January 9-19, 2020 in MANHATTAN – Encore run of acclaimed first full-length play by Latinx favorite Flaco Navaja and a stellar five-piece Latin band, aka The Razor Blades. Part coming of age story, part love letter to salsa and The Bronx, EVOLUTION OF A SONERO delivers a testament to human resilience in a spirited concert theater tribute. Directed by Jorge B. Merced. Back in NYC for a strictly limited engagement. Buy your tickets early!
September 20-22, 2019 in THE BRONX – World premiere of a new devised piece from the People’s Theatre Project (PTP). In a dystopian nation where people are forced to assimilate, six immigrants unite in secret to spark a joyful revolution. Performed by the all-women PTP Company Sol Ensemble. Directed by Zafi Dimitropoulou. One-hour performance followed by open dialogue. 我们不只是 | We Are More | ما بیشتر هستیم. Only THREE performances! Seating is limited — Buy early!
September 11, 2019 in THE BRONX – Real-time screening of large scale video installation by net.art pioneer Wolfgang Staehle, presented in partnership with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and in observance of the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Video will start at 8:00 am and will show the entire course of the day, with the planes crashing at 8:46 am and 9:03 am, followed by the aftermath, running until sundown. Live music improvisation featuring Edsel Gómez, on piano, and Iván Renta, on saxophone, at 6pm. FREE event. Seating is limited — RSVP now!
September 7, 2019 in THE BRONX – Outdoors Location: Brook Park. Award-winning FREE live performance and community celebration series! Music, theater, dance, literary arts and activism! Featuring Pregones/PRTT Ensemble in scenes from GUARACHA—The Musical, Simply Rob, Mazarte Dance Company, Mariachi Real de México, Redobles de Cultura, and more! Special “Rumba with H.E.ARTS” Edition culminates in an Afro-Puerto Rican bomba procession to Willis Avenue Playground and fiesta unveiling of new mural by local artist Virginia “Vicky” Ayress!
August 24, 2019 in THE BRONX – Outdoors Location: Taqwa Community Farm. Award-winning FREE live performance and community celebration series! Music, theater, dance, literary arts and activism! Featuring Pregones/PRTT Ensemble in scenes from “La Guaracha”, Simply Rob, Caridad de La Luz, Mazarte Dance Company, Mariachi Real de México, Lyrical Faith, Joselia Hughes, Iris Morles, The Prophet, José Angel Figueroa, and more!
August 15-18, 2019 in DALLAS – Touring engagement of Pregones/PRTT’s production of Flaco Navaja’s first full-length play presented as part of Cara Mía Theatre Co.’s Latinidades Festival. The acclaimed show pays homage to many great musical icons and the wild mix that gives life to a rhyme, a people, and a culture. A must-see! Performances at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak Street, in Dallas, Texas.
Now Playing in MANHATTAN – A NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC’S PICK! First-ever stage adaptation of international hit novel LA GUARACHA DEL MACHO CAMACHO by Luis Rafael Sánchez. A cast of wild, mostly lovable, and decidedly over the top characters —The Deejay, The Senator, The Socialite Wife, The Son, The Mistress, and Doña Chon, the nosy neighbor— poke fun at a situation most messy, most sticky, most certainly out of control! Off-Broadway World Premiere at historic Puerto Rican Traveling Theater on West 47th Street. GET TICKETS NOW.
August 10, 2019 in THE BRONX – Outdoors Location: The Rock Garden / Jardín La Roca. Award-winning FREE live performance and community celebration series! Music, theater, dance, literary arts and activism! Featuring Pregones/PRTT Ensemble with Jorge B. Merced in scenes from “La Guaracha”, Simply Rob, Caridad de La Luz, Jorge Vázquez Bomba Y Plena, Mazarte Dance Company, Mariachi Real de México, Vanessa Mártir, Joey de Jesús, Just A Poet, and more!
August 3, 2019 in THE BRONX – Outdoors Location: Rincón Criollo / Casita de Chema. Award-winning FREE live performance and community celebration series! Music, theater, dance, literary arts and activism! Featuring Pregones/PRTT Ensemble with Jorge B. Merced in scenes from “La Guaracha”, Caridad de La Luz, Los Pleneros de La 21, Mariachi Real de México, Roya Marsh, Ariel Francisco, Sandra María Rivera, and more!
July 13, 2019 in THE BRONX – Outdoors Location: Rainbow Garden of Life and Health. Award-winning FREE live performance and community celebration series! Music, theater, dance, literary arts and activism! Featuring Pregones/PRTT Ensemble with Jorge B. Merced in scenes from “Baile Cangrejero”, Heather Archibald, Francheska Alcantara, Mazarte Dance Company, Mariachi Real de México, Americo Casiano, Jorge Vázquez Bomba Y Plena, and more!