The National Dominican Day Parade 2023 celebrates Dominican culture and Dominican contributions to the culture of the United States. "Our History, Our People" The Dominican Republic has a long history as the Indigenous Táino heartland, a Spanish colony, a divided island, and now a Caribbean success story. The diversity of the Dominican people is incredible, and … [Read more...] about National Dominican Day Parade Celebrates “Our History, Our People”
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Merengueras Dominicanas: Ninoshka, Lidia de la Rosa, & Indira Rubiera Bring Quisqueya to Hostos Center
Three legendary Merengueras Dominicanas: Ninoshka, Lidia de la Rosa, and Indira Rubiera whip up the stage with Dominican merengue; in the Repertory Theater at Hostos Center in Mott Haven, The Bronx; on Friday, June 2, 2023 at 8pm. From $25. Students & under 18, $5. hostos.cuny.edu 🇩🇴 Merengueras Dominicanas From its roots in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros in … [Read more...] about Merengueras Dominicanas: Ninoshka, Lidia de la Rosa, & Indira Rubiera Bring Quisqueya to Hostos Center
ACO SONiC Festival with Miguel Zenón and Angélica Negrón Creates Avant-Garde Puerto Rican Classical Music at Hostos
The ACO SONiC Festival with Miguel Zenón & Angélica Negrón creates new Latin classical music with the American Composers Orchestra featuring Ahmed Alom, Raquel Acevedo Klein, Victor Pablo, Darian Thomas; in the Repertory Theater at Hostos Center; on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 4pm. From $25. Student ID ($5). hostos.cuny.org 🇵🇷 🇨🇴 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 This show is a primer on some of the … [Read more...] about ACO SONiC Festival with Miguel Zenón and Angélica Negrón Creates Avant-Garde Puerto Rican Classical Music at Hostos
Hostos Center is One of the Northeast’s Top Latin Performing Arts Centers
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture is the performing arts center of Hostos Community College (CUNY) in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Its curation is adventurous. Hostos presents artists you won't see anywhere else, and tickets are cheaper. For students with ID, tickets can be as little as $5. Hostos Center is not commercial. It's educational. It's Hostos! Venues … [Read more...] about Hostos Center is One of the Northeast’s Top Latin Performing Arts Centers
Luis Santeiro’s “Dancing With Dictators” is a Heartfelt Cabaret with the Music and Rhythms of Cuba
Luis Santeiro's "Dancing With Dictators," is a one-man cabaret that explores his family's journey from pre-Castro Cuba to a traumatic exile in Miami during the turbulent 1960s. It was hard, but Luis turned his Cuban American experience into a dream career as a multiple Emmy Award-winning writer for "¿Qué Pasa, USA?" and "Sesame Street." See how one young Cuban became a … [Read more...] about Luis Santeiro’s “Dancing With Dictators” is a Heartfelt Cabaret with the Music and Rhythms of Cuba
Xiomara Fortuna, the Queen of Afro-Caribbean Fusion, Plays Hostos Center
Dominican singer-songwriter Xiomara Fortuna, The Queen of Afro-Caribbean Fusion, showcases her latest album “Etaquetúves” (It is what you see), at Hostos Center in Mott Haven, The Bronx, on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 8pm. $20. hostos.cuny.edu 🇩🇴 By "lo ko-Ki, ko Keith" Widyolar SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS, Dominican Republic, March 30, 2023 ~ Xiomara Fortuna is an … [Read more...] about Xiomara Fortuna, the Queen of Afro-Caribbean Fusion, Plays Hostos Center
The Winter Show 2023 is at the Park Avenue Armory
The Winter Show 2023 is one of America's leading antiques fairs. Many of the antiques are museum quality. Dealers are knowledgable and friendly. You can learn a lot talking with them. The people watching is great. It's an Upper East Side social event, and a fun date. The Winter Show is a benefit for East Side House, a community services organization in Mott Haven, The … [Read more...] about The Winter Show 2023 is at the Park Avenue Armory
Los Niños Perdidos (The Lost Children) Reflects the Experience of Unaccompanied Migrant Children at ID Studio Theater
"Los Niños Perdidos" (The Lost Children) is a theatre monologue adapted from Valeria Luiselli's "Tell Me How it Ends: an Essay in Forty Questions." It is based on her experience as a translator for migrant kids in need of legal representation. Migrating to another world is hard enough as an adult. Imagine being an unaccompanied minor with no support - in a world you don't … [Read more...] about Los Niños Perdidos (The Lost Children) Reflects the Experience of Unaccompanied Migrant Children at ID Studio Theater
“Diles que no me maten” (Tell Them Not to Kill Me) Brings Mexican Theatre to ID Studio Theater
"Diles que no me maten" is a famous tale by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo (1917-1986) from his short story collection "El Llano en llamas" (1953). It's the story of Juvencio Nava who begs his son Justino to stop his execution for killing Don Lupe forty years ago. The conflict arose because Don Lupe wouldn't let Juvencio graze his cattle on Don Lupe's land. It turns out that the … [Read more...] about “Diles que no me maten” (Tell Them Not to Kill Me) Brings Mexican Theatre to ID Studio Theater
“Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas” by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company is at Hostos Center
"Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas," by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, is folkloric ballet dance theatre that blends Hispanic, American and Mexican Indigenous holiday traditions into a beautiful holiday show. Calpulli Mexican Dance Company productions are Broadway-quality in every dimension - really. And as teaching artists, they help New Yorkers connect with our … [Read more...] about “Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas” by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company is at Hostos Center