ARTISTIC DIRECTOR HECTOR ARMIENTA
OUR MISSION
To explore music theater and opera through a cross
cultural lens.
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To explore music theater and opera through a cross
cultural lens.
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OPERA CULTURA VOCAL RESIDENY PROGRAM - San Jose High School
Currently, there is no vocal program at San Jose High School. It is a school with few arts resources and its
student population is mostly Latino (75%). The director of the school’s Mariachi Program, Sofia Fojas, has
sought to further develop the student’s vocal skills and expose them to other musical styles.
Beginning in January 2010, Opera Cultura will provide a 20 week artist in residency program at San Jose High
School and the commissioning of a new vocal work for the students by Hector Armienta.
The residency will culminate into performance by the students at their annual May concert and at MACLA in
May of 2010. They will perform Mariachi vocal repertoire and the new piece.
Currently, there is no vocal program at San Jose High School. It is a school with few arts resources and its
student population is mostly Latino (75%). The director of the school’s Mariachi Program, Sofia Fojas, has
sought to further develop the student’s vocal skills and expose them to other musical styles.
Beginning in January 2010, Opera Cultura will provide a 20 week artist in residency program at San Jose High
School and the commissioning of a new vocal work for the students by Hector Armienta.
The residency will culminate into performance by the students at their annual May concert and at MACLA in
May of 2010. They will perform Mariachi vocal repertoire and the new piece.
OPERA CULTURA SUMMER CONSERVATORY PROGRAM
The primary mission of the summer conservatory is to provide skills in the performing arts (voice, theater, and
dance) for young people in the San Jose community who have not had access to these kinds of resources in
the past. However, the conservatory is open to all young people. The program will have a cross disciplinary
and cross cultural approach; young people from various cultural communities of San Jose will be targeted in
order to accomplish this mission. The program will commence in late June 2010.
For more information, please click here
The primary mission of the summer conservatory is to provide skills in the performing arts (voice, theater, and
dance) for young people in the San Jose community who have not had access to these kinds of resources in
the past. However, the conservatory is open to all young people. The program will have a cross disciplinary
and cross cultural approach; young people from various cultural communities of San Jose will be targeted in
order to accomplish this mission. The program will commence in late June 2010.
For more information, please click here
DEATH AND TRANSCENDENCE - An Artistic Exploration Across Cultures
Opera Cultura will produce a three part video series for Create TV titled “Death and Transcendence - An
Artistic Exploration Across Cultures”, which will chronicle Hector Armienta’s exploration of this theme with
locals artist working in traditional art forms. The premiere will take place at Movimiento de Arte y Cultura
Latino Americana (MACLA) in fall of 2010.
This project will inform Hector Armienta’s work as he develops, La Muerte, part III of the music theater
trilogy, Aguas Ancestrales. He is hoping to discover new ways to tell his stories through a multicultural and
multidisciplinary lens. For Opera Cultura, this project will be an opportunity to foster relationships with
traditional artists from Silicon Valley that can be collaborators on future projects.
Opera Cultura will produce a three part video series for Create TV titled “Death and Transcendence - An
Artistic Exploration Across Cultures”, which will chronicle Hector Armienta’s exploration of this theme with
locals artist working in traditional art forms. The premiere will take place at Movimiento de Arte y Cultura
Latino Americana (MACLA) in fall of 2010.
This project will inform Hector Armienta’s work as he develops, La Muerte, part III of the music theater
trilogy, Aguas Ancestrales. He is hoping to discover new ways to tell his stories through a multicultural and
multidisciplinary lens. For Opera Cultura, this project will be an opportunity to foster relationships with
traditional artists from Silicon Valley that can be collaborators on future projects.
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