Teatro LATEA

🎉 Title: Ballet des Amériques
🎬 Directed by: Carole Alexis
📅 Date: June 29, 2024
⏰ Time: 3:00 PM - 4:40 PM, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
🌟 Details: Join us for the season finale of Carole Alexis Ballet Theatre / Ballet des Amériques at Teatro LATEA. Enjoy selections of original choreography by Carole Alexis, performed by the talented dancers of the professional company: Isodale Alexis, Carmina Ballesteros, Alison Bartels, Rosella Dunkerley, Corey Mangum, Irene Przywara, Zahra Touijer, and Santiago Vargas. The rich and eclectic repertoire is sure to delight dance aficionados, casual fans, and those new to dance.
🎟️ Tickets: Regular - $36.00, Students/Seniors - $32.40
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🎉 Title: Colette Michaan
🎬 Directed by: Colette Michaan
📅 Date: June 20, 2024
⏰ Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
🌟 Details: Flutist and bandleader Colette Michaan presents an evening of Latin Jazz and World music, featuring stellar musicians from NYC's Latin music scene. Enjoy performances by Alex Pastrana (piano), Gabriel Vivas (bass), Yusnier Sanchez Bustamante (percussion), and Luisito Quintero (drums). Experience a night that celebrates cultural diversity through music.
🎟️ Tickets: Regular - $30.00, Students/Seniors - $27.00
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🎉 Title: Sancocho Musical
🎬 Directed by: Juan Gutiérrez
📅 Date: June 15, 2024
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
🌟 Details: LP21’s Sancocho Musical brings together diverse artists, musicians, and musical genres for an evening of live music, song, and dance. This 2024 version features Los Pleneros de la 21, a Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena ensemble, and La Manga, an all-female Colombian music ensemble led by Daniela Serna. Join us for a night that celebrates Puerto Rican Bomba, Plena, and Colombian Bullerengue.
🎟️ Tickets: Regular - $15.50, Students/Seniors - $13.50
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🎉 Title: Sancocho Musical
🎬 Directed by: Juan Gutiérrez
📅 Date: June 15, 2024
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
🌟 Details: LP21’s Sancocho Musical brings together diverse artists, musicians, and musical genres for an evening of live music, song, and dance. This 2024 version features Los Pleneros de la 21, a Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena ensemble, and La Manga, an all-female Colombian music ensemble led by Daniela Serna. Join us for a night that celebrates Puerto Rican Bomba, Plena, and Colombian Bullerengue.
🎟️ Tickets: Regular - $15.50, Students/Seniors - $13.50
📲 Social Media: , SALES LINK: https://teatrolatea.org/event/june-15-600-pm-sancocho-musical/

🎉 Title: Sancocho Musical
🎬 Directed by: Juan Gutiérrez
📅 Date: June 15, 2024
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
🌟 Details: LP21’s Sancocho Musical brings together diverse artists, musicians, and musical genres for an evening of live music, song, and dance. This 2024 version features Los Pleneros de la 21, a Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena ensemble, and La Manga, an all-female Colombian music ensemble led by Daniela Serna. Join us for a night that celebrates Puerto Rican Bomba, Plena, and Colombian Bullerengue.
🎟️ Tickets: Regular - $15.50, Students/Seniors - $13.50
📲 Social Media: , SALES LINK: https://teatrolatea.org/event/june-15-600-pm-sancocho-musical/

MARCH 18 @ 6:30 PM: Milonga

Milonga

Directed by:

NYCity Tango

Genre / Type of Show:

Milonga

Language:

English/ Spanish

Duration:

03:30:00

Audience type:

General audience

Artists/Features

Social dance event

Company Name

NYCity Tango

Synopsis:

Milonga from 6:30-10 PM

Tango Class From 6:45- 7:30 PM

Dancing from 7:30- 10 PM



About the Company:

The NYCity Tango Collective has grown from a profound sense of respect, admiration, and, most importantly, friendship that has developed among us throughout our careers as Tango dancers. As a collective, we have come together, uniting professional dancers from Argentina and Uruguay, each with more than 25 years of experience. Our ultimate goal is to spread the joy of Tango throughout the vibrant city of New York by sharing our passion and love for this exquisite art form. To achieve this, we offer technique classes for all skill levels, practice sessions, master workshops, captivating performances, Milongas, and

much more. We eagerly look forward to connecting with you and embarking on this Tango journey together!

