Loisaida Inc.

Loisaida: A State of Mind - Featuring the works of Marlis Momber & Maximo Colón
2025-05-25 18:00 - 2025-06-07 20:00 UTC | Piragua Art Space, 367 E 10th St, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Loisaida: A State of MindHonoring Nuestra Guerrera de LoisaidaMay 25th – June 7thFeaturing the works of Marlis Momber & Maximo ColónPiragua Art Space & Curated by: David “Daso” Soto367 East 10th Street
Loisaida: A State of MindPiragua Art Space, 367 East 10th StreetMay 25 – June 7, 2025
Join us for Loisaida: A State of Mind, a vibrant exhibition honoring the spirit and resilience of Loisaida through the lens of legendary photographers Marlis Momber and Máximo Colón. This special presentation celebrates our community’s heritage, activism, and artistry — and pays tribute to Nuestra Guerrera de Loisaida.
Presented by Piragua Art Space & David “Daso” Soto, Loisaida Cultural Archives, Siempre Palante, and Bloque, the exhibition captures the essence of Latinx cultural identity and public life in the Lower East Side.
✨ Free and open to the public.

Loisaida: Un Estado de ConcienciaPiragua Art Space, 367 East 10th Street25 de mayo – 7 de junio de 2025
Te invitamos a Loisaida: Un Estado de Conciencia, una exposición vibrante que rinde homenaje al espíritu y la resiliencia de Loisaida a través del lente de las reconocidas fotógrafas y fotógrafos Marlis Momber y Máximo Colón. Esta muestra especial celebra el patrimonio, el activismo y la creatividad de nuestra comunidad, honrando a Nuestra Guerrera de Loisaida.
Presentado por Piragua Art Space y David “Daso” Soto, Loisaida Cultural Archives, Siempre Palante y Bloque, esta exposición captura la esencia de la identidad cultural Latinx y la vida pública en el Lower East Side.
✨ Entrada libre y abierta al público.

SEMBRANDO RESISTENCIA - CONECTANDO LUCHAS
2025-09-06 15:00 - 19:00 | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
SEMBRANDO RESISTENCIA
“CONECTANDO LUCHAS”
Es nuestro segundo año de Sembrando Resistencia, y queremos brindar dos días de inmersión comunitaria reflexionando en las luchas de distintos líderes de Loisaida, Bronx, Chile, y Puerto Rico.
Únanse para compartir y conocer sobre estas experiencias y cómo las luchas se conectan.
September 6
3-5 pm Panel at @loisaidainc.center with @lasaladepepe, , @rapabonpr, @lapenadelbronx , @kailabule
5-5:30 pm Walking tour to Francisco “ Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
5:45-6:45 pm Live Music @dasomonster y el grupo Cemi @faabio.puentes @angelbajotimba @yuto_kanazawa @takafuminikaido

HABITAR LAS FÁBULAS (LAB)
2025-10-10 15:00 | The Loisaida Inc. Center, 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, 10009, United States
HABITAR LAS FÁBULAS

Description:
Habitar las Fábulas is a series of dance performances inspired by the visual art series Fábulas by Uruguayan artist Fernanda Piñeirua. Through movement, we share women’s stories—of patriarchy, migration, ancestry, community, struggle, union, self-love, and death.

This project is both dialogue and tribute: a collective recomposition of Latin American women’s experiences. From image to gesture, the performances draw symbolic foundations from the Orixas dances of Brazilian Candomblé, the rhythms of Uruguayan candombe, the steps of Argentinian chacarera, and the language of Afro-Latin contemporary dance.
Each body becomes a question, a vessel for memory and resistance, a way of telling what words alone cannot hold. These dances invite the audience into empathy, trusting that the stories of South American women will resonate and echo in their own personal narratives, weaving a sense of shared community.

About Simbólica Cia. de Danza:
Simbólica is a Sudaka Latinafrocontemporary dance company that creates from the symbolic intersections of movement and knowledge. We dance to question what we believe, feel, and think—transforming body and emotion into tools for inquiry where the mind alone cannot reach. Our practice is rooted in regenerating, strengthening, and empowering both personal and collective identity.
María Noel Costa (Uruguay) is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher with training in jazz, modern, African, and contemporary dance. A three-time recipient of the Regional Fund for Culture, her works include I Have Something to Say and Morder.
Paula Sarmiento Ansorena (Argentina/Uruguay) is a dancer, researcher, and director whose creations blend traditional and contemporary Afro-Latin American dances. She has trained in Brazil, Guinea, Mexico, and New York, and is the director of Simbólica Cia. de Danza and member of Yiribas Cia.
Guest Artist: Mobéy Lola Irizarry (Puerto Rican diaspora/Chickasaw Nation) is a genderqueer cultural worker and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans sound, image, and performance.

Location: Loisaida, Inc.-710 E 9th St, New York, 10009

Praxis & Lab: 3:00 PM (Register here)

Performance: 7:00 PM (Register here)
