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! 

BxFW Digital: November

Events, Film / Media, Online, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – 9:30pm on November 3, 2021 – Bronx Film Wednesdays presents MY KINGDOM COME: The life and struggle to walk again of renowned Spanish kickboxing world champion Simón González. Series curated by Melisa Ramos and hosted by BronxNet’s Sonyi Lopez. Watch online and on public access cable television. – SAVE THE DATE!

BxFW Digital: October

Film / Media, Online, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – 9:30pm on October 6, 2021 – Bronx Film Wednesdays presents GREAT ANIMATIONS: A specially curated selection of 12 standout animated shorts from our 21 Islands International Short Film Festival plus interviews with directors Radheya Jegatheva and Carol Freeman. Curated by Melisa Ramos and hosted by BronxNet’s Sonyi Lopez. Watch online and on public access cable television. – SAVE THE DATE!

StatueFest On Stage

Partnerships, Presenting, Theater

IN PERSON – September 30 and October 1, 2021 – The New Shokan Kitchen Island Project (NSKIP) brings its award-winning StatueFest On Stage —a growing collection of new theatrical monologues centering women— to PRTT for two nights of must-see live theater! Featuring memorable characterizations of 15 great women by 15 contemporary women playwrights. Directed by Allison Astor-Vargas. Vaccine proof and face masks required for in-person events. Admission is Free. RESERVE NOW – SEATING IS LIMITED!

We Have Iré CD Release Livestream!

Film / Media, Online, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – 7:30pm on September 18, 2021 – Pregones/PRTT is a proud partner in IRÉ Records release of the original cast recording album of We Have Iré, by poet/performance artist/playwright Paul S. Flores with original music by Grammy-winning alto saxophonist/percussionist/composer Yosvany Terry. Watch the 28-min behind-the-scenes “Making of” video by filmmaker Amílcar Navarro, and meet the artists and producers of this essential new record! Join the party — ON FACEBOOK LIVE 

BxFW Digital: September

Film / Media, Online, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – 9:30pm on September 1, 2021 – Bronx Film Wednesdays presents LATIN AMERICAN SHORTS, six extraordinary stories by talent to watch. Selection includes past winners of the 21 Islands International Short Film Festival and together illustrate a wide range of topics and aesthetic approaches. Featuring filmmakers from PUERTO RICO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, CUBA, ARGENTINA, and BRAZIL. Curated by Melisa Ramos, hosted by BronxNet’s Sonyi Lopez, and featuring brand new interview with film director Michelle Malley-Campos. – SAVE THE DATE!

BxFW Digital: August

Film / Media, Online, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – 9:30pm on August 4, 2021 – Bronx Film Wednesdays presents LUZ IN LATIN AMERICA by Amanda Nemcik. the inspiring account of international bodyboarding star Luz ‘Loly’ Grande—a young woman on a personal mission to make bodyboarding a means to improve the lives of disadvantaged children in Puerto Rico, Argentina, Brazil, and Peru. Also featuring many other greats of bodyboarding from the Americas! Hosted by BronxNet’s Sonyi Lopez and featuring brand new interview with the film director. – SAVE THE DATE!

Bringing Tobacco & Cedar

Dance, Multidiscipline, Online, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – June 22-24, 2021 – We are proud to partner with Jane Gabriels and PEPATIÁN for its 4th Annual Indigenous Women Artists Residency, a project co-directed with and featuring Caridad de La Luz. A series of wide-ranging online conversations with seven artists from across “Turtle Island” about their relationships with the earth and transnational trans/planting through research, stories, and art. Live on Zoom. Free admission. — RSVP NOW!

Stage Garden Rumba 2021

Multidiscipline, Partnerships, Presenting

FREE – Online & Cable TV – STAGE GARDEN RUMBA Digital episodes were recorded live May-September 2021 at South Bronx community gardens. dates pay tribute to the history of the South Bronx fires and the people power and joy that helped overcome them. 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. — SAVE THE DATES!