Celia
Sat, Sep 10
|Ottawa
A tribute to the iconic Cuban singer Celia Cruz in a unique performance by El Ingenio Teatro theatre company from Miami. One night only.
Time & Location
Sep 10, 2022, 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Ottawa, 2 Daly Ave, Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2, Canada
About the Event
Musical theatre production presented in Spanish with English surtitles.
The performance will be followed by a meet-and-greet session with El Ingenio Teatro.
This extraordinary tribute to the iconic singer Celia Cruz will be performed for the first time in Canada by El Ingenio Teatro, a non-profit theatre organization dedicated to the support of Latin artistic expression and to bridging cultures. That is why it is so fitting to have this organization pay tribute to Celia Cruz (1925-2003), the iconic Cuban singer known as The Queen of Salsa.
Celia Cruz illuminated multiple Latin music styles including merengue, mambo, reggaeton, and the Yoruba influences of Afro-Cuban music. She was a Black woman that became the face of Cuban popular music, crossing multiple cultures and eras. The schoolteacher born Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso went on to record 70 albums, won three Grammys, received a star on the Hollywood Walk…