El Zócalo Festival Press Release
Cultural Coalition partners with Childsplay to Celebrate the Arts
Cultural Coalition, in partnership with Childsplay is excited to announce the first annual El Zócalo Festival, a hybrid in-person and online event, celebrating the all forms of art, with special recognition to those of Indigenous and Latin American origin. The event is a unique blend of virtual activities, available on the event website, in combination with a live, socially distanced event, happening on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at the Herberger Theater downtown Phoenix.
The festival begins online, with videos of activities for the family, and a specially commissioned mural by local artist Edgar Fernandez to get everyone excited for the in-person event. On the day off the event, attendees with be treated to a multicultural line-up of musical performances, cultural dances, theater performances, and more, as the list of artists and performers continues to grow!
Online & In-Person Festival Includes:
● Arts and Crafts activities with artists Zarco Guerrero, and Carmen Guerrero
● Dance performances by Quetzalli Ballet Folklórico, Indigenous Enterprise, Coatlicue
Aztec Dancers, and Marshall Vosler
● Music performances by Mariachi Rubor and Gustavo Angeles
● Theater performances of Dreamers in association with Teatro Bravo
● A parade of puppets, drummers and masked characters!
Theater performances require tickets, which can be reserved online. Continue to check the event page at childsplayaz.org/zocalo for updates on artists, performances, and schedule of events. Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 13 to join two of Arizona’s most beloved arts and culture organizations, and come together to celebrate the wonderful talent our local arts community.
EVENT DETAILS:
WHO: Childsplay and Cultural Coalition
WHAT: El Zócalo Festival – Celebration of the arts
WHEN: Sunday, December 13, 2020 from 12:30 to 4:30 pm
WHERE: Online at childsplayaz.org/zocalo
AND in-person at Herberger Theater Center at 222 E Monroe St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
COST : Free
HEALTH & SAFETY: Masks must be worn! We will be socially distancing!
Precautions will be taken for this event, for details contact info@childsplayaz.org
This event was made possible with special support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
