The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation @ Adams House
Don't Steal My Sombrero: Race and Culture in the Arts and Entertainment World
Meet writer, impresario and cultural instigator Marcela Davison Aviles '80, and hear her personal take on navigating the worlds of Hollywood, Silicon Valley and the non-profit arts industrial complex. From developing the “Latino Sesame Street" to producing the “Mexican Le Miz,” Davison Aviles' career has spanned two decades and landed squarely into the center of emerging ideas about identity, heritage and cultural patrimony. She’ll share personal highlights of her journey and her perspective on modern storytelling. Limited to 12
A first generation Mexican-American, Marcela Davison Avilés is an author and founder of The Chapultepec Group, an independent consulting and production company serving the arts and entertainment, non-profit, and selected consumer industry sectors. TCG clients include The Walt Disney Company, Pixar, Silicon Valley Ballet, FulmerWare LLP, Mariachi Sol de Mexico, the Mariachi Heritage Society and Aggrigator, a Silicon Valley start-up. She is also the co-founder of Camino Arts, an international Latino arts initiative. In addition to her work with Disney, her current portfolio includes a cross-border production of a new original opera on the life of Frida Kahlo. Marcela has worked with such well-known artists and organizations as Linda Ronstadt, Juan Gabriel, MarcoAntonio Solis, Aida Cuevas, Eugenia Leon, Carlos Santana, Los Lobos, Ozomatli, Lila Downs, Joan Baez, Paquita la del Barrio, Mariachi Vargas, Mariachi Cobre, Mariachi Sol de Mexico, Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan, the San Francisco Symphony, the Smithsonian Institution and many others.
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Date: 04/11/2016 (Mon.) Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT Location: FDR Suite, Adams B-17
