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SUMMARY:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH: Reception + Performances
DESCRIPTION:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH: Reception + Performances \n\nA project by: Matthew Mottel in collaboration with Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College \n\nOverview: \nThe history of dome building on the LES goes back to when CHARAS built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972/73. Syeus Mottel documented this effort in his photo-journalism book CHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS \, first published in 1974 and now re published in 2017 by Song Cave Press & Pioneer Works. \nThrough 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. \nThis work highlights the achievements of CHARAS and hopefully expands the pressure on the NYC mayoral office to follow through on their promise to re-acquire El Bohio for the Loisaida community. \nThe week of the exhibition opening\, many public performances\, talks and workshops will transpire in both the Loisaida Center dome\, and at La Plaza Cultural. These events will be influenced by the type of programming that happened during the 20+ years of events and exhibitions of El Bohio before being pushed out of its iconic and historic location on 9th Street\, formerly known as P.S. 64. \n\nResources: \nCHARAS The Improbable Dome Builders (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION))) \nThrough the lens of avant-garde architectural theory\, the CHARAS Lower East side community group and Buckminster Fuller’s assistant\, Michael Ben Eli construct a geodesic dome on an unused plot of land in the shadow of the Manhattan bridge in 1972-1973. The CHARAS members built the geodesic dome to control their own destiny.\nCHARAS: The Improbable Dome Builders resonates in 2018. Ever present are the needs of affordable housing\, the occupation of public/unused space for civic use\, and the participation of communities to take self determined action when governmental institutions forgo their public duty. \nCHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS: (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION) produced by Matthew Mottel includes archival interviews and photography from 1972/73 by Syeus Mottel with CHARAS members Chino Garcia and Karen Becker. In October 2017\, Sal Becker and Chino Garcia\, return to the dome construction site on the Lower East Side to reflect on their achievements and speak about the purpose of their dome building activity. \nMatthew Mottel’s essay on the book. \nThe video that will be screened during the exhibition opening; CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH –  Wednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm \n \n\nSchedule\, Programming & Activities: \n\nSaturday\, May 5 at 6:00 pm – Archive exhibition of the 1972/73 CHARAS Geodesic Dome opens during Fiestas de Cruz at Loisaida Center.\nSunday\, May 6 at 2:00 pm – Dome Building Workshop where participants will assist in the building of a 12′ geodesic dome. There will also be a special screening of archival footage from Bucky Fuller. \nWednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm – Geodesic Domes unveiled with exhibition at Loisaida Center and La Plaza Cultural with performance by poet Edwin Torres.\nThursday\, May 10 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center.\nFriday\, May 11 at 6:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + Oral history project of the Lower East Side  featuring interview with Chino Garcia by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation\, with documentary screening of Matthew Mottel’s video CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH at 6:00 pm.\nSaturday\, May 12 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + performances in the afternoon thru evening at La plaza Cultural and Loisaida Center Courtyard.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/charas-is-alive-on-spaceship-earth-reception-performances/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class,Loisaida Festival
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SUMMARY:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH
DESCRIPTION:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH \n\nA project by: Matthew Mottel in collaboration with Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College \n\nOverview: \nThe history of dome building on the LES goes back to when CHARAS built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972/73. Syeus Mottel documented this effort in his photo-journalism book CHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS \, first published in 1974 and now re published in 2017 by Song Cave Press & Pioneer Works. \nThrough 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. \nThis work highlights the achievements of CHARAS and hopefully expands the pressure on the NYC mayoral office to follow through on their promise to re-acquire El Bohio for the Loisaida community. \nThe week of the exhibition opening\, many public performances\, talks and workshops will transpire in both the Loisaida Center dome\, and at La Plaza Cultural. These events will be influenced by the type of programming that happened during the 20+ years of events and exhibitions of El Bohio before being pushed out of its iconic and historic location on 9th Street\, formerly known as P.S. 64. \n\nResources: \nCHARAS The Improbable Dome Builders (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION))) \nThrough the lens of avant-garde architectural theory\, the CHARAS Lower East side community group and Buckminster Fuller’s assistant\, Michael Ben Eli construct a geodesic dome on an unused plot of land in the shadow of the Manhattan bridge in 1972-1973. The CHARAS members built the geodesic dome to control their own destiny.