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February 2020
Fairy Rhymes – PENNSYLVANIA BALLET II
Join the Three Little Kittens as they travel through nursery rhymes and fairy tale worlds of Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin to find their lost mittens.
Find out more »March 2020
Kun-Yang Lin/Dance Company – Faith Project
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers' Faith Project/The Door is an abstract dance work created by founder and Artistic Director, Kun-Yang Lin, that contemplates the relationship between religious practice and contemporary dance. An important part of the project consisted of “story circle” encounters with community participants from various faith perspectives, dance artists and other artistic collaborators. Engaging with practitioners…
Find out more »April 2020
Kiss of Addixion
POWER STREET THEATRE Esperanza Arts Center Resident Company Directed by Gabriela Sanchez and devised by Anjoli Santiago, Donnell Powell, Tiffany Janell and Edwin Desamour, Kiss of Addixion is a story that is unafraid to dive deep into the perspectives of people and communities impacted by health injustice. Kiss of Addixion centers the voices of artists…
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POWER STREET THEATRE Esperanza Arts Center Resident Company Directed by Gabriela Sanchez and devised by Anjoli Santiago, Donnell Powell, Tiffany Janell and Edwin Desamour, Kiss of Addixion is a story that is unafraid to dive deep into the perspectives of people and communities impacted by health injustice. Kiss of Addixion centers the voices of artists…
Find out more »Kiss of Addixion
POWER STREET THEATRE Esperanza Arts Center Resident Company Directed by Gabriela Sanchez and devised by Anjoli Santiago, Donnell Powell, Tiffany Janell and Edwin Desamour, Kiss of Addixion is a story that is unafraid to dive deep into the perspectives of people and communities impacted by health injustice. Kiss of Addixion centers the voices of artists…
Find out more »AMLA – Artistas y Músicos Latinoamericanos
Led by acclaimed pianist and recording artist Suzzette Ortiz, Teatro Esperanza resident ensemble, AMLA presents an evening of Latin Jazz inspired by the music of Puerto Rico.
Find out more »¡CONEXIONES!
Orchestra 2001 Music by Puerto Rican Composers Orchestra 2001 presents the second installment of its annual iConexiones! program featuring classical music and composers from different regions and traditions of Latin America. This season 2001 spotlights of chamber music by composers from Puerto Rico, include the world premiere of a new work.
Find out more »May 2020
Primeros Viernes – “Las Madres de Berks”
First Fridays Cinema Series Las Madres de Berks documentary shares the testimonials of four mothers that were detained for two years with their children at The Berks County Residential Center, a family prison in Pennsylvania. The documentary also features the artworks that Ortiz created based on the Berks mother's stories that were unveiled in Harrisburg…
Find out more »Forró Community Dance Night
Join us for an evening of music and dance, as Astral brings the rhythms of forró to Esperanza! Forró, which translates to "for all", is a folk music style of Northern Brazil. Combining the accordion, triangle, and the zabumba drum with rapid-fire vocals and cheerful and sinuous melodies, forró is often compared to zydeco, the vivacious…
Find out more »BALLETX
Philadelphia’s premiere dance company returns to the Teatro stage with a Pop-Up series performance featuring new works by internationally celebrated choreographers spotlighting the incredible BalletX dancers. More information about BalletX:https://www.balletx.org/media-press/videos/
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