…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…
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…
TAKING OUR PLACE: Dan Guerrero Does It On Stage [We asked Rosalba Rolón to share a few personal notes about artist Dan Guerrero’s impressive trajectory and his acclaimed autobiographical performance ¡Gaytino! Enjoy!] “We went to the front of the line and we took our place.” This is one of my favorite lines of Dan Guerrero’s…
Friday June 26, 2015 at 8PM Creating Connections: Latina artists on the move! Dancing to the beat of NYC, six artists explore the Caribbean/Latina-American experience through dance and performance. [tab: ABOUT] Following a collaborative process, this multi-media event pays tribute to the original troupe of dancers/choreographers who crafted the dance/theater piece Out of La Negrura…
Our recent, multi-voiced and multi-media blog series is now archived for you to read, comment, and share in conjunction with the Off-Broadway run of BETSY! —the Appalachian-Puerto Rican Musical— starting April 9 at PRTT! Thanks to our partners at Roadside Theater, the good people at Café Onda, HowlRound, and Imagining America, and the BETSY! Circle…
LET’S TALK is an easy mix of performance and conversation among artists, scholars, and lovers of the arts! LET’S TALK is your chance to learn something new about the making and sharing of theater, music, dance, and multimedia. LET’S TALK takes you behind the scenes and up close with the muse and the technology. LET’S…
Saturday, May 9th, 2015 @ 8PM Dan Guerrero’s acclaimed solo show! “A lovable wit. A delightful emcee of his own journey. Infectious lunacy” LOS ANGELES TIMES “A disarming twist on the triumph-of-the-human-spirit theme” THE WASHINGTON POST “A riveting piece of social and political history” SAN DIEGO G&L TIMES [tab:ABOUT] ¡GAYTINO! is a remarkable life journey…
Caborca Theater in Zoetrope A bilingual play in two parts Written and Directed by Javier Antonio González Jan 15-25, 2015 @ 7:30pm [tab: ABOUT]Zoetrope tells the story of an underdog military postal officer with a dream. Until he dies. Then it tells the story of his ex-wife, her sister, his lover, her friend, his son,…
Saturday March 7, 2015 @ 8PM MARCH IS MUSIC 2015 series! [tab: ABOUT] Underground System came bubbling up out of BKNY in early 2010. Originally steeped in influence and inspiration credited to Fela Kuti and the West African pioneered Afrobeat aesthetic, they have since carved out a niche that stands uniquely alone as their own.…
Saturday, June 6 @ 8pm Sunday, June 7 @ 3pm Anniversary Concert featuring Danny Rivera! This historic musical inaugurated our company’s acclaimed Bronx stage in 2005 and is based on the life and times of Puerto Rican writer and activist JESÚS COLÓN. [tab:ABOUT] The Red Rose’ narrates the meeting of Puerto Rican activist writer Jesús…