\nCHARAS: The Improbable Dome Builders resonates in 2018. Ever present are the needs of affordable housing\, the occupation of public/unused space for civic use\, and the participation of communities to take self determined action when governmental institutions forgo their public duty. \nCHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS: (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION) produced by Matthew Mottel includes archival interviews and photography from 1972/73 by Syeus Mottel with CHARAS members Chino Garcia and Karen Becker. In October 2017\, Sal Becker and Chino Garcia\, return to the dome construction site on the Lower East Side to reflect on their achievements and speak about the purpose of their dome building activity. \nMatthew Mottel’s essay on the book. \nThe video that will be screened during the exhibition opening; CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH –  Wednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm \n \n\nSchedule\, Programming & Activities: \n\nSaturday\, May 5 at 6:00 pm – Archive exhibition of the 1972/73 CHARAS Geodesic Dome opens during Fiestas de Cruz at Loisaida Center.\nSunday\, May 6 at 2:00 pm – Dome Building Workshop where participants will assist in the building of a 12′ geodesic dome. There will also be a special screening of archival footage from Bucky Fuller. \nWednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm – Geodesic Domes unveiled with exhibition at Loisaida Center and La Plaza Cultural with performance by poet Edwin Torres.\nThursday\, May 10 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center.\nFriday\, May 11 at 6:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + Oral history project of the Lower East Side  featuring interview with Chino Garcia by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation\, with documentary screening of Matthew Mottel’s video CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH at 6:00 pm.\nSaturday\, May 12 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + performances in the afternoon thru evening at La plaza Cultural and Loisaida Center Courtyard.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/charas-is-alive-on-space-ship-earth/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
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SUMMARY:Chino Garcia Oral History and Screening of CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth 
DESCRIPTION:Chino Garcia Oral History and Screening of CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth \nFriday\, May 11\, 6:00pm\nLoisaida Inc. Center\, 710 E 9th Street \n\npresented as part of Lower East Side History Month \n\n\nGVSHP‘s Oral History Project helps to preserve memories of the Village and East Village. Our newest release features Carlos “Chino” Garcia\, co-founder of the East Village’s CHARAS El Bohio Cultural and Community Center. \nChino will join us in conversation with Bonnie Sue Stein\, Executive and Artistic Director of GOH Productions. They will discuss Chino’s life and activism\, from youth and migrant communities in the 1950s to the education-focused Real Great Society\, the founding of CHARAS in the 1970s\, and more. \nCHARAS first built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972. Artist and scholar Matthew Mottel will present his short documentary about CHARAS based on archival footage ofSeyus Mottel (his father)\, working on the Improbable Dome Builders. \nThis event is fully accessible. \nFree. Reservations Required. \n\nRegister here.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/chino-garcia-oral-history-and-screening-of-charas-is-alive-on-spaceship-earth/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
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SUMMARY:The 31st Annual Loisaida Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 31st Annual Loisaida Festival
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/2018-loisaida-festival/
LOCATION:Avenue C Corridor\, 12th - 6th Streets on Avenue C\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:5th Annual Loisaida Festival TheaterLab 2018