MARCH 18 @ 6:30 PM: Milonga

Milonga

Directed by:

NYCity Tango

Genre / Type of Show:

Milonga

Language:

English/ Spanish

Duration:

03:30:00

Audience type:

General audience

Artists/Features

Social dance event

Company Name

NYCity Tango

Synopsis:

Milonga from 6:30-10 PM

Tango Class From 6:45- 7:30 PM

Dancing from 7:30- 10 PM



About the Company:

The NYCity Tango Collective has grown from a profound sense of respect, admiration, and, most importantly, friendship that has developed among us throughout our careers as Tango dancers. As a collective, we have come together, uniting professional dancers from Argentina and Uruguay, each with more than 25 years of experience. Our ultimate goal is to spread the joy of Tango throughout the vibrant city of New York by sharing our passion and love for this exquisite art form. To achieve this, we offer technique classes for all skill levels, practice sessions, master workshops, captivating performances, Milongas, and

much more. We eagerly look forward to connecting with you and embarking on this Tango journey together!

Conversation Marcos Martínez and

Details in flyer 🎟️

This event celebrates American Latino theater’s diversity, creativity, and vitality on the East and West Coasts. A conversation with renowned artist Marcos Martinez moderated by Dr. Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana. Drawing from his own experiences and insights, Martinez delves into the unique challenges and triumphs Latino theater artists face, representation, and the shifting terrain in fighting discrimination.

The conversation is followed by a screening of Lo que no se dice / What is Unspoken” (2023), a film on gentrification.

Gracias inmensas al Prof. Miguel Trelles por pensar en mi.

https://teatrolatea.org/event/march-14-700-pm-lo-que-no-se-dice/

Posted from• Happy to now be able to announce this wonderful event. It’s such an honor to engage in conversation with the one & only Marcos Martinez✨

Save the date & join us next week at the beautiful in the lower east side.

Details in flyer 🎟️

This event celebrates American Latino theater’s diversity, creativity, and vitality on the East and West Coasts. A conversation with renowned artist Marcos Martinez moderated by Dr. Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana. Drawing from his own experiences and insights, Martinez delves into the unique challenges and triumphs Latino theater artists face, representation, and the shifting terrain in fighting discrimination.

The conversation is followed by a screening of Lo que no se dice / What is Unspoken” (2023), a film on gentrification.

Gracias inmensas al Prof. Miguel Trelles por pensar en mi.

https://teatrolatea.org/event/march-14-700-pm-lo-que-no-se-dice/

MARCH 16 @ 7:00 PM: ELEKTRA as part of

ELEKTRA

Directed by:

Jose A. Gonzalez

Genre / Type of Show:

Dramático

Language:

Español

Duration:

01:40:00

Audience type:

General audience

Artists/Features

Elektra, Agamenón, Clitemnestra y Caronte: Vivian Acosta.

Oráculo (Voz en off): Julio Rodríguez (Participación Especial).

Adaptación Dramatúrgica y Puesta en Escena: José A. González.

Diseño de Escenografía y Vestuario: Jorge Noa y Pedro Balmaseda.

Diseño de Luces: Carlos Repilado.

Música Original: Enrique González.

Coreografía y Asesoraría Danzaría: Belma Suazo.

Asistente General: Wilfredo Ramos.

