This is always a fun, interesting event, which celebrates the Epiphany. There’s a procession, live animals, and a bilingual presentation (see photo above from 2009.)
Celebrate the Holidays with the Three Kings Fiesta
at GALA Hispanic Theatre
Free for the entire family!
Washington,
D.C. – For more than 35
years, GALA has celebrated the holidays with its traditional event for the
community, Fiesta de los Reyes Magos/The Three Kings Day Celebration. GALA will
again relive the age-old story of the The Magi with song, dance and
storytelling on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 2
pm. This bilingual presentation for the entire family preserves one
of the most popular celebrations of Latino cultures.
Fiesta de los Reyes Magos takes
place at GALA Theatre, 3333 14th
Street, NW. Admission is free, but a small gift
for a child is suggested. Tickets for the event will be distributed at GALA’s
Box Office starting at 12:30 pm on a first-come, first serve basis. Discounted
parking is available in the Giant garage on Park Road, NW (validation at the theater). A procession/posada with the Three Kings and live
animals, including donkeys, goats, and sheep, will begin at 1:30 pm
at the corner of Park Road
and 14th Street, NW.
The 2012 Fiesta de los Reyes Magos features
community activists Roland Roebuck
as Balthasar and José Sueiro as
Gaspar, and artist/activist Quique Avilés
as Melchior. The celebration will kick off with a special performance by
members of the National Symphony Orchestra.
Other featured performers include Los Quetzales,
a youth Mexican dance company directed by Laura Ortiz; the Spanish Dance Society; and the popular
dance group Alma Boliviana. The
event also will include the traditional Nativity and the giving of gifts by The
Magi. Alejandro Negrón of La Nueva
87.7 is the Master of Ceremonies. Churros and hot chocolate will be served
following the performance.
This program is made possible with generous support from the
Inter-American Development Bank-DC Solidarity Fund/Share the Magic Campaign, Fiesta
DC, Churrería Madrid Restaurant; Washington
Hispanic, and the Leesburg
Animal Park.
For more
information, call 202-234-7174 or visit www.galatheatre.org.
Photo by Mr. T in DC