DESCRIPTION:Co-produced by MEZCOLANZA NYC & Loisaida Inc.\nStarting at 12:00 pm on La Plaza Cultural Community Garden \n[Read Press Release here!]\n\nThe Loisaida Festival’s Theater Lab\, a production of Loisaida Inc. with Mezcolanza NYC\, returning for the third year to the Plaza Cultural on the SW corner of 9th Street & Avenue C in the East Village as part of the annual Loisaida Festival on Sunday\, May 27th. Among the highlights of the program is the New York premiere of ¡Ay María!\, a play that explores the post-Maria reality for an isolated group of neighbors in Puerto Rico that must come together after the storm. \nThe play was initially written to provide catharsis to performer and audience alike following the devastation of Hurricane Maria. In turn\, members of Mezcolanza NYC will be among those discussing the role of contemporary theater and performance in post-Maria Puerto Rico as part of a panel discussion organized by the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center\, which will take place days before the festival\, on Thursday\, May 24th at 6pm. \nLoisaida Inc. remains committed to the voices of Puerto Rican playwrights and performers in wake of Hurricane Maria. Following a special one-night only performance of Pateco\, el sepulturero by acclaimed Puerto Rican actor Teofilo Torres this past December\, the Loisaida Center will again host another timely theatrical work that addresses the aftermath of Hurricane Maria with humor\, improvisation\, satire\, and introspection. \nThis creative window into the island’s trauma and the resilience of local communities is also an extension of the theme of the annual Loisaida Festival: “Bridging Resurgence: From Sandy to Maria.” \n\nSchedule: \n\n12:00 pm. Fernandito Ferrer / DJ /  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the artist: Fernandito Ferrer is a soulful singer-songwriter of nueva trova and folk fusion from Sabana Grande\, PR. This year at Loisaida’s TheaterLab he will be spinning an eclectic mix of reggae\, pop and soul to jump start the afternoon. Fernandito is a long time Loisaida contributor and once again we have been fortunate to have him as  TheaterLab’s  stage manager. His services as a stage manager are very underrated as he’s experience spans over 20 years in the industry. \n\n12:25 pm. Julián Garnik / Performance / 2018 Loisaida Theater Lab Emcee \nTitle: A mis Amigos de la Locura \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the artist: Julián Garnik is an actor and director from Puerto Rico based in New York City. His theatre credits include Jacob in Morning at the Bridge Theatre in Manhattan and El actor tiene permisos part of the III Festival del Monólogo Latinoamericano in Cienfuegos\, Cuba. As a director\, his short films La Secadora and Tessellation have been screened in several festivals around the world\, such as the Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival and the Durham Regional International Film Festival. \n\n12:35 pm. Anthony Rosado / Performance /  \nTitle: Hatuey’s Dream \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the piece:  For the sake of revealing true stories\, archiving indigenous & contemporary Caribbean practices\, and sharing methods of ancestral commemoration\, I will facilitate interviews. As part of the Native Caribbean Heritage Preservation Project\, the interviews function to provide future generations with the inherent understanding of where they come from\, so they may know who to become. Interviews with historians\, contemporary practitioners\, and other descendants of Caribbean peoples will be recorded in effort to (1) act as a digital archive with printed transcriptions and (2) portions of each interview will be presented in a solo performance where I embody each interviewee. This form of oratory storytelling descends from Native Caribbean communicative modes of information sharing and is glorified in Hatuey’s Dream. \n\n12:50 pm. Calle Joroba / Clown Theatre /  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the artist: : Calle Joroba es un colectivo de clown teatral\, teatro físico\, circo y títeres creado por el mimo\, teatrero y maestro Luis Oliva en el año 2014. La misión del colectivo es poder exponer a través de estas técnicas temas universales como lo son la creación\, la escasez del agua\, la contaminación del aire\, entre más. Su repertorio de piezas incluyen “Am i Ea” (2015)\, la primera pieza que estrenó el colectivo en el Circo Fest En el 2015 y “Wata” (2016) también presentada en el Circo Fest\, que luego estuvo de gira por diferentes escuelas en Puerto Rico. . \n\n1:15 pm. Casa Cruz de la Luna / Theater /  \nTitle: The Marquis de Sade is Afraid of the Sea (second movement) \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the piece: A re-visitation of the 1918 legendary earthquake in the South West of Puerto Rico; bodies resurrected from the flood; agitation of the masses\, and the peaceful violence of quotidian life meet in the staging of this text by Aravind Enrique Adyanthaya. Featuring: Alejandra Morales\, Christopher Cancel\, Laura Mercedes and Caridad del Valle. \n\n1:35 pm. Teatro 220 / Improv Troupe /  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the artists: Grupo de jóvenes actores latinos que por medio de la improvisación teatral\, llevamos comedia\, música y entretenimiento para toda la familia. Nuestro fin es llevar alegría\, risas e impactar a su audiencia con un mensaje refrescante y positivo. El grupo está compuesto por: Andrés López-Alicea\, Gilberto Gabriel\, Zuleinette Ralat y Venuz Delmar. Teatro 220\, significa que somos ese conducto de 22O voltios de locura por el cual transmitimos alegría y carcajadas a nuestro público. \n\n02:00 pm Mezcolanza NYC Performances \n\n1. Kairiana Núñez / Performance / 15 min \nTitle: Chiquita \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the piece: In Chiquitita\, Ms. Miller Parachute Woman is a character that moves between ridiculous and reality. Between the joke and the speeches that have us cornered in the dependency.