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“Leyendas de México Legends of Mexico” By Nuestro Canto Nelda Reyes & Gerardo Calderon About Nuestro Canto Nelda Reyes, from Mexico, is co-founder of Nuestro Canto, She has been a professional actress from the last ten years and has specialized in physical theatre and in Latin American and Mexican cultural expressions. She holds a MA degree in Theatre Arts from Portland State University and also has studied in the Moscow Art Theatre School at Harvard University, with Luis de Tavira, and with Teatro Línea de Sombra in Mexico City. In addition to from her acting experience and education, she has studied language, literature, and classical and folk dance from different cultures, specifically those of Spain and the Caribbean. She has been a performer in ongoing projects at the Company of Theatre of the University of Guadalajara, assisted in the direction of diverse theatrical and opera productions in Mexico, and while in Portland, she has participated in several productions at PSU, Theatre! Theater! and Miracle Theatre Group, both as a performer, singer and educator. Gerardo Calderon, from Mexico, is Musical Director of Grupo Condor and Nuestro Canto, studied classical guitar at the Escuela Superior de Musica in Mexico City and Theory and Composition at the Portland Community College in Oregon. As a professional musician, Gerardo has pursued his interest in traditional Mexican music, Latin American folk music and PreColombian music by performing with folk ensembles in Mexico, Canada, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. He has also toured with choir and world music ensembles, and composed music and design sound for dance and theater companies. Gerardo is on the “Young Audiences of Oregon and SW Washington” roster guide since 1993, “Oregon Historical Society” since 2001, Oregon “Multnomah County Library System” since 2001. Pre-Columbian Instruments: Shells, Flutes, Water Drum. Where are they from? How are they used? Mexico is very well known for its legends, myths and tales. We have legends since the time of the Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecs, Hucholes, as well as legends after the arrival of the Europeans to the American Continent. We have legends that talk about love, nature and everyday life. Nuestro Canto has gathered legends from all over Mexico and has composed music especially for the legends we narrate during our performances. Leyendas de México- Legends of Mexico is an original Bilingual performance with Masks, Movement and Dance, Songs and Music. During the program, participants will learn about Geography, History, Traditional ancestral music and the different languages still spoken in Mexico. Los primeros cuatro dioses Mexicas o Aztecas, the first Mexica or Aztec gods made out of corn, hechos de maíz. Xico Tepec el rojo, the red; Tezcatlipoca el negro, the black; Quetzalcóatl (who created our human kind), el blanco, the white and Huichilopotztli el azul, the blue. “¿Quieren saber cómo es que nacieron los cacahuates?” La Abuelita contándonos la leyenda Huichola de los Cacahuates. “Do you want to know how the peanuts were created?” Grandma telling the Huichol Legend of the Peanuts. Listen to live music with Pre-Colombian instruments such as Clay Flutes (single,double & triple chamber), Chaj-chas, Teponaztle and Huehuetl. All participants are allowed to touch and ask questions after the performance. Specifications Audience age level: Appropriate for all ages. Audience size: Any size. Length of performance: 1 hour Equipment needs: 1 table. (We provide own Sound System) Space needs: Ideal 10 x 8 feet. (We can also perform on smaller space) Indoor & Outdoors. Languages: Our program can be offer in English, Spanish or Bilingual. Travel range: Anywhere in the United States Seasonal availability: Year round The giant and colorful snake…the cause of the Earthquakes. “Aztecas or Mexicas” Warriors and Dancers Booking contact Gerardo Calderon Nuestro Canto Address: PO BOX 1573, Beaverton, OR 97075 Telephone: 503.805.0914 Email: [email protected] www.myspace.com/nuestrocantopdx Mayan Leyend.