 1910 as part of the Museum of Science, History and Art in Exposition Park, but opened as a separate institution in its current location on Wilshire Boulevard in April 1965. The museum has developed distinguished art collections consisting of approximately 110,000 works that extend from the ancient world to the most recent achievements in contemporary art. Exploring Latin America’s contribution to the arts, the museum recently presented “Mexican Masterpieces From the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection” and “Ancient West Mexico, Art of the Unknown Region.” The museum has extensive holdings of Mexican and Latin American art, and recently acquired the Lewin collection of modern Mexican art, including more than 2,000 paintings and works on paper by such artists as Carlos Merida, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Rufino Tamayo and Diego Rivera. LACMA is also the holder of the largest and most important collection of West Mexican ceramic sculpture in the United States.

Upcoming exhibitions: “Diego Rivera: Art & Revolution,” May 30-Aug. 16; “The Road to Aztlan: Art From a Mythic Homeland” (March 2001).

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Museum of Contemporary Art

250 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, 90012; (213) 626-6222; Tue.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thur., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Richard Koshalek, director (through July 1, when Jeremy Strick becomes director); Kathleen Bartels, assistant director; Paul Schimmel, chief curator.

Background: The Museum of Contemporary Art was founded in 1979 and is the only museum in Los Angeles devoted exclusively to the display of post-1940 contemporary art. Past exhibitions focusing on Latino artists have included “Todo Cambia,” “Ana Mendieta: Siluetas,” “Felix Gonzalez-Torres” and “Cicatriz.” Artists represented in the museum’s permanent collection include Gonzalez-Torres, Mendieta, Rosangela Renno, Laura Aguilar, Gabriel Orozco, Raphael Ortiz, Jorge Pardo and Armando “Mandoe” Santiago. (Also operates the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, 152 N. Central Ave., in Little Tokyo.)

Future exhibition: Mexican multimedia sculptor Gabriel Orozco (June 2000).

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Museum of Latin American Art

628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, 90802; (562) 437-1689; Tue.-Sat., 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Sun., noon-6 p.m.; Gregorio Luke, director.

Background: The Museum of Latin American Art was founded in 1996; it is the only museum in the Western United States that exclusively features contemporary Latin American works. A long-term loan of contemporary Latin American art from the Robert Gumbiner Foundation forms the core of the permanent collection, and the museum’s past exhibitions have included “Rodolfo Morales: Juegos y Evocaciones,” “Archangels in the Latin Tradition,” “Caribbean Visions: Contemporary Painting and Sculpture” and “Diego Rivera: Del Tiempo y Del Color.”

Current exhibition: “Gerardo Chavez--Rhythms of the Fantastic,” paintings by the Surrealist Peruvian painter. Through Sept. 12.

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Santa Barbara Museum of Art

1130 State St., Santa Barbara, 93103; (805) 963-4364; Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.; Robert H. Frankel, director.

Background: Founded in 1941, the Santa Barbara Museum’s Latin American collection was launched when the museum received a core group of paintings and works on paper in the late 1950s and ‘60s from Mexican art scholar Dr. MacKinley Helm. In 1994, with the acquisition of contemporary works including pieces by Luis Cruz Azaceta and Miguel Angel Rios, the museum’s Latin American collection became firmly established as one of the institution’s principal 20th century collecting areas. The museum has presented more than 40 exhibitions of Latin American art including “Point/Counterpoint: Two Views of 20th Century Latin American Art,” “David Alfaro Siqueiros: Portrait of a Decade, 1930-1940,” “Paintings by Rufino Tamayo” and “Maria Izquierdo: A Retrospective.” Latin American artists represented in the permanent collection include Gunther Gerzso, Joaquin Torres Garcia, Rufino Tamayo, Javier Marin and Wilfredo Lam.

Current exhibitions: “New Works: Recent Acquisitions of 20th Century Art” featuring work by Jose Guadalupe Posada, Rufino Tamayo, Gunther Gerzso, Raul Anguiano, Rafael Coronel, Fernando de Szyszlo and Rafael Perea de la Cabada. Through July 11.

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Santa Monica Museum of Art

Bergamot Arts Center, 2525 Michigan Ave., Bldg. 1, Santa Monica, 90404; (310) 586-6488; Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thomas Rhoads, director; Carole Anne Klonarides, curator of programming.

Background: Established in 1985, the museum focuses on work by emerging and mid-career artists. Past exhibitions highlighting Latino artists have included “A Dialogue Among Chicano, Irish and Mexican Artists,” “Aspects of Contemporary Mexican Painting,” “Between Worlds: Contemporary Mexican Photography” and “Big Fish Eat Little Fish--Daniel J. Martinez With Composer Vinzulu Kara.”