\nShe is a right-wing military officer. She is a recalcitrant Republican. She repeats neoliberal spiels as if there were critical ideas she owns. The fact is that many military were part of the so-called “Reconstruction” of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. They took over the streets along with the local police. The military returned\, as they always return. \nEn Chiquitita\, la Sra. Miller Parachute Woman es un personaje que se mueve entre el ridículo y la realidad. Entre el chiste y los discursos que nos tienen acorralados en la dependencia. Ella es una oficial del ejército de derecha. Ella es una republicana recalcitrante. Ella repite el discurso neoliberal como si tuviera ideas críticas que le pertenecen. El hecho es que muchos militares fueron parte de la llamada “Reconstrucción” de Puerto Rico después del huracán María. Tomaron las calles junto con la policía local. Los militares regresaron\, como siempre regresan. \nAbout the artist: Actress taurine and Puerto Rican. Graduated from the Drama Department of the University of Puerto Rico\, Río Piedras Campus\, (2009). She began his career in 1996 with Pedro Santaliz\, and later became a founding member of the theater group in the streets Jóvenes del 98 under the direction of Maritza Pérez Otero. Later she continued his training with Puerto Rican teachers and artists Rosa Luisa Márquez\, Teresa Hernández\, Viveca Vázquez\, among others. In Argentina\, she trained at Sportivo Teatral with Mirta Bogdasarian and Ricardo Bartís (2011-2013\, Buenos Aires)\, and was part of the Quinto Piso Theater Companies\, directed by Daniel Godoy\, and El Rizoma Collective (2011-2016\, Buenos Aires) . In 2017 she returns to Puerto Rico\, where despite the imbalance\, she bets on continuing to grow artistically\, professionally and ideologically. \n\n2. Karen Langevin / Performance / 15 min \nTitle: Fortune \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the piece: An interactive whimsical game of chance that uses improvisational movement to foretell. Fortune winks at the futility of our desire to know the future through the unavoidable presence of the body. \nFortuna\, Un juego de azar interactivo que usa la improvisación de movimiento como herramienta para predecir. FORTUNA es un guiño a nuestro deseo banal de conocer el futuro\, usando la inevitable presencia del cuerpo.\n​diseño camisa: ​Zaida Goveo Balmaseda. \n\n3. Luna y Vecky / Musical Performance / 30 min \nTitle: Luna y Vecky \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the piece:  After having expanded their audience to more than 15 people\, Luna and Vecky decide to make a little concert in ​the Loisaida Theater Lab​. Luna and Vecky studied music at Berkley and fuse their music with different musical genres and performance. They use their music to express their darker feelings. They have been depressed for more than 10 years. \nLuego de haber expandido su público a más de 15 personas\, Luna y Vecky deciden hacer un conciertito en el Loisaida Theater Lab dentro de la Plataforma Mezcolanza​. Luna y Vecky estudiaron música en Berkley y fusionan su música con distintos géneros musicales y performance. Usan su música para expresar sus sentimientos más oscuros. Llevan en depresión más de 10 años. \n\n03:30 pm ¡Ay María!\n\n4. ¡Ay María! / Short Play / 30 min \n \n  \nAbout the piece:   Some neighbors who did not know each other before hurricane Maria\, have joined after the catastrophe\, to collect debris\, share food and rely on their needs. These neighbors are the actors and actresses. Some of the people / characters represented in the piece are taken from the Puerto Rican reality\, people / characters that we find in our neighborhoods\, urbanizations or towns. We also parody public figures and politicians who through the media have been part of the hurricane experience. \nCast: Mickey Negrón\, Mariana Carbonell\, José Eugenio Hernández\, José Luis Guitierrez\, Marisa Gómez\ndirected by​: Maritza Pérez Otero​ \nUnos vecinos que no se conocían antes del huracán se unen después de la catástrofe\, para recoger escombros\, compartir la comida y apoyarse en sus necesidades. Estos vecinos son los actores y actrices. Algunos de las personas/personajes representados en la pieza son sacados de la realidad puertorriqueña\, personas/personajes que encontramos en nuestros barrios\, urbanizaciones o pueblos. También parodiamos las figuras públicas y los políticos que a través de los medios han sido parte de la experiencia huracanada. \n​Elenco: Mickey Negrón\, Mariana Carbonell\, José Eugenio Hernández\, José Luis Guitierrez\, Marisa Gómez\nDirección: Martiza Pérez Otero. \n\n5. Mickey Negrón / Performance / 15 min. \nTitle: Carpeta \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the piece: A look at the process of persecution that the Puerto Rico Nationalist Party experienced in the past and the current crisis. \n​U​na mirada al el proceso de persecución que vivió​ el movimiento nacionalista de PR en el pasado y la ​resistencia actual. \n\n6. Paulina Pagán / Performance / 15 min. \nTitle: Bestias de paraíso 2 – El fuego y la jicotea* \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the piece: In honor of my Caribbean grandmothers\, especially Levina Wiltshire (1938-2014) In this