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''Viva! El Paso'' is an annually performed musical which celebrates
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''Viva! El Paso'' is an annually performed musical which celebrates El Paso
El Paso (; ; or ) is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. The 2020 United States census, 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the List of ...
's cultural history through dance, drama, narration and songs. It has been running almost continually since 1978 and was updated with a new script and music in 2016. The musical play is performed outdoors in the McKelligon Canyon
McKelligon Canyon is the location of a 1,503-seat amphitheater located in El Paso, Texas, United States, where the play ''Viva El Paso!'' is presented. The amphitheater is also used for concerts, graduation ceremonies, and other special events.
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amphitheater.
With 2020 being cancelled caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, the 43rd was deferred to 2021.About
The performance describes over 400 years of El Paso history. There have been two versions of the musical play. The original play was created by Hector Serrano and was first performed in 1978. It was first produced by the Los Pobres Bilingual Theatre Repertory Company. In 2014, ''Viva!'' went on hiatus when there was not enough funding to support the play. A new script was written by Marty Martin for the new production starting in 2016. The new version was produced through a partnership with theUniversity of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public university, public research university in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1913 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy, it is the third oldest academic component of the Univers ...
(UTEP), El Paso Live, the El Paso Community Foundation and the El Paso Community College
El Paso Community College (EPCC) is a community college in El Paso, Texas. EPCC operates five campuses in the El Paso area, as well as courses offered at nearby Fort Bliss.
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(EPCC).
The new script includes additional musical and dance scenes and streamlines the original script. The 2016 version is also more character-driven than the original, with the focus on two lovers who move through history and time starting with indigenous settlers to the more present day. Musical arrangements were done by Jim Ward and Cody Ritchey.
See also
* ''Texas
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