![]() Highland Echoes is a reflection of our connection to those roots and the diversity in which is it portrayed. In today’s world where diversity is a part of who we are, we still have a natural instinct to find the roots of where we came from. ![]() Music in the Highland Echoes show, composed by Jennifer Licko and Patrick Mangan speaks to today’s contemporary audiences but retains a traditional Celtic foundation.īritish music producer and arranger, Bob Noble, was instrumental in creating a new riveting soundtrack for Highland Echoes. And it may come as no surprise that the lead fiddler player and Musical Director for Highland Echoes is Patrick Mangnan who was the Musical Director and fiddle player for Riverdance for over 12 years. ![]() What these dancers & musicians are doing for Scottish culture is akin to what Riverdance did for Irish culture. Our goal is to reach today’s audience by connecting them to their story rooted in North America’s rich Scottish heritage.Īlthough both the music and dance are grounded in traditional Highland techniques, the choreography, arrangements, and costuming are contemporary and dynamic and will appeal to a wide range of people. The Highland Echoes show features 26 of the world’s best Highland Dancers and Celtic musicians.ĭance director Sandra Gribbin and producer Jennifer Licko are incredibly proud to have realized the vision of showcasing highland dance and music in a contemporary fashion. Residents and visitors in the Watauga county area have the chance to witness a music and dance spectacle like none other when the international Highland Echoes Music & Dance Company performs its full-length stage show “Highland Echoes” at the Appalachian theater of the High Country this July.įormed in 2018 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit Highland Echoes offers inspiring and educational programs to engage the youth in Scottish cultural heritage with a focus on the Indigenous Scots Gaelic Language and the dying culture of the Highland people. Courtesy of the SPARC Archives, Echoes Music & Dance Show - July 7-10, 2022 in Boone NC. Mural located on the Highland Park Pacific Telephone Building. Baca(c)1977, “History of Highland Park” 25ft x 200ft. Mellon Foundation the National Endowment for the Arts the Shubert Foundation the Edgerton Program in Theater at Occidental College the Kathryn Caine Wanlass Charitable Foundation and US Bank. Highland Park Is Here is made possible in part by grants from the Annenberg Foundation the California Arts Council, a state agency Capital Group the James Irvine Foundation Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs the Andrew W. Donahue, Adam Flores, Alejanda Flores, Cecille Forsyth Rios, Simran Fulton, Zachary Goldsmith, Blanca Gutierrez, Peter Howard, Sarah Kozinn, Joshua Lamont, Afreen Majumdar, Beret Malmgren, Ebony McConico-Garcia, Michael Mejia, Magaly Meza, Daniela Naranjo, Irene Narvaez, Elisa O’Malley, Hoyeon Park, Kenny Ramos, Gabriel Rodriguez, Elinor Taylor, Richard Tom, Isabella Vidal, Ralph Waxman, Jona Yadidi ![]() Jared Mezzocchi, Creative Director for Virtual PerformanceĪdrianne Alvarez-Jackson, Karla Antone, Rebecca Bermudez, Kendell Byrd, Sevan Cash, Jayleen Chavarria, Alejandro Chavez, Dolores Chavez, Naomi E. Performances are FREE, please consider making a donation at checkout. Running times: Llegamos (92 minutes), Movements & Moments (86 minutes)Īttend two performances if you want to see all of HIGHLAND PARK IS HERE, but each path can be experienced without the other, too. The play is told in two paths, Llegamos – the multigenerational story of one family from the 1950s to today – and Movements & Moments, local stories from the 1990s to today. takes us on a virtual journey from York to Figueroa and the Arroyo, from yesterday to tomorrow, from fact to fantasy, all told through the stories of the people who live there. Performed by a cast of 30+ people from Highland Park, Occidental College and Cornerstone, Highland Park is Here. From our homes to our street corners to on-line, if you are there, then Highland Park is Here. Highland Park is Here connects the fractured stories-past and present-of this iconic LA neighborhood in this moment of community change, searching for shared spaces and experiences. The murals, the music, the taqueros and tamaleros, the Christmas parade and lowrider parades, the gardens, the hills, the arroyo…and the people. Highland Park Is Here was produced and performed November 19 – 22, 2020.Ĭlick here to download the program for Highland Park Is Here or click here to view the program online.Īfter you see the performance, please take a moment to share your thoughts by completing this survey.
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