piece my body becomes a river\, a vessel\, a bridge between my ancestors\, our island ecology\, Puerto Rican bomba\, its violent history and the joy of dancing. *The jicotea (Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri) is the only native Puerto Rican freshwater turtle. The bomba song “El fuego y la jicotea\,” composed by Christian Tonos\, ignited this creative process. \nA mis abuelas caribeñas\, en especial a Levina Wiltshire (1938-2014) En esta pieza mi cuerpo funge de río\, de nave\, de puente entre mis muertas\, la ecología isleña\, la bomba puertorriqueña\, su sangrienta historia y el placer de bailar. *La jicotea (Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri) es la única tortuga nativa de agua dulce de Puerto Rico. La canción de bomba “El fuego y la jicotea\,” compuesta por Christian Tonos\, fue uno de los detonantes de este proceso creativo. \n\n6. Eduardo Alegría and Desmar Guevara / Musical Performance / 30 min. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the artist: Puerto Rican musician and singer-songwriter\, developed in theater and experimental dance\, improvisation\, democracy and politicization of the body. This amalgam of disciplines informs his work. Part of training as an actor he did with the director Maritza Pérez Otero in the political theater. He is an observer of the country and of society.On this occasion he will sing accompanied by Desmar Guevara on the piano. \nMúsico y cantautor puertorriqueño\, desarrollado en el teatro y en la danza experimental\, la improvisación\, la democracia y politización del cuerpo. Esta amalgama de disciplinas informa su trabajo. Parte de formación como actor lo hizo junto a la directora Maritza Pérez Otero en el teatro político. Se nombra a sí mismo como: un observador del país y de la sociedad.​ En esta ocasión cantará acompañado por Desmar Guevara en el piano. \n\nMezcolanza NYC \n\nAbout TheaterLab co-producers: \nMEZCOLANZA NYC 2018 – 13th Edition \nMezcolanza is a cultural platform born in 2013 in the city of Buenos Aires produced by Helen Ceballos. It gathers short pieces of artists and multi-disciplinary collectives in order to maintain a live and open stage for the processes and creations of emerging artists in different cities around the world. We aim to erase distances and expose pieces of author\, which account for the social reality that is lived in our changing environments. To date\, Mezcolanza has hosted over 250 artists among the cities of Buenos Aires\, New York and San Juan de Puerto Rico. On this occasion\, Mezcolanza visits the city of New York for the third time and celebrates its twelfth edition. We have convened 14 multidisciplinary artists. These artists work in theater\, performance\, movement\, music\, improvisation\, construction\, musical composition\, costume making\, sculptures\, sound and video art. In this edition of the Festival Loisaida and within the framework of the Theater Lab. Mezcolanza presents the urban interventions of 14 outstanding artists from the local and international scene of Puerto Rico\, Latin America and the United States\, interlacing the scenic discourses of these creative artists with their status as permanent immigrants. \n\n04:35 pm Community Pageant\n\nLoisaida Community / Short Play / 20 min \nPhoto by: Ryan John Lee\n  \nAbout the piece:   The pageant is a large scale outdoor performance\, using giant puppets\, painted flats\, masks\, costumes\, music and dance performed by and for the community to tell the their own story. \n\n★#LoisaidaFest★@LoisaidaFest★
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/5th-annual-loisaida-festival-theaterlab-2018/
LOCATION:Avenue C Corridor\, 12th - 6th Streets on Avenue C\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Loisaida Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190525T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190525T180000
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SUMMARY:2019 Loisaida Basketball Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Last year a young man by the name of Jesse Brennan\, born and raised in our Loisaida community\, approached our organization to voice his concerns on what was perceived as a lack of sporting activities along Avenue D as compared to the time when he was growing up. There was a specific concern regarding the slow phasing out of the basketball tournaments that he and his peers used to enjoy growing up in the LES as a teenager. After a year of coordinating\, we are proud to announce that Loisaida Inc. has brought back the Loisaida Basketball Tournament to Dry Dock playground on 10th Street and Avenue D. \nOrganized by Loisaida Inc. with the support of community advocate and leader Tom Brasuell and\, with the help of many of you\, the first Loisaida Basketball Tournament is now open to boys and girls ages 12 to 16. \nThe tournament will take place Saturday\, May 25\, 2019 at Dry Dock playground in the Lower East Side. And\, the champions will be recognized on the main stage during the historic Loisaida Festival\, celebrated on Sunday\, May 26\, 2019. A Memorial Day weekend full of activities in downtown Manhattan! \nThis basketball tournament will become another staple of Loisaida Inc. and the annual Loisaida Festival for years to come. The 2019 Loisaida Basketball Tournament will provide an opportunity for LES youth to gather and compete in a community environment through the game of basketball with an emphasis upon mental and physical development\, health\, wellness and growth through teamwork. \n\nWe are confirmed for the Skills Challenge at Basketball City!  \nLet’s get our girls and boys registered and the teams filled. Click here!\nSave the Date – Saturday\, May 18 – 10:00 am to  2:00 pm  \nBasketball City – Pier 36 – 299 South Street\, New York\, NY 10002
