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Zozobra isn't the only one who gets burned around Fiesta time. Longtime fire dancer Jacques Cartier got his bottom singed a few times as well. One of Cartier's fire-dance costumes is on display in the exhibition Santa Fe Fiesta: Faith, Fashion, and Fun, which opened last week in the Lew Wallace Room at the Palace of the Governors. The exhibition also spotlights historic photos, documents, costumes, and props from Fiesta's past, as well as a 10- minute video that covers the history of the annual event.
"It's really just a little overview of Fiesta," explained Louise Stiver, senior curator for the Palace. "The video in particular should give people an idea of the multifaceted events that occur over the four-day [Fiesta] weekend." Stiver and company mounted the first Faith, Fashion, and Fun exhibition last year, and she said she hopes it becomes an annual event at the Palace. She noted that the Museum of New Mexico took an active hand in the Fiestas from roughly 1910 to 1930.See the full content of this document
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Relics of Frantic Fun
The museum has managed to acquire a considerable number of Fiesta- related outfits, most of which belonged to women. "Women tend to save their clothes; men don't," she said. The ...
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