ARTIST LENS | Our Bronx Future

FREE ONLINE – May 16-21, 2020 – We are proud to partner with Jane Gabriels and the extended creative family of PEPATIÁN in bringing together diverse cultural and community leaders to talk about issues impacting the future of the Boogie Down, and how arts and culture can be a conduit towards a better tomorrow. Get thinking, join the dialogue, and let’s all keep it real! Advance RSVP is required; events live via Zoom. — RSVP NOW!

21 Islands ISFF 2020

FREE ONLINE – Playing Now for Limited Time! – 4th edition of Pregones/PRTT’s 21 Islands Film Fest is online for free streaming and bursting with visual pizzazz! 51 short films from around the world organized into 5 fun-packed festival Groups including a special showcase just for Children and Families. Winners include multiple Festival Jury Prizes and Audience Choice Awards. — WATCH NOW!

Choice Replays! Longplays

FREE ONLINE – Choice Replays! LONGPLAYS – The artists of Pregones/PRTT have been making stellar live theater for decades. Since March 2020, we’ve been digging up standout moments and personal anecdotes to share with you and yours at home! This November, our Latinx acting & music ensemble shares 3 favorites productions from its archives online and on cable television: EL APAGÓN on NOV 6, THE RED ROSE Anniversary Concert feat. Danny Rivera on NOV 13, and THE MARCHERS on NOV 20. — SAVE THE DATES!

CHAVELA

BxFW: March Is Music

March 4, 2020 in THE BRONX – BxFW screens new, little-seen, and standout independent films that you will love! Next up and in time for this year’s March Is Music series is CHAVELA, filmmakers Catherine Gund & Daresha Kyi’s award-winning documentary about iconic Mexican singer Chavela Vargas. The film is a captivating look at the unconventional life of the beloved performer, whose triumphant return to the stage late in life brought her international fame. Co-presented with 21 Islands International Film Festival and Prime Latino Media. FREE. Seating is limited. RESERVE NOW!

Marianna Prjevalskaya

POSTPONED – March 29, 2020 in THE BRONX – Piano star MARIANNA PRJEVALSKAYA has performed with the Cincinnati Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, and National Lithuanian Symphony, collaborated with many great conductors, and released records on Naxos and Fanfare Cincinnati. On her MIM 2020 concert and FREE Bronx Piano Sundays debut, she regales us with technically exact renditions of timeless musical works by SCARLATTI, SOLER, DEBUSSY, and CHOPIN. — Stay tuned for future date!

Sara Davis Buechner

POSTPONED – March 22, 2020 in THE BRONX – After last year’s masterful MIM concert showcasing Caribbean danzas, SARA BUECHNER returns to The Bronx with rising star pianists SUJIN KIM and EVELYN TIJANDRI. Winners of multiple piano competitions, they display their lauded abilities in works for 2, 4, and 6 hands by MOSZKOWSKI, MOREL CAMPOS, GOTTSCHALK, MOMPOU, RAVEL, DE FALLA, TURINA, and BUECHNER. Don’t miss this dazzling tribute to concert piano artistry! — Stay tuned for future date!

BX Free Piano Sundays

Chantal Balestri

POSTPONED – March 15, 2020 in THE BRONX – Multiple award winning classical pianist CHANTAL BALESTRI brings her “confidence and sound technique” (South Florida Classical Review) to our FREE Bronx Piano Sundays afternoon concerts. Putting the spotlight on our Steinway & Sons grand piano, she will play favorite works by BEETHOVEN, GRANADOS, SCHUBERT, and LISZT! Free admission — donations welcome to the Puerto Rico Earthquake Relief for Artists. All are welcome! — Stay tuned for future date!

March Is Music

March Is Music 2020

CONCERTS POSTPONED as of March 14, 2020 – From jazz to classical to folk to fusion — must-see international lineup with women front and center! Live concerts by Venezuelan cuatro master JORGE GLEM & CÉSAR OROZCO, pianist MORIAH FEINER TRENK, Puerto Rican star composer ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN & BRONX ARTS ENSEMBLE, pianist CHANTAL BALESTRI, Hommy Ramos’ fiery TROMBEATZ, pianist SARA DAVIS BUECHNER and Friends, high-octane Mexican contemporary fusion group VILLALOBOS BROTHERS with guest CAROLINA MAMA, and pianist MARIANNA PRJEVALSKAYA. — Stay tuned for future dates!

Moriah Feiner Trenk

March 8, 2020 in THE BRONX – Acclaimed classical pianist Moriah Freiner Trenk brings her “fluid and graceful style” (Villages News) to our FREE Bronx Piano Sundays afternoon concerts. Putting the spotlight on our beautiful Steinway & Sons grand piano, she will play astonishing and beloved works by HAYDN, RAVEL, RACHMANINOV, and GRANADOS! Free admission — donations welcome to the Puerto Rico Earthquake Relief for Artists. All are welcome! — RESERVE TODAY!

Happy Accident

BxFW: February

February 5, 2020 in THE BRONX – BxFW screens new, little-seen, and standout independent films that you will love! This month’s feature is EL ACCIDENTE FELIZ (The Happy Accident), filmmaker Paloma Suau’s loving portrait of great Puerto Rican multidisciplinary artist ANTONIO “Toño” MARTORELL. A visually sumptuous journey through the Maestro’s joyous body of work with contributions by dear friends and colleagues. MEET THE ARTISTS in post-screening dialogue with Tío Louie! Co-presented with 21 Islands International Film Festival, Prime Latino Media, and Bronx Film 48. FREE. Seating is limited. RESERVE NOW!