THE LOISAIDA CENTER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE: TALLER DE PLENA MAYAGÜEZANA WITH RICK SANTIAGO COME JOIN US TO LEARN THIS UNIQUE VERY OLD STYLE OF PLENA! The first series of workshops will consist of eight sessions.These sessions will work on basic aspects of the plena mayaguezana, such as: - Tuning of the hand drums (panderos) [...]
Doors will be open from 6:00 pm for the viewing of the exhibition, refreshments will be served. The reading will start sharp at: 7:00 pm Friday, February 13th, 2015 About the reading of (M)others': The dancer and performance artist will guide us through the development of her latest maternal character, showcased in the photo-exhibit. Written [...]
Details La Máquina Insular @ The Loisaida Center $5 Admission (on-line) https://eventbrite.com/event/15883153941/ $7 Admission at the Door ____________ La Máquina Insular runs with a powerful force. An army of four pleneros playing traditional and original plenas with the traditional instrumentation; panderetas (handheld frame drums), güiro (scrape gourd), and even forgotten instruments such as the tumbandero [...]
Details Flux Theatre Ensemble’s The Salvage Project is a series of events where communities come together to share stories about the precious objects of their lives. Through sharing these stories, we’ll learn what matters most to the people with whom we share this city, and why. The Salvage Project will unfold in three phases: Thursday, [...]
Hester Street Collaborative & The Loisaida Center present: Water-Base [...]
Details Flux Theatre Ensemble presents: SALVAGE by August Schulenburg directed by Heather Cohn WORLD PREMIERE OPENING NIGHT FRIDAY, APRIL 10 - 8:00pm PREVIEWS APRIL 8 & 9 - 8:00pm* *NO PERFORMANCES APRIL 15 OR APRIL 24 Salvage is a drama about Noma and Akiko, two government officials searching for precious objects through what’s left of [...]
2nd Round - PLENA MAYAGÜEZANA WORKSHOP
COME JOIN US TO LEARN THIS UNIQUE VERY OLD STYLE OF PLENA!
A panel plus performance:
featuring Alberto Abreu Arcia, Aja Monet, and Rich Villar, moderated by Urayoán Noel.
2nd Round - PLENA MAYAGÜEZANA WORKSHOP COME JOIN US TO LEARN THIS UNIQUE VERY OLD STYLE OF PLENA! This second series of workshops will consist of six sessions.These sessions will work on basic aspects of the plena mayaguezana, such as: - Tuning of the hand drums (panderos) and proper care-taking of the leather head-drum. Afinacion [...]
2nd Round - PLENA MAYAGÜEZANA WORKSHOP COME JOIN US TO LEARN THIS UNIQUE VERY OLD STYLE OF PLENA! This second series of workshops will consist of six sessions.These sessions will work on basic aspects of the plena mayaguezana, such as: - Tuning of the hand drums (panderos) and proper care-taking of the leather head-drum. Afinacion [...]