Future exhibition: “East of the River: Chicano Art Collectors Anonymous,” contemporary Chicano art from private Southern California Chicano collections (March 2000).

Art Centers/Galleries

Alvarez Gallery

1590 S. Coast Highway, #5, Laguna Beach, 92651; (949) 494-6419; open daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Monday and Wednesday, 1-5 p.m.). Javier Alvarez Palomar, director.

Background: Founded in 1995, it is the only gallery in Laguna Beach dedicated to promoting the work of Latin American artists and has displayed work by Ismael Guardado, Lucille De Hoyos, Raul Anguiano and others.

Current exhibition: “Dos Maestros Michoacanos” (Two Masters From Michoacan), sculptor Felipe Castaneda and painter Javier Alvarez Palomar, through June 19.

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Couturier Gallery

166 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, 90036; (323) 933-5557; Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Darrel Couturier, Denis Gardarin, directors.

Background: The gallery opened in May 1987, and at that time specialized in the works of the Arts and Crafts movement in America. Since 1991, the gallery has focused on contemporary painting, sculpture and photography; almost one-half of the gallery’s artists and exhibitions are Latin American. The past two years have seen a particular focus on artists from Cuba and Mexico.

Current/upcoming exhibition: Carlos Estevez, “Bestiarium,” through July 3; Cuban photographer Raul Corrales, July 15-Aug. 21.

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Iturralde Gallery

154 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, 90036; (323) 937-4267; Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Ana and Teresa Iturralde, directors.

Background: Originally established in 1987 in La Jolla, the Los Angeles space was opened in 1991. The gallery mounts shows dedicated to contemporary work by Latin American artists, as well as Latin American masters.

Current/upcoming exhibition: “Hay Mitos Que Envejecen/Aging Myths,” recent work by Mexican artist Marcos Ramirez “Erre,” through July 3; recent work by Mexican artist Paula Santiago, July 15-Aug. 21.

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Latin American Masters

264 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, 90210; (310) 271-4847; Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; William Sheehy, director.

Background: Since 1987, a gallery that specializes in 20th century Latin American art. The gallery deals in the works of artists such as Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo, Roberto Matta, Wilfredo Lam and others.

Upcoming exhibition: Show featuring works by Lam, Matta, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Joaquin Torres-Garcia and Gunther Gerzso, June 12-Aug. 24.

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Remba Gallery

462 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, 90048; (310) 657-1101; Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Luis, Lea & Shaye Remba, directors.

Background: The Remba/Mixografia Workshop was founded in Mexico City in 1969; the Los Angeles branch was established in 1979. Using a method developed by the galleries’ founders, Remba has focused on the production and publication of limited-edition prints and sculptures; working with artists from Mexico, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Among Latino artists, the gallery has displayed works by Rufino Tamayo and Robert Graham.

Upcoming exhibitions: “Louise Bourgeois--Graphic Works,” June 5-July 10; Peruvian painter Fernando de Szyszlo, dates to be announced.

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Self Help Graphics

3802 Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, 90063; (323) 881-6444; Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tomas Benitez, director; Pat Gomez, assistant director; Christina Ochoa, gallery director.

Background: In existence for 25 years, Self Help Graphics is an arts institution with programs and services that promote the contribution of Chicano art and culture. Located in the heart of East Los Angeles, the center supports artists through its facilities, activities, touring exhibition opportunities, exchanges and collaborations. Self Help Graphics organized the Barrio Art Mobil Program, which provided art education by taking programs and artists to local schools. Other programs: the Printmaking Atelier, providing an opportunity for artists to work with a master printer; the Exhibition Print Program; and S.O.Y. (Summer of Youth) Artista for kids. Operates Galeria Otra Vez at its East L.A. site and the Casa de Sousa gallery at Olvera Plaza.

Current/upcoming exhibitions: “Montoya/Montoya,” works by Jose and Malaquias Montoya, through June 6 (Galeria Otra Vez); “Reflections,” murals by Omar Ramirez, through June 6 (Casa de Sousa); “Annual Print Exhibition,” June 27-July 25 (Galeria Otra Vez).

Community Arts Organizations

Mexican Cultural Institute

125 Paseo de la Plaza (Olvera Street), Suite 300, Los Angeles, 90012; (213) 624-3660; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Leticia Quezada, president and CEO.

Background: Founded in 1991 with a mission to foster a better understanding between the people of Mexico and the U.S. through programs in art education and culture, the institute is a binational organization with a board of directors composed of local business and community leaders and officials of the Mexican government. Annually sponsors several festivals and special events, and presents six exhibitions in its gallery.

