AMLA – Artistas y Músicos Latinoamericanos
Led by acclaimed pianist and recording artist Suzzette Ortiz, Teatro Esperanza resident ensemble, AMLA will explore the folk and dance music of Puerto Rico.
Philadanco
Across the nation and around the world, Philadanco is celebrated for its innovation, creativity, and preservation of predominantly African-American traditions in dance. To celebrate its upcoming 50th anniversary, Philadanco dancers will perform company favorites Between the Lines and Super 8. Founded in 1970, Philadanco has a legacy of breaking barriers and building bridges across cultural divides, consistently performing for audiences representing an amalgamation…
Plena Libre
Plena and Bomba are distinctive musical styles of Puerto Rico, and the virtuoso musicians of Plena Libre are their contemporary masters. These four-time Grammy Award nominees combine a hard-hitting horn section, master hand drummers, and lush three-part vocal harmonies into a modern blend. Plena Libre mix traditional Puerto Rican rhythms with modern Afro-Caribbean influences, and folkloric musical roots with…
{Tres}
Led by saxophonist José A. Zayas Cabán, {Trés} brings their Tribute to Puerto Rico national tour and fundraising concert to Philadelphia in a program that spotlights the music and composers of Puerto Rico. All donations will support Friends of Puerto Rico, which is dedicated to creating an economic and innovation hub in Puerto Rico by…
Sofia Viola, with Dat Garcia
Few cities offer such a colorful, varied and unpredictable underground music scene than Buenos Aires, and no singer gives a better sense of the Buenos Aires music scene than Sofia Viola. Blending the tradition-grounded directness of folk singing with the vast emotional palette of jazz, Viola’s songs reach deep into Argentina’s multi-layered cultural heritage.
Lolita, Enfocarte
A monologue on the life of Lolita Lebron. Viviana Torres Mestey, Producer Written by Waldo Torres
The Esperanza Effect Newsletter: August 2019
Alumna Inspires Students to Pursue Their Goals Celeste Brito-Guzman is the smiling face that greets visitors at Esperanza Cyber Charter School (ECCS), the place she began her journey to success. Celeste is fully committed to helping other Esperanza students achieve their dreams, blossom, and pursue their goals. Celeste is an example of perseverance. She graduated from…
Announcing Teatro Esperanza’s 2019-2020 Season
Opening Night: De Cerca with Pennsylvania Ballet Voces Spotlight Series on Puerto Rico, Primeros Viernes Latin Cinema Series, and Segundos Sábados Family Series FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Philadelphia, PA – July 31, 2019, Teatro Esperanza, Esperanza’s venue for Latin arts and culture in the heart of Hunting Park, North Philadelphia, will kick-off its first full season…
Philly’s low-income neighborhoods have fewer trees and the city’s free tree program isn’t helping – PlanPhilly; July 24, 2019
Places like the 2100 block of Spruce Street are about as wealthy and as leafy as they get in inner-city Philadelphia. The multi-million dollar brownstones here are shaded by a canopy of more than a dozen street trees, from narrow Ginkgos to mature Buttonwoods.
Teatro Esperanza Summer Update
In June, Teatro Esperanza wrapped up their immensely successful pilot season. “The season allowed us to ‘christen’ the new theater with a broad spectrum of performances and events,” explained Bill Rhoads, Senior Vice President of the Esperanza Arts Center. From Ballet X and the Philadelphia Orchestra, to Esperanza’s very own AMLA, the pilot season included…