Anchor Arts Organizations in NYC Unite to Form New “Latinx/POC Arts Legacy Consortium” Eight institutions challenge historical austerity and funding inequity when serving underrepresented communities NEW YORK, NY, June 15, 2020 – Spurred by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, eight esteemed arts organizations with deep roots in local communities of…
Solidarity is a life value and a life practice. Pregones / Puerto Rican Traveling Theater joins thousands of diverse voices rising against the ongoing abuse of power and racial injustices resulting in the assassinations of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Mubarak Soulemane. Tragically, they are only some of the many African American lives erased…
By ARNALDO J. LÓPEZ We have always known that the joy of live arts doesn’t exist only within the walls of the theater. And yet, the hard facts of pandemic and physical distancing put our knowledge, feelings and experience to the test. How to balance the conflicting mandates of “Stay home, save lives!” and “The…
By ARNALDO J. LÓPEZ – In light of damages and sustained duress resulting from seismic activity in the area, Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater has reignited a new round of emergency micro-grants to affected artists in Puerto Rico starting January 2020. The initiative is modeled on the success of our theater’s prior Hurricane María Relief Drive…
By ARNALDO J. LÓPEZ – The first thing to catch your eye in our Bronx theater lobby this month is a selection of oversize photographs of fishermen as they go about their daily business. It’s an unexpected view, briefly disorienting, and an effective reminder that in New York City we’re never far from the ocean.…
By ARNALDO J. LÓPEZ – One year after Hurricane María and following its successful Relief Drive for Artists in Puerto Rico, Pregones/PRTT announces MásPorPuertoRico, a new multi-platform initiative to support the ongoing recovery of the arts community on the island. With leadership and contributions by all of its ensemble artists and staff, the initiative harbors a mix of multi-discipline…
By ARNALDO J. LÓPEZ – We are proud to share a recent spate of top-tier honors awarded to our company and its leadership for artistic and organizational excellence. Summer 2018 has proven to be nothing short of transformative, fueling our creative selves and yielding substantial new resources for major works in progress! In June, the Doris Duke…
By ARNALDO J. LÓPEZ – Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater proudly announces its partnership with The Sol Project (Jacob G. Padrón, Artistic Director) in the inauguration of SolFest: A Latinx Theater Festival. The new mini-festival will run June 25-27 at PRTT, our Manhattan theater at 304 West 47th Street. Rosalba Rolón, our Artistic Director and member…
By ROSALBA ROLÓN – The BRONX is synonymous with MUSIC. It has been so for decades. And come March, we at Pregones/PRTT are turning up the volume on the musical tradition of The Bronx. Once again MARCH IS MUSIC gathers music ensembles and bands with a broad range of musical offerings. They will share our…
BY ROSALBA ROLÓN We did it! Thanks to the generosity of many individuals, institutions, and sister organizations, our Hurricane María Relief Drive for Artists in Puerto Rico met and surpassed initial collective intentions. The initiative provided direct, no-strings assistance to 172 artists in all disciplines in just three short months! Starting 27 September 2017, donations…