Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo

Event Description 

Puebla” tells a universal tale of the underdog fighting impossible odds. The setting is the Battle of Puebla when a small army of Mexican soldiers and commoners defeated the French army, the strongest military force of the time, on the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), 1862. Through folkloric and native dance, live music and elaborate costuming, Calpulli retells the history of the now-famous date elaborating with educational narration throughout the performance. Viva the people of Puebla and Cinco de Mayo!

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*This production of Puebla The Story of Cinco de Mayo uses props such as fake wooden riffles and fake machetes to tell our story. To see their use depicted, please refer to the promotional video below.

Ticket Info

• General $15

• Faculty/Staff $10

• Student $10

• Groups of 4 or more $10 with the coupon code “GROUP”
  
   

A free workshop will be held prior to this production - click for more details and to RSVP (limited space).