San Diego Ballet: Día de los Muertos

Friday, October 30, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 31, 8:00 p.m. The San Diego Museum of Art, James S. Copley Auditorium Celebrating its second season in residence, the San Diego Ballet presents an original production inspired by Día de los Muertos. Audiences will be swept away by the evocative and romantic “Qué Bonito Amor” set to a rapturous score of mariachi music and “Mambomania,” one of artistic director Javier Velasco’s sizzling signature works. These special performances complement Día de los Muertos at SDMA, a free day of community highlighting a special ofrenda created by the community and designed by this season’s Visiting Artist Betsabeé Romero that transforms the Museum into a powerful tribute to remembrance and celebration. Together, the ofrenda installation in the Plaza de Panama in front of SDMA and the performance offer a multidisciplinary artistic experience. Ballet attendees can enjoy free admission to both The San Diego Museum of Art and MOPA@SDMA on the day of your performance. Show your ticket to the SDMA Admissions team for Museum entry. Tickets: $50 Members | $60 Students, military, seniors | $70 Nonmembers Get Performance Tickets Museum as a Stage is The San Diego Museum of Art’s performing arts initiative, created to reconnect the performing and visual artistic traditions and expand the ways audiences experience art. Rather than presenting performances only alongside exhibitions, the program invites artists to create in direct conversation with the Museum’s collection, exhibitions, architecture, and public spaces. Experience a full season of music, dance, theater, and family programming with Museum as a Stage at The San Diego Museum of Art.