Name: Heartbeat of Mexico
Start: 2025-09-14T12:00:00
Location: Chapman University

Musco Center for the Arts

Celebrate a century of groundbreaking modern dance with Martha Graham Dance Company.

Martha Graham Dance Company

Chapman University

For almost 50 years, The Groundlings Theatre has tackled the chaos of living with one simple cure: laughter. This iconic LA improv and sketch troupe is where comedy legends like Melissa McCarthy, Jennifer Coolidge, and Will Ferrell got their start, and is now home to the next generation of comedic trailblazers. You never know—one of the current cast members could be the next Kristen Wiig!

The Groundlings

Isabella Rossellini's new one-woman show Darwin's Smile reconciles two worlds that are often at the opposite ends: art and science. Inspired by Darwin’s work on emotions in humans and animals, Rossellini highlights the empathy required in both acting and animal behavior studies. In her usual comical tones, she demonstrates how acting could be used to understand the mysterious nature of animals and their emotions. Through engaging performances and comical reimaginings, she offers a delightful lesson on evolution, acting, and the shared emotions connecting species.

Darwin's Smile: Isabella Rossellini

Experience the renowned Paul Taylor Dance Company, a global leader in modern dance. Driven by the belief that dance conveys complex truths about the human experience, their works have been hailed as some of the greatest of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Paul Taylor Dance Company

From Aztec dancers to spectacular mariachi, the Heartbeat of Mexico Festival has been celebrating Mexican and Mexican-American culture and arts with thousands of community members for the past eight years. With two stages and a program jam-packed with music and dance, there is something for everyone to enjoy.