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El Ciclón

Visual/Digital mixed media art for El Ciclón show.

El Ciclón

Arts for All | College of Arts and Humanities | School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies | The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Friday, May 1, 2026 - May 3, 2026 Kogod Theatre, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

About the Event

Award-winning writer/director Yara Travieso’s magical-tropicalist production is filmed in front of live audiences and edited in real time. El Ciclón features Ava, whose car is stranded amidst the swampy waters of South Florida, while a feminist pirate radio station reports of a looming hurricane about to hit the area. Ava soon faces an impossible moral decision. With music from acclaimed composer, librettist and TDPS faculty member Sam Crawford, El Ciclón is an embodied awakening out of the trance of patriarchal and colonial dominance & disconnection, and into our interconnected nature. 

About TDPS

The UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) advances and transforms the research and practice of theatre, dance, and performance studies through a commitment to inclusive excellence and educational innovation in the performing arts.

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Regular: $30

A $5 booking fee applies to online and phone purchases.

Students & Youth: $10

Event Dates

  • Friday, May 01, 2026 7:30 pm
    05/01/26 19:30:00 05/01/26 22:00:00 America/New_York El Ciclón

    About the Event

    Award-winning writer/director Yara Travieso’s magical-tropicalist production is filmed in front of live audiences and edited in real time. El Ciclón features Ava, whose car is stranded amidst the swampy waters of South Florida, while a feminist pirate radio station reports of a looming hurricane about to hit the area. Ava soon faces an impossible moral decision. With music from acclaimed composer, librettist and TDPS faculty member Sam Crawford, El Ciclón is an embodied awakening out of the trance of patriarchal and colonial dominance & disconnection, and into our interconnected nature. 

    About TDPS

    The UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) advances and transforms the research and practice of theatre, dance, and performance studies through a commitment to inclusive excellence and educational innovation in the performing arts.

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  • Saturday, May 02, 2026 2:00 pm
    05/02/26 14:00:00 05/02/26 16:30:00 America/New_York El Ciclón

    About the Event

    Award-winning writer/director Yara Travieso’s magical-tropicalist production is filmed in front of live audiences and edited in real time. El Ciclón features Ava, whose car is stranded amidst the swampy waters of South Florida, while a feminist pirate radio station reports of a looming hurricane about to hit the area. Ava soon faces an impossible moral decision. With music from acclaimed composer, librettist and TDPS faculty member Sam Crawford, El Ciclón is an embodied awakening out of the trance of patriarchal and colonial dominance & disconnection, and into our interconnected nature. 

    About TDPS

    The UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) advances and transforms the research and practice of theatre, dance, and performance studies through a commitment to inclusive excellence and educational innovation in the performing arts.

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  • Saturday, May 02, 2026 7:30 pm
    05/02/26 19:30:00 05/02/26 22:00:00 America/New_York El Ciclón

    About the Event

    Award-winning writer/director Yara Travieso’s magical-tropicalist production is filmed in front of live audiences and edited in real time. El Ciclón features Ava, whose car is stranded amidst the swampy waters of South Florida, while a feminist pirate radio station reports of a looming hurricane about to hit the area. Ava soon faces an impossible moral decision. With music from acclaimed composer, librettist and TDPS faculty member Sam Crawford, El Ciclón is an embodied awakening out of the trance of patriarchal and colonial dominance & disconnection, and into our interconnected nature. 

    About TDPS

    The UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) advances and transforms the research and practice of theatre, dance, and performance studies through a commitment to inclusive excellence and educational innovation in the performing arts.

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  • Sunday, May 03, 2026 2:00 pm
    05/03/26 14:00:00 05/03/26 16:30:00 America/New_York El Ciclón

    About the Event

    Award-winning writer/director Yara Travieso’s magical-tropicalist production is filmed in front of live audiences and edited in real time. El Ciclón features Ava, whose car is stranded amidst the swampy waters of South Florida, while a feminist pirate radio station reports of a looming hurricane about to hit the area. Ava soon faces an impossible moral decision. With music from acclaimed composer, librettist and TDPS faculty member Sam Crawford, El Ciclón is an embodied awakening out of the trance of patriarchal and colonial dominance & disconnection, and into our interconnected nature. 

    About TDPS

    The UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) advances and transforms the research and practice of theatre, dance, and performance studies through a commitment to inclusive excellence and educational innovation in the performing arts.

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