Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin Presents - 37th Annual Noche De Gala Showcase

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[Seguin, TX, Mar 12, 2022, 7:00PM] Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin is ecstatic to present its 37^th Annual Noche De Gala Showcase on the TLU (Texas Lutheran University) Jackson Auditorium stage once again. This year you will be dazzled by performances from Teatro’s very own Mariachi Juan Seguin and Ballet Folklórico De La Rosa, the award-winning Seguin High School Mariachi Matador, and the world-renowned all-female musicians from Mariachi Las Alteñas de San Antonio, Tejas. Teatro invites everyone in the surrounding community to witness these talented performers take the stage, listen to the lush string sounds and powerful lyrics of traditional mariachi music. The 37^th Annual Noche De Gala will be held on Saturday March 12, 2022, 7:00PM at Texas Lutheran University Jackson Auditorium Seguin, Texas
 
“We are excited to bring all the local talent to one mainstage for the 37^th Annual Noche De Gala. Our graduating Ballet Folklórico De La Rosa Seniors: Jesse Arias, Erica Bennett, and Elizabeth Dominguez, will be performing a traditional piece accompanied by Mariachi Juan Seguin. The seniors are under the artistic direction of Dr. Yvonne M. De La Rosa. Our Mariachi Juan Seguin will light up the stage with a few musical pieces and they are under the musical direction of, Rafael Alarcon, Jr., Julian Arizola, and Carla Medina. For the first time ever the award winning, Seguin High School Mariachi Matador, will don the stage at the Noche De Gala and we could not be happier. We are excited to share with the community and surrounding communities all the talent that Seguin fosters. Last, but not least, the headliner of the evening will be the high energy, high powered, world renowned, Mariachi Las Alteñas. They will bring to the stage a show you will go home raving about, said Sulema J. Silva, Teatro Board President.”
 
This event coincides with Raices Musicales – Los Y Las Mariachis. Along with Mariachi Girl play that is slated to debut Friday, June 10, 2022, 7PM at Jackson Auditorium, Teatro De Artes is celebrating the timeless art form of mariachi music and how it transitioned away from traditional gender roles into the mainstream culture.
 
Please be advised that masks and/or face coverings are required inside of Jackson Auditorium for this event.
 
Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin was founded on July 9, 1982, as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The mission of Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin is to promote a better understanding of the Mexican American culture by the teaching, study, practice, and performance of the arts.
 
This production is funded in part by National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Guadalupe County United Way, Humanities Texas, San Antonio Area Foundation, Guadalupe County Community Symposium, H-E-B, City of Seguin and many local businesses and individuals.