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SUMMARY:ReconstruirMX@Loisaida
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on January 13th\, 2018 for a night of music\, dance\, tamales and the celebration of the artistic spirit in the rebuilding efforts of communities impacted by the 2017 earthquakes in Mexico. Performances by Sandra Soto Silva\, The Josh Craig and more. \nIn November of 2017 an art benefit was held  at 41 Cooper Gallery for communities devastated by earthquakes in Mexico. Through the raffling of over 100 artworks generously donated by local and international artists we were able to fundraise  $13\,000 USD in support of the relief and rebuilding efforts of the artist collective Los Carpintruenos\, the Museo Comunitario del Valle de Xico\, and Centro Cultural Bacaanda. \nWhile we began organizing partly due to our familial ties to Mexico and with the intention of making a gesture of support and camaraderie across borders\, these efforts have been an urgent reminder to connect with international artistic communities; the need to stay connected\, share stories and ideas\, and cultivate long lasting relationships that transcend locality and lived experiences. \nIn December we visited Los Carpintruenos and the Museo Comunitario del Valle de Xico\, whose work and energy is truly impressive and inspiring. The purpose of the upcoming event at Loisaida is to share the stories of these artistic communities and their impassioned work as well thank our extended NYC community for their ongoing support. \n\nLos Carpintruenos\, whose name combines carpinteros (carpenters) and truenos (thunder)\, is a group of seven volunteers whose mission is to generate effective\, quick\, and direct aid in the construction of houses and temporary refuges in both a long- and short-term capacity to regions affected by the earthquake. Los Carpintruenos met while assisting with carpentry\, demolition\, reconstruction\, and rescue work in the area around calle de Gabriel Mancera\, Mexico City’s post-earthquake “ground zero”. Buoyed by a sense of purposeful collective energy\, they decided to stay in touch as they continued to assist with rebuilding efforts throughout the capital. More recently\, they have expand their work beyond Mexico City\, transporting supplies to the towns of Jojutla and El Jicarero in the state of Morelos and to this date successfully built 16 wooden houses for individuals and families left homeless. \nMuseo Comunitario del Valle de Xico located in Valle de Chalco\, on the outskirts of Mexico City\, the Museo Comunitario del Valle de Xico was built on an ex-hacienda dating to 1529. The Museum now houses an impressive collection of pre-Columbian objects and safeguards the archaeological remains of the Valle de Xico. In response to the earthquake\, the museum has partnered with organizations in the region to deliver supplies directly to affected populations. To date\, they have sent out three brigades and with our support they are now establishing medical outposts to assist those with medical needs. \nCentro Cultural Bacaanda is a project founded by the Visual Artist Cristian Pineda Flores in May of 2006 in Juchitán of Saragossa\, Oaxaca. It is an artistic proposal that unites the efforts and ideas of artists in diverse disciplines to create dynamics of exchange\, formation\, contemporary artistic production and cultural diffusion in the state of Oaxaca\, especially in the region of the Isthmus. After the September 7 earthquake—which destroyed hundreds of houses in Juchitán—architects\, engineers\, people dedicated to the field of construction with experience\, organized to support those that lost their homes and everything there.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/reconstruirmxloisaida-2/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180116T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180116T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Street Gangs of the Lower East Side
DESCRIPTION:Details\nWith “The Street Gangs of the Lower East Side\,” Jose Cochise\nQuiles and Clayton Patterson provide a brutally honest\, self-reflective and moving account of one person’s struggle to break the cycle of violence and poverty since birth through creativity and compassion for others in the East Village / Lower East Side. Quiles pulls no punches about the experiences that took him from gang leader to an historian of gangs\, artist\, and author who creates with a joyous yet desperate edge\, for the sake of sheer survival. \nFree with Registration \nCo-sponsored by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation and Loisaida Inc. \nBooks for sale and signing following the program. \nThis event is fully accessible.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/book-talk-street-gangs-of-the-lower-east-side/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation,Panel / Town Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180119T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180318T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
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SUMMARY:Soul of a City - Exhibition Ongoing
DESCRIPTION:Katharine Wright\, in conjunction with neighborhood photographer\, Ryan John Lee have curated an auction wall to benefit the initiatives of Loisaida Inc. The wall showcases local and international artists\, emergent and established artists\, all representations of the DIY\, immigrant ethos here in Loisaida. Check out the artwork below.\n\n\nSilent Auction Now Live!\n \n\nLoisaida Inc. is proud to present Ryan John Lee. Contact us to view exhibition by appointment. Lee is a photographer/filmmaker based in New York City. He is a longtime resident of the Lower East Side. The soul of a city is manifested through its inhabitants: the newspaper sellers\, subway riders\, pavement pounders\, and window shoppers. These seemingly banal routines and daily chores are what feed a city’s energy and identity. Soul of a City represents a collection of these everyday moments I’ve been fortunate enough to capture. Some are humorous or touching\, while others are heartbreaking. In these photographs\, I’ve aimed to transform the ordinary into something more magical and highlight the calm within the chaos of the urban landscape.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/soul-of-a-city/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180207T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180207T200000
