THE 6TH ANNUAL LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL WEEK Kicks Off 11/10
By: Gabrielle Sierra Oct. 18, 2011
PAMAR (Pan American Musical Art Research, Inc.), the New York based organization founded and directed by Polly Ferman, announces the 6th Annual LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL WEEK, November 10-17, in venues all around town. Highlights include:
** The Opening Event - November 10 at the Hiro Ballroom of the Maritime Hotel, with special music guests fromSouth America
** The Music of Astor Piazzolla, November 11-12 at the Rose Theatre/Lincoln Center
** Auctions of works by Latin American artists at Christie's and Sotheby's, November 15-17
** La Casa de Bernarda Alba by Lorca, and other plays, during November at Repertorio Espanol
** World Music Institute presents Bahia to Brooklyn with Dende and Band, November 12 at Roulette in BrooklynPAMAR, founded in 1984, continues to celebrate Latin American arts and artists with a wide variety of events in the areas of
** Auctions
** Dance
** Literature
** Music
** Pinto Art Fair
** Theater
** Visual ArtsA more detailed list of events:AUCTIONS
CHRISTIE'S LATIN AMERICAN PAINTINGS
November 15 at 6:30 PM, and November 16 at 10 AM and 2 PM
20 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC
www.christies.comSOTHEBY'S LATIN AMERICAN ART SALE
November 16 at 7 PM, November 17 at 10 AM
1334 York Avenue (72nd Street), NYC
www.sothebys.com
DANCE
FESTIVAL FLAMENCO GITANO - JOSE MAYA AND COMPANY, presented by World Music Institute
Saturday November 5 at 8 PM
NYU Skirball Center, 566 LaGuardia Place, NYC
Tickets: $65; $55; $20 for students Reservations: 212.545.7536 or www.worldmusicinstitute.org
Jose Maya, one of the most explosive dancers in Spain today, presents his company in the New York premiere of "Red."
Saturday & Sunday, November 26 & 27 (Saturday at 8 PM; Sunday at 3 PM)
Queens Theatre in the Park/Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, Corona
Tickets: $28; $20 for students Reservations: 718.760.0064 www.calpullidance.org
The Company returns after three sold out seasons at Queens Theatre in the Park with a new programs dedicated to the rich traditions of Mexico, captured in movement and dance.LITERATURE
LECTURA DE LA OBRA MANOS QUIETAS, DE PITI ESPANOL
Saturday November 10 at 6:30 PM
Instituto Cervantes, 211 East 49th Street, NYC
free admission www.nyork.cervantes.es
The Venezuelans in NYC Festival and Instituto Cervantes present Mr. Piti Espanol's play Manos Quietas.LITERATURE FROM BAHIA - SYMPOSIUM: CITYSCAPES OF RIO AND BAHIA, BRAZIL
Thursday November 10 at 7 PM
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, NYC
free admission www.americas-society.org
Event features novelist Helena Parente Cunha (Woman Between Mirrors), poet Lande Onawale (O Vento), scholar Earl Fitz (Vanderbilt University), translator Gregory Rabassa (translator of Jorge Amado, Clarice Lispector, and others), and critic Peggy Sharpe (moderator from Florida State University). In Portuguese and English.
Monday November 14 at 7 PM
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, NYC
free admission www.americas-society.org
With novelists Joao Paulo Cuenca (Corpo presente) and Ana Maria Machado (Tropical sol da liberdade), and literary critics Elizabeth Lowe (moderator, from University of Illinois/Urbana), Charles Perrone (University of Florida/Gainesville), and Nelson Vieira (Brown University). In Portuguese and English.LITERARY JOURNAL LAUNCH
Tuesday November 15 at 7 PM
Americas Society, 60 Park Avenue, NYC
free admission www.americas-society.org
Americas Society celebrates the latest issue of its acclaimed publication Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas, No. 83, with comments by editor Daniel Shapiro (of the Americas Society) and guest editors Elizabeth Lowe and Peggy Sharpe, and bilingual readings by Brazilian writers Joao paulo Cuenca (Corpo presente), Ana Maria Machado (Tropical sol da liberdade), Lande Onawale (O Vento), and Helena Parente Cunha (Woman Between Mirrors).NEW LITERATURE FROM EUROPE
Tuesday-Thursday, November 15-17
Instituto Cervantes, 211 East 49th Street, NYC
free admission www.newlitfromeurope.org
Spanish writer Jose Carlos Somoza will participate in the VIII Festival New Literature from Europe. MUSIC
THE OPENING EVENT OF LACW 2011
Thursday November 10 at 8 PM
Hiro Ballroom at the Maritme Hotel, 88 Ninth Avenue, NYC
Tickets: $10 www.ticketweb.com
Opening Event to honor the richness and diversity of the Latin American cultural in NYC. