IN PERSON – October 6 & 7, 2023 in THE BRONX – Two historic Plena & Bomba concerts celebrating 40 years of Los Pleneros de la 21. Concert #1: Los Pleneros de la 21 – 40 Años de Crónica Musical. Concert #2: Alex Apolo Ayala’s Afro-Puerto Rican Jazz Big Band Celebrates Los Pleneros de la 21.
IN PERSON – November 8, 2022 in THE BRONX – A one-night performance by Bombazo Dance Co. lifting intersections between LGBTQ+ bodies and gender identities and traditional Afro Puerto Rican Bomba.
FREE ONLINE – June 22-24, 2021 – We are proud to partner with Jane Gabriels and PEPATIÁN for its 4th Annual Indigenous Women Artists Residency, a project co-directed with and featuring Caridad de La Luz. A series of wide-ranging online conversations with seven artists from across “Turtle Island” about their relationships with the earth and transnational trans/planting through research, stories, and art. Live on Zoom. Free admission. — RSVP NOW!
FREE ONLINE – 6:30pm on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 – Pepatián’s Dancing La Botánica is a platform for Latino/a/x choreographers, dance makers, and movement artists. Initiated by Jane Gabriels and co-led with dancer/choreographers Beatrice Capote and Alicia Díaz, this event also features multidisciplinary artists Leenda Bonilla, Melanie Gonzalez, and Beverly Lopez. A refreshingly candid audiovisual conversation about creativity, solidarity, and the bounty of life! — RSVP NOW!
FREE ONLINE – July 25, 2020 – We are proud to partner with Jane Gabriels and PEPATIÁN for the first digital edition of their annual Indigenous Women Artists Residency, a project co-directed with and featuring Caridad de La Luz (Taino). An international and inter-nation gathering of artists from across Turtle Island, also featuring dancers/choreographers Olivia C. Davies (Anishinaabe), Jessica McMann (Cree), and Cynthia Paniagua (Andean and Taino). Live Saturday night — RSVP NOW!
FREE ONLINE – May 16-21, 2020 – We are proud to partner with Jane Gabriels and the extended creative family of PEPATIÁN in bringing together diverse cultural and community leaders to talk about issues impacting the future of the Boogie Down, and how arts and culture can be a conduit towards a better tomorrow. Get thinking, join the dialogue, and let’s all keep it real! Advance RSVP is required; events live via Zoom. — RSVP NOW!
FREE ONLINE – Choice Replays! LONGPLAYS – The artists of Pregones/PRTT have been making stellar live theater for decades. Since March 2020, we’ve been digging up standout moments and personal anecdotes to share with you and yours at home! This November, our Latinx acting & music ensemble shares 3 favorites productions from its archives online and on cable television: EL APAGÓN on NOV 6, THE RED ROSE Anniversary Concert feat. Danny Rivera on NOV 13, and THE MARCHERS on NOV 20. — SAVE THE DATES!
November 9-10, 2019 in THE BRONX – Second Annual Bronx Dance & Drum Festival curated by Milteri Tucker & Bombazo Dance Co. This two-day event showcases the uniqueness of different cultures from the African Diaspora together on one stage! The festival advances Bombazo’s mission to connect the African presence of the Americas through dance and drum. This year’s theme, CROWNS: Telas de resistencia / Fabrics of Resistance, pays tribute to the women of the diaspora who have kept their cultural traditions alive and have passed them down to the next generations. Workshops, Drum Circle, Live Performances!
July 28, 2019 in THE BRONX — Pregones/PRTT’s annual summer block party featuring the multicultural artists of Lincoln Center Out of Doors’ LA CASITA. Through poetry, music, and stories, a powerful community of artist-activists give voice to the everyday heroes working to uphold and extend LGBTQ, women’s, civil, immigrant, and human rights. FREE admission, all are welcome!
June 1, 2019 in THE BRONX – A new solo show by young master of the Puerto Rican bomba folk dance genre Julia Gutiérrez Rivera. Rich with the sensual art of faldeo or skirt flying, footwork and intimate reflections, and poignant commentary on culture, race, gender, and age. A featured event of the South Bronx Culture Trail Festival 2019: retroACTIVO. Only one performance — NOW SOLD OUT!