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/2019-loisaida-basketball-tournament/
LOCATION:Dry Dock playground\, Avenue D and 10th Street\, Manhattan\, NY\, 10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019,Event/Opening,Loisaida Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190526T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190526T170000
DTSTAMP:20190516T201308Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190516T201308Z
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SUMMARY:The 32nd Annual Loisaida Festival
DESCRIPTION: 
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/2019-loisaida-festival/
LOCATION:Avenue C Corridor\, 12th - 6th Streets on Avenue C\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019,Loisaida Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T170000
DTSTAMP:20250507T171513Z
CREATED:20250214T174908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T171513Z
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SUMMARY:LOISAIDA FESTIVAL 2025
DESCRIPTION:Visit LoisaidaFest.nyc for the most up-to-date information
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/22950/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:2025,Community Events and Resources,Free Events,Loisaida Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTSTAMP:20260427T021234Z
CREATED:20260427T021234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T021234Z
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SUMMARY:The 39th Annual Loisaida Festival
DESCRIPTION:For nearly four decades\, the Loisaida Festival has stood as one of the Lower East Side’s most cherished public traditions\, bringing together residents\, artists\, families\, merchants\, community organizations\, and visitors in a joyful celebration of the neighborhood’s enduring cultural life. In a community shaped by Nuyorican and immigrant histories\, and one that continues to confront the pressures of displacement and cultural erasure\, the Loisaida Festival remains a powerful affirmation of presence\, memory\, and collective pride. \nThis year’s theme\, “Our AmeRícan Thing\,” reflects our commitment to celebrating Loisaida not only as a geographic place\, but as a language\, a rhythm\, and a way of belonging carried through music\, poetry\, theater\, food\, and shared community experience. Inspired by the spirit of Jesús “Tato” Laviera\, the theme seeks to honor the neighborhood not through nostalgia alone\, but through renewed energy\, hope\, imagination\, and the living future we continue to shape together.  \nThe 39th Annual Loisaida Festival\, historically celebrated on the Sunday before Memorial Day\, will take place on Sunday\, May 24\, 2026\, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM\, spanning Avenue C / Loisaida Avenue from East 12th Street to East 5th Street. As the Lower East Side’s largest Puerto Rican-heritage and Latinx neighborhood block party\, the Festival will once again feature a rich\, multidisciplinary program across several activations throughout its footprint.  \nThis year’s Main Stage\, co-hosted by Giraldo Alvare and Caridad “La Bruja” de la Luz\, will feature artists\, including local alternative rock ensemble Daso y el Grupo Cemí feat. urbano artists; Daydrian and Bebé Bambú\, salsa and merengue with Grupo K’ndela\, afro-caribbean heritage music by Legacy Women\, cumbia-rock from Philadelphia-based powerhouse Las Mariposas Galácticas\, and Latin-jazz and flamenco by Grammy-award winning bassist\, John Benítez & Revolution Latin Jazz. Featured street-level activations will also include Ecolibrium and BioBus Mobile Laboratory for children to explore community science and technology as well as cultural programs by BombaYo\, the Nuyorican Poets Café\, and an opening parade led by afro-brazilian samba reggae group Batalá NY;  performances at Francisco Pancho Ramos Community Garden of Puerto Rican jíbaro music from YoToco and Grupo Fascinantes; and a dynamic TheaterLab at La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden featuring artists such as Fernandito Ferrer\, and visiting us from Puerto Rico\, urbano artists Guada and producer/deejay El S\, alongside community partners like Dorill Initiative\, El Bohío\, Inc.