COLA Performing Arts Fellows: Alejandra Flores, Gloria Enedina Alvarez & Houman Pourmhedi June 20, 2009

Persian classical santur master Houman Pourmehdi uses spoken word and music to examine his personal history and the centuries-old umbilical connection to his homeland. Writer and visual artist Gloria Enedina Alvarez crosses borders and generations with her thought-provoking TierraCentro: Echoing Lines/Grabados entre Memorias. Artist and spoken word performer Alejandra Flores brings some of today's most sobering and visceral news headlines front-and-center in a solo presentation. Pprgram contains mature content and strong language in some performances.