Fiesta de Día de Muertos
© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Stefanie Loos
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Strange things death can do! That’s what a grandmother tells her granddaughter as they go about their daily chores. She explains why the monarch butterflies arrive precisely during the Day of the Dead.

Adriana Barrera shares this Purépecha legend through music and dance.

Direction and storytelling: Adriana Barrera

Choreography: Camila Araya

Dancers: Camila Araya, Caterina Monteverde, Carolina González, Benita Marx, Sofiia Samorodova, Finja Lena Wischnewski

Music: Mauricio Vivas – guitar, Celia Regina Ibáñez Lamuño – vocals and maracas

Make-up: Vastiane Tamayo

Costumes: Josefina Valdovinos

Lighting: Valentina Menz

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In the Humboldt Forum's foyer there is a 17 meter high media tower, called "cosmograph". It gives visitors comprehensive information about their visit and can transform into an art and light installation.
© SHF / David von Becker
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