The Jazz Gallery: Melissa Almaguer Presents ¡alebrijes!

The Jazz Gallery ⁠
1158 Broadway, 5th fl⁠ ⁠
(entrance on 27th st)⁠ ⁠
New York NY 10001⁠

Melissa Almaguer – original artwork/tap dance/percussion
DoYeon Kim – gayageum
Samantha Kochis – flute
David Virelles – piano
Henry Fraser – bass
Jan Suphitcha – animation
Andrea Almaguer – design assistant⁠
Cala Cano Rangel – animation assistant⁠

¡alebrijes! is a multimedia performance by Melissa Almaguer inspired by the Mexican folk art sculptures depicting fantastical, often hybrid creatures first imagined in the 1930s by artist Pedro Linares. Combining storytelling, animation, live music, field recordings and electronics, the performance explores the multiplicity of the self and challenges notions of identity as singular, fixed, and static. Through the journeys the alebrijes take us on, we are invited to consider identity as boundless and ever-transforming, and to reunite with those parts of ourselves we often leave unnoticed or avoid.

Sets 7pm + 9pm ET.
Live & livestreamed.
General Seating $27.50 ($22 for members; $16.50 for student members)
Cabaret Seating $38.50 ($27.50 for members)
Livestream $22 ($7.50 for members)
FREE WITH SUMMERPASS
*Pricing listed includes online purchasing fees. Fees not applicable for in-person sales.

The Jazz Gallery ⁠
1158 Broadway, 5th fl⁠ ⁠
(entrance on 27th st)⁠ ⁠
New York NY 10001⁠
jazzgallery.org