In conjunction with College of San Mateo’s Ethnic Studies Film Festival, Oceánica Ballet will present a special live preview performance of Act 1 of the upcoming world premiere "Alicia in the Land of Wonders." This new narrative ballet relates the tale of Alicia, the daughter of immigrants to the U.S., who reconnects with her heritage through Mexican folktales, images, and music woven together in an adventure loosely inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Choreographed by Oceánica Ballet Artistic Co-Directors Edgar Lepe and Robert Burns Lowman, Alicia in the Land of Wonders features music by José Elizondo, Mexican composers and others. As part of CSM’s Ethnic Studies Film Festival theme “art as resistance,” this un-ticketed event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a brief Q&A session with the artists.