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!
Now On View in THE BRONX – First U.S. exhibition of recent digital works by Puerto Rican master painter, printmaker, and graphic designer Rafael Rivera Rosa, and related screening of documentary film MIRADA EXTENDIDA by Juan Carlos García Padilla. Both the artist and the filmmaker will be present at opening night event. Co-presented with Bronx Film Wednesdays and Prime Latino Media.
July 6, 2019 in THE BRONX Outdoors Location: Sunshine Garden – 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”, Caridad “La Bruja” de La Luz, Chief Joseph Chatoyer Garifuna Dance, Mazarte Dance Company, Mariachi Real de México, Simply Rob, and more!
June 26-29, 2019 in THE BRONX – A new devised theater piece directed Luis Salgado, the result of creative collaboration between professional and aspiring artists from Latin America, the Caribbean, and New York City. This riveting and multilingual take on Shakespeare’s classic is rich with the sonority and rhythms of Latinx cultures. Awake to the comedy, drama, betrayal, and magic of THE TEMPEST! Only four performances. BUY NOW!
June 17-19, 2019 in MANHATTAN – SolFest 2019: Three nights of extraordinary Latinx theater, dialogue, and celebration! Featuring new plays by Evelina Fernández (THE MOTHER OF HENRY), Darell Alejandro Holnes (FRANKLIN AVE), Cusi Cram (THE WILD INSIDE), and Pregones/PRTT Ensemble (LA GUARACHA based on story and characters by Luis Rafael Sánchez). All events start 7pm and include social mixer. FREE Admission. RSVP Required. Reserve Now – Seating Is Limited!
June 5, 2019 in THE BRONX – BxFW screens new, little-seen, and standout independent films that you will love! This month’s feature is AFTER MARÍA: THE TWO SHORES by Sonia Fritz, a hopeful look at Puerto Rico eight months after the devastation of Hurricane María. In-person Q&A with filmmaker! Co-presented with Prime Latino Media and 21 Islands International Film Festival. FREE admission. Seating is limited. RESERVE NOW!
May 17, 2019 in THE BRONX – World premiere oratorio based on the true crime queer love story of the 19th-century Australian bushranger Captain Moonlite. Music by Wally Gunn. Libretto by Maria Zajkowski. Performance by Variant 6 (voices), Mobius Percussion feat. Víctor Pablo, and Veronica Jurkiewicz (viola). Only one New York performance! BUY NOW!
Spring 2019 – Multi-week, intensive, performing arts training workshop at the pre-professional level. Culminates in public performances of Shakespeare’s The Tempest! Acting, dancing, and music curriculum taught by artists of R.Evolución Latina and Pregones/PRTT.
May 4, 2019 in MANHATTAN – Parenting, mixed heritage, and invisible difference between Puerto Rican flag and come what may! First workshop production of a new comedy by Gabriel Hernández. Music by Gabriel Hernández & Gabo Lugo. Directed by Jorge B. Merced. Only two performances: 3pm and 7:30pm. BUY NOW!
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!