Category Archives: Festival

2018, Afro Puertorrican Bomba, Bilingual, Caribbean, Caribbean Heritage, Central America, Children Friendly, Dance/Movement, Education, Events, Family Activities, Festival, Latin America, Lower East Side, Mexico, Music, Neighborhood, New York History, Now, Partners, Partnerships, Performance, Poetry, Politics, Puerto Rico, Puppetry, Residencies, Screenings, Senior, Storytelling, Style, Summer, Talk / Panel, Textiles, Theater, Visual Art, Workshops, Youth

5th Annual Loisaida Festival TheaterLab 2018

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21
May

Co-produced by MEZCOLANZA NYC & Loisaida Inc. Starting at 12:00 pm on La Plaza Cultural Community Garden [Read Press Release here!] The Loisaida Festival’s Theater Lab, a production of Loisaida […]

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The 31st Loisaida Festival

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21
May

The 2018 Loisaida Festival Sunday, May 27th 2018 11:00am – 5:00pm Avenue C Corridor / Loisaida Avenue / Alphabet City. The Loisaida Festival is the largest ethnic community pride festival […]

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CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH

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12
Apr

Through a collaborative project between Loisaida Inc., La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College), artist and researcher Matthew Mottel (Syeus Mottel’s son) will build 2 geodesic domes (one at La Plaza and the other at the Loisaida Inc. Center’ courtyard) as an interactive art installation. In interviewing Carlos ‘Chino’ Garcia as part of his research, Matthew was told that the domes CHARAS built functioned as both recreational activity spaces and as experimental examples of how to build disaster relief housing in non urban areas. The same functions apply now. The dome at La Plaza Cultura, will be seen from the street, with high visibility. This will bring people to the other dome in the courtyard and exhibition happening at Loisaida Center, which will feature a more detailed documentation of the original events of 1972-73.

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2018, Events, Family Activities, Festival, Lower East Side, Neighborhood, Partners, Partnerships, Past, Performance, Puppetry, Residencies, Storytelling, Textiles, Theater, Visual Art, Workshops, Youth

Ecological City

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12
Apr

ECOLOGICAL CITY, a climate action, ecological urban pilgrimage and performance art event – features a spectacular 6 hour procession featuring visual art, giant puppets and costumes with 20 site performances of dance, music, theater and poetry celebrating sustainability solutions throughout the community gardens, neighborhood and East River Park waterfront on the Lower East Side of New York City.

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Ecological Arts/Puppet and Costume Workshops

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29
Jan

Sign up for Puppet Workshops below: Sign up for Costume Workshops below:

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2017, Bilingual, Caribbean, Children Friendly, Education, Events, Family Activities, Festival, Latin America, Lower East Side, Neighborhood, Past, Puppetry, Senior, Storytelling, Style, Summer, Visual Art, Workshops, Youth

Open Community Textiles Workshop

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09
May

Loisaida inc. is proud to present Tejedoras de Magia with Daniela Fabrizi. This open community textile workshop will be complementing with costumes, banners and flags the Cabezudo and the Parade Making workshops to debut in the Opening Community Parade of the 30th edition of the Loisaida Festival. This collaborative atelier will be open to visitors and the community at large during the whole month of May, all FREE.

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2017, Bilingual, Caribbean, Dance/Movement, Events, Family Activities, Festival, Lower East Side, Music, Neighborhood, Partners, Past, Performance, Poetry, Puppetry, Storytelling, Summer, Theater, Visual Art, Youth

The Loisaida Festival’s 4th Annual Theater Lab

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01
May

 The Loisaida Festival’s 4th Annual Theater Lab Co-produced by MEZCOLANZA NYC & Loisaida Inc. Brief description of participants and their performance, visual, theatrical or musical pieces: 1. Teresa Hernández / […]

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2017, Education, Events, Family Activities, Festival, Latin America, Lower East Side, Neighborhood, New York History, Partners, Partnerships, Past, Summer, Visual Art, Youth

Come Paint With Us!

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30
Apr

Artistic experience not necessary. Participants are not required to attend all of the sessions, only hands and creativity needed to help complete this project!

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2017, Bilingual, Caribbean, Caribbean Heritage, Children Friendly, Education, Events, Family Activities, Festival, Past, Performance, Puppetry, Residencies, Theater, Visual Art, Workshops, Youth

Community Parade & Pageant – Open Workshops

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30
Apr

Every year the #LoisaidaFest hits the ground running with the yearly Loisaida Festival Carnival Parade. Where our diverse global community blends with puppeteers, marching bands and performance artists, young and old to create a one of a kind spectacle of color and fun.

Don’t miss this year’s parade on May 28th at 11:00am on the Avenue C corridor, Loisaida Avenue in Alphabet City, Manhattan

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The 30th Loisaida Festival

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10
Mar

A celebration is coming: The Loisaida Festival has been historically celebrated on the Sunday before Memorial Day, this year is on: Sunday, May 28th fom 12:00pm – 5:00pm 2017’s theme […]

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