The Divine Feminine

Events, Music, Partnerships

IN PERSON – 4:00pm on November 14, 2021 – The Open Gates Project: Inaugural Season presents THE DIVINE FEMININE: Centering Women of Color in Early Music featuring thirteen extraordinary women musicians. From the works of Cozzolani, Caccini, and Strozzi, to the texts of New World visionary (and reclaimed Latinx icon) Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the artists will explore themes of femininity, culminating in a performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. First in a concert series dedicated to creating greater access to stages for musicians of color and part of Gotham Early Music Scene. — GET TICKETS NOW!

We Have Iré at Re:Encuentro

Film / Media, Online, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – Free on-demand through November 30, 2021 – Latino Theater Company’s Re:Encuentro Festival presents the digital premiere of Paul S. Flores’ WE HAVE IRÉ. A new multidisciplinary theater work by the award-winning poet, performance artist and playwright, the show explores the lives of Afro-Cuban and Cuban-American transnational artists living in the United States, and their influence on and experience with American culture. Directed by Rosalba Rolón. Following premiere, stream will be available on-demand for 10 days through midnight on November 30. — RSVP NOW! 

Spotlight: Creatives at Work

Ensemble, Film / Media, Music, Presenting, Theater

FREE ONLINE & CABLE TV – Pregones/PRTT’s face-to-face interview series brings you inspiration plus provocations from performing artists and media makers of color. Filmed primarily at Pregones Theater in The Bronx, SPOTLIGHT features theater, music, dance, and film/media artists you need to know! Each episode is a snappy 30-minute compendium of conversation and performance. Watch for encore runs in December. — TUNE IN!

Stage Garden Rumba Digital 2021

Multidiscipline, Partnerships, Presenting

FREE ONLINE & CABLE TV – Stage Garden Rumba Digital episodes were recorded live on May-September 2021 at South Bronx community gardens. Each 30-minute program features performances by multidisciplinary artists and impassioned words from community activists. Brodcasts weekly on Mondays 7:30pm ET on Pregones/PRTT’s social media platforms and public access channels of BronxNet Community Television. — TUNE IN!

TORCHED! A New Musical

Ensemble, Events, Mainstage, Theater

IN PERSON – December 2-19, 2021 – Pregones/PRTT’s newest production. More stories from the Bronx Fires. Alternating between 1970s and present day NY, between historic fact and poetic fiction, TORCHED! lifts the voices of victims, residents, workers, and firefighters. Alternating from past to present and pulsing to salsa and hip hop sounds, the show is part investigative theater and part poetic fiction—delivered by Pregones/PRTT’s Latinx ensemble cast of ten actors/musicians under the direction of award-winning artists Rosalba Rolón and Desmar Guevara. GET TICKETS NOW!

BxFW Digital: January

Film / Media, Online, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – 9:30pm on January 5, 2022 – Pregones/PRTT will be airing its 6th Annual 21 Islands International Short Film Festival in the month of February 2022! In anticipation of our newest edition, this month’s Bronx Film Wednesdays broadcast takes a look back at the Best of Fest 2021 when we turned 5 years young. Fest curated for Pregones/PRTT by Melisa Ramos and hosted by BronxNet’s Sonyi Lopez. – TUNE IN!

2022 Raúl Juliá Training Unit

Education, Ensemble, Partnerships, Theater

FREE – February 21-March 4, 2022 – Pregones/PRTT and R.Evolución Latina are proud to announce the 2022 Raúl Juliá Training Unit + Beyond Workshop Series with a special residency by SITI Company. The intensive provides aspiring artists with hands-on learning imparted by seasoned performing arts professionals with Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, film and television credits. In observance of Covid-19 safety protocols enrollment is limited and by invitation only. – DARE TO GO BEYOND!

21 Islands ISFF 2022

Events, Film / Media, Online, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – February 9-23, 2022 – The 6th edition of Pregones/PRTT’s 21 Islands International Short Film Fest is online for free streaming and bursting with visual pizzazz! 55 multigenre and multilingual short films from around the world organized into 5 fun-packed festival Groups. Winners include multiple Festival Jury Prizes and Audience Choice Awards. Streaming for a two-week period starting Wednesday, February 9th. — WATCH & VOTE!

March Is Music 2022

Music, Presenting

IN PERSON and ONLINE – March 4-27, 2022 – An international lineup of must-see live music concerts! Featuring jazz/flamenco/rock fusión with VIVA LA MÚSICA featuring Tim Reis (The Rolling Stones) and Desmar Guevara, dreamy new music with ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN and BRONX ARTS ENSEMBLE, Latin jazz from Puerto Rico with RICARDO PONS, Mexican and Afroamerindian folk with JARANA BEAT, and world-class classical with NELSON OJEDA & FRIENDS, SARAH TRUAN, GABRIELLE CHOU and ENRIQUETA SOMARRIBA. 9 stellar in-person performances with livestream option!