Each class begins with warm-up exercises where the participants utilize their physical space into that week's theme, embodying the environment to explore the journey about to unfold.
Folclor de Puerto Rico: memoria e identidad Idioma: Español Fecha: Sábado, 22 de octubre de 2016 Horario: 2:00 pm a 5:00 pm Recurso: Profesor Néstor Murray-Irizarry Profesor universitario de Historia retirado. En 1976 fundó el Centro de Investigaciones Folclóricas de Puerto Rico, Inc. con sede en la Casa Paoli en Ponce, Puerto Rico. Investigador y [...]
HALLOWEEN COSTUME MAKING WORKSHOP WITH: Marta Rosario WHERE: Loisaida Inc. Center - 710 East 9th Street New York, NY 10009/b> DATES: October 25th, 27th from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm and Saturday, October 29th from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm/b> For more information: Zule Alejandro FREE
HALLOWEEN COSTUME MAKING WORKSHOP WITH: Marta Rosario WHERE: Loisaida Inc. Center - 710 East 9th Street New York, NY 10009 DATES: October 25th, 27th from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm and Saturday, October 29th from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm For more information: Zule Alejandro FREE
Festival de la Palabra (The Word Festival) is the top literary event in Puerto Rico, and the only literary festival in the world based on one single community -the Puerto Rican community- which is held in two very distinct cities: San Juan and New York, and for the first time celebrated at Loisaida Inc. in the heart of the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
The EXODUS series explores the Puerto Rican experience of migration, past and present. Focused on towns and municipalities that are encountering a rapid decrease in population, causing separation of families, homes to be abandoned, and businesses to be closed down. Today's crisis of the poor economy, high taxes, drugs and violence, and a decrease in agriculture that was once a thriving industry for Puerto Rico's economy has contributed to an estimated over 300,000 people leaving the island in the past 10 years, with 144,000 of them leaving in the last 4 years, and 64,000 leaving in 2014 alone.
San Juan Noir is an unprecedented volume of contemporary Puerto Rican fiction edited by renowned author Mayra Santos-Febres, creator of Puerto Rico’s Festival de la Palabra which its New York edition will be celebrated at Loisaida Inc. Center this same weekend.
The MiniFest will have: Creative workshops for kids, fun games and activities, storytelling and a Light Show called "Colorful Animals" with many more surprises.
As diversity initiatives gain in popularity, how can we ensure that equity is at the root of their focus? Together, let’s explore the landscape and ask what is needed for tangible, real success around race, gender, disability status, and artistic aesthetic in the arts and beyond.
War in the Neighborhood: Gentrification and Graphic Art with Seth Tobocman Music by Eric Blitz, Andy Laties and Joe Merolla. Tuesday, November 15th, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Published in 1999, Seth Tobocman’s War in the Neighborhood remains one of the most relevant graphic novels exploring housing and community issues. Called a “masterpiece of gentrification” and [...]