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SUMMARY:ECOLOGICAL CITY -  CREATIVE CLIMATE ACTION PUBLIC PLANNING MEETING
DESCRIPTION:ECOLOGICAL CITY –  CREATIVE CLIMATE ACTION PUBLIC PLANNING MEETING \nWednesday February 7th @ 6:30 pm \n@ Loisaida Inc. Center – 710 East 9th Street btw. Aves. C & D\n\n\n\nLoisaida Inc. Center’s 2018 Artists in Residence; Earth Celebrations engages the Lower East Side community through: ECOLOGICAL CITIES\, a theatrical pageant and environmental action project to co-develop and bring together climate resiliency and ecological sustainability plans within the gardens\, neighborhood and waterfront of the Lower East Side of New York City\, and highlight its contribution to the city and address global climate challenges. \n\nView Calendar and Register Today for the FREE Community Workshops.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/ecological-city-creative-climate-action-public-planning-meeting/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Panel / Town Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180224T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180224T160000
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SUMMARY:Ecological Arts Puppet Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Puppet Workshops with artist: Lucrecia Novoa\n1st Session\nSaturday\, February 21st\, 2018 \n\n\n\nJoin us and take action on climate! \nParticipate in Earth Celebrations’ ECOLOGICAL CITY in partnership with Loisaida Inc. Center\,  LUNGS Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens and over 20 community partners. \nEcological City engages the Lower East Side community through creative strategies co-creating a theatrical pageant and environmental action project to develop and bring together climate resiliency and ecological sustainability plans within the gardens\, neighborhood and waterfront of the Lower East Side of New York City\, and its contribution to city and global climate challenges. \nPUPPET & COSTUME WORKSHOPS: \nCostumes: Every Wednesday starting February 21 from 6-9pm\n Puppet: Every Saturday starting February 24 from 12-4pm\n @ Loisaida Center 701 East 9th St. (Bet. Aves. C & D) \nECOLOGICAL CITY PAGEANT\n Saturday May 12th\, 2018 \n\nSign up to participate.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/ecological-arts-puppet-workshops/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Free Workshop / Class
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180227T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180227T213000
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SUMMARY:El Semillero Benefit Event
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, February 27th 2018 – 6:30 pm\nDoors open at 6:00 pm – Loisaida Inc. 710 East 9th Street New York\, NY 10009 \n\nEl Semillero\nEl Semillero is what we call the new 2018 Media & Technology component at the Loisaida Inc. Center. It is an idea-activator\, a makerspace for creative cross-training\, prototyping\, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. The community can make use of our low and high-tech equipment and facilities in addition to the roster of workshops we’re offering for personal and professional development.  \nCreativity and its profound effect on our own well-being and that of the world are bound together. Therefore\, art\, culture\, fulfillment\, and productivity are interdependent. We believe that neighborhoods should act as their own cultural developers and sustainable economic engines. El Semillero is a space for our youth and elders\, mentors and mentees\, artists and scholars\, experts and beginners. We welcome students\, young professionals\, local entrepreneurs\, parents\, and grandparents. We’re building an accessible idea incubator where all Loisaida community members can come together to dream\, collaborate\, and create. El Semillero is for our future-makers. \n\n\nLoisaida has survived these past 38 years because of the support of the community. In this\, our first ever fundraising campaign\, we’re asking you to invest in El Semillero\, our programs\, and projects that support the resilience of our Latinx community footprint and legacy.\n\n\nPurchase tickets to event:\n\n\n\n	\n				\n			\n			\n\n \n\n\n\nHow many tickets?\n\n\n1 $50.00 USD2 $100.00 USD3 $150.00 USD4 $200.00 USD\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nArtist Level Perks\nWe are here for you! As an artist-level contributor\, you can gain access to the fundraiser celebration\, enjoy libations and eats from local vendors\, and exercise your right to party to the sounds of D’Marquesina. \n \n		\n					\n\n	\n\n	\n				\n			\n			\n\n \n\n\n\nHow many tickets?\n\n\n1 $150.00 USD2 $300.00 USD3 $450.00 USD\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSeedling Level Perks\nMake us grow! Dig in at the seedling level and your contribution gives you all of the “Artist” level benefits\, plus a signed limited edition print by artist Adrián “Viajero” Román. \n \n		\n					\n\n	\n\n	\n				\n			\n			\n\n \n\n\n\nHow many tickets?\n\n\n1 $250.00 USD2 $500.00 USD3 $750.00 USD\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nGerminator Level Perks\nYou are truly making us blossom! At this level\, recieve all of the “Artist” level benefits\, plus the first six Germinators get a pair of tickets to their choice of either Shakespeare in the Park’s Othello\, Twelfth Night\, or The Public’s run of Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Miss You Like Hell. All other Germinators will receive an autographed print by photographer Máximo Rafael Colón. \n \n		\n					\n\n	\n\n\nSilent Auction Now Live!\n \n\nEVENT HONOREES:\n\n \n\n* After completing the PayPal/Credit/Debit card transaction to purchase tickets above\, depending on pledge level\, further instructions and information will be provided. Please note that no tickets will be mailed. You will receive confirmation that your contribution has been received. If you have questions about making a credit card donation\, please contact or email us. If you are interested in Sponsorship Opportunities at the Presenting level or for any other questions\, please fill out contact form below:\n\n	Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.\nNo Fields Found.\n\n    \n\n\n        \n        \n        \n\nGive any amount you want!\nHelp us build this future by donating to our campaign and keep Loisaida thriving!
