Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Venue: Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, IL 60630
“Hasta La Muerte” is an enthralling new production celebrating life and death in the spirit of the Indigenous/Mexican practice known as Day of the Dead.
From the imagination of Las Cafeteras, “Hasta La Muerte” is a two-act, multi-dimensional theatrical and musical performance that explores the stages of grief and loss through the celebration of life and death. The production revisits Mexican folklore to tell new stories, engage old archetypes, challenge patriarchy, uplift the role of curanderas, and re-examine our imagination about “death” and the “afterlife.”
The show combines mesmerizing choreography and poetry with a score of original and traditional songs for a night of transcendent color and sound, and a moving invitation to travel through time, rhythm, and memory.
“Hasta La Muerte” embraces storytelling as a way to process grief and share love with those in the beyond. Love, not sadness, lets us celebrate and remember those who have gone, and reminds us that “death is not the end, it is just the beginning.”
Tickets: Range based on seating
Getting There by Public Transportation
- CTA Blue Line and Metra: The Blue Line, Metra’s Union Pacific/Northwest Line, CTA bus routes, and Pace all stop at the Jefferson Park Transit Center. From there, the Center is about a 1½-block (5-minute) walk down N. Lipps Ave. eventwizinceventwizinc
- CTA Bus #81 Lawrence: Stops in front of the building (eastbound) and at the corner (westbound). eventwizinc
- Entrance: The entrance is on Lawrence Ave., not Avondale Ave., which is the back of the building. eventwizinc
Driving: The Center is two blocks west of the Kennedy Expressway (I-90), Exit 84. Valet drop-off is at the Center, with the valet lot off-site at 4830 N. Lipps Ave. An hourly open-air lot is at 4963 N. Milwaukee, by the Jefferson Park Blue Line and Metra stations.
