20th Century Fox is hosting their Open Casting Call for WEST SIDE STORY, Directed by Steven Spielberg and adapted by Tony Kushner. Searching for MARIA, ANITA, BERNARDO, TONY & RIFF. For more casting details, click here.
Jimmy is dealing with the loss of his best friend, his Grandfather. His parents try everything to help Jimmy cope, but nothing works, until the eve of Day of the Dead, when his Grandfather comes back to life for just one night adventure that teach Jimmy many important lessons, including self-confidence, which allows him to move on without his Grandfather. Hosted by Teatro SEA as part of JdBPAC's Imagination Station.
Special presentation for sutdents. Recommended for second grade and up. Performed in Spanish and English simultaneously
Presented by Taller Boricua's Rafael Tufiño Printmakers Workshop. Sponsored by Los Angeles Printmaking Society, the Pasadena Art Alliance and Hispanic Federation
This comical folktale from the Dominican Republic tells the story of a simple, fun-loving young man who is crazy in love with a neighborhood girl. Our humorous, interactive puppet play integrates audiences into the story in order to help Pedro win the hand of his true love.
Special presentation for students. Recommended for Pre-K to 6th Grade. Bilingual performance. Limited spaces. Info at: jdbrentals@hispanicfederation.org
A Latin rock-n-roll musical based on a popular Cuban and Puerto Rican children’s tale of a little roach who learns many lessons on her journey to find true love. Hosted by Teatro SEA
Special presentation for students. Recommended for Pre-K to 6th Grade. Bilingual performance.
Clausura del ciclo Impulso: Networking and open mic event. Acompáñanos en esta fiesta de celebración del arte en español y micrófono abierto. Ven comparte con nosotros tu monólogo, poesía, canción, escena o cuento. Y disfruta del trabajo de tus colegas.
Colaboración: $10
viernes 29 y sábado 30 de diciembre / 7:30 PM
Desde Puerto Rico llega Silverio Pérez con su stand-up "María nos voló el toldo" y representando a Nueva York lo acompañan las actrices (madre e hija) Amneris Morales y Belange Rodríguez con el Stan-up ". Del Palo a la Polilla…(what the heck!)”. Te invita: La Marqueta Retoña, Angelbello Production y la Hispanic Federation.
ENTRADA GRATIS. Para información: (787) 632-1141
viernes 22 y sabado 23 de diciembre / 7:30 PM
Desde Puerto Rico llega Marian Pabón con el stand-up "Marian al borde de un ataque de nervios" y desde Nueva York le acompaña Flaco Navaja con “The Evolution of a Sonero”. Te invita: La Marqueta Retoña, Angelbello Production y la Hispanic Federation.
ENTRADA GRATIS. Para información: (787) 632-1141
viernes 15 y sábado 16 de diciembre / 7:30 PM
Llega desde Puerto Rico, Carlos Esteban Fonseca con el monólogo: "La noche que volvimos a ser gente" y junto a él representando a Nueva York - Ivan Goris con el espectáculo de comedia interactiva: “The growing of a dickhead”. Te invita: La Marqueta Retoña, Angelbello Production y la Hispanic Federation.
ENTRADA GRATIS. Para información: (787) 632-1141
Voices of Contemporary Art (VoCA) Program Committee member Jonathan Allen will sit down with artist Marcos Dimas to discuss his life, work, and artistic legacy. This discussion is part of the third season of our on-going CALL/VoCA Talks series, hosted in partnership with the Joan Mitchell Foundation's Creating a Living Legacy (CALL) Program. These programs aim to highlight the innovative CALL initiative while also underscoring the crucial need for dialogue with artists around the production, presentation, and preservation of their work.
To RSVP, click here. For further information, please visit VoCA website at http://www.voca.network/ or contact our Program Manager, Margaret Graham, at margaret@voca.network.
Images and sound of the work Hij@s de la Bernarda. Presented by La Marqueta Retona.
FREE PUBLIC EVENT
A multi-cultural and diverse festival that links culture, entertainment and education as a way to foster meaningful discussion as well as creativity within our children. This festival is one of the first and only film festivals in United States to focus on the exhibition and promotion of Spanish children’s cinema made in Spain and Latin America.
These 2 day intensive workshop (10am -6pm) exploring the precinematic techniques used in Cuento 53 , a mask training and ending with an informal presentation of material created in the workshop.
Suggested donation: $100 to support Pregones / PRTT's micro-scholaships for Puerto Rican artists affected by Hurricane Maria. Limited spaces. To register and more information call: (787) 414 2082 or maskhunt@gmail.com
La Marketa Retoña presents Shanti Lalita and Deborah Hunt in "Cuento 53: Snowhite"
Free admission. Adult Audience.
Isla Negra is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a community event that includes the New York presentation of the book: "Peregrinar es amar y otros poemas" by José Federico Burgos, Julia de Burgos' brother.
Funds collected will be donated to the Hispanic Federation/UNIDOS Disaster Relief Fund - 100% of your gift to UNIDOS goes to help children, friends and families recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane María in Puerto Rico.
To purchase tickets click here.
Since its founding in 1999, the NYLFF produces culturally relevant and entertaining experiences that build audiences for Latino cinema, support the film community with professional development and foster relationships for Latino talent. Programming includes the flagship film festival in New York City, competition programs and community programs. For more information, click here.
From September 28th to October 1st, the NYQTW III will return to NYC as an opportunity for the international Queer Tango community to convene in New York City, hone their craft at workshops and master classes taught by the leading tango teachers, explore the endless variety of tango at milongas – tango social parties – and mix and mingle with the New York tango community. For tickets click here.
Presented by La Marqueta Retoña and Hispanic Federation in collaboration with Boundless Theatre Company and Producciones El Barrio.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
The Board of Directors of Boundless Theatre Company invites you to join them for an evening of theater celebrating 11 years of artistic collaboration and creative works. For tickets click here.
First Staged Reading of the English translation by Aurora Lauzardo.
Directed by Javier Antonio González
Reading July 28, 8pm Cocktail | Reception 7:30pm
RSVP at caborca.tickets@gmail.com
A four-week program that offers theater arts training for children. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about several theatrical disciplines including acting, dancing, make-up, ensemble work, costumes and set design. Parents and members of the community will have the opportunity to enjoy a theatrical production presented by camp participants as part of their final project. For more information, click here.
Over the course of 6 weeks in April and May, twenty-six residents from NYHCA developments in East and Central Harlem met in groups to discuss how they stay healthy; they were then asked to showcase their experience through photographs. Residents identified the photographs that best express what healthy looks like in their neighborhoods, as well as the barriers to health they experienced.
The PhotoVoice images serve to raise awareness in support of further advocacy to eliminate barriers to health in East and Central Harlem, and to highlight the community in all its richness and vibrancy.
For more information click here
Starring: Angel Vázquez
A funny and touching tale of discovery and pride, a student prepares to graduate and leave Puerto Rico to escape the economic crisis. As he arranges to leave, the young man unearths his cultural roots through the lives of such noted men and women in the island’s history as José de Diego, Julia de Burgos, Eugenio María de Hostos, and Roberto Clemente, among others. With great comic flair, Vázquez reveals both the promise and the pain of migration to the mainland from the island. For ticket and more information, click here.