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/el-semillero-benefit-event/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180228T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180228T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
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SUMMARY:Ecological Arts Costume Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Costume Workshop with artist: Michele Brody\n1st Session\nWednesday\, February 28th\, 2018 \n\n\n\nJoin us and take action on climate! \nParticipate in Earth Celebrations’ ECOLOGICAL CITY in partnership with Loisaida Inc. Center\,  LUNGS Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens and over 20 community partners. \nEcological City engages the Lower East Side community through creative strategies co-creating a theatrical pageant and environmental action project to develop and bring together climate resiliency and ecological sustainability plans within the gardens\, neighborhood and waterfront of the Lower East Side of New York City\, and its contribution to city and global climate challenges. \nPUPPET & COSTUME WORKSHOPS: \nCostumes: Every Wednesday starting February 28 from 6-9pm\n Puppet: Every Saturday starting February 24 from 12-4pm\n @ Loisaida Center 701 East 9th St. (Bet. Aves. C & D) \nECOLOGICAL CITY PAGEANT\n Saturday May 12th\, 2018 \n\nSign up to participate.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/ecological-arts-costume-workshops/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Free Workshop / Class
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180302T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180302T213000
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SUMMARY:Noche de Bohemia with Joe Louis
DESCRIPTION:Joe Louis returns with his experimental bohemia to NYC from PR. Come and enjoy a night full of stories to wait for the end of the world and face it. Come to love and be loved with music and vocal improvisation. Swimming in the “Río Piedras” had never been so far away. (https://soundcloud.com/user-553207317/rio-piedras-vol-1-joe-louis-y-los-bohemios) \nJoe Louis regresa con su bohemia experimental a la ciudad de Nueva York. Vengan a disfrutar una noche llena de historias para esperar el fin del mundo y afrontarlo. Vengan a amar y ser amados con la música e improvisación vocal. Nadar en el “Río Piedras” nunca había estado tan lejos. ( https://soundcloud.com/user-553207317/rio-piedras-vol-1-joe-louis-y-los-bohemios) \nCheck out the presentation if you missed it: \n\n \n\nSponsored by Integra Managed Health Plans
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/noche-de-bohemia-with-joe-louis/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180323T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180330T203000
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SUMMARY:The Native Caribbean Heritage Preservation Project - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:2018 Loisaida Artistic Residency Recipient\, Anthony Rosado presents:\n\n\nThe Native Caribbean Heritage Preservation Project – Exhibition\nFriday\, March 23 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm through Friday March 30\, 2018 \n\nExhibition Description: \nNí’Tiñao means “relative; friend; progenitor” in Kalinago\, and is eponymous with the Taíno peoples of the Caribbean. Rosado’s work focuses on historical\, indigenous Caribbean definitions of identity and the influence of their values\, spirituality\, horticulture\, and language today\, as well as our relation to these definitions right here in Loisaida. \nRosado’s exhibition aims to refute euro-colonial claims that the Ní’Tiñao were a divided peoples who went extinct. Via art and storytelling\, we exist. \nObjective: \nIn effort to honor Arawak Tainx ancestors of the Caribbean while providing their scions with the legitimacy and empowerment of cultural identity\, The Testourmonials Project will research\, draft\, and present an Arawak Tainx Heritage Day that intends on one day being celebrated annually and internationally.  As Founder and Artistic Director of The Testourmonials Project I will develop a campaign and build a case to support city-wide\, national\, and international commemoration of the Arawak Tainx Heritage.  \nVisitors of my Open Studio Residency will have access to traditional and modern practices cultivated by Arawak Tainx ancestry.  Through partnership with The Loisaida Center\, the “Arawak Tainx Heritage Day” will ensure unity and mobility for intersectional needs of Tainx progenies.  Unity will be present during a hands-on workshop\, community discussion\, performance showing\, and exhibition.  The intersectional needs of Tainx descendants will be revealed via interviews with revolutionaries actively preserving the Arawak Tainx culture.  Your participation on this journey\, which will continue long after the Residency’s end\, is the vital mobility produced from our advocacy against erasure of Arawak Tainx traditions. \nThe project aims to research\, archive\, and memorialize the herstory\, history\, principles\, spirituality\, practices\, and core values of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean.  Following research\, the “Tainx Heritage Day – Celebration Model” will be drafted.  This model will be shared with organizations indigenous to the Arawak Tainx peoples via online survey and interviews\, as well as the aforementioned workshop and community discussion.  The model will consequently be redrafted considering review by active members of the Arawak Tainx community and their modern day practices.   Once the model is complete\, a proposal will be drafted and campaign launched to consider the “Arawak Tainx Heritage Day” an annual city-wide\, then state-wide\, thereafter country-wide\, and finally internationally recognized holiday.  The holiday will be presented during Summer 2018 via promotion during events\, workshops\, festivals\, and more hosted by organizations who supported the holiday’s culmination. \n\nThe Testourmonials Project will host an exhibition at Loisaida Inc. Center opening Monday\, March 26 – 30\, 2018. The exhibition will be relaying information\, sources\, reflections\, visual art\, commissioned photography\, and an installation to share the research.\n\n\nAbout Anthony Rosado: \n  \n\n 
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/the-native-caribbean-heritage-preservation-project-exhibition/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180417T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180417T213000
