2010 Programs and Special Events
Cuatro Music Ensemble (Rondalla de Cuatros de la Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña)
Saturdays, 11:30 – 1:00 PM/ 10 classes/ 1.5 hrs ea. $100.00
Learn to play the Puerto Rican Cuatro and join La Casa’s Cuatro Music Ensemble. An outcome of our Music Instruction Program has been the development of “La Rondalla de Cuatros de La Casa” (La Casa’s Cuatro Music Ensemble) which has performed at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2009 Spring Concert, held at the Merkin Concert Hall/ Kaufman Center of the Lincoln Center District, The Golden Age Fiesta celebrated at the Manhattan Valley Senior Citizens Center, and at other community events. Join La Rondalla’s upcoming concert!
BombaYo at La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 P.M. / Free Admission
BombaYo is a youth project dedicated to preserving the rich Afro Puerto Rican tradition of Bomba. Under the musical direction of co-founder Jose L. Ortíz (also known as Dr. Drum) and Melinda González, this group of teens, brings youthful energy to a centuries old Afro Puerto Rican music and dance tradition. Mr. Ortíz’ engaging style encourages children and families to explore their own son musicality. He sees this art form as a vehicle for self-discipline and motivation, cultural affirmation and educational excellence. Bomba is more of an experience than a show, it’s where singing, dancing and drumming come together in a community celebration of life.
BombaYo emerged from the streets and schoolyards of the Bronx. This talented and exciting youth group has performed at schools, youth conferences, Latino Heritage Month events across NYC, the National Women’s Heart Day at Madison Square Garden’s Expo Center and for an off-Broadway show. The group has shared their musical talents at sweet sixteens, funerals and other social gatherings.
Jose Ortiz (Dr. Drum), is a Bronx native and percussionist of Afro-Caribbean rhythms. For the past 9 years, he has been involved with after-school programs throughout NYC and has developed original curricula to teach percussion to young people. He has been a percussionist for Segunda Quimamba, Alma Moyo, Los Bomberos de Brooklyn, and has co-chaired a committee for the Bomba Research Conference.
July 8
Dr. Abniel Marat’ s Poetry Anthology/Book Presentation
July 8, 7:00 P.M. at La Casa, 1230 Fifth Avenue, Ste 458
Free Admission
September – December
La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña will conduct the following workshops/presentations at Casabe Houses, for senior residents and their families. Casabe Houses is located at 150 East 121 Street & Lexington, Manhattan.
Creative Dance and Self-Expression in Movement
Saturdays, September 11 through November 27
Casabe Houses, 150 East 121 Street & Lexington, Manhattan
Free Admission
This workshop is specifically designed for seniors and their families. The workshop is a creative journey into music and dance, leading to a final show of the participants creations. Participants will be guided through movement based expressive activities. They will be encouraged to individually interpret via movement, a selection of traditional Latin American songs. At the end of each session, participants will have created a substantial amount of material, as a group, where individual experiences drawn during the session will be included. Material developed during the sessions will be used to construct a public performance piece that will be presented on the last day of the workshop.
Facilitator: Gloria Llompart, a Movement Based Performance Educator, has an MA in Movement Studies from Wesleyan University and a MFA in Creative Collaboration for Performance using Interactive Digital Media from Brooklyn College. An influential figure in the development of inter-disciplinary Contemporary Antillean Arts, Ms. LLompart also founded and directed the Danza Con Tacto Project (1984-1999), a research-based composition laboratory in Puerto Rico, that served emerging and professional multi-disciplinary artists.
September 15 – December 1
Free Hand Drawing/Painting For Seniors & Families:
Wednesdays, August 4 – October 20 from 10:00 –A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Casabe Houses, 150 East 121 Street & Lexington, Manhattan
Free Admission
This course opens a new field of communication and self-reflexion, and is geared towards using art as therapy for participants. By utilizing art for self-expression and reflection seniors may relax, socialize, express happiness, grief, or other emotions through their paintings, bringing them comfort and enjoyment during times of great stress. This workshop facilitates an opportunity for participants to record their feelings and thoughts in a creative, personal manner, and leads to a final exhibition of the participants created art. They will begin to draw with pencil and will progress to ink and charcoal, and finalize their work in acrylic paint. Participants will have an opportunity to draw/paint outdoors, and visit a few museums, as a class in training, appreciating and learning about art masterpieces.
Facilitator: Eli Alvarado, President of La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña, Inc. Mr. Alvarado holds a B.A in Fine Arts and a certificate in Commercial Art from the School of Visual Arts. Over the years, Mr. Alvarado has taught this course at the Co-op City Senior Citizens Program, and la Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña. Mr. Alvarado has also taught art to children from after-school programs, and random courses at the Art Student’s League.
