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The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston is pleased to present When a Priest Marries a Witch, a special performance by artist Suzanne Bocanegra performed by Paul Lazar.

 A story about a priest, an artist, and a young girl in Pasadena, Texas, they tell a tale incorporating Elvis, Abstract Expressionism, the Pope, astronauts, the Singing Nun and a witch. Part artist's talk, part performance, part cultural history, part sound installation.

Co-founder of Big Dance Theater, Paul Lazar has been an Associate Member of New York's Wooster Group, and starred in films including Silence of the Lambs, Beloved, Lorenzo's Oil, and Philadelphia, among others.

Suzanne Bocanegra is a New York-based artist whose performance and installation work has been seen in exhibitions in the United States and abroad. She is a recipient of the Rome Prize, and has received grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Tiffany Foundation, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, and the New York Foundation for the Arts.

Special thanks to HSPVA Friends, a non-profit organization providing support for education, special projects and the needs of young artists at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA).

For more information visit www.mitchellcenterforarts.org.