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SUMMARY:Fabric Yarn Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Description\nLearn how to recycle fabrics and clothing into a fun material that can be used for\n knitting\, weaving\, crocheting and many other crafts. \nDetails\nWorkshop Duration: 1-2 hours\nCost: FREE\nLanguages: English and Spanish\nLevel: No previous knowledge required\nDates: April 17th\, 2018 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm \nFor participants to bring:\n• Unused fabrics\, Old/Stained T-shirts and/or clothing that you are willing to let go of/cut\nup and transform \nAbout Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda\nZaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda is a fiber artist whose work serves as a hands-on\nmanifesto of the symbiotic relationship we can have with our surroundings. She makes\nslowly and mindfully\, using local/organic fibers\, recycled or found materials\, and natural\ndyes. These materials are transformed through traditional craft techniques she\nrespectfully re-contextualizes. Her practice weaves together fiber-art\, soft sculpture\, material rescue\, and\ncontemplative performance. Zaida Adriana advocates the slow\, ethical and hand-made through talks and workshops\nat places like Duduá\, Manufacture NY\, Slow Fashion Spain/Ethical Fashion Academy\,\nEileen Fisher\, Bloomingdales\, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. She serves as the\nCountry Coordinator of the Fashion Revolution movement in Puerto Rico.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/fabric-yarn-workshop/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Free Workshop / Class
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180420T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180420T220000
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SUMMARY:Restoring the heart of Ni'Tiñao - Exhibition Closing
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the closing reception of Restoring the Heart of Ni’Tiñao! \nA part of: The Native Caribbean Heritage Preservation Project & Exhibition. \n\n\nNí’Tiñao means “relative; friend; progenitor” in Kalinago\, and is eponymous with the Taíno peoples of the Caribbean. Loisaida Inc.’s artist-in-residence\, Anthony Rosado’s\, work focuses on historical\, indigenous Caribbean definitions of identity and the influence of their values\, spirituality\, horticulture\, and language today\, as well as our relation to these definitions right here in Loisaida. His exhibition aims to refute eurocolonial claims that the Ní’Tiñao were a divided peoples who went extinct. Via art and storytelling\, We Exist\, he tells us.Objective: \nIn effort to honor Indigenous Caribbean ancestors while providing their descendants with the legitimacy and empowerment of cultural identity\, The Testourmonials Project will research\, draft\, and present an Indigena Caribe Heritage Day that intends on one day being celebrated internationally. As Founder and Artistic Director of The Testourmonials Project\, Rosado will develop a campaign and build a case to support city-wide\, national\, and international celebration of Caribbean Heritage. \nThe project aims to research\, archive\, and memorialize the herstory\, history\, principles\, spirituality\, practices\, and core values of the native peoples of the Caribbean. This project contributes to the “Ní’Tiñao Heritage Day – Celebration Model”. This model will be shared with organizations indigenous to the Ní’Tiñao via interviews\, as well as a community engagement workshop and performance components. \nDescendants will learn of traditions\, practices\, values\, and foods cultivated by ancestors whose stories are made accessible. The model will consequently be redrafted considering review by active members of the Arawak Tainx community and their modern day practices. Once the model is complete\, a proposal will be drafted and campaign launched to consider the “Ní’Tiñao Heritage Day” an annual city-wide\, then state-wide\, thereafter country-wide\, and finally internationally recognized holiday. The holiday will be presented during Summer 2018 via promotion during events\, workshops\, festivals\, and more hosted by organizations who supported the holiday’s culmination. \nThrough the course of the residency at the Loisaida Inc. Center\, Anthony’s project aims to use the researched and archived history\, herstory\, principles\, spiritual practices\, and core values of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean as means to follow the Native Caribbean Day – Celebration Model. The exhibition\, culminating his residency\, will be relaying information\, sources\, reflections\, visual art\, commissioned photography\, and an installation to share the research. \n\nAbout Anthony Rosado: \nAfter graduating Trinity College with a BA in Theatre & Dance\, Rosado performed in works by Anabella Lenzu\, Deborah Goffe of Scapegoat Garden\, Lindsey Dietz Marchant\, Carmen Caceres of Dance Action\, and Leyya Mona Tawil of Dance Elixr. He studied with George Emilio Sanchez during Hemispheric Institute‘s Summer 2015 EMERGEnyc Performer’s Program. \nRosado has choreographed performances for Ange Noir Café via Chez Bushwick‘s ’24 hour Choreographer’s Project’\, Issue Project Room & the Eden’s Expressway Open Performance Series via Movement Research\, Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance via their Blaktinx 2015 & Out Like That! 2016 Performance Series & Dancing While Black‘s Masculinities Reborn Series\, Gallatin Arts Festival‘s Black Lives Matter series\, The Moon Show\, and The Judson Church Open Performance Series. \nAs curator\, Anthony has presented the Universal Humyn Love Series at Make The Road NY\, the #NativeBushwick Artist Lecture Series at Brooklyn Fire Proof\, en casa afuera at The Loisaida Center\, and Progress in Five Myles Gallery. He was a 2016 Artist in Residence with Chez Bushwick. Currently the 2018 Artist in Residence at The Loisaida Center. Anthony is also curating and organizing group-led workshops\, performance and discussion series as Founder of The Testourmonials Project.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/restoring-the-heart-of-nitinao-exhibition-closing/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180423T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180423T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
