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October 19.2011
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‘Day of the Dead’ Honors Loved Ones Past
Miracle Theatre
hosts annual
celebration
A n exhibit o f altars created by
local L atino artists will be presented
to the com m unity at M iracle T h e
atre in honor o f the D ay o f the D ead,
w hich is an occasion w hen the spir
its o f d ead relatives are allow ed to
return to the m ortal w orld to visit
loved ones.
Every fall, the dead are com m em o
rated in P o rtland’s longest-running
Dia de los M uertos (D ay o f the
D ead) celebration by honoring a n
cestors through m usic, dance, and
stories o f those w ho have fought
fearlessly for liberty throughout
history.
T his y e a r’s free altars exhibit,
c u r a te d by P e p e M o s c o s o o f
Fusion A rte, honors the w om en w ho
bravely planted them selves in the
line o f fire in support o f the M exican
revolutionaries.
The M iracle T heatre G roup has
been dedicated to bringing the v i
brancy o f L atino th eatre to the
N orthw est com m unity and beyond
for m ore than 25-years, and p ro
vides a hom e for Spanish and Latin
A m erican arts and culture at El
C e n tr o
M ila g r o ,
w h e re
it
enriches the local com m unity w ith a
Local Latino artists create one o f a series o f altars as part o f Miracle Theatre Group's Day o f the Dead celebration.
v a rie ty o f c o m m u n ity o u tre a c h
projects and ed ucational program s
designed to share the diversity o f
T erry F amily
F uneral
H ome
Latino culture.
C reated by M iracle T heatre
Group staff, the altars exhibit can
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be seen by the public in the
The exhibit is sponsored by the
theater’s lobby for free one hour Consulate of Mexico in Portland in
prior to each perform ance of the conjunction with Miracle Theatre
group’s original bilingual produc original Group’s production.
tion ¡Viva la Revolución!, which
For more information about the
will run from Oct. 20 through Nov. Miracle Theatre Group or to pur
13 at El Centro M ilagro located at chase tickets, visit milagro.org or
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call503-236-7253.
Bilingual Message on Safety
works," said Kregg Amtson, PGE's
Electrical
c o m m u n ity a ffa irs m an ag er.
"Through Pedro's Path to Power,
dangers told in students
learn what it takes to be
safe around electricity as well as the
song and dance power
of making smart choices."
In an effort to educate local youth
about electrical safety, Portland
G en eral E le ctric and O regon
Children's Theatre are partnering to
present Pedro's Path to Power, a
bilingual interactive musical about
electrical safety that will visit 30
schools in the Portland area.
The production, written by Play
wright Matt Zrebski, uses song,
dance and audience participation to
teach kindergarten through third-
grade students they have the power
to make smart, safe choices around
electricity.
"Electricity is an amazing part of
our lives, but can also be danger
ous, so it's imperative we help young
people understand how electricity
The 30-m inute play, free to
schools, follows 7-year-old Pedro,
played by actor Alberto Romero, on
his path to power where he learns
about electricity - how it's made,
where it comes from and why it’s
important to make safe choices.
S p rin k le d w ith S p a n ish
phrases, Pedro's Path to Power,
breaks both cultural and language
barriers students may face. "The
production has the potential to
do many things," said Playwright
M att Zrebski. "Not only is it prac
tical to have electrical safety tips
in Spanish, I think it has even
more impact in helping some stu
dents feel more included in their
school and com m unities."