Please join us at the Harold Washington Library Center for six enchanting performances of Day of the Dead LIVE! This musical and acrobatic show will take you on a musical journey that is all FUN, celebrating Día de los Muertos, the holiday of family remembrance. With diabolical music from classical and popular composers, Mexican and European, this is a one-hour piano and puppet performance boasting larger-than-life characters, including jugglers, stilt walkers, ghosts, skeletons, and dancers. It’s a witty, wild, cultured romp and the ultimate family reunion — with dearly departed ancestors as the guests of honor. Music is performed by virtuoso pianist Llewellyn Sánchez Werner. The merry life-sized puppets and direction from the circus-trained aerialist Juanita Cardenas.
This show presents music for adults and children of all ages, plus delightful fantasies for the child in all of us.
All show times will take place in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium on the lower level of the Harold Washington Library Center:
Tuesday, October 29 at 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 30 at 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (en español)
Wednesday, October 30 at 6:00 pm – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 31 at 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 31 at 6:00 pm – 7:00 p.m. (en español)
Friday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
There is no registration for this event, but if you have a group of 10 or more, please email adultservices@chipublib.org and we will reserve seats for you. The full event listings can be found on our library events page here.
