GULIVER X was developed by Florencia Escudero for Loisaida's Aritistic Residency Program. Through visiting the Lower East Side community gardens; Escudero guided by sensorial experience, documentation, history and memories of herself inside these gardens has transformed the Loisaida outdoor courtyard into a visual spectacle of personal and spatial remembrance.
A documentary about the political, economic and social situation of Puerto Rico. It exposes part of the contemporary history of the island and explores several solutions that can force a change in the moral and intellectual psyche of Puerto Ricans.
GUARDIANS OF LOISAIDA - CLOSING RECEPTION 710 East 9th Street New York NY 10009 (District X - Loisaida) 7:00 pm
Architect CBJ Snyder was a prolific designer of New York public school buildings, completing more than 350 schools in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A graduate of Cooper Union, Snyder had big ideas about design, too - he believed that public school buildings should be civic monuments to a better, brighter future. Snyder’s [...]
Folclor de Puerto Rico: memoria e identidad Idioma: Español Fecha: Sábado, 22 de octubre de 2016 Horario: 2:00 pm a 5:00 pm Recurso: Profesor Néstor Murray-Irizarry Profesor universitario de Historia retirado. En 1976 fundó el Centro de Investigaciones Folclóricas de Puerto Rico, Inc. con sede en la Casa Paoli en Ponce, Puerto Rico. Investigador y [...]
Festival de la Palabra (The Word Festival) is the top literary event in Puerto Rico, and the only literary festival in the world based on one single community -the Puerto Rican community- which is held in two very distinct cities: San Juan and New York, and for the first time celebrated at Loisaida Inc. in the heart of the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
San Juan Noir is an unprecedented volume of contemporary Puerto Rican fiction edited by renowned author Mayra Santos-Febres, creator of Puerto Rico’s Festival de la Palabra which its New York edition will be celebrated at Loisaida Inc. Center this same weekend.
The MiniFest will have: Creative workshops for kids, fun games and activities, storytelling and a Light Show called "Colorful Animals" with many more surprises.
As diversity initiatives gain in popularity, how can we ensure that equity is at the root of their focus? Together, let’s explore the landscape and ask what is needed for tangible, real success around race, gender, disability status, and artistic aesthetic in the arts and beyond.