\, and Third Street Music School. We are also especially excited that this year’s Festival will include the 40th Anniversary celebration of Puerto Rican Institute for the Development of the Arts (PRIDA) along Avenue C between East 5th and 6th Streets\, as well as Somos Arte’s La Borinqueña Superhéroe Workshop and a Vejigante mask-making pop-up at Piragüa Art Space on 10th Street. Other street-level partners include: LES Yearbook\, Fourth Arts Block\, El Bohío\, Lower Eastside Girls Club\, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop\, Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, and many more. The 39th annual commemorative poster art is by Mateo Nazario. Born in Guatemala and growing up both there and in Puerto Rico\, Nazario is currently a resident artist at the Loisaida Center. \nAs part of this year’s celebration\, Loisaida\, Inc. will also honor a distinguished group of community leaders\, cultural workers\, and neighborhood champions through the Viva Loisaida! Awards\, presented at the Essex Market. This year’s honorees are Council Member Chris Marte\, recognized for his public service and steadfast advocacy for Lower Manhattan; Naomi Peña\, for her leadership in education justice\, family advocacy\, and community empowerment; David Sanders\, for his longstanding grassroots commitment to community building and neighborhood care; Chanel Elliott\, for her trusted and tireless service to Lower East Side residents through constituent advocacy; and Destiny Mata\, for her important photographic and archival work documenting the lived memory\, culture\, and resilience of the Lower East Side. Together\, these awardees embody the spirit of Loisaida through service\, creativity\, advocacy\, and deep commitment to community building. \nThe day’s offerings will include live music\, poetry\, theater\, street performance\, artisan vendors\, and community-based programming reflective of the Puerto Rican\, Nuyorican\, Caribbean\, and immigrant traditions that define Loisaida. Rooted in history and alive with contemporary energy\, the Loisaida Festival continues to serve as a vital public platform where culture\, memory\, and community are not only celebrated but actively carried forward.  \nThis year’s celebration is made possible thanks to the support of the Acacia Network\, Popular Bank\, Grand Street Settlement\, Lower Manhattan Presbyterian Hospital\, and Trinity Church Wall Street. Additional support is provided by Green Mountain Energy Company\, Wellcare Medicare\, and MetroPlus Health. Additional support for the Loisaida Festival and Loisaida Inc. cultural programs is provided by he New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development\, in partnership with the New York City Council\, former Councilmember Carlina Rivera\, and the current Council Member Harvey Epstein of Manhattan District 2\, Community Board 3\, and the New York State Council on the Arts. \nAs the Lower East Side’s largest Puerto Rican-heritage and Latinx neighborhood block party\, the Festival will once again feature a rich\, multidisciplinary program across several activations throughout its footprint.  \nLoisaida\, Inc. continues to celebrate our Puerto Rican roots\, Lower East Side immigrant contributions\, Latiné and Caribbean heritage\, through food\, music\, theater\, art\, and culture. The 39th annual commemorative poster art is by Mateo Nazario. Born in Guatemala and raised between their native Country and Puerto Rico. Nazario is currently a resident artist at the Loisaida Artist in Residence (L.A.I.R.) program. \nJoin us in this one-of-a-kind community celebration in the Lower East Side’s Loisaida neighborhood. \n-Alejandro Epifanio Torres\, Executive & Artistic Director\, Loisaida\, Inc. \n_ \nSponsorship Opportunities • Vendor Registration Form \nVolunteer Registration Form • Parade Registration Form
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/the-39th-annual-loisaida-festival/
LOCATION:Avenue C / Loisaida Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026,Community Events and Resources,Free Events,Loisaida Festival,Presented by The Loisaida Inc. Center
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTSTAMP:20260427T022611Z
CREATED:20260427T022611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T022611Z
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SUMMARY:The 39th Annual Loisaida Festival
DESCRIPTION:For nearly four decades\, the Loisaida Festival has stood as one of the Lower East Side’s most cherished public traditions\, bringing together residents\, artists\, families\, merchants\, community organizations\, and visitors in a joyful celebration of the neighborhood’s enduring cultural life. In a community shaped by Nuyorican and immigrant histories\, and one that continues to confront the pressures of displacement and cultural erasure\, the Loisaida Festival remains a powerful affirmation of presence\, memory\, and collective pride. \nThis year’s theme\, “Our AmeRícan Thing\,” reflects our commitment to celebrating Loisaida not only as a geographic place\, but as a language\, a rhythm\, and a way of belonging carried through music\, poetry\, theater\, food\, and shared community experience. Inspired by the spirit of Jesús “Tato” Laviera\, the theme seeks to honor the neighborhood not through nostalgia alone\, but through renewed energy\, hope\, imagination\, and the living future we continue to shape together.  \nThe 39th Annual Loisaida Festival\, historically celebrated on the Sunday before Memorial Day\, will take place on Sunday\, May 24\, 2026\, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM\, spanning Avenue C / Loisaida Avenue from East 12th Street to East 5th Street. As the Lower East Side’s largest Puerto Rican-heritage and Latinx neighborhood block party\, the Festival will once again feature a rich\, multidisciplinary program across several activations throughout its footprint.  \nThis year’s Main Stage\, co-hosted by Giraldo Alvare and Caridad “La Bruja” de la Luz\, will feature artists\, including local alternative rock ensemble Daso y el Grupo Cemí feat. urbano artists; Daydrian and Bebé Bambú\, salsa and merengue with Grupo K’ndela\, afro-caribbean heritage music by Legacy Women\, cumbia-rock from Philadelphia-based powerhouse Las Mariposas Galácticas\, and Latin-jazz and flamenco by Grammy-award winning bassist\, John Benítez & Revolution Latin Jazz. Featured street-level activations will also include Ecolibrium and BioBus Mobile Laboratory for children to explore community science and technology as well as cultural programs by BombaYo\, the Nuyorican Poets Café\, and an opening parade led by afro-brazilian samba reggae group Batalá NY;  performances at Francisco Pancho Ramos Community Garden of Puerto Rican jíbaro music from YoToco and Grupo Fascinantes; and a dynamic TheaterLab at La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden featuring artists such as Fernandito Ferrer\, and visiting us from Puerto Rico\, urbano artists Guada and producer/deejay El S\, alongside community partners like Dorill Initiative\, El Bohío\, Inc.\, and Third Street Music School. We are also especially excited that this year’s Festival will include the 40th Anniversary celebration of Puerto Rican Institute for the Development of the Arts (PRIDA) along Avenue C between East 5th and 6th Streets\, as well as Somos Arte’s La Borinqueña Superhéroe Workshop and a Vejigante mask-making pop-up at Piragüa Art Space on 10th Street. Other street-level partners include: LES Yearbook\, Fourth Arts Block\, El Bohío\, Lower Eastside Girls Club\, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop\, Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, and many more. The 39th annual commemorative poster art is by Mateo Nazario. Born in Guatemala and growing up both there and in Puerto Rico\, Nazario is currently a resident artist at the Loisaida Center. \nAs part of this year’s celebration\, Loisaida\, Inc. will also honor a distinguished group of community leaders\, cultural workers\, and neighborhood champions through the Viva Loisaida! Awards\, presented at the Essex Market. This year’s honorees are Council Member Chris Marte\, recognized for his public service and steadfast advocacy for Lower Manhattan; Naomi Peña\, for her leadership in education justice\, family advocacy\, and community empowerment; David Sanders\, for his longstanding grassroots commitment to community building and neighborhood care; Chanel Elliott\, for her trusted and tireless service to Lower East Side residents through constituent advocacy; and Destiny Mata\, for her important photographic and archival work documenting the lived memory\, culture\, and resilience of the Lower East Side. Together\, these awardees embody the spirit of Loisaida through service\, creativity\, advocacy\, and deep commitment to community building. \nThe day’s offerings will include live music\, poetry\, theater\, street performance\, artisan vendors\, and community-based programming reflective of the Puerto Rican\, Nuyorican\, Caribbean\, and immigrant traditions that define Loisaida. Rooted in history and alive with contemporary energy\, the Loisaida Festival continues to serve as a vital public platform where culture\, memory\, and community are not only celebrated but actively carried forward.  \nThis year’s celebration is made possible thanks to the support of the Acacia Network\, Popular Bank\, Grand Street Settlement\, Lower Manhattan Presbyterian Hospital\, and Trinity Church Wall Street. Additional support is provided by Green Mountain Energy Company\, Wellcare Medicare\, and MetroPlus Health. Additional support for the Loisaida Festival and Loisaida Inc. cultural programs is provided by he New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development\, in partnership with the New York City Council\, former Councilmember Carlina Rivera\, and the current Council Member Harvey Epstein of Manhattan District 2\, Community Board 3\, and the New York State Council on the Arts. \nAs the Lower East Side’s largest Puerto Rican-heritage and Latinx neighborhood block party\, the Festival will once again feature a rich\, multidisciplinary program across several activations throughout its footprint.  \nLoisaida\, Inc. continues to celebrate our Puerto Rican roots\, Lower East Side immigrant contributions\, Latiné and Caribbean heritage\, through food\, music\, theater\, art\, and culture. The 39th annual commemorative poster art is by Mateo Nazario. Born in Guatemala and raised between their native Country and Puerto Rico. Nazario is currently a resident artist at the Loisaida Artist in Residence (L.A.I.R.) program. \nJoin us in this one-of-a-kind community celebration in the Lower East Side’s Loisaida neighborhood. \n-Alejandro Epifanio Torres\, Executive & Artistic Director\, Loisaida\, Inc. \n_ \nSponsorship Opportunities • Vendor Registration Form \nVolunteer Registration Form • Parade Registration Form
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/the-39th-annual-loisaida-festival-3/
LOCATION:Avenue C / Loisaida Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026,Community Events and Resources,Free Events,Loisaida Festival,Presented by The Loisaida Inc. Center
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