Sunday August 6, 2017 • 12noon to 7pm
Pregones / Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in collaboration with Lincoln Center Out of Doors’ LA CASITA, present
2017 SUMMER BLOCK PARTY with LA CASITA!
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One of our most popular free outdoor events, this dynamic celebration provides a fun summer afternoon of performances, a live preview of Pregones/PRTT’s upcoming season and much more!
Through poetry, music, and stories, a remarkable group of artist activists give voice to the movements working to uphold and extend LGBTQ, women’s, civil, immigrant, and human rights.
Poetry: Safia Elhillo, Denice Frohman, Patricia Spears Jones, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Venessa Marco, Tracie Morris, Urayoán Noel, Gabriel Ramirez, Paul Tran, and Crystal Valentine
Music: Haleh Liza, James Lovell, Melvis Santa & Ellas-Son, Orquesta Criolla Nacional de Puerto Rico, Mapeyé, and Be Steadwell
MC: Baba Israel
12 noon – Come early to grab a good seat, see the artisan tables, get your face painted, meet amazing folks and enjoy the cool Bronx summer breeze.
1:30pm – The performances begin indoors at Pregones’ Bronx venue with a live preview of the upcoming season.
2:30pm – We then move back outdoors to celebrate summer and arts with La Casita. An impressive lineup of artist-activists convene to explore the far-reaching social, political, and expressive powers of oral tradition. Wordsmiths share the stage with musicians to uncover how poetry, song, and storytelling can unleash personal truths, construct identity, and fundamentally alter historic narratives.
Sunday August 6, 2017 • 12noon to 7pm
Walton Avenue, between 149th & 150th Streets, Bronx, NY 10451
FREE! GRATIS!
La Casita is curated by Melody Capote, Caribbean Cultural Center; Lillian Cho, consultant; C. Daniel Dawson, arts and media consultant; LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, writer, vocalist, sound artist, and curator; Cady Gierke, Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian; Claudia Norman, Claudia Norman Management; and Rich Villar.
La Casita mural set design is created by Manny Vega and commissioned by Lincoln Center for Lincoln Center Out of Doors and Lincoln Center Education.
American Sign Language interpretation provided.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL US at
718-585-1202