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SUMMARY:Taller de Soles (Sol Lace Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Sol Lace Workshop /// Taller de Soles\nwith: Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda \nDescription\nLearn how to make beautiful and intricate lace pieces through a simple and meditative\ntechnique with Puerto Rican fiber artist\, Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda\, who will\nintroduce us to the technique as it is worked in her native country of Puerto Rico.\nUnderstanding the essence of the technique gives us a vocabulary that we can apply in\nboth traditional and experimental/contemporary contexts. \nWhat are Soles?\nSol lace is a type of needle lace usually worked in pieces or appliqués. The technique\nconsists of drawing a net of thread and then weaving and knotting radially to form\npatterns. It has its origins in Spain and arrived to the Americas in the 16th century\,\nwhere it continued to develop into variations known as Ñandutí\, Soles de Maracaibo\,\nRenda\, and simply Soles. Sol Lace is most often used to decorate heirloom clothing\,\nbaby blankets and home linens\, but also assembled to create beautiful lace fabrics and\naccessories. \nWorkshop – “Immersive Introduction to Sol Lace” – 6 hrs\nJoin us for an immersive workshop\, where you will learn about the origins of the\ntechnique and see traditional and contemporary examples. Zaida Adriana will share the\nbasic knowledge to make Soles of different sizes\, shapes\, and decorative patterns. You\nwill leave with two completed Soles\, and the materials to keep creating and\nexperimenting. \nDetails\nDuration total: 6 hours (2 days)\nLanguages: English and Spanish\nLevel: No previous knowledge required\nNumber of participants: min. 5\, max. 8\nPrice: $80 (includes materials fee)\nMaterials included in KIT: Sol cushion\, Sol pattern\, needle\, thread\, and instruction\nbooklet\nDates: Monday\, April 23rd from 6-9pm / Tuesday\, April 24th 6-9pm \nAbout Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda\nZaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda is a fiber artist whose work serves as a hands-on\nmanifesto of the symbiotic relationship we can have with our surroundings. She makes\nslowly and mindfully\, using local/organic fibers\, recycled or found materials\, and natural\ndyes. These materials are transformed through traditional craft techniques she\nrespectfully re-contextualizes. Her practice weaves together fiber-art\, soft sculpture\,\nmaterial rescue\, and contemplative performance. \nZaida Adriana advocates the slow\, ethical and hand-made through talks and workshops\nat places like Duduá\, Manufacture NY\, Slow Fashion Spain/Ethical Fashion Academy\,\nEileen Fisher\, Bloomingdales\, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. She serves as the\nCountry Coordinator of the Fashion Revolution movement in Puerto Rico. \nAs recipient of the Lexus Grant for Artists\, she is currently exhibiting a large installation\ninspired by Sol lace at the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico\, and is an Artist in Residence\nat Beta-Local’s La Práctica. During the month of April\, she is visiting NY and taking part\nin the Textile Arts Center’s Work In Progress Residency. \n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/taller-de-soles-sol-lace-workshop/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Free Workshop / Class
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180430T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180430T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
CREATED:20180426T230213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180426T230510Z
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SUMMARY:Cocinando Justicia
DESCRIPTION:Direct from Puerto Rico\, Giovani Roberto\, an organizer with Centro de Apoyo Mutuo – CAM (Center of Mutual Support)\, Caguas\, will be discussing how its projects and others\, are creating alternative solutions to meet the basic sustenance needs of the Puerto Rican people after Hurricane Maria. Other speakers include Melissa Fuster\, Professor of Public Health Nutrition at Brooklyn College\, and Huascar Robles\, author/journalist/producer of Catatonia podcast. \n\nCentral Ethic \nThrough implementing CAM principles of “ayuda mutua y esfuerzo propio” (mutual help and self-effort) the process of creating a new\, regenerative Puerto Rico and allowing a return of the island’s vitality. CAM principles function in contrast to the legacy of colonial policies which continue to eliminate public services and infrastructure\, and compromise natural resources for the exclusive benefit of private interests. The ethic of ‘mutual help and self effort’ has proven effective in creating a viable\, alternative solution or the people of Puerto Rico\, as evidenced by the increasing interest of participants and volunteers received daily in service to the CAM. \nBackground & Growth \nCentro de Apoyo Mutuo ~ Caguas\, appeared 8 days after the passing of Hurricane Maria\, occupying abandoned space\, providing services such as meals\, material resources\, acupuncture and alternative therapies\, and workshops to the public while receiving support from local community volunteers\, and later from supporters outside the island. \nWeeks after the Centro de Apoyo Mutuo started in Caguas\, several groups and individuals across the island helped organize CAMs in their communities\, following the call for collective action to island activists and progressive groups\, resulting in 8 CAM’s throughout the main island\, including 1 on the island of Vieques. Currently there are 8 CAMs\, some with a peoples kitchen\, some with agro-ecological projects\, workshops\, alternative community educational projects\, and acupuncture and therapeutic spaces. \n\n**Giovanni Roberto is a Puerto Rican social justice activist and organizer for the Center for Political\, Educational and Cultural Development (CDPEC) based in Caguas\, Puerto Rico. Roberto is a former student leader of the 2010-2011 mobilizations and strikes at the University of Puerto Rico. \nMelissa Fuster is an assistant professor of Public Health Nutrition at the City University of New York Brooklyn College. Her current research addresses the sociopolitical and cultural factors affecting culinary and nutritional outcomes in the Hispanic Caribbean region and its transnational communities in the US. Previous to joining Brooklyn College\, Prof. Fuster was a Provostial Faculty Fellow in Food Studies at New York University.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/cocinando-justicia/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation,Panel / Town Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180505T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180505T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