Current/upcoming events: “Spring Fever: A Cultural Celebration With Mexican and Korean Artists,” through June 11; reading of works by Octavio Paz, June 9; fourth annual gala dinner with honorees including Ballet Folklorico de Mexico director Amalia Hernandez, July 9.

Plaza de la Raza

3540 N. Mission Road, Los Angeles, 90031; (323) 223-2475; Rose Marie Cano, executive director; Rebecca Nevarez, assistant director/development.

Background: Founded 28 years ago, Plaza de la Raza is a private and nonprofit multidisciplinary cultural arts center that provides year-round programs in arts education and serves as an arts and educational center. The center’s School of Visual and Performing Arts offers classes in four major disciplines: visual art, dance, music and theater. In a collaborative project involving students and faculty of the California Institute of the Arts, the center also provides intensive arts training to secondary students. Cultural events and exhibitions are produced year-round at the Plaza’s indoor and outdoor theaters.

Upcoming events: A four-week summer series of outdoor music and performance begins Aug. 13.

Performing Arts / Theater

About Productions

1728 N. Whitley Ave., Los Angeles, 90028; (323) 462-3166; Theresa Chavez, artistic director; Pamela Harris, administrative director.

Background: Since its inception in 1988, About Productions has produced more than 35 interdisciplinary theater projects, collaborating with actors, directors, performance artists, filmmakers and choreographers. The company creates and presents original interdisciplinary theater work that provokes new perspectives on history and humanity, challenging traditional assumptions about cultural and gender identity.

Upcoming productions: “Properties of Silence,” written by Theresa Chavez, Rose Portillo and Alan Pulner. A contemporary couple welcomes the 17th century poet Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz in order to rediscover the nature of love. (2100 Square Foot Theater, 5615 San Vicente Blvd., August dates to be announced); “By the Hand of the Father,” a collaboration with singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, exploring the 20th century journey of Mexican American men (June 2000).

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Bilingual Foundation of the Arts

421 N. Avenue 19, Los Angeles, 90031; (323) 225-4044; Carmen Zapata, president; Margarita Galban, artistic director; Elena Minor, managing director.

Background: Established in 1973, BFA was founded for the purpose of presenting Hispanic world drama to an audience of English- and Spanish-speaking people. The foundation has a number of different theater programs, including producing both new and classical Hispanic plays, a series of staged readings of new works and theater in education programs that takes plays to schools in Southern California and beyond.

Current/upcoming productions: “La Dama Boba/The Witless Lady,” by Lope de Vega (at BFA through June 6); Monday evenings, June 14-July 26, free staged readings at BFA; “Blood Wedding,” by Federico Garcia Lorca (Sept. 23-Oct. 31 at the Los Angeles Theatre Center).

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Latino Theatre Company

Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, 90012; (323) 887-0665; Jose Luis Valenzuela, artistic director.

Background: The Latino Theatre Company is an outgrowth of the Latino Theater Lab at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in the 1980s and the Latino Theater Initiative at the Mark Taper Forum. The company produced five works from 1994-1996 and has since concentrated on making a movie from the play “Luminarias.”

Upcoming events: Play reading festival (summer, location to be announced). In development: “L.A. Carmen” (a musical adaptation of Bizet’s “Carmen”); a collaboration with the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union and California Plaza on a play about the local labor movement (summer 2000).

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Nosotros

650 N. Bronson, Suite 102, Los Angeles, 90004; (323) 466-8566; Jerry Velasco, president; Elia Arquet, administrative director.

Background: Founded in 1970, artists Ricardo Montalban, Gilbert Avila, Robert Apodaca, Luis De Cordoba and Rodolfo Hoyos met and decided to form an organization to strategically change the stereotypical image portrayed by Latino actors. Nosotros is an arts and advocacy organization founded to improve the image of Latinos both in front of and behind the camera. The group conducts seminars and workshops, has a theater and a biweekly cable television program.

Upcoming events: The “Golden Eagle Awards,” recognizing the outstanding work of Latinos and Hispanics in the entertainment industry, July 30 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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South Coast Repertory Theater

655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 92626; (714) 708-5555; David Emmes and Martin Benson, artistic directors; Juliette Carrillo, director, Hispanic Playwrights Project.

Background: South Coast Repertory was founded in 1964 as a nonprofit theater company, dedicated to the art of theater and providing Orange County with the highest-quality stage productions and community service programs in creative dramatics. In the 35 years since its founding, South Coast Repertory has continued to mount productions of classic and contemporary plays, with an increasing focus on the commissioning and premiering of new plays. Since 1986, it has sponsored the Hispanic Playwrights Project, which has developed more than 50 plays, with more than half moving on to productions at theaters across the country.

