Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure

SUGAR SKULL! Una aventura musical de Día de Muertos Síguele a Vita Flores, una niña de doce años, en esta cautivadora musical bilingüe. Guiada por una carismática calaverita de azúcar, descubre la verdadera esencia de Día De Muertos a través de la música, la danza, y la tradición Mexicana. SUGAR SKULL! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure is a touring bilingual/bicultural musical for young audiences and families that uses traditional regional music and dance from Mexico to tell the story of twelve-year-old Vita Flores. Vita thinks her family has gone loco planning a celebration for deceased loved ones. Why throw a party for the dead? But when a spirited candy skeleton suddenly springs to life, Vita finds herself on a magical, musical journey to unravel the true meaning of Día de Muertos. Meet Sugar Skull, a charismatic skeleton with a secret or two. With her skeletal new friend, Vita dances with ancient ancestors, sings with a sorrowful sorceress, escapes the trickster Chaneques, and even meets the famous Catrina Calavera. But can this clever youth gather the missing pieces needed for her family ofrenda before it’s too late? Following a successful premiere at Kingsbury Hall in 2022, UtahPresents is thrilled to welcome back SUGAR SKULL! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure for our new Family Sunday Series. The show is created by Mexico Beyond Mariachi, a multi-cultural ensemble of professional musicians, actors, dancers and teaching artists, who perform traditional music and dance from Mexico as opposed to the overly stylized "Folklorico" that most people associate with Mexican culture. Founded in 2005 in New York City, the company was quickly established as one of the leading providers of Mexican performance and education programs for young people and families.