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Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance


Texas Theatre

Texas Theatre – 231 W. Jefferson Blvd., Dallas 75208

$10 per person

Presented by Ignite/Arts Dallas, Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance is a touring bilingual rock opera about Pancho Villa, the enigmatic general, legendary bandit, and hero of the Mexican Revolution. Commissioned and premiered in 2016 by Ballroom Marfa and co-commissioned by Fusebox Festival, the project is the third installment of The Marfa Triptych, a genre-hopping trilogy of musical performances by visionary composer Graham Reynolds. The opera is an insightful examination of the Mexican and Mexican-American impact on the culture and politics of West Texas, contributing to the current and timely conversation about borders and the limitations of the concept of delineated states. Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance is a collaboration between composer Graham Reynolds; Mexico City-based librettists Lagartijas Tiradas Al Sol, a theater collective; director Shawn Sides of the Rude Mechs; Austin Lyric Opera tenor Paul Sanchez as Pancho Villa; Grammy Award-winning producer Adrian Quesada on guitar; and award-winning poet and novelist Carrie Fountain, who provided additional lyrics. The event is presented by Ignite/Arts Dallas and SMU Meadows School of the Arts in association with AT&T Performing Arts Center, the Oak Cliff Cultural Center and De Colores Radio. For tickets or more information, visit www.igniteartsdallas.info or http://www.panchovillaopera.com/.

 

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231 W. Jefferson Blvd · Dallas, TX 75208


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