CREATED:20180413T164824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180413T164824Z
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SUMMARY:Fiestas de Cruz at Loisaida
DESCRIPTION:Loisaida Inc. and its project The Plenatorium are pleased to host a performance and ritual stemming straight from the faith based history of Puerto Ricans in the Lower East Side. The “Feast of the Holy Cross” roughly translates into “Fiestas de Cruz” and members of the community have kept it alive from generation to generation through oral history. On these days during the month of May\, many families\, neighbors\, friends and strangers would gather to recite a live rosary chant accompanied by Puerto Rican traditional plena sounds. \nMusical Accompaniment / Quinto Sonó\, Sammy Tanco\, Nelly Tanco \nFestival Coordinators / Maitreyi Villaman Matos\, Yawo Pepe Flores\, Bala Soto \nPlease RSVP as there is a limited capacity.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/fiestas-de-cruz-at-loisaida/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180506T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180506T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
CREATED:20180419T160206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180419T161200Z
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SUMMARY:Dome Building Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dome Building Workshop \nA project by: Matthew Mottel in collaboration with Loisaida Inc. \nSunday\, May 6 from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm (estimated time) \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: \nThe Improbable Dome Builders \nMatthew’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/dome-building-workshop/
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180509T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180509T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180509T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180511T210000
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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
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class,Loisaida Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180511T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180511T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180420T184750Z
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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
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Loisaida Festival,Panel / Town Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180512T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180512T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
CREATED:20180411T010122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180411T010122Z
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SUMMARY:Ecological City
DESCRIPTION:ECOLOGICAL CITY PROCESSION\nSATURDAY MAY 12\, 2018 (rain date May 13) \n#DANCERS\, #MODELS\, #ARTISTS\, #PERFORMERS\, #BODYPAINTERS #PUPPETEERS #ACTIVISTS #PHOTOGRAPHERS #VOLUNTEERS \n\nPLEASE SHARE and invite friends to join and VOLUNTEER FOR #ECOLOGICALCITY – this is not a parade to watch but a transformational experience – become a garden\, river and climate solution spirit – help as a marshal- many roles. Experience the ECOLOGICAL URBAN PILGRIMAGE FROM THE GARDENS TO THE RIVER on the LES of NYC – not to be missed!\n\nEarth Celebrations’ 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. \nVOLUNTEER: Sign up to wear spectacular costumes – direct puppets – marshal procession \nNEEDED: MAKE-UP/BODY PAINTERS\, ARTISTS\, DANCERS\, PERFORMERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS \nSIGN UP FOR A ROLE – CONTACT:\nFB Message: https://www.facebook.com/EarthCelebrations/ \nEMAIL: mail@earthcelebrations.com \nSIGN UP: http://earthcelebrations.com/volunteer-ecological-city-sign/\nMORE INFO: http://earthcelebrations.com/ecological-city-project/ \nFB EVENT SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/events/856985337794345/ \n\nEarth Celebrations’ ECOLOGICAL CITY in partnership with Loisaida Center Inc.\, LUNGS-Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens and over 50 partner organizations and groups including NYC Community Garden District\, Green Map\, GOLES (Good Old Lower East Side-Housing/Resiliency)\, LES Ready!\, Lower East Side Girls Club\, Lower East Side Ecology\, East Village Community Coalition\, East River Park Coalition\, Solar One\, Waterfront Alliance\, University Settlement\, Earth School (PS364)\, Sixth Street Community Center\, Arts Loisaida\, MOS Collective\, Gaia Institute\, East 4th Street Block Association\, Times Up\, Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, FAB (Fourth Street Arts Block Association)\, Theatre for the New City\, Hunter College-School of Community Organizing and New York University. Numerous groups and residents throughout the neighborhood are invited to join.\n\n \n\nThis program is made possible with support from Fund for the City of New York\, New York Community Trust\, Con Edison\, Howard Bayne Fund\, private foundations\, individuals and\n Creative Engagement / Creative Learning\, supported by the New York CityDepartment of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/ecological-city/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180525T180000
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SUMMARY:Last One Standing - Premier *SOLD OUT*
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION\n\n\n\nLoisaida Inc.\, producers of the annual Loisaida Festival\, are pleased to host the significant event in honor of one of the most iconic pillars of the Puerto Rican\, Nuyorican\, and Latinx community\, Adela Fargas\, founder of the restaurant Casa Adela. \nFilmakers Gary Cruz and William Rosario from Yagrumo Productions documented Adela’s life for the last four years culminating in their latest documentary “Last One Standing”. They have immortalized the trajectory of this beloved Loisaida Icon. \nThe reception will feature a special performance from local musician and organizer\, David Soto as Daso Y El Grupo Cemi and an acoustic set by Juan Pagan. \nDoors open at 6:30pm and the screening begins promptly at 7:45pm. \n\nDATE AND TIME\n\nFri\, May 25\, 2018 \n6:30 PM – 10:00 PM EDT \nAdd to Calendar \n\nLOCATION\n\n710 E 9th St \n710 East 9th Street \nNew York\, NY 10009
