FREE ONLINE – 9:30pm on April 7, 2021 – In anticipation of the 5th Anniversary of the 21 Islands International Short Film Festival, coming on April 14, Bronx Film Wednesdays celebrates five brilliant years of film programming from around the globe with eight award winning shorts! Hosted by BronxNet’s Sonyi Lopez and featuring interviews with festival curator Melisa Ramos and Pregones/PRTT’s Artistic Director, Rosalba Rolón. – SAVE THE DATE!
FREE ONLINE – March 1-29, 2021 – For the 15th Anniversary of our popular March Is Music concert series, we bring you 15 must-see events: Great concerts by Latinx and international talent plus music-themed episodes of Spotlight and Bronx Film Wednesdays. Featuring Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon performances by artists like VICTORY PLAYERS CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE playing living Puerto Rican composers, drummer Alex García’s AFROMANTRA, pianist SARA DAVIS BUECHNER, Dominican fusion stars YASSER TEJEDA + PALOTRÉ, and much more! A festive “MIM15” HAPPY HOUR for all friends of March Is Music is scheduled for March 27, RSVP for invitation. — SAVE THE DATES!
By ROSALBA ROLÓN There is a connection between those who make art and those who witness it. There are countless ways in which we make art happen —as we have learned over the past months—and countless ways to witness it. And in many instances, to participate in it. It is no secret that the output…
GET TICKETS – February 18-22, 2021 – Pregones/PRTT and HARLEM 9 join forces again for the fourth round of 48 HOURS IN… EL BRONX Digital Edition. A phenomenal roster of 30 Latinx theater artists gathered for an intensive theater-making marathon, creating and filming six new plays inspired by iconic images from the acclaimed South Bronx photography collective SEIS DEL SUR. Streaming on VEEPS.com — Enjoy all plays at your leisure with your online pass, valid anytime Thursday 7pm-Monday 7pm! Tickets start at $10. — BUY NOW!
FREE ONLINE – 9:30pm on February 3, 2021 – Bronx Film Wednesdays presents WATER WEARS ROCK (Agua desgasta roca), the extraordinary story of Alberto, a climber who suffers from multiple sclerosis since he was 17 years old. Against his own limitations, his goal is to climb a mountain rising at over 8,000 feet: the formidable Naranjo de Bulnes in Asturias, Spain. Also showing winning shorts from 21 Islands International Short Film Fest. Hosted by BronxNet’s Sonyi Lopez and featuring interview with filmmaker Álvaro Crespo. – SAVE THE DATE!
GET TICKETS – 8:00pm el 29 y 30 de enero de 2021 – El colectivo teatral La V (La Uve) de Puerto Rico presenta dos obras de microteatro en vivo expresamente reinventadas para el formato digital: SINFONÍA Nº 1 y BAJO CONTROL son piezas armadas de invención, sentimiento y sentido del humor. Ambas son de la autoría de Alejandra Ramos Riera y van dirigidas por Michael Vélez. La V busca crear experiencias vivas, interactivas y sensoriales manteniendo así el carácter efímero tan importante en el teatro. Must see! — ¡NOMBRA TU PRECIO!
FREE – Extended! Apply by Thursday, February 18, 2021 – Pregones/PRTT and R.Evolución Latina are proud to announce the 2021 Raúl Juliá Training Unit + Beyond Workshop Series! Join other aspiring and practicing artists in daily classes and conversations imparted by seasoned theater professionals with Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, film and television credits. Dare to go beyond in hybrid online/in person formats compliant with all pandemic safety protocols. Self-taped audition videos due with online application on February 18. — APPLY TODAY!
FREE ONLINE – 5:00pm on Friday, January 22, 2021 – ANONYMOUS ENSEMBLE creates a new form of theatrical space that is live, interactive, and global in scope. FLIGHT brings together performers and audiences in real space to investigate expansive global issues and tiny revelatory moments in real time. We visit people around the world, in their own environments, with their own worldviews and their own words. Carefully blending reality and fiction, FLIGHT creates an experience both engaging and transformative! FREE on VIMEO. — RSVP NOW!
GET TICKETS – 7:00pm on January 27, 2021 – Developmental online reading of TORCHED!, a new Latinx musical play about the Bronx fires during the 1970s. Written and directed by Rosalba Rolón, with original music by Desmar Guevara. The piece collects moments from those who lived through and survived the fires, those who are remembered as champions or adversaries of the people, and those who engaged in and later shrugged responsibility for the “arson for hire” racket. Filmed reading and live chat on Zoom. — NAME YOUR PRICE!
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!