HERITAGE
New York City’s Latin culture draws from an extraordinary web of heritage lines — the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the European colonizers who reshaped the hemisphere, the African nations whose descendants forged new traditions, and the Asian communities who arrived through indentured servitude and later migration. More recent arrivals, from Lebanese to Japanese communities, have woven themselves permanently into Latin identity across generations. Explore events, artists, and cultural traditions organized by heritage, spanning the full breadth of the communities that make up NYC’s Latin world.
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Staten Island Day of the Dead Festival
Sunday, October 20, 2019 WEST BRIGHTON, Staten Island ~ Help build a communal ofrenda (altar) and learn Mexican Day of the Dead handicrafts for the entire family with teaching artists at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School
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Vahagni’s ‘The Life and Death of a Great Matador’ tribute to a great guitarist
Friday, October 18, 2019 DIGITAL RELEASE ~ LA-based guitarist Vahagni releases a compelling flamenco tribute to his late father, the first guitar soloist for the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia
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Tablao Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Wed-Fri, October 16-18, 2019 GREENWICH VILLAGE ~ One of New York City’s leading flamenco dance companies brings the Andalucían style of dancing in bars to Le Poisson Rouge
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Viva Broadway 2019
Sunday, October 13, 2019 TIMES SQUARE THEATER DISTRICT ~ Ana Villafañe of Broadway’s ‘On Your Feet!’ and NBC’s ‘Sunnyside’ and ‘New Amsterdam’ hosts a ¡Viva Broadway! cabaret concert series at the W Hotel
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Redhawk Indigenous People Day Pow Wow
Sun-Mon, Oct 13-14, 2019 RANDALLS ISLAND ~ The Redhawk Native American Arts Council’s annual Indigenous People Day pow wow celebration in front of Icahn Stadium in Randall’s Island Park
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Paco de Lucía Project
Sunday, October 13, 2019 WORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE SYMPHONY SPACE Upper West Side, NYC Producer Javier Limón reassembled the last touring band of the greatest flamenco guitarist in history -¡New York Latin Culture Sponsor!
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Vik Muniz: Museum of Ashes
Tue-Sat, Oct 10-Nov 16, 2019 CHELSEA, NYC ~ Like a phoenix, the renowned Brazilian sculptor and photographer recreates objects lost in the Brazilian National Museum fire, from their own ashes at Sikkema Jenkins
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Aisha Syed is Dominican Classical Violin Virtuoso
Thursday, October 10, 2019 CARNEGIE HALL Midtown, NYC
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Socrates Annual 2019
October 5, 2019 – March 8, 2020 SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK, Astoria, Queens
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Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria)
October 4, 2019 – February 25, 2020 – Antonio Banderas won Best Actor at Cannes starring in Pedro Almodóvar’s loosely autobiographical triptych about the life of an aging movie director. Penélope Cruz plays the young filmmaker’s mom. Nominated for Best Actor and Best International Feature Film Oscars.