Grupo Folklórico Izcalli incorporates tap and ballet, folk culture and challenging choreography to tell stories — stories that throw light on Mexican culture and history.
Sisters Maria Elena and Tess Cuevas created the band to honor their grandmother, Maria Teresa Alonzo Cuevas, founder of the groundbreaking all-woman Mariachi band, Mariachi Estrella.
“Everyone has to put on a costume” — for work, for school, for socializing. Why not “interact with the world in a way you never thought you could?” asks Julian Rivera.
Critics and colleagues are impressed by the UMKC Conservatory-trained actress, who played Juliet in this year's Heart of America Shakespeare Festival production of "Romeo and Juliet."
