WITH OR WITHOUT PARENTS : L.A. Mexican Dancers to Present Works Sunday : The troupe’s first full-length performance is the culmination of four years of extensive training.

The Los Angeles Mexican Dance Company, founded by artistic director/choreographer Carola de la Rocha to give under-served aspiring young dancers professional experience, will present its first full-length performance Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Embassy Theatre downtown.

Under De la Rocha, a former soloist with the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, some company members have gone on to study with such artists or groups as Loretta Livingston & Dancers, Ballet Hispanico of New York and Twyla Tharp. The full-length performance is the culmination of four years of extensive training.

Information: (213) 622-3381.

Friendship and Love: The acrobatic DynamO Theatre of Montreal brings its critically acclaimed production of “Mur-Mur” (“The Wall”) to Pepperdine’s Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Saturday at 1 and 3 p.m., Sunday at Norris Theatre in Rolling Hills, Monday and Tuesday at Irvine Barclay Theatre and Oct. 23 at Saddleback Community College.

In the movement-oriented play exploring friendships and love, a wall is the meeting place for a group of young teens. Geared to 4th through 9th grade youth.

Information: Smothers: (310) 456-4522. Norris: (310) 544-0403. Irvine Barclay: (714) 854-4646. Saddleback: (714) 582-4656.

Muppet Master: Fans of the late creative genius Jim Henson have the opportunity to view some of the Muppet master’s early television and film works and rare slides and to hear behind-the-scenes recollections by his wife and longtime partner, Jane Henson, in “Jim Henson, the Early Years,” a special, free presentation by the Jim Henson Legacy at the new Los Angeles Central Library on Saturday at 1 p.m.

A screening of two Henson films, the 1965 Academy Award-winning short “Timepiece” and the 1986 fantasy “Labyrinth,” will follow from 3 to 5 p.m. Seating is limited.

Information: (213) 228-7000.

Grant Awarded: A three-year, $375,000 grant has been awarded to the Hollywood-based Deaf West Theatre Co. by the Department of Education to create theater activities for school children in the Greater Los Angeles area.

The company’s goal is to provide a cultural experience for young people through theater, bringing together those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing with those who can hear, in positive roles and situations.

The program will include 12-week sessions in three area schools, plus poetry and script-writing instruction in the Language Arts. Readings and theatrical productions held at the schools and in the Deaf West Theatre will be chosen from children’s original writings.

Information: (213) 660-0877, TTY (213) 660-8826.