The 31st Annual Loisaida Festival
Avenue C Corridor 12th - 6th Streets on Avenue C, New York, NY, United StatesBridging Resurgence
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5th Annual Loisaida Festival TheaterLab 2018
Avenue C Corridor 12th - 6th Streets on Avenue C, New York, NY, United StatesBridging Resurgence
Performances: CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesFilms Charas, an independent cinema program, was an ongoing series during Charas' operation of El Bohio on 9th street between Avenues B and C. Bradley Eros, Lary7, Kit Fitzgerald and many others, known as the Optipus collective, were integral members of the East Village projection/film/video community. This performance in and around the dome in the Loisaida Center courtyard is a homage to the character and experimentation that was nurtured at El Bohio.
Exhibition Closing: CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join us for the closing reception of the exhibition: CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth with special performances from Art Jones, Krisia Ayala and Yuko Otomo. Art Jones will create live audio/video mix featuring the animated sights and sounds of NYC’s utopian future-past, projected onto artist Krisia Ayala’s installation. Both artists will use the [...]
Lying Lydia – Open Reading
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesNEW WORK - Hailing from Puerto Rico, US America and beyond, Caborca makes sprawling, adventurous works in theatre and film. Combining epic auteurship with a tuned ensemble of actors and a flux of collaborators, we bridge language, background and media, inviting our audience, guest artists and members alike, to delve into the pleasure of seeing anew.
Circo Social – Circus & Community
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJuggling, Equilibrium and Acrobatics workshops for Teens and Young Adults. The different disciplines of the Circus, promote and enhance the development of multiple skills and protective factors, both at the group and individual level. In the group field, these techniques promote respect of one another, solidarity, mutual support, group identity and confidence as an important driver for the practice of various circus techniques. At the individual level they boost self-esteem, help manage tolerance, promote the ability to rise up, resiliency and learning from failure, to develop a sense of humor is a protective factor, help to know and to be surprised of oneself, to visualize the potentialities and to respect the body as a tool of work and artistic expression.
Eye of the Storm
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesNearly a year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria rocked the Caribbean, what lessons can we learn? In the midst of the 2018 hurricane season, what can both affected communities and their allies do to prepare for future climate events and prevent the kind of destruction the hurricanes wrought on the region?
L.E.S. (Loisaida Elders & Seniors) Day
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesLive Music, Health & Wellness Info, Workshops and Light Snacks for our "Abuelitos"!
Garbagia Three Green Suns – Summer Program
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesLoisaida is proud to bring our community an ongoing summer program highlighting and revitalizing the migrant experience, our neighborhood’s historical inventiveness, and ecological resilience. Inspired by local artist and activist, Rolando Politi, whose iconic repurposed and recycled sculptures pepper community gardens throughout Loisaida, the program uses place-based pedagogy and recycled materials to equip youth and residents in using creative strategies to address the city’s urgent issues.
Join Loisaida Center's third year of the Garbagia Open Atelier for both collaborative and individual projects, with a final community celebration!
Garbagia Three Green Suns – Summer Program
The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United StatesLoisaida is proud to bring our community an ongoing summer program highlighting and revitalizing the migrant experience, our neighborhood’s historical inventiveness, and ecological resilience. Inspired by local artist and activist, Rolando Politi, whose iconic repurposed and recycled sculptures pepper community gardens throughout Loisaida, the program uses place-based pedagogy and recycled materials to equip youth and residents in using creative strategies to address the city’s urgent issues.
Join Loisaida Center's third year of the Garbagia Open Atelier for both collaborative and individual projects, with a final community celebration!