Carnaval del Barrio (participates in some productions)

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"Carnaval del Barrio" is a high-energy ensemble song from the musical "In the Heights" that celebrates Latinx pride, community, and resilience in Washington Heights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ensemble number ⓘ
song ⓘ
appearsInAct Act 2 of In the Heights ⓘ
associatedWith Dominican-American culture ⓘ
In the Heights (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Latinx community ⓘ
Puerto Rican culture ⓘ
choreographyFeature large ensemble dance ⓘ
use of flags as props ⓘ
composer Lin-Manuel Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSignificance anthem of Latinx pride in musical theatre ⓘ
dramaticContext occurs during a summer heatwave and blackout ⓘ
energyLevel high-energy ⓘ
feature code-switching between English and Spanish ⓘ
firstPerformanceMedium stage musical ⓘ
fromWork In the Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre Latin music ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
hasAdaptation film version performance in In the Heights (2021 film) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
lyricElement references to hanging flags from fire escapes ⓘ
references to multiple Latin American nationalities ⓘ
lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ
lyricTheme Latinx pride ⓘ
community ⓘ
neighborhood solidarity ⓘ
resilience ⓘ
medium stage performance ⓘ
musicalCharacteristic call-and-response sections ⓘ
ensemble vocals ⓘ
up-tempo rhythm ⓘ
musicalWorkType ensemble song ⓘ
narrativeFunction celebration of neighborhood identity ⓘ
rallying song for the community ⓘ
partOf In the Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ
performedByCharacter Carla (character in In the Heights) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Daniela (character in In the Heights) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nina Rosario (character in In the Heights) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vanessa (character in In the Heights) NERFINISHED ⓘ
ensemble of Washington Heights residents ⓘ
setIn Washington Heights, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting Washington Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme celebration of cultural heritage ⓘ
finding joy amid hardship ⓘ
neighborhood unity ⓘ

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Usnavi de la Vega in In the Heights → musicalNumber → Carnaval del Barrio (participates in some productions) ⓘ
subject surface form: Usnavi de la Vega