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El Mini Fest

The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

Day long activities for the entire family!
Beginning Saturday October 18th 2014 from 12 to 5 pm

12:00pm - 1:35pm Open Yoga for the Family & Creative Movement for the Family with Jeca Rodríguez and Sandralis Ginés

1:00pm - 3:00pm Screening of Pura Belpré Storyteller documentary.
Creative Stations will open:
1. Paper Puppet Creations with Rojo Coquí Robles (El Kibutz del deseo) (2hrs)
2. Upcycling Arts with Visiones Culturales
3. Bilingual Storytelling with Maestra Coral Nogueras Ortiz

2:00pm - 3:00pm Interactive Bomba Performance: María Eugenia Rodriguez & TheLegendary Mic

3:00pm - 4:00pm Headliner Concert by: ¡Acopladitos!
Come join us!

Introduction to Primo Drum (Workshop)

The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

This workshop will be about dance interpretation using the language and drum of Puerto Rico’s Bomba. We will be discussing what is needed in preparing for your quest into primo drum playing and will be going over basic variations and language used during improvisation. We will also be diving in hands on with examples of different forms of looking at interpreting dance. Finalizing with ways of adding your own individuality and energy to the equation. Join the Bomba community through movement and song!!!

Site-Specific Theater (Workshop)

La Plaza Cultural 700 E 9th Street, New York, United States

THE LOISAIDA CENTER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE: Part of The Loisaida Center's XChange Express program. SITE-SPECIFIC THEATER: Create stories based upon a specific site or location!!! with Caborca Theatre Join Javier Antonio González, Playwright and Artistic Director of Caborca Theatre Company, in this unique workshop where the magical and inspiring setting of La Plaza Cultural [...]

Taller de Educación Infantil

The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

Early Childhood Educational Workshop For Spanish speaking Caretakers

Certificados de Capacitación serán otorgados a todos los participantes.
Certificates of Completion will be provided to all participants
(5 hours for one day and 10 hours for both days).
Saturday and Sunday Nov. 8th and 9th from 10:00AM - 4:00PM
+ FREE FLU SHOTS AND BLOOD PRESSURE TESTS WILL BE ADMINISTERED
10AM-1PM SATURDAY ONLY +

Isla No Isla

The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

THE LOISAIDA CENTER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE:   ISLA NO ISLA   A Sunday Reading with: Uráyoan Noel (Puerto Rico), Omar Pérez (Cuba), Edwin Torres (New York City) BIOS: Urayoán Noel teaches at NYU and is the author, most recently, ofEnUncIAdOr (Editora Educación Emergente, 2014) and the critical study In Visible Movement: Nuyorican Poetry from the Sixties to Slam(University [...]

Muchas Julias / Many Julias

The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

Muchas Julias / Many Julias  The first multimedia production by the new Loisaida Center! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The new Loisaida Inc Center, in association with the Society of the Educational Arts, inc. (SEA), proudly presents: Muchas Julias / Many Julias as part of the Borimix: Puerto Rico Fest.   In this multi-disciplinary event, art enlivens a space long known to harvest projects and [...]

My Body, My World – Veraalba Santa

The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

In My Body, My World with actress and dancer Veraalba Santa: We will explore how our bodies move and react to our immediate and imaginary surroundings using fun and energetic movement exercises and music. Ages 8-12 Saturday, November 22nd at 2:30pm About: Veraalba Santa is currently an artist in residence at the Loisaida Center and [...]

Making Music with Everyday Objects

The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

Making Music with Everyday Objects Join the amazing and dynamic musical duo Acopladitos for an interactive musical experience as you create your own musical instruments using recycled materials during an exiting music/art making session. This 90-minute workshop will be structured in the format of Loisaida Center's one-time specialized workshop or talk program the X-Change Express. [...]

2014 Artist in Residence – Jeca Rodríguez-Colón

The Loisaida Inc. Center 710 East 9th Street, New York, NY, United States

The piece has four female characters, all women, 2 of which are ghosts or memories from the family of the main character, one character who is the mother of the main character and the main character. Through their movements and their occasional dialog the audience will be able to witness how the invasion of the United States of America influenced and affected each of this mothers. Some were affected directly by the lack of education, others by the alcoholism and abuse of her veteran husband and the others by the unspoken past of their mothers.