The maestro, hardly looking at his notes, gathered the actors, invited the audience to participate. He passed out some extra props, gave the first of many pep talks, and the show began.

Solo or in pairs, students representing the various urban tribes--floggers and skaters, emos and punks, planchas and hippies--crossed bravely in front of the close-minded boliche commentators, strutting their particular style and exuding buena onda.