Nahui Ollin was created to perform and share the precious and exhilarating dances inherited of the old Aztec tradition, working in the Chicago area for 17 years.
In the performance Nahui Ollin shows the splendor of the magnificent Aztec culture through movement, sound and image, music, dance and the beautiful attire including feathers and original instruments.
In the performance Nahui Ollin tells a traditional folktale, introduce the instruments, the audience participate singing, claping, dancing, shows the aztec words we use in our daily life and the cultural heritage we still enjoy from this great culture.
Nahui Ollin was selected to participate in the "Festlife Fest" in washington DC for the Smithsonian Institution as well the troup has been traveling around different states doing presentations and workshops: dance, music making native Aztec instruments: drums, clay flutes and whistles.
the performance is sutable for all ages and backrounds, culture and entertainment at the same time.
In the performance Nahui Ollin shows the splendor of the magnificent Aztec culture through movement, sound and image, music, dance and the beautiful attire including feathers and original instruments.
In the performance Nahui Ollin tells a traditional folktale, introduce the instruments, the audience participate singing, claping, dancing, shows the aztec words we use in our daily life and the cultural heritage we still enjoy from this great culture.
Nahui Ollin was selected to participate in the "Festlife Fest" in washington DC for the Smithsonian Institution as well the troup has been traveling around different states doing presentations and workshops: dance, music making native Aztec instruments: drums, clay flutes and whistles.
the performance is sutable for all ages and backrounds, culture and entertainment at the same time.
Tarima Son was formed in January 2002 in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Our focus is researching and playing music originating in the Mexican states of Veracruz, Guerrero, Michoacan, Hidalgo, Jalisco and others, known as the "Son". Since our founding, we have had the great privilege of performing in many important venues around the Chicago area like the Old Town School of Folk Music, the Folk and Arts Fest in Evanston, The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, and The Field Museum, and in prestigious events like the Folklife Fest of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C.