Concert: A Maya Q’anjob’al Fiesta

Sun Jul 14, 2019
2:00pm to 3:00pm PT
Age: All ages
Price: Free
Location:
Fowler Museum at UCLA
310-825-4361
308 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90024
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Fowler visitors can enjoy a special performance in the Art Council Amphitheatre by folkloric dance group Maya Xumak and musical group Eb’ Aj’son. These groups perform the dance traditions of Jolom Konob, the traditional name for the community of Santa Eulalia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala—one of only six towns where the Mayan language Q’anjob’al is spoken.

Eb’ Aj’son accompanies the dancers on the marimba and performs their own b’i,t, or musical heartbeat. The program includes dance-dramas such as the celebrated Bailé de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest) and Bailé del Torito (Dance of the Little Bull), and a participatory dance known as Saca la Tuya.

 
Parking available in UCLA Lot 4, 398 Westwood Plaza, directly off Sunset Blvd | $13/day. Rideshare drop-off 305 Royce Drive.

 

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