Upcoming events: Hispanic Playwrights Project, including works by Eduardo Andino, Jonathan Ceniceroz, Rogelio Martinez and Jose Rivera, June 10-20.

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Mark Taper Forum

135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, 90012; (213) 972-7586; Gordon Davidson, artistic director; Diane Rodriguez and Luis Alfaro, artistic directors, Latino Theater Initiative.

Background: The Taper has produced several Latino-themed plays since its 1967 inception including “Zoot Suit” (1978), “Green Card” (1986), “Carpa Clash” (1993), “Bandido!” (1994), “Floating Islands” (1994) and “Blade to the Heat” (1996). For nearly five years, the Latino Theater Initiative has provided advocacy, access and opportunity for Latino audiences while nurturing the development of new work by Latino artists. Through fellowships, commissions, readings, workshops and Taper mainstage productions, the initiative has produced and presented works by such artists as Guillermo Gomez Pena, Marga Gomez, Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano, Ruben Martinez and Ozomatli. The Initiative conducts an ongoing writer’s workshop led by playwright Caridad Svitch and is currently developing projects with playwrights such as Oliver Mayer, Evelina Fernandez, Nolo Cruz and Octavio Solis.

Upcoming productions: L.A. premiere of “Culture Clash in Bordertown,” an epic docu-theater comedy. Written and performed by Culture Clash. (Actor’s Gang Theater, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd., June 10-July 11)

Dance

Agualuna Dance Company

4915 San Luis St., East Rancho Dominguez, 90221; (310) 537-0969; Gustavo Gonzales, director.

Background: Founded in 1996 under the direction of Gonzales, the group seeks to share the bicultural experience as it presents the vast richness of Mexican folklore and the ever-evolving Mexican American culture. The company presents a repertoire that ranges from traditional to modern Mexican dance styles.

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Cheremoya Escola de Samba

6017 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles, 90028; (323) 465-4762; Linda Yudin, Luiz Badaro, Lee Cobin, co-directors.

Background: This ensemble performs Brazilian dance and music by performers age 8-17. Based out of Cheremoya Avenue School, the group is open to all children interested in learning the technique and performance of Brazilian dance.

Upcoming events: “Dance Kaleidescope,” Ford Theater, July 24.

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Danza Floricanto/USA

4032 S. Overcrest Drive, Whittier, 90601; (562) 695-3546; Gema Sandoval, artistic director; Chris Rios, director of school programs; Francisco Sandoval, managing director.

Background: Founded in 1975, Danza Floricanto/USA is the oldest existing professional Mexican folk dance troupe in Los Angeles and the only Mexican folk dance touring company native to the United States; the company presents authentically staged, fully researched and colorfully costumed dances representing the folkloric traditions of Mexico. Danza Floricanto is devoted to illuminating the Mexican American heritage through dance, and conducts workshops, lecture demonstrations and educational assemblies. In recent years, the company has begun to stage themed works in addition to the traditional regional dances of Mexico. These include “Epopeya Mestiza/Mestizo Epic,” “America Tropical,” “Cuentos Mestizos” and “Si Se Puede--Yes You Can.”

Upcoming events: “Fandango Angeleno,” Dance Kaleidoscope Festival, Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Cal State Los Angeles, June 16; Redlands Bowl 30th Anniversary, Aug. 13; “Zapateados y Taconeos--The Full Story,” Ford Theater, Aug. 28.

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Francisco Martinez Dancetheatre

6723 Matilija Ave., Valley Glen, 91405; (818) 988-2192; Francisco Martinez, artistic director.

Background: Founded in 1981, this professional contemporary ballet company of seven dancers is under the direction of Francisco Martinez. The Dancetheatre creates and presents new works and maintains an active repertory for its concert stage performances and extensive arts-in-education programming throughout all counties of Southern California.

Upcoming events: Premiere of Martinez’s new full-length ballet, “The Colorado,” tentatively scheduled for September. Schedule and location to be announced.

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Lola Montes and Her Spanish Dancers

1529 N. Commonwealth Ave., Hollywood, 90027; (323) 664-3288; Lola Montes, president and artistic director.

Background: Founded in 1974, the company is dedicated to preserving Hispanic culture through the arts. The group performs dance, music and songs of Spain and Latin America.

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Viver Brasil Dance Co.

583 1/2 N. Windsor Blvd., Los Angeles, 90004; (323) 465-4762; Luiz Badaro and Linda Yudin, co-directors.

Background: Founded in 1996, the company consists of Brazilian and American professional dancers and musicians performing traditional and contemporary Afro-Brazilian dance with live music. The company also teaches Afro-Brazilian dance.

Upcoming events: Viver Brasil opens “Brazil Night” at the Hollywood Bowl, June 26-27.

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