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DESCRIPTION:In a rare U.S. appearance, La Colmenita, an internationally acclaimed Cuban 
 children's theater group and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, will bring its 
 high-energy and entertaining mix of rock and roll, fairy tales andjustice 
 to Washington, New York and San Francisco Oct. 14 -29th, 2011. \n\nSince 
 its formation in 1990, La Colmenita, which translates to The Little 
 Beehive,has grown into one of the world's most acclaimed children's theater 
 companies, charming audiences in more than 25 countries with its 
 ever-changing repertoire.\n\nThe October tour, sponsored by the New 
 York-based Gilbert Brownstone Foundation, will introduce some of Cuba's 
 most talented children to an American audience that has, in spite of the 
 decades-long U.S. embargo -- enthusiastically embraced Cuban culture, from 
 the music of Silvio Rodriguez and Los Van Van to the artistry of the Ballet 
 Nacional de Cuba. \n\nFounder and director Carlos Alberto Cremata, known as 
 Papa Tim to his theatrical family, hopes their productions will build 
 greater understanding between two countries whose people have been divided 
 by politics for too long. \n\n"All of the world's children belong to La 
 Colmenita," said Cremata, whose work has won numerous awards and spawned 
 dozens of "beehives" in other countries, including Venezuela, Columbia, 
 Argentina and Mexico. In 2007, La Colmenita became the world's first 
 theatrical group to be named a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, the United 
 Nation's children's organization. Its fans include Danny Glover, Vanessa 
 Redgrave, Jackson Browne and Patch Adams.\n\nCremata comes from a famous 
 Cuban artistic family. His mother, Iraida Malberti, directed children's TV 
 programs, and his brother, Juan Carlos Cremata, is a noted film director. 
 His father, an airline worker, was killed in the 1976 bombing of a Cubana 
 Airlines flight by anti-Castro Cuban exiles. \n\nLa Colmenita draws on the 
 strength of Cuba's art, its history and the talent of its young performers. 
 Their productions are often based on familiar fairy tales and music, but 
 with a creative Cuban twist. In Abracadabra,the group touches on the 
 U.S.-Cuban relationship. The play written by children, is about a teacher 
 who invites her students on a journey in search of truth and justice. 
 \n\nThis is La Colmenita's second visit to the United States.The tour 
 starts Oct. 14 in Washington D.C. with performances at several locations, 
 including the American Indian Museum.From there, the group moves to New 
 York, where it will be performing at Hostos College and a location in 
 Harlem. The final stop will be in northern California's Bay Area with 
 performances at the Richmond Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 26th 
 and Fort Mason in San Francisco on Oct. 28 and 29th.\n\nFor more 
 information visit www.lacolmenitacuba.com.\nFor media inquiries: Karen 
 Lowe, 818-521-0310 or karen.lowe@earthlink.net\nFor Bay Area performance 
 information: Alicia Jrapko, 510-219-0092 or ajrapko@yahoo.com\nFor Fort 
 Mason online ticket sales: http://lacolmenita.eventbrite.com\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/12/18690015.php
SUMMARY:The National Children's Theater of Cuba San Francisco Performance
LOCATION:Fort Mason Center, Cowell Theater\n99 Marina Blvd., San Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/12/18690015.php
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