Performances

try to diversify and represent. Music and dance but also spoken word. Latinos doing stuff pertinent to foreign cultures as well as folkloric material, and foreign groups adressing latinidad.

• Aztec group from Fiesta del Pueblo
• Hispanic performinr doing something non
• Moises el pelirrojo (Lizette knows him?)
• Breakdancing troupe?
• Flamenco group from Durham
• Carolina Caribbean association
• Que Rico
• Costume bit for Finale
• Opening?
  
• will represent modern latin dance - salsa, merengue, reggaeton...
• Ballet Folklorico
• African group or drum circle? Contact Ahoua Kone
• Comedy - Chips
• EROT - talk to them early about creating a custom show?
  

Script

• MC's do skits, funny and poignant, present acts.
  
• Short introductions!
• No long winded central acts.
• Videos to address central issues of raices:
• Racial and ethnic diversity in 'Latinidad'
• Brady bunch idea
• NY latino lost in translation to West Coast latino
• Awards and honors in short video
• peter Kaufmann and SLI program
• Video for information on what we mean by raices
• Meaningful yet entertaining.
  

Decorations (updated)

A preliminary discussion:

• Color Scheme: Earth tones
• Deep brown/beige
• Fall colors: muted reds/yellows
• Green
• SUGGESTION: some brighter reds, yellows, maybe purples?
• Lighting:
  
• In room Have dimmed lighting to complete forest-like feel
• Work with production to plan lighting scheme onstage
  
• Have 'nature soundtrack' playing in the bakground as people enter
• Stage: several suggestions have been given
  
• Minimal stage decor, some lights in the colors of, some leaves framing the stage
• Huge cardboard tree backdrop around which show takes place.
  

• Chispa Logo instead of flags?
• where is the chispa logo
• can it be incorporated?
• should we create a logo for the event itself?
• NO FLAGS.
• Minimal stage decoration?

Timeline:

• Week of March 17th - must have budget ready to discuss. voted on in-meeting
  
• Monday March 24th: Representative should come ready to present to Exec Board on Monday at 630pm
• Week of March 31st: purchase materials, begin construction