En Mis Palabras - In My Own Words

Description

“I’ll never be free unless I dare to be me.”

An original one-act bilingual opera, En Mis Palabras addresses the universal theme of adolescent development — finding your own voice and learning who you are amid parental expectations and peer influences. Fifteen-year-old Ana Maria feels stifled by her strict father; he is bewildered by her wish to be herself. Wise Abuela and brother Rodolfo try to help but it takes a family crisis to bring father and daughter to the beginning of acceptance and understanding. A Spanish/English resource guide explores cultural and family traditions, immigration and Latino history in Colorado and includes lesson plans in language arts and social studies.

Grades 6-12 and family audiences
Performed by 4 singers, pianist and classical guitarist
50 minutes + 10 minute Q&A
$750 for one performance
Colorado Academic Standards: Music, Reading, Writing and Communicating, World Language, Social Studies, Theater — Resources and related lesson plans available online (English and Spanish)
Available year round* — Scholarships available
*when in-person events are allowed