MECA Presents `Summer Gods'.Entertainment Editors HOUSTON--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 19, 2002 Since 1988, summer has meant a music-theatre production at MECA MECA Maine College of Art MECA Middle East Children's Alliance MECA Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (Washington, DC) MECA Marriage Equality California MECA Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment . Middle school, high school and college-age students perform these well-attended shows. Over the past five years, originating their own theatre-works in association with professional artists and master teachers, the students have developed their creativity even more. This summer, MECA presents "Summer Gods", a musical theatre piece written, composed, designed and performed by MECA students. "Summer Gods" charts the course of that great icon of Pre-Columbian myth: Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered serpent, god of the arts, cultivation and civilization, and his battle with his peer, Texcatlipoca, Obsidian obsidian (ŏbsĭd`ēən), a volcanic glass, homogeneous in texture and having a low water content, with a vitreous luster and a conchoidal fracture. Mirror, god of night, trickery Trickery See also Cunning, Deceit, Humbuggery. Bunsby, Captain Jack trapped into marriage by landlady. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son] Camacho cheated of bride after lavish wedding preparations. [Span. Lit. and experience. "Summer Gods" brings the pantheon of Aztec gods and goddesses to present-day Houston, and we see the creation of the world, the invention of civilization, the discovery of music, then of evil, sadness and death, all performed to the beat of music from Pre-Columbian ritual splendor to knife-edge rock and roll. The battle between creation and destruction, between good and evil is always of interest: we see it every day, and the result is always in doubt. The score for "Summer Gods" is composed and performed by Muses, an orchestra of MECA music students, under the mentorship of David Dove, Robert Avalon and Jose Nino. Dances are choreographed by Isidro Salas. Under the direction of Peter Webster Peter Webster is an English artist and sculptor, best known for his sculpture of the British athlete Steve Ovett, which was exhibited in Preston Park, Brighton. Webster also created the statue of Max Miller, the English comedian, currently on display in the grounds of the Royal , "Summer Gods", an investigation into myth through words, dance, and music, will be performed Friday, July 26th and Saturday, July 27th at 7:00 p.m.
What: "Summer Gods"
When: Friday, July 26th
Saturday, July 27th
7:00 p.m.
Where: MECA
1900 Kane
How Much: Free
MECA's 2002 Summer Program is made possible through the generous support of the Brown Foundation, ExxonMobil, the Tiger Woods Foundation The Tiger Woods Foundation was established in 1996 by Tiger Woods and his father, Earl Woods, to create and support community-based programs that improve the health, education, and welfare of all children in America. , the Arch and Stella Rowan Foundation, the Powell Foundation, the Farrish Fund, Christ Church Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral is the name of the Anglican Cathedral in several cities around the world, including the following: In Australia
Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. , the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts; the Mayor's After-School Achievement Program; and the Texas Commission on the Arts. MECA is a member of the National Performance Network. |
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