Schedule of Events
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Saturday August 22nd – LIVE at La Plaza @The Clemente
(Please register HERE to attend in person)
11:00 am
How to make lizards puppets with construction paper? – Puppet making workshop with Puppet Master Keith Saari.
01:00 pm
Pedro Animal Se Enamora – Teatro SEA Puppet Show based on a traditional folk tale from Dominican Republic.
03:00 pm
Los cuentos de Juan Bobo – Teatro SEA Puppet Show based on a traditional folk tale from Puerto Rico.
05:00 pm
“Esto se puso color de hormiga” Hilarious Spanish Improv skits based on theatrical and improv games, that are moderated through a referee who presents the actors that will compete for the honor of becoming the winning ant.
07:00 pm
The LatinX Playwrights Circle will present DIQUE’, which is a series of monologues exploring anti-blackness within the Latinx community in a Diversity and Inclusion Training setting. Written by Ren Dara Santiago, Christin Eve Cato, Justin Santory, Alisha Espinosa and Nelson Diaz-Marcano.
Sunday, August 23rd
01:00 pm
Capoeira basics with New York Capoeira Center. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. It was developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil at the beginning of the 16th century.
03:00 pm
Want to be counted? Lets talk about this year´s census and its importance to Latinx communities.
05:00 pm
The workshop will cover relaxation, improvisation and a conversation about the theater as a way of expression and communication that helps not only actors but everyone.
Monday, August 24th
11:00 am
CantaEspañol is a program designed for children from 6 months to 4 years old. Through songs, musical games, puppets and movement, your child will be totally engaged in the Spanish language. In addition, these interactive activities will serve to develop self-expression and social skills. Conducted completely in Spanish, the CantaEspañol class will introduce Spanish into your child’s life in a lively and super fun way!
You’ll need two spoons and a plastic bowl. Be ready to have fun with your child!. If you have any other toy instruments at home you are welcome to use them!. The active participation of a caregiver, parent or grownup is the key to support the success of the development of your child. You are the most important teacher of your loves ones.
01:00 pm
Plena workshop with Tito Matos. Plena is a traditional Afro Puerto Rican music genre. Tito Matos is considered one of the best requinto players of his generation.
03:00 pm
Powerful guided visualization practices we can use to work through mental obstacles and help others during our collective pandemic moment with Dharmigos. Dharmigos is a mindful collective dedicated to raising awareness through internal transformations.
05:00 pm
Pan de libros. A conversation about books, food and culture from Santurce Puerto Rico with professors Juan Otero Garabís and Puchi Platón, presented by La Goyco.
07:30 pm
Spotlight interview with Joe Conzo Jr. heralded by the NYT as the man who took hip hop’s baby pictures. Streaming in conjunction with online exhibition of selected photos from Conzo’s also deep and intimate portraits of NYC’s salsa and latin jazz legends. Presented by Teatro Pregones.
Tuesday, August 25th
01:00 pm
Plena workshop with Tito Matos. Plena is a traditional Afro Puerto Rican music genre. Tito Matos is considered one of the best requinto players of his generation.
05:00 pm
Pan de libros. A conversation about books, food and culture from Santurce Puerto Rico with professors Juan Otero Garabís and Puchi Platón, presented by La Goyco.
07:00 pm
A night of a classical guitar virtual concert and a musical cultural exchange led by Argentinian guitar Maestro Dr, Federico Musgrove.
Wednesday, August 26th
11:00 am
How to make animal puppets with colored pipe cleaners? – Puppet making workshop with Puppet Master Lucrecia Novoa.
03:00 pm
Powerful guided visualization practices we can use to work through mental obstacles and help others during our collective pandemic moment with Dharmigos. Dharmigos is a mindful collective dedicated to raising awareness through internal transformations.
05:00 pm
Pan de libros. A conversation about books, food and culture from Santurce Puerto Rico with professors Juan Otero Garabís and Puchi Platón, presented by La Goyco.
07:00 pm
Panel about the importance of Latinx representation in the United States. Presented by the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA).
Thursday, August 27th
11:00 am
Story Circle with Laura Nova. Laura Nova is a New York City based artist and educator who makes work that is action oriented and site specific, encouraging both activist and active audience participation.
03:00 pm
Cadavre Exquis or Exquisite Corpse Drawing workshop – Join Clemente´s artists Linda Griggs, Allen Hansen and Tine Kindermann for a Cadavre Exquis workshop. This mind loosening, fun and adaptable surrealist game can be played in bars and cafes or taken as a serious studio practice.
Requirements – 3 or at least 2 people together in safe distance, pencil, paper and optional additional collage materials such as magazine images and glue if desired.
Children are welcome to participate with the understanding that the organizers can not control the images drawn by other participants and not all imagery may be appropriate for children.
05:00 pm
Pan de libros. A conversation about books, food and culture from Santurce Puerto Rico with professors Juan Otero Garabís and Puchi Platón, presented by La Goyco.
07:00 pm
Teatro LATEA presents a series of short films from Latinx filmmakers such as: Marianne Amelinckx (Salta), Nicolás Sandino Moreno (La Siguiente Estación), Esteban Arango (Blast Beat) and Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz (The History of Monsters).
Friday, August 28th
11:00 am
Storytelling workshop for kids with SEA´s actress Zu Ralat. Learn the basics about telling a short story in a fun participative workshop.
03:00 pm
Powerful guided visualization practices we can use to work through mental obstacles and help others during our collective pandemic moment with Dharmigos. Dharmigos is a mindful collective dedicated to raising awareness through internal transformations.
05:00 pm
Pan de libros. A conversation about books, food and culture from Santurce Puerto Rico with professors Juan Otero Garabís and Puchi Platón, presented by La Goyco.
07:00 pm
A night of streamed latinx bohemia, poetry and duende.
Saturday, August 29th- LIVE at La Plaza @The Clemente
(Please register HERE to attend in person)
11:00 am
Dorill Initiative Storytelling Workshop. Dorill Initiative is a multidisciplinary arts organization committed to empowering youth to tell their stories and transform communities.
01:00 pm
Los colores de Frida – Teatro SEA Puppet Show based on the life of mexican artist Frida Khalo.
03:00 pm
Pura Belpré – Teatro SEA Puppet Show based on the life and tales of the first Latina Librarian of the NYPL System, Pura Belpré
05:00 pm
Gilberto Rivera, an evening of covers with a Latinx colorful explosion. Gilverto Rivera is known as a pop singer and the contestant of the famous American reality show American Idol.
07:00 pm
The Drilling Company’s Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Shakespeare Celebration! A safe socially distant offering from Shakespeare in the Parking Lot of some classic Shakespeare scenes and monologues reminding us of the joy in one another in these unusual times. Featuring scenes from Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, Hamlet and more by The Drilling Company core who have kept the LES alive with Shakespeare for 25 years.