Dear Friends,

Well here we are, 2008, and CALPULLI is going strong and only getting stronger. We could not have gotten here without your participation and support. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

In 2008 we will keep striving for excellence in performing, continue providing dancers and community members with opportunities of leadership training and keep bringing the arts and arts education to hundreds of children and their parents.

Last year was busy, but that was nothing compared to 2008. We have three major performances in the tri-state area, a month-long commitment with the Festival of Nations in Tennessee and several school residencies and workshops. It is also a year of new projects. We are developing a non-traditional dance-theatre piece about the immigrant experience in New York, currently titled Dance for a Dollar. We are also doing research on the Raramuri, the natives of the Sierra Tarahumara in the state of Chihuahua. And, if we find the time in December, we'll put on a Pastorela, a traditional Christmas theatre piece involving company members, the children's classes as well as community and professional actors.

On the Administration side, we have started to look for a permanent home (any ideas and assistance you can provide is greatly appreciated) and to strengthen our infrastructure to ensure we will be there for you and the community in the future.

Please stay in touch with us as our year promises to be full of change and strength. I look forward to hearing from you and I hope you will join us as CALPULLI celebrates its 5th anniversary this October.

Daniel Jáquez
Artistic Director