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Description

A purple carnation symbolizes capriciousness and conveys condolences for unfortunate

circumstances, something teenager Ximena faces at a soccer game as she struggles with depression and her sense of alienation

"Purple" was recorded live at the Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, Wisconsin. The performance included the audience participating as the crowd at a soccer game and middle school students creating the sound effects.

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