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Suspended last year due to the pandemic, the traditional Noche de Ofrenda ceremony honoring the dead returns to Grand Park as a live event and performance. Park-goers can access the storytelling through Grand Park’s digital channels. To deepen appreciation and provide context of the public art installations, Grand Park will offer attendees the option of listening to pre-recorded audio guides with insights from the artists to complement altar viewing. This year's altars will include an homage to the late Chicana activist, author and community organizer, Betita Martínez, as well as altars honoring the LGBTQ community and the loss of community resources during the pandemic. All personally and culturally relevant to Los Angeles, the 20 altar installations create a connection of vital community issues, critical leaders and loved ones that are important to Angelenos. An artist and educator, Esparza continues to be instrumental in preserving and conserving the Día de los Muertos tradition in Los Angeles, and the community altar in Grand Park creates an opportunity for Angelenos to contribute their own personal ofrendas and mementos to honor a passed loved one. Guests can experience, hear and learn about the traditions of Día de los Muertos and stroll through large- scale altar and art installations located throughout Grand Park, curated by Self Help Graphics, including the annual community altar created by maestra Ofelia Esparza and her family. (normal park hours of operation) Location: Grand Park (between Grand Avenue and Hill Street) Grand Park’s Día de los Muertos Altars and Art Installationsĥ:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m. Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos Activities: “ Grand Park's Downtown Día de los Muertos encourages the public to experience these altars and public art installations from another’s point of view with the intention of creating compassion and empathy.”
This creates a vibrant tapestry of ofrendas that showcase what has been meaningful and in many cases hard for Los Angeles this year,” remarked Julia Diamond, director, Grand Park. By partnering with local organizations and artists, we bring together the diverse voices, perspectives, experiences and neighborhoods from among the many who make up one Los Angeles. “Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos is very much a community-focused undertaking. Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos 2021 Activities “Whether it’s to experience a familiar remembrance or an adopted tradition, Grand Park’s tribute to Día de los Muertos offers a central gathering place to honor passed lives and the living as we find ways to learn from and appreciate each other’s lived experiences through art.” As we emerge from the sorrows of the pandemic, yet remain cautiously mindful of its presence, Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos once again invites Angelenos to join together to preserve and participate in this special cultural commemoration,” said Josephine Ramirez, executive vice president, TMC Arts. “The past 18 months have been both a singular and collective loss for everyone.
Park- goers must wear face coverings when attending the Noche de Ofrenda event. Noche de Ofrenda is a contemplative ceremony and night of reflection that connects communities to traditions and highlights indigenous practices during a contemporary celebration.
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A major highlight will be the return of the annual Noche de Ofrenda (“Night of the Offerings” ) in-person ceremony on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., featuring a performance by Danza Divina de Los Angeles with special guest and legacy danzante General Lazaro Arvizu, as well as free LACMA led calavera (“skull”) art workshops inspired by Aztec art, open to all ages. The large, artistic altars will be spaced safely to enhance public engagement and maximize social distancing among guests.
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Presented in partnership with Self Help Graphics & Art, Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos is a community- oriented space inviting park-goers to contribute to the community altar, created by 2018 NEA National Heritage Fellow Ofelia Esparza, and to stroll through the park to view 20 altars made by professional artists and local community organizations, including East Los Angeles Women’s Center, Community Power Collective and Eastside LEADS, among others. The ninth annual Grand Park's Downtown Día de los Muertos honors people, places and ideas that merit reverence and commemoration through free, family-friendly programming. LOS ANGELES (September 28, 2021)-Grand Park pays tribute to the cultural tradition of Día de los Muertos-Day of the Dead-with a 12-day public art installation taking place from October 22 through November 2, 2021.
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