Stage Garden Rumba

Summer 2019 is officially extended through September with Stage Garden Rumba, the FREE live arts series that asks WHAT MAKES OUR SOUTH BRONX BOOGIE?

WHEN: Saturday, September 14, 2019 from 2pm to 6pm

WHERE: Willis Avenue Community Garden (401 E 143 Street at Willis Avenue)

WHO: Pregones/PRTT Ensemble in scenes from upcoming new musical ¡GUARACHA!, Caridad “La Bruja” de La Luz, Mariachi Real de México, Helen Dano, Mazarte Dance Company, Ana Meléndez, Starr Davis, José L. Torres DJ, Karen Washington, Simply Rob, Alejandra Delfín, Adrian Martinez, Ramon Mendez, and Jorge Vázquez Bomba Y Plena!

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.

PLEASE NOTE: This FREE event will take place RAIN OR SHINE!

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. 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.