I Am Frida Kahlo to open Cerritos College Performing Arts Center with first public theatrical performance

Original play portrays the tumultuous life of the famous Mexican artist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2022

Media Contact:  Aya Aoki; Public Affairs

I Am Frida Kahlo

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WHAT:I Am Frida Kahlo, an original play written and directed by Cerritos College Spanish Professor Froylán Cabuto, will debut as the first public theatrical performance at the new Cerritos College Performing Arts Center. I Am Frida Kahlo is a stirring surrealist performance that depicts the tumultuous life of one of the most influential female artists of the twentieth century. The presentation portrays the reincarnation of Frida Kahlo to tell her true story. Death Frida (Frida's alter ego) and Death Diego Rivera take the audience to the world of the living and the dead through expressionist dance.

The original program features live music, dance performances, and digital media elements. The play explores the creative process through which Frida Kahlo developed some of her most outstanding works of art while touching on current social and political issues. 

Starring Fernanda Kelly as Frida Kahlo, the play is choreographed by Beatriz Eugenia Vásquez, with original music and musical arrangements by Otto Cifuentes.

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SHOWTIMES: 
Saturday, October 29
*Sunday, October 30
Friday, November 4
Saturday, November 5

Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Performance begins at 8 p.m.

No intermission

*Sunday performance begins at 4 p.m.

WHERE: 
Cerritos College Performing Arts Center
11110 Alondra Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650

Parking in Lot 10: Special event permits are available for purchase online.

Campus map: www.cerritos.edu/guide or www.cerritos.edu/google-map

COST:

Pre-Sale (online-only)
$35 general admission
$20 ASCC discount with fall 2022 ASCC sticker on ID card, staff, senior 60+ (ID card)

At Door
$40 general admission (plus $4 ticketing fees)
$25 ASCC discount with fall 2022 sticker on ID card, staff, senior 60+ ID card

*No children under five permitted. 

Tickets may be purchased online (credit card only) two hours before showtime or in the box office one hour before each performance.

CONTACT: For more information on I Am Frida Kahlo, please call the Theatre Department at (562) 467-5058.



About Cerritos College: Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers nearly 300 degrees and certificates in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently averages 21,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu

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