Saludos,
As we continue to build cultures and strategies of resilience and sustainability though
Eco Kits and
Solar Jibaro, we strive to present new services and programs to our community. S
tay tuned for the Solar Jíbaro campaign, in which we hope to begin to distribute solar generators to much needed artisan sectors in affected areas of Puerto Rico still without power more than a month after the storm.
We are happy to present numerous opportunities of cultural affirmation and celebration, please check out the upcoming events, panels, meetings and activities this week:
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Wednesday, November 15 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Loisaida Inc. Center
710 East 9th Street NY, NY 10009
The Loisaida Inc., Center is pleased to host this planning meeting for the future 2018 residency of
EARTH CELEBRATIONS.
The project ECOLOGICAL CITY and its workshops are spearheaded by EC founder Felicia Young.
The ECOLOGICAL CITY - PUBLIC PLANNING meeting will bring together gardeners, residents, artists and partner organizations to discuss participation co-creating a theatrical pageant, to develop and bring together climate resiliency and ecological sustainability plans within the gardens, neighborhood and waterfront of the Lower East Side of New York City, and its contribution to city and global climate challenges.
All welcome!
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Friday, November 17 from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Loisaida Inc.
710 East 9th Street NY, NY 10009
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Friday, November 17 from 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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Loisaida Inc. & Maskhunt Motions proudly present:
Tale 53;Snowhite
with Deborah Hunt & Shanti Lalita
Tale 53; Snowhite is a sinister story told inside an intriguing wooden artefact that houses a toy theatre (with two- dimentional painted puppets moving on tracks), objects, a kamishibai (for backdrop changes) and a cranky or moving panorama. It is based on "Snowhite", the creation of reknowned Spanish author and illustrator Ana Juan.
Deborah Hunt, (theatre maker, maskbuilder and operator, puppeteer, teacher and autor) has adapted and directed the tale and manipulates the puppets and backdrops. Shanti Lalita, (cellist, poet and performer) is the composer and live musician.
Far from the disneyesque version of Snow White, our tale relates the life of a young woman who falls prey to a blood thirsty stepmother, an hostile city, hustling dwarves and a rapacious prince. Based on the original story Tale 53 (The Little Snow White) of the Grimm Brothers published in 1812, the story of Ana Juan offers a biting and pertinent stare at the situation of women still relevant to our times. Justaposed with the beauty of the puppets, objects and painted backdrops, Tale 53;Snowhite promises a unique theatrical experience.
Hunt has presented the work in Puerto Rico (San German and San Juan) at the Odin Teatret in Denmark and now in New York. It will be presented at the Festival Internacional de Títeres de Matanzas en Cuba in 2018.
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Friday, November 17 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Closing Reception: Fantasy Island
At the Loisaida Inc. Center
Please join us for the closing reception of Fantasy Island with a musical intervention by the peripatetic songwriter Joe Louis.
GIFs by Shey Rivera subvert colonial fantasies about Puerto Rico.
The installation and performance, FANTASY ISLAND, is an experience that--through satire--explores how tourism and consumer culture sell a "fantastical" luxury lifestyle, a tropical paradise twisting crisis into "opportunity". Artists Shey Rivera and Huascar Robles opened Fantasy Island at the Loisaida Center in the aftermath of Hurricane María in early October. Since, their work has engaged the public and the community of Loisaida on the intersections of the debt crisis, natural disasters, and the role of art in community through a panel discussion and a series of performances.
All are welcome for the closing reception, which will feature performances by invited artists.
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SPECIAL PRESENTATION!
Joe Louis is an up-and-coming and invited Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and performance artist currently presenting his original songs direct from Puerto Rico this weekend.
Chek out Joe's performance at the closing reception of Fantasy Island, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 at
8
pm
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Sunday, November 19 from 1:30 pm
Matinee!
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Join us after
the
Sunday, November 19 matinee performance of Illyria for a very special post-show panel discussion about
The
Public
's history in
the
East Village and a legacy of historic preservation that started on Lafayette Street. In particular,
the
conversation will discuss
the
influence of Joe Papp on Nuyorican arts movements and Latinos Downtown.
The
conversation will feature Andrew Berman (GVSHP), Felicia Mayro (Neighborhood Preservation Center), and
Ed
Morales
(journalist, author, professor
at
Columbia).
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We hope to see you soon!
Loisaida Inc. Center
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710 E. 9th Street New York, NY 10009
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