TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS HIGHLIGHTS MEXICO’S
2010 BICENTENNIAL AND CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS

PRESENTING
INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED THEATRICAL GROUP
OPERACIÓN CLOWN
PERFORMING THE U.S. DEBUT OF THEIR ACCLAIMED PIECE
CÁLLATE (SHUT UP!)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010, 7:00 P.M. (PERFORMED IN SPANISH) &
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 8:00 P.M. (PERFORMED IN ENGLISH)

AT THE MCCULLOUGH THEATRE

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TERESA LOZANO LONG INSTITUTE OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Join us for a post-performance talkback in the hall with the artists immediately following the performance on Thursday, September 16.

“Actually, there are just two things you’ve got to know: the title means “shut up” and the show is so wildly funny that that’s the one thing it’s impossible to do.” — On Stage Scotland

Texas Performing Arts’ 2010-2011 Season is proud to highlight Mexico’s 2010 Bicentennial and Centennial celebrations with performances that emphasize the richness and diversity of Mexican performing arts. Our first offering is two evenings of unique theatre from Veracruz, Mexico, Operación Clown, performing the U.S. debut of their hilarious comedy Cállate (Shut Up), Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm (performed in Spanish) & Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 8:00 pm (performed in English) at the McCullough Theatre.

Operación Clown is renowned for their innovative use of masks, puppets, and cabaret theatre based on theatrical clown technique. Their acclaimed piece Cállate is narrated with an explosive mixture of melodrama and irreverent humor. This love story set at the time of the Mexican Revolution combines drama, comedy, wrestling, and images inspired by the Golden Age of Mexican cinema to fuel a cast of characters based on stereotypes of the period.

Operación Clown is presented by Texas Performing Arts’ ArtesAméricas program. In partnership with the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, ArtesAméricas promotes cultural dialogue in the Americas through the performing arts. For more information, please visit www.artesamericas.org.

Other Texas Performing Arts performances highlighting Mexico 2010 include contemporary dance company Delfos Danza Contemporánea at Bass Concert Hall on Thursday, September 23 and new music superstar Jordi Savall at Bates Recital Hall on Sunday, October 3.

Campus & Community Engagement Event:
Join us for a post-performance talkback in the hall with members of Operación Clown immediately following the Thursday, September 16 performance.

CALENDAR LISTING

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm (performed in Spanish) & Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 8:00 pm (performed in English) –Texas Performing Arts presents Operación Clown: Cállate (Shut Up!) at the McCullough Theatre (2350 Robert Dedman Dr). A map of the campus:
TexasPerformingArts.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($22 / Limited $10 student tickets / discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, seniors and Military) are on sale now at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO (2386).

PRESS CONTACT:
Gene Bartholomew
512.471.0632
gbartholomew@TexasPerformingArts.org

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