Artscape gala and Day of the Dead mural mark arts milestones

Recent arts events have highlighted cultural exchange, inclusion and the power of performance. Artscape’s 55th-anniversary gala in Cape Town celebrated the theatre’s history and its vision as “A Place for All,” with music, dance and nonverbal performance. In Washington, D.C., Mexican and American artists created a large Day of the Dead mural in Adams Morgan, bringing Mexican traditions into a public space. Other events invite audiences to preview the Museum of Fine Arts’ reimagined, cross-cultural collection in St. Petersburg and support Austin’s Early Era Collective, whose upcoming dance film explores violence and power in relationships.