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/last-one-standing-premier/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180527T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180527T170000
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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
CATEGORIES:2018,Loisaida Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180527T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180527T170000
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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:20180609T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180609T210000
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SUMMARY:Performances: CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth
DESCRIPTION:Films 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. \nPlease join us from 6 – 9pm at 710 East 9th Street. \n\n\n‘Optipus’ organized by Bradley Eros with Kit Fitzgerald and many more! :\n\nfilm\, slides\, video\, overhead:liquid\, loops\, screen materials;\n\n+ electronics\, keyboards\, voice\, strings\, percussion\, foley + toys\n\n\nhttp://www.residencyunlimited.org/residencies/bradley-eros/\n\n\nhttps://www.eai.org/artists/kit-fitzgerald/titles
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/performances-charas-is-alive-on-spaceship-earth/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180627T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180627T210000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Closing: CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the closing reception of the exhibition: \nCHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth  \nwith special performances from Art Jones\, Krisia Ayala and Yuko Otomo. \n\nArt 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 dome as a sculpture to be activated through their own creative interventions. \nYuko Otomo: a visual artist & a bilingual poet (poetry & haiku). She also writes art criticism\, essays & does translation. In visual art\, she has been concentrating herself on the study of “pure abstraction” & has created a body of work covering over 3 decades. Her work has been shown in various gallery spaces; such as Tribes Gallery\, Anthology Film Archives Courthouse Gallery\, ABC No Rio\, Brecht Forum\, Gallery 128\, Knitting Factory & Vision Festival. As a poet/writer\, she has read her work in venues such as St. Marks’s Poetry Project\, Bowery Poetry Club\, Issue Project Room\, Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, Nuyorican Poet’s Café etc. She also has read in Germany\, France & Japan. She has been published in many magazines & literary publications such as Recluse\, 6×6\, Long Shot\, Appearances\, The Unbearables Assemblage Magazine\, Downtown Anthology\, Senritsu & others. Her books include “ Garden: Selected Haiku” (Beehive Press)\, “Small Poems”\, “The Hand of the Poet” (by Ugly Duckling Presse). She also has a huge volume of critical writing on art such as “On Artist & Studio”\, “On Artuad: Writing & Drawing”. \nKrisia Ayala: Puerto Rican born and New York City based teaching artist\, interested in digital mixed media art\, print design and sound installations. Her works on paper range from artist books to large format prints. Ayala has focused her artistic research into developing visuals inspired by migratory issues. Her biggest motivation is to explore and illustrate the similarities between avian and human migration\, intending to blur the lines that differentiate the human and avian migratory experience. Instagram: Krisia.ayalart
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/charas-is-alive-on-spaceship-earth-closing/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180722T190000
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SUMMARY:Lying Lydia - Open Reading
DESCRIPTION:Loisaida Inc. and Caborca Theatre present: \nLying Lydia\nOpen Reading \n\nNew work by the Loisaida Inc. Center’s 2014 artists in residence –CABORCA. \nWritten and directed by Javier Antonio González and featuring Laura Butler Rivera\, Yaremis Félix\, and Tania Molina\, Lying Lydia is a piercing look at our civilization’s targeting of women\, colonies\, and the truth. In the mold of Churchill and Fornes\, Lying Lydia is a mysterious and darkly funny chamber work featuring masterful performances from some of Caborca’s veteran actors\, as well as an original soundscape by Keenan Hurley. \n\nTruth may have died in the disaster. Two women are confined and forced to paint the landscape that may have once been. One of them is Margaret. The other is Lying Lydia\, so called because everything she says is a lie. How do you know? Listen\, you can hear her thinking. Like they said you would.\nLOISAIDA INC. CENTER\n710 E 9th Street\, Manhattan\nFree Admission\n7pm \n\nAbout Caborca: \nHailing 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. \nCaborca steals its name from the novel The Savage Detectives\, by Roberto Bolaño\, in which a magazine of the same name is the official organ of visceral realism. \n\nOpinions like those expressed while in a panel\, event or presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in his personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc. its affiliates or staff.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/lying-lydia-open-reading/
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
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180728T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180728T180000
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SUMMARY:Circo Social - Circus & Community