August 14
Documentary:
My Hometown’s Indians (Documental: Los Indios de Mi Pueblo)
7:00 P.M., La Casa, 1230 Fifth Avenue, Ste 458 (bet. 104 & 105 Streets)
Suggested Donation: $5.00
A film about the Mayaguez Indians / Los Indios de Mayaguez, a professional baseball team in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League (LBPPR) founded in 1938. Based in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, the Indians have won 15 national championships and 2 Caribbean World Series. It is one of four teams remaining from the original six incorporated into the LBPPR. Since its inception, the Mayaguez Indians have launched the Major League careers of numerous island players including, Willie Hernández, José Guzman, Ivan Calderón, Wilfred Cordero, Roberto Hernández, Ivan Rodríguez, Bobby Bonilla, and many more. This film is an attempt to preserve the local oral history, forgotten songs and musical traditions associated with the Mayaguez Indians and the region. This documentary is the first ever presented about the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League and its importance to determine behavioral trends within the Puerto Rican community in the United States. Key Project Personnel: Roberto Mercado, Researcher, Adviser and former bat boy of the Mayaguez Indians during the 80s, Katty Garcia (Producer), Emmanuel Díaz (Director) and Eduardo Rosado (Assistant Producer). In Spanish with English Subtitles.
October 28
La Casa’s Annual Gala & Awards Ceremony
La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña celebrates its 30th Anniversary. Gala details will be forthcoming.
October 31
Bongo Passion
4:00 P.M. at the Hecksher Theater (Museo del Barrio)
1230 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10029
Admission: $10.00
La Casa presents “Bongo Passion” (ILa Casa presents “Bongo Passion” (in celebration of Puerto Rico’s Conservatory of Music 50th Anniversary) a rhythm and color filled program built around three electrifying classical works with bongos. This program features works by three prominent composers and Puerto Rico Conservatory alumni: Roberto Sierra (b. 1953), Alfonso Fuentes (b. 1954) and Raymond Torres (b.1958). The concert involves five players: Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinet; Saxton Rose, bassoon; Luis Miguel Rojas, cello; Andrew Lázaro, bongos and Rafael Sueiras, piano. The Conservatory was founded by Pablo Casals.
November (Specific Date To Be Determined)
PUERTO RICAN JIBARO MUSIC PRESENTATION:
Casabe Houses (150 East 121St Street & Lexington Avenue / Manhattan)
La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña will conduct a Jíbaro Show, a blend of folkloric and contemporary musical expressions of “trovadores, cuatristas and dancers, during November.
*Admission is Free
December 11,
La Casa’s Holiday Celebration
Saturday, 6:00 – 10:00 P.M./ 1230 Fifth Avenue, Ste. 458, New York, NY 10029 (between 104 & 105 Streets)
January 6, 2011
Three Kings Day Celebration
6 P.M – 9:00 P.M.
1230 Fifth Avenue, Ste. 458, New York, NY 10029 (between 104 & 105 Streets)
For more information concerning activities listed above,
please contact La Casa at (212) 722–2600.
En Español/ In Spanish
La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña (La Casa) conducirá los siguientes talleres y presentaciones en Casas Casabe (150 Este, Calle 121 y Avenida Lexington, en Manhattan)
Talleres/Presentaciones son gratuitas.
Taller de Baile y Expresión Creativa
Lunes, 19 de julio al 4 de octubre, 2010 (12 sesiones, 2 horas cada sesión)
El Taller es una jornada creativa. Los participantes serán guiados por la instructora a interpretar una selección de canciones latinoamericanas usando su propia inspiración. Tendrán la oportunidad de expresar sus interpretaciones individualmente y como grupo utilizando gestos y movimientos. Al final de cada sesión, se irán construyendo una serie de estampas, combinando las ideas. Los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de colaborar en la creación de un trabajo en conjunto. El último día del taller se presentará el producto del taller como una representación artística.
Instructora: Gloria Llompart trabaja en la educación a través del movimiento creativo. MA en Estudios del Movimiento, Wesleyan University. MFA en Colaboración Creativa utilizando las Artes Digitales Interactivas, CUNY/Brooklyn College. Su presencia artística y en la educación influyó el desarrollo de las Artes Contemporáneas Caribeñas. Fundadora-Directora del proyecto Danza Con Tacto en Puerto Rico (1984-1999), un laboratorio de investigación artística que ofreció oportunidades de entrenamiento y expansión a artistas multi-disciplinarios y profesionales.
Dibujo a Mano y Pintura Para Personas Mayores y Sus Familias:
Miércoles, 4 de agosto hasta el 20 de octubre, 2010 (12 sesiones de 2 horas de 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Este curso abre un nuevo campo de la comunicación y de la auto-reflexión en el estudiante. El taller está delineado para utilizar el arte como terapia para los participantes. Facilita una oportunidad a los participantes a registrar sus sentimientos y pensamientos de una forma creativa. Los participantes se familiarizarán con el valor emocional de los colores, de trucos en la elaboración, los enfoques/estilos de los artistas famosos del pasado y del presente, y la conciencia de las cosas que nos rodean, tales como, líneas, textura, forma, color y luz. Los participantes tendrán tiempo suficiente para practicar, desarrollar habilidades y disfrutar de la obra que están creando. Ellos comenzarán a dibujar con lápiz y avanzarán a la tinta y carbón, y finalizaran su trabajo en pintura acrílica. Los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de dibujar/pintar al aire libre, y visitar algunos museos para apreciar y aprender acerca de obras de arte. Como último, los participantes harán una exposición final de el arte creado por si mismos.
Presentación de Música Jíbara Puertorriqueña
La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña llevará a cabo una presentación de Música Jíbara, una mezcla de expresiones musicales folklóricas y contemporáneas de trovadores, cuatristas y bailarines, en noviembre de 2010, en Casas Casabe (150 Este Calle 121 y Lexington en el Condado de Manhattan).
Para más información, contacte La Casa al (212) 722 - 2600.
