Panel Discussion on Afro-Latin Art and Culture
Join us for a conversation with cast members from the Tony-Award winning Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club, organizers of New York’s annual Afro-Latino Festival, and Executive Director of the New York Latin American Art Triennial (NYLAAT), Alexis Mendoza. Panelists will discuss the history and contemporary relevance of Afro-Latin art and culture.
Space is limited, RSVP required.
Bronx Children’s Museum Executive Director and author Denise Adusei Rosario joins Leadlights Ensemble to present a program of music and stories, featuring her children’s book “Cesaria Feels the Beat,” a lyrical and heartfelt story about deafness, community, and Carnival.
Rising in the Heights is a festival of free outdoor public arts performances curated by Leadlights Ensemble in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. The festival celebrates the rich artistic contributions of Latinx and Black cultures and promotes children’s literacy through music and bilingual storytelling. Free copies of the featured book will be available.
This project is made possible in part with funds from UMEZ Arts Engagement, supported by the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ); and Creative Engagement, supported by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council and the Howard Gilman Foundation. UMEZ Arts Engagement and Creative Engagement are administered by LMCC.