Company Name

Teatro Galiano108

Synopsis:

Caronte, el barquero, se niega a conducir la barca que transporta a Agamenon, el tirano que lidero la guerra contra Troya y sacrifico a su hija Ifigenia en un afan ciego de poder, Clitemnestra, esposa adultera, asesino a Agamenon en complicidad con su amante Egisto, Elektra, no pudo elegir libremente su destino. La barca esta detenida porque no quieren reconocer su condicion de mu***os, requisito indispensable para el cruce a la otra orilla y poder alcanzar la inmortalidad. Una traspolacion del mito griego a los orishas afrocubanos que a su vez transmutan en ‘estado de fluidez’ en esta ceremonia ritualista con el medium – ejecutante. Solo Orestes, logra escapar con su hermana Elektra en una barca de remos y dar el salto hacia la Luz en la busqueda de la Libertad personal. Los otros quedan atrapados en los viejos conflictos que aun persisten en la sociedad actual.

MARCH 16 @ 7:00 PM: ELEKTRA as part of

ELEKTRA

Directed by:

Jose A. Gonzalez

Genre / Type of Show:

Dramático

Language:

Español

Duration:

01:40:00

Audience type:

General audience

Artists/Features

Elektra, Agamenón, Clitemnestra y Caronte: Vivian Acosta.

Oráculo (Voz en off): Julio Rodríguez (Participación Especial).

Adaptación Dramatúrgica y Puesta en Escena: José A. González.

Diseño de Escenografía y Vestuario: Jorge Noa y Pedro Balmaseda.

Diseño de Luces: Carlos Repilado.

Música Original: Enrique González.

Coreografía y Asesoraría Danzaría: Belma Suazo.

Asistente General: Wilfredo Ramos.

Company Name

Teatro Galiano108

Synopsis:

Caronte, el barquero, se niega a conducir la barca que transporta a Agamenon, el tirano que lidero la guerra contra Troya y sacrifico a su hija Ifigenia en un afan ciego de poder, Clitemnestra, esposa adultera, asesino a Agamenon en complicidad con su amante Egisto, Elektra, no pudo elegir libremente su destino. La barca esta detenida porque no quieren reconocer su condicion de mu***os, requisito indispensable para el cruce a la otra orilla y poder alcanzar la inmortalidad. Una traspolacion del mito griego a los orishas afrocubanos que a su vez transmutan en ‘estado de fluidez’ en esta ceremonia ritualista con el medium – ejecutante. Solo Orestes, logra escapar con su hermana Elektra en una barca de remos y dar el salto hacia la Luz en la busqueda de la Libertad personal. Los otros quedan atrapados en los viejos conflictos que aun persisten en la sociedad actual.

MARCH 15 @ 7:00 PM: Así Canta Federico
As part of FEST

Así Canta Federico

Directed by:

Nilko Andreas

Genre / Type of Show:

Concert Theater

Language:

English/Spanish

Duration:

02:00:00

Audience type:

General audience

Artists/Features

Alfonso Cid, Voice, Paloma De Vega, Dancer. Elizabeth Chidester, Voice. Hayk Arsenyan, Piano. Nilko

Company Name

Azlo Prductions



Synopsis:

A theatrical experience of Music and dance inspired by Federico Garcia Lorca’s Spirit. FEDERICO G. LORCA (1898-1936)

The Universe of Garcia Lorca will guide this performance into the dances, poems and songs from the traditional Spanish songbook.

This performance shows a diverse variety of Spanish dances such as escuela bolera, stylized dance, flamenco and folklore dance that represents a wide artistic spectrum in this field. The audience will appreciate a lot of cultural Spanish items such as classical castanets, folk castanets, Spanish fan, mantón de manila or bata de cola.

The powerful music played by guitar, piano, percusion, flute and voice shows the Spanish roots as well as more modern expressions that come from the tradition. This experience will transport the viewer to a special trip to Spain full of emotion, beauty and passion.

“Asi canta Federico”, conceived and directed by Nilko Andreas Copyright at Azlo Productions 2023.

March comes in like a lion and will stay like a lion @ Teatro LATEA this Spring season.

