Date: 02/16 Saturday 2pm, 8pm Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Alma de Mexico is a collage of dance and music illuminating the tapestry of the Mexican celebratory tradition. The concert marks the return of Dr. Susan Cashion, company co-founder, as Co-Artistic Director of the Lupenos with Marco Chavez, after an absence of thirty years.The Lupenos will perform dance suites from the states of Veracruz and Jalisco, as well as the famed Danza de los Viejitos from Pascuaro. All of these dance suites will be accompanied by the Mariachi Alegre directed by Esteban Zapiain and el Conjunto Jarocho DiaPa'Son directed by Maria de la Rosa. Grupo Folklorico Luna y Sol de San Jose State directed by Itza Sanchez and Los Lupenos Grupo Juvenil directed by Malena Vega will also join in the celebration by presenting works from the north of Mexico--Tamaulipas and Chihuahua respectively.Alma de Mexico will showcase two original works by Mexican choreographers Ignacio Sanchez of Colima and Rene Arce of Guadalajara. Celebrating Mexico's vibrant cultural traditions from the Mexican states of Jalisco and Michoacan, these two works were made possible by grants from the Cashion Cultural Legacy Artist Exchange Scholarship and the James L. Knight Foundation. $7.50-$20