BxFW Digital: December

Film / Media, Online, Partnerships, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – 9:30pm on December 2, 2020 – Bronx Film Wednesdays presents TU REAL NATURALEZA (Your True Nature), the story and life journey of Colombian author, raw food chef, holistic wellness advocate, and plane crash survivor Gissela Torrella. “To achieve optimal health in a natural way, it is necessary for your body to wake up to the powerful capacity of self-healing that it possesses.” The film is constructed in four parts: Cuerpo/Body, Mente/Mind, Emociones/Emotions and Espíritu/Spirit. Hosted by BronxNet’s Sonyi Lopez and featuring interview with filmmaker Miguel Miller. – SAVE THE DATE!

LP21 32nd Annual Fiesta Navideña

Music, Online, Partnerships, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – Watch Now – Los Pleneros de La 21 (LP21) teams up with Pregones/PRTT to breathe new life into its 32nd Annual GRAN FIESTA NAVIDEÑA, brought online as a hybrid event featuring LP21’s beloved repertoire of música navideña followed by an interactive charla and celebration with members of LP21, our Emcee Sandra García Rivera, and YOU — our live “digital” audience. Tune in on social media platforms and public access cable tv channels of BronxNet Community Television. Ready your coquito! — WATCH NOW!

BomPlenazo: Conversatorio

Humanities, Music, Online, Partnerships

FREE ONLINE – 7:30pm on January 4 & 11, 2021 – Two-part encore brodcast of frank conversation between four powerful women who have united with passion for their craft and a shared commitment to inclusion and justice. Moderated by Marinieves Alba and featuring Puerto Rico’s Adriana Santoni Rodríguez (Plena Combativa), Gloriann Sacha Antonetty Lebrón (Revista Étnica), Oakland’s Denis Solis (LGBTQIA activist, union organizer and bomberx), and the Twin Cities’ Maria Isa Perez-Hedges (Youth activist, community organizer, Hip Hop Emcee and Bombera) on issues of race, gender, equity, politics, and music. – TUNE IN!

Dancing La Botánica: La Tierra Vive!

Dance, Multidiscipline, Online, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – 6:30pm on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 – Pepatián’s Dancing La Botánica is a platform for Latino/a/x choreographers, dance makers, and movement artists. Initiated by Jane Gabriels and co-led with dancer/choreographers Beatrice Capote and Alicia Díaz, this event also features multidisciplinary artists Leenda Bonilla, Melanie Gonzalez, and Beverly Lopez. A refreshingly candid audiovisual conversation about creativity, solidarity, and the bounty of life! — RSVP NOW!

FLIGHT by Anonymous Ensemble

Online, Presenting, Residency, Theater

FREE ONLINE – 5:00pm on Friday, January 22, 2021 – ANONYMOUS ENSEMBLE creates a new form of theatrical space that is live, interactive, and global in scope. FLIGHT brings together performers and audiences in real space to investigate expansive global issues and tiny revelatory moments in real time. We visit people around the world, in their own environments, with their own worldviews and their own words. Carefully blending reality and fiction, FLIGHT creates an experience both engaging and transformative! FREE on VIMEO. — RSVP NOW!

TORCHED! A People Ignited

Ensemble, Mainstage, Online, Theater

GET TICKETS – 7:00pm on January 27, 2021 – Developmental online reading of TORCHED!, a new Latinx musical play about the Bronx fires during the 1970s. Written and directed by Rosalba Rolón, with original music by Desmar Guevara. The piece collects moments from those who lived through and survived the fires, those who are remembered as champions or adversaries of the people, and those who engaged in and later shrugged responsibility for the “arson for hire” racket. Filmed reading and live chat on Zoom. — NAME YOUR PRICE!

Etude Nº 2 — La V (Puerto Rico)

Online, Presenting, Theater

GET TICKETS – 8:00pm el 29 y 30 de enero de 2021 – El colectivo teatral La V (La Uve) de Puerto Rico presenta dos obras de microteatro en vivo expresamente reinventadas para el formato digital: SINFONÍA Nº 1 y BAJO CONTROL son piezas armadas de invención, sentimiento y sentido del humor. Ambas son de la autoría de Alejandra Ramos Riera y van dirigidas por Michael Vélez. La V busca crear experiencias vivas, interactivas y sensoriales manteniendo así el carácter efímero tan importante en el teatro. Must see! — ¡NOMBRA TU PRECIO!

2021 Raúl Juliá Training Unit

Education, Ensemble, Partnerships, Theater

FREE – Extended! Apply by Thursday, February 18, 2021 – Pregones/PRTT and R.Evolución Latina are proud to announce the 2021 Raúl Juliá Training Unit + Beyond Workshop Series! Join other aspiring and practicing artists in daily classes and conversations imparted by seasoned theater professionals with Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, film and television credits. Dare to go beyond in hybrid online/in person formats compliant with all pandemic safety protocols. Self-taped audition videos due with online application on February 18. — APPLY TODAY!

BxFW Digital: February

Film / Media, Online, Presenting

FREE ONLINE – 9:30pm on February 3, 2021 – Bronx Film Wednesdays presents WATER WEARS ROCK (Agua desgasta roca), the extraordinary story of Alberto, a climber who suffers from multiple sclerosis since he was 17 years old. Against his own limitations, his goal is to climb a mountain rising at over 8,000 feet: the formidable Naranjo de Bulnes in Asturias, Spain. Also showing winning shorts from 21 Islands International Short Film Fest. Hosted by BronxNet’s Sonyi Lopez and featuring interview with filmmaker Álvaro Crespo. – SAVE THE DATE!

48 Hours in… El Bronx – Digital

Online, Partnerships, Theater

GET TICKETS – February 18-22, 2021 – Pregones/PRTT and HARLEM 9 join forces again for the fourth round of 48 HOURS IN… EL BRONX Digital Edition. A phenomenal roster of 30 Latinx theater artists gathered for an intensive theater-making marathon, creating and filming six new plays inspired by iconic images from the acclaimed South Bronx photography collective SEIS DEL SUR. Streaming on VEEPS.com — Enjoy all plays at your leisure with your online pass, valid anytime Thursday 7pm-Monday 7pm! Tickets start at $10. — BUY NOW!