The main reason is LATEA is once again joining our sister theaters Repertorio, IATI, Teatro SEA, Pregones/PRTT, INTAR, Thalia Spanish Theater and Teatro Circulo to hold TEATRO Fest NYC 2024.

LATEA will kick off the the 2024 edition of Teatro Fest NYC on Thursday, March 14 with a dialogue seeking to build a bridge between Latino theater on both coasts of the United States.

In short, see you at LATEA.

Acangana!

Miguel Trelles

Thank you for hosting kick off event! We had a blast getting a preview of the amazing theater coming this spring at !

Asi Canta Federico! in Latinx Theater Spring Preview In collaboration with the Alliance of Teatros Latinos NY at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center curated by

An evening of flamenco with song, poetry, dance, light and visual art, and all with the music of Lorca, Soler, De Falla, and Albeniz. 🇪🇸

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Boileau Editorial de Música
SPAIN arts & culture
Hideki Aono

🤳🏻 check our programming for this year festival

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Posted from The stage is set, and Teatro Fest 2024 is about to begin! 🎭 Join us at the prestigious New York Public Library for the Performing Arts - Bruno Walter Auditorium on Monday, February 26th at 6:00 PM for our launch event. Get your free tickets in our bio.

¡El escenario está listo y Teatro Fest 2024 está a punto de comenzar! 🎭 Acompañanos en nuestro evento de lanzamiento en la prestigiosa Biblioteca Pública de Artes Escénicas de Nueva York - Auditorio Bruno Walter el lunes 26 de febrero a las 6:00 p. m. Compra tus entradas gratis en nuestra bio.

THEATER Fest 2024, from the Alliance of Teatros Latinos NY, has begun!

Throughout the month of March and April, the Spanish-language theaters in New York City open their doors with a huge lineup for all tastes.

Check our special programming at the link in our bio 🤳🏻

Follow us for more information.

We are sorry to inform that today event has been cancel. We hope to see you all tomorrow for the last event of eMeLeK 2024!

Jazz Power presents: What Happens To A Dream? featuring Eli “Dr. E” Yamin Jazz and Blues Band, staring Zah!

🗓️ Thursday February 22nd 7pm in Teatro LATEA!

This performance is part of this year’s eMeLe~K Celebration, presented by in partnership with The Clemente.

In honor of Black History Month and inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and Langston Hughes, this Jazz/Theater work amplifies the dreams of today’s NYC youth uptown from Washington Heights, Harlem and Inwood and features performances of songs from the Civil Rights Movement.

🎟️ Tickets $20 - $53

Get your tickets on our website calendar!
🔗 Link in bio

✨ About the Company:

is a non-profit organization founded in 2003. Jazz Power serves thousands of New Yorkers and visitors annually - students, teachers, artists, and general audiences, ages 8-80+, to build more creative and inclusive communities through jazz music education and performance.

✨ About the directors:

Dr. Eli Yamin, founder, Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz Power Initiative, musical director for What Happens To A Dream. Award winning pianist, composer, singer, producer and educator, spreads the joy of jazz through his 30 year work including 10 years as founding director of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Middle School Jazz Academy. Kena Onyejekwe, theater teacher, director and co-creator of ‘What Happens To A Dream’, actor and musician whose credits includes co-writing, co-producing, and performing lead vocals for the album WE ARE by Stylophonic.

LATEA Director and eMeLe-K cofounder Miguel Trelles with Debbie Taylor, friend of LATEA and widow of eMeLe-K co-founder Rodger Taylor hang out on Rivington Street, anticipating the best ever eMeLe-K, come join us starting February 20!

🤳🏻Check full programming with the link in our bio

📣It’s almost time for our yearly eMeLe~K Celebration

🗓️Save the dates for the 7th edition of eMeLe~K in Teatro LATEA from February 20th - 24th!

eMeLe~K is an annual week-long cultural celebration of Dr. MLK Jr.’s legacy, the US Civil Rights Movement, and the lasting contributions of Afro-Latinos as co-curated by Teatro LATEA.

