Dramatic Reading & Open Dialogue FREE EVENT – Click to RSVP Saturday, May 6, 2017 @ 7PM Presented by Theater of War Productions New version of Sophocles’ AJAX by Bryan Doerris Featuring David Zayas in the role of Ajax What is Theater of War: AJAX? Theater of War: AJAX is a free, interactive performance of scenes from Sophocles’ Ajax, an ancient…
Wednesday March 1, 2017 @ 7PM | FREE Opening Concert of our MARCH IS MUSIC 2017 series! ABOUT TIGUE MUSIC – Brooklyn-based trio Tigue fuses the precision of contemporary classical music with art-rock energy. In addition to creating its own visionary works, Tigue actively commissions new music from leading composers, and has been praised for…
Buy Tickets January 14, 2017 8pm IN THE BRONX 2 Choreographers • 1 Dance Concert Choreographers Sita Frederick and Richard Rivera “zone in and zoom out” with live performances of their latest dance works developed at Pregones in The Bronx. A multi-media experience! Featuring the dances: Why did the pollo cross the calle? To get to…
“Look at her! She’s so beautiful!”, said Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to have flown space, as the space shuttle took her and fellow astronauts hundreds of miles away. Ms. Tereshkova, a Russian cosmonaut, was referring to Planet Earth. Earth was a female. It always has been. I remember that day in 1969 when Neil…
THE DESIRE OF THE ASTRONAUT World Premiere May 4-22, 2016 Pregones Ensemble’s latest production! Enter the world of Esteban Only – the last Boricua in space! Written and directed by Alvan Colón-Lespier. Musical Director Desmar Guevara. [tab: ABOUT] Floating in space thousands and thousands of miles away from us, Esteban Only is calling, yet his call…
What happens when a group of artists transitions from running their touring ensemble to leading it, programming venues and becoming a midsize theater institution? In the beginning… We thought we would be a touring troupe forever. In 1979, a group of like-minded Puerto Rican actors joined together in the fashion of Caribbean and Latin American…
Two people observing the same event may and will probably recount it differently. Multiply that by 10 or 20 people and you’ll probably end up with just as many versions. There is a difference, though, between witnessing, perceiving or researching an event and writing about it, and rewriting history to secure a position of privilege…
…and if you don’t believe me, ask a dog! On June 29th Pregones Theater turn 36. That’s a pretty cool age. According to old wisdom, 36 is the age of ‘togetherness, elegance and generosity”. I venture to say that our ensemble practice speaks to togetherness, our collective good looks and poise speak to elegance and…
A special dance presentation Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 8PM Dance showcase presentation. Next generation choreographers Alicia Díaz + Matthew Thornton present Deep Listening – a new investigation of culture, memory, and identity through movement, music, and text. [tab: ABOUT] Agua Dulce Dance Theater presents Deep Listening–an investigation of culture, memory, and identity through movement, music, and…
June 3 to July 31, 2015 at 6PM German Pérez’s AMEN DE MARIPOSAS exhibit reception. Dominican artist German Pérez brings his acclaimed exhibit inspired by the Mirabal Sisters to Pregones as part of our “10 on WALTON” Bronx Anniversary celebration. [tab:ABOUT] We are proud to kick-off our “10 on WALTON” Bronx Anniversary celebration with the…