Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside is bringing back Navidad en Colombia: Christmas in Colombia, a holiday show of Colombian folk music and dance by Mestizo Dance Company. The theater lists the production as back by popular demand. It runs Friday, November 20 through Sunday, December 20, with four performances a weekend at the theater on Greenpoint Avenue.

What the show is

The production celebrates the Christmas traditions of Colombia through folkloric music and dance, performed by a company of dancers in the regional styles of the country. Mestizo Dance Company's artistic director, Harold Puente, leads the production, and the singer María Escobar appears as a special guest. Ángel Gil Orrios is the producer.

The choreography is the work of six choreographers: Willy Mena, Sebastian Lozano, Victor H. Lopez, Deiner Carabali, Luisa F. Acosta and Puente himself. Bringing that many hands to one program is how the show spans different regional dances rather than a single style.

Dates and times

  • Fridays at 7 p.m.
  • Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Sundays at 4 p.m.

The run opens Friday, November 20 and closes Sunday, December 20, which puts the last performances in the week before Christmas. The Saturday matinee is the earliest show of each weekend for families with younger children.

Tickets

General admission is $60, and students and seniors pay $55. Groups of ten or more can ask for a group rate. Tickets are sold online through the theater's ticketing page and by phone at the box office, (718) 729-3880.

Getting there

The theater is at 41-17 Greenpoint Avenue in Sunnyside. The 7 train stops at 40th Street-Lowery Street, a few blocks away.

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