Stage Garden Rumba

Fall back into summer one more time with Stage Garden Rumba, the FREE live arts series that asks WHAT MAKES OUR SOUTH BRONX BOOGIE?

WHEN: Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 2pm to 6pm — Rain or Shine

WHERE: Pregones Theater & Garden (575 Walton Avenue between 149 & 150 Streets)

WHO: Pregones/PRTT Ensemble in scenes from upcoming new musical ¡GUARACHA!  — premiering this November at Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Jorge Vázquez Bomba Y Plena, Caridad “La Bruja” de La Luz, Mazarte Dance Company, Mariachi Real de México, Frank Antonio Hiraldo, Vir-Amicus DJ Music, North of Division X, Esperanza Martell, Seyi Adebanjo, Fitzroy Christian, Víctor Dávila, Simply Rob, Jani Rose, and J.F. Seary!

WHAT: Music, theater, dance, literature, and activism—presented by Pregones/PRTT in partnership with We Stay/Nos Quedamos with our people and for our people! Stage Garden Rumba is an open invitation for all New Yorkers to experience our beautiful South Bronx green spaces and Casitas in the company of creative and fearless agents of change! This season, SGR will again feature: Extraordinary ARTISTS—actors, singers, dancers, writers;  ACTIVISTS with the pulse of local, national, and international struggle and social justice; and COMMUNITY MEMBERS, just like you, who are invited to join in co-learning/co-curating activities shining a spotlight on 40 years of original Puerto Rican/Latinx theater and music by Pregones! Get inspired and connected with live performances, community dialogue, and calls to action.

SPECIAL EDITION: This special “INDOORS & OUTDOORS” edition of #SGR2019 includes your last chance to see MIRADA EXTENDIDA, a selection of digital prints by Puerto Rican graphic arts master Rafael Rivera Rosa, for the first time exhibited in New York City, and live announcement of this year’s Round-Trip Air Ticket Raffle on Southwest Airlines, the official airline of Pregones/PRTT!

STAGE GARDEN RUMBA is two-time winner of The Lincoln Center Cultural Innovation Fund. Additional key support provided by Con Edison. All photos property or courtesy of the artists — FOLLOW US on Instagram for details. This FREE arts program is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. For a full list of our funders, visit www.pregonesprtt.org.