Esperanza Arts Center Ensemble-In-Residence
Folk and dance music of Puerto Rico with Suzzette Ortiz
Friday, November 22, 2019, 7:30pm
Folk and dance music of Puerto Rico with Suzzette Ortiz
Friday, November 22, 2019, 7:30pm
Conversation and Audience Q&A immediately following the performance
Tickets $10 Adults
Free Admission for children and students under 18.
Free Admission for children and students under 18.
Musica Puertorriquena will include a compendium of: danzas, musica Jibara (originally music from the mountain dwelling peasants), bomba, plena, boleros, salsa y regueton. The concert will be multi-disciplinary, including audio-visual and dance. Esperanza Academy Dance Ensemble under the direction of Tania Ramos, will premiere original choreography of a new work composed by Suzzette Ortiz after Hurricane Maria entitled “Yukiyu” (the Taino Indian God that lives in “El Yunque”). Ortiz will share the stage with Juan Medina on bass, guitar and vocals, Pedro Zayas on timbal, Augusto Febres on congas, Iriana Alvelo on cuatro, Rene Ginett on vocals and Ortiz herself on vocals and piano. Waleska Lopez will also make an appearance as special guest bomba dancer.
Teatro Esperanza
4261 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
4261 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Tel: (215) 324-0746
Email: patronservices@esperanza.us
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