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eMeLeK
Afro-Latin festival @ LATEA 2024
20, 21, 22, 23, 24 February

eMeLe-K is a cultural homage to Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy. The weeklong event seeks to provide a forum for Afro-Latinos, African Americans and all who believe in Dr. King’s life example and respect his memory. Artists and audiences are invited to engage in artistic exchanges while celebrating the US Civil Rights movement and the tremendous contributions Afro-Latinos make to society.

eMeLeK 2024 will present:







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TICKETS - You can get your tickets from our website or the link that is in our bio.
https://teatrolatea.org/showcases/

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LATEA Director and eMeLe-K cofounder Miguel Trelles with Debbie Taylor, friend of LATEA and widow of eMeLe-K co-founder Rodger Taylor hang out on Rivington Street, anticipating the best ever eMeLe-K, come join us starting February 20!

📣It’s almost time for our yearly eMeLe~K Celebration

🗓️Save the dates for the 7th edition of eMeLe~K in Teatro LATEA from February 20th - 24th!

eMeLe~K is an annual week-long cultural celebration of Dr. MLK Jr.’s legacy, the US Civil Rights Movement, and the lasting contributions of Afro-Latinos as co-curated by Teatro LATEA.

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eMeLeK
Afro-Latin festival @ LATEA 2024
20, 21, 22, 23, 24 February

eMeLe-K is a cultural homage to Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy. The weeklong event seeks to provide a forum for Afro-Latinos, African Americans and all who believe in Dr. King’s life example and respect his memory. Artists and audiences are invited to engage in artistic exchanges while celebrating the US Civil Rights movement and the tremendous contributions Afro-Latinos make to society.

eMeLeK 2024 will present:

Rafaela Luna





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TICKETS - You can get your tickets from our website or the link that is in our bio.
https://teatrolatea.org/showcases/

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📣 SAVE THE DATE for the opening reception of ‘Lanzo/Luna: Connections’, by Rafaela Luna and Juanita Lanzo, two Caribbean artists whose works touch on themes of femininity and motherhood.

🗓️ Tuesday February 20th @ 5pm in Teatro LATEA!

describes her work: “My art addresses social tensions, emphasizing racial and gender differences. My work depicts images of female figures. Likewise, the composition alludes to the stress caused by the opposition between conventionalism and the forced masks imposed by traditional stereotypes...From my childhood memories I am able to construct my discourse through images that are present in the culture that I grew up in. All the iconography- patterns -colors to which I was exposed to are making their way back to my canvas.”

is a visual artist of Afro-Puerto Rican descent who lives in East Harlem and works in the Bronx. Inspired by anatomy, life cycles and the natural world, she creates artworks evocative of growth, sexual activity, death and decay, love and loss, pain and pleasure. Her works have been included in group exhibitions that explore female identity, the body, racism, gender politics, and colonialism at group exhibitions in New York, California, and Puerto Rico

The exhibition is part of this year’s eMeLe~K Celebration, presented by

This edition of eMeLe~K takes place from February 20th through 24th- stay tuned for in depth info about the full lineup of events! ✨

Images 1-3: paintings by Rafaela Luna
Images 4-6: paintings by Juanita Lanzo

📣It’s almost time for our yearly eMeLe~K Celebration

🗓️Save the dates for the 7th edition of eMeLe~K in Teatro LATEA from February 20th - 24th!

eMeLe~K is an annual week-long cultural celebration of Dr. MLK Jr.’s legacy, the US Civil Rights Movement, and the lasting contributions of Afro-Latinos as co-curated by Teatro LATEA.

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FEB 20 @ 5:00 PM: LANZO/LUNA CONNECTIONS

Lanzo/Luna Connections, It is an art proposal by two Caribbean artists, adopted by the same city, involved in the educational world of art. Each one with a visual language with unique and particular characteristics. The similarities create the connection between these two artists; women, mothers. with clear ideas and voices about their position in their society.
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TICKETS - You can get your tickets from our website or the link that is in our bio.
https://teatrolatea.org/showcases/

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