Elena Velasco
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performance and production

collaborator, choreographer, conspirator.

PictureMagical Piñata featuring Leigh Corbett, Andres Alejandro y Ruth Diaz. Costumes y puppets by Nitya Ramlogan. Set by Matthew Keenan. Props by Cindy Jacobs. Projections by Tewodross Melchishua Williams. Lighting by Dan Martin. Sound by Twi McCallum. Stage managed by Ilyana Rose-Davila. Photo credit: Mike Kozemchak
Highlight from 2019

The Magical Piñata
by Karen Zacarías y Deborah Wicks la Puma
Directed and choreographed by Elena Velasco
Keegan Theatre - keegantheatre.com/playrahka/meeting/the-magical-pinata/
Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
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"The Magical Piñata is a delightful family show from Keegan’s PLAY-RAH-KA company, filled with powerful messages, marvelous characters, charming music, and dance – a perfect fit for the holidays, and beyond." - Deborah Minter Jackson, DC Theatre Scene. 
https://dctheatrescene.com/2019/12/16/review-the-magical-pinata/?fbclid=IwAR2mqaD50NGJNCLwzrA_G6Wy3y9I_uGCZWWkBRPhmDJvB_aP2j5h31eR0Hg


"Director and Choreographer Elena Velasco 
does a magnificent job with this cast of four." Kendall Mostafavi, DC Metro Theatre Arts
https://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2019/12/19/the-magical-pinata-at-the-keegan-theatre-celebrates-mexican-culture-and-teaches-valuable-lessons-about-sharing/?fbclid=IwAR3EVv1W97aNURPeG0bmVgTYdVg4ccYDOnlGyPtdVjHfHo_4KeMbZS-KseQ
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