Antonio Salinas en Dallas

Nos invita THE MEXICO INSTITUTE

Don't miss the National Performance Network Performing Americas Program's special guest performance presented at the 2010 NPN Annual Meeting in Dallas. Limited seating available. Reservations are required.

When:

Thursday, Dec. 9th at 8:30 p.m.

Where:

The Latino Cultural Center of Dallas at 2600 Live Oak St. (about 10 minutes by car from the Dallas Fairmont Hotel /Also accessible by train from the hotel)

How:

This performance is free of charge for a limited number of NPN Annual Meeting Attendees. To reserve a seat, contact Elizabeth Doud ASAP at edoud@npnweb.org by December 1, 2010.

About the Artist and his work:

Mexican dancer and choreographer Antonio Salinas will perform his work "Toneladas de Luz" (Tons of Light) one night only as a guest artist of NPN's Performing Americas Program. Antonio Salinas is one of the most prestigious young soloists of Mexico, conceiving of drama and movement inseparably. His beautifully crafted solo is a furious portrait of heartbreak and self examination, utilizing voice and movement, as he sings along with an MP3 and recounts the curious story of a labrador that disappears in an internet cafe. With music from the English group Placebo to the very Mexican Chavela Vargas, and passing through Wagner, he makes us feel the confusion and the torrent of conflicting emotions that anyone is bound to experience in the breakup of a relationship. Since its opening in Venezuela during the XII International Festival of Western Theater in 2005, this piece has continued to be presented in the most prominent stages of Mexico and Latin America.

"Antonio Salinas is a dedicated professional and the master of a personal universe where anything is possible..."

- Revista Proceso

This is a presentation of Performing Americas, a Project of NPN's International Programs. Generous support for this event provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, the Division of Dance and the University of Mexico, D.F., The Mexico Institute and the Latino Cultural Center, a program of the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. For more information on this program, log onto www.npnweb.org/whatwedo/programs/performing-americas/