Family Meet-Up - Children's Festival In-Person
Hey Families!
Gather for the final Family Center event of the Spring semester on Monday, May 6th. Come to the Family Center at 9:00 AM for fresh fruit, coffee, and donuts, available till 9:30 AM.
At 9:30, we will move together to the Annenberg Plaza for a performance by the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company of the history of Cinco de Mayo, told through folkloric dance. Scroll down for more information. Registration is required to reserve tickets for your family, provided by the Family Center.
No food is allowed in the theater. We welcome you to leave labeled bagged lunches in the Family Center. Alternatively, Theater Ushers can place them in a container with your name for pick up after the show to be enjoyed outside. Upon arrival to the theater, we will be greeted by an usher who will escort us to our seats.
A ticket also provides access to Plaza Mania: an outside PLAYground/festival with hands-on activities, like face painting and balloon creations, plus performers and more!
Tickets through the Family Center are for registered members of the Family Center. This opportunity is sponsored by the Family Resource Center.
Address - 3615 Locust Walk, Lower Level of the Graduate Student Center
Use the touch screen doorbell at the side entrance, and select “B” in the elevator.
If you have any difficulty with entry, please call 215-746-2701. If you have any difficulty finding the Annenberg Plaza, please call 857-829-9020.
Email questions to familycenter@upenn.edu
- Date:
- Monday, May 6, 2024
- Time:
- 9:00am - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Audience:
- Whole Family
- Categories:
- Family Fun
Penn Live Arts 2024 Children's Festival
About the performance by the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company:
"It’s an underdog story with impossible odds. In 1862, a small group of soldiers in Puebla, Mexico banded together with everyday citizens to defeat the French army, the strongest military force of the time. Through folkloric and contemporary dance, live music and elaborate costumes, Calpulli Mexican Dance Company explores this unexpected victory from the now-famous date of May 5. Creating a “colorful land of music and dance,” (The New York Times) this Philadelphia premiere celebrates the culture and people of Puebla while revealing the true meaning behind Cinco de Mayo."
For more details, please visit
https://pennlivearts.org/event/calpulli
The 2024 Philadelphia Children’s Festival is made possible in part by the support of the following: Aramark, the Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation, the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Virginia C. Mulconroy Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation and the Walter J. Miller Trust.