DESCRIPTION:Loisaida Inc. and La Cia Yoyo present: \nCirco Social\nJuggling\, Equilibrium and Acrobatics Workshops for Teens and Young Adults. \n\nThe 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. \n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Circo Piquiniqui\n				\n		\n\nLas diversas disciplinas del Circo\, promueven y potencian el desarrollo de múltiples habilidades y factores protectores\, tanto a nivel grupal como individual. En el ámbito grupal promueven el respeto\, la solidaridad\, el apoyo mutuo\, la identidad grupal y la confianza como motor importante para la práctica de las diversas técnicas circenses. A nivel individual potencian la autoestima\, ayudan a manejar la tolerancia a la frustración\, promueven la capacidad de levantarse\, la resiliencia y aprender de los fracasos\, desarrollan el sentido del humor como factor protector\, ayudan a conocerse y sorprenderse de sí mismo\, a visualizar las potencialidades y a respetar el cuerpo como  herramienta de trabajo y expresión artística. \n\nLoisaida Inc. Center – 710 East 9th Street and Avenue C\nSaturday\, July 28 – 2pm to 6pm \n*Register below:\n1 Workshops divided into 2 age groups:\nGroup 1 ages 7 to 12 years\nGroup 2 ages 13 to 18 years.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/circo-social-circus-community/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Free Workshop / Class
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180801T203000
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SUMMARY:Eye of the Storm
DESCRIPTION:Issue Launch: Eye of the Storm\n\nWednesday\, August 1 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM\nPublic Event – Panel \n\nHosted by Loisaida Inc. and  North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)\n\n\nOverview: \nNearly 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? \nIn this panel\, contributors from our summer issue of NACLA attempt to answer these questions\, exploring the conditions that have led the Caribbean to where it is today. It is impossible to ignore the ways in which neoliberal capitalism\, colonialism\, and climate change have come together in the Caribbean to reanimate and strengthen economic and racial hierarchies that have long marked the region and its place in the world. From Puerto Rico to Barbuda and beyond\, how we can create a safer and more just future for the region as a whole? \nFeaturing:\nHilda Lloréns\, University of Rhode Island\nZaire Dinzey-Flores\, Rutgers\nKenneth Gould and Tammy Lewis\, Brooklyn College\nMarie Cruz-Soto\, NYU Gallatin \nModerated by Michelle Chase\, Pace University\, and Laura Weiss\, NACLA \nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/eye-of-the-storm/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Panel / Town Hall
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180806T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180806T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
CREATED:20180711T173351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180711T175405Z
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SUMMARY:L.E.S. (Loisaida Elders & Seniors) Day
DESCRIPTION: Fidelis Care\n\nDate: Monday\, August 6 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm \nCost: Free\n\nWhere: Loisaida Inc. – 710 East 9th Street and Avenue C\n\n\n\nLive Music\, Health & Wellness Info\, Workshops and Light Snacks for our “Abuelitos”.\nThis first Monday promises to be a lot of fun! With musical instrument making workshops\, live music and snacks\, make sure your “Abuelitos” do not miss our monthly celebration.  \n\n\nSponsored by:
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/l-e-s-loisaida-elders-seniors-day/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180828T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180915T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
CREATED:20180824T041916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T044634Z
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SUMMARY:Garbagia Three Green Suns - Summer Program
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION \nLoisaida 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. \n\nJoin Garbagia’s third year open atelier summer program for collaborative and individual projects in textiles\, gleaning\, sculpture and painting Join the program to transform garbage into beautiful art\, then showcase your work with a final community celebration at the historical La Plaza Cultural community Garden!\n\nOPEN WORKSHOPS @ The Loisaida Inc. Center \nAugust 28 – 31 / 4-9PM / COSTUMES / Teaching Artist: Daniela Fabrizi \nSeptember 3 – 7 / 4-9PM / SCULPTURE / Teaching Artist: Daniel Polnau\nSeptember 10 – 14 / 4-9PM / PERFORMANCE / Teaching Artist: Marta V\nClick here to register!\nSHOW: SATURDAY\, SEPT 15th\, 2018 @ 5pm – La Plaza Cultural Community Garden (9th Street and Ave C Southwest corner)\nRAIN DATE: SUNDAY\, SEPT 16th\, 2018 @ 5pm \nBBQ / Creature Pasarela “Fashion Show” /\nMarket ‘Hallucination Station’\n(2nd hand & Upcycled Pieces)\nFrom 2pm – 7pm\n@ La Plaza Cultural\, 9th St w/ Ave C\, Lower East Side\nContact Daniela Fabrizi for more information: dani.fabrizi@gmail.com \n\nThis program is funded by the New York City Council’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative\, in partnership with the New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/garbagia-three-suns/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180828T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180915T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213938
CREATED:20180924T174138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T174138Z
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SUMMARY:Garbagia Three Green Suns - Summer Program
DESCRIPTION:Rolando Politi’s Garbagia: The Three Green Suns.\nGarbagia projects are part of Loisaida Summer Programs\nLoisaida 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.  \nThis program is funded by the New York City Council’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative.  \n\n\n\n\nOur third year open atelier summer program for collaborative and individual projects in textiles\, gleaning\, sculpture and painting was a resounding success. Community members joined the program to transform garbage into beautiful art\, then showcase their work with a final community celebration at the historic Plaza Cultural community garden all while in keeping with neighborhood tradition.\n\nLearn more about Rolando Politi’s Garbagia: The Three Green Suns. \n\nThis program is funded by the New York City Council’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative\, in partnership with the New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs.
URL:https://loisaida.org/event/garbagia-three-green-suns-summer-program/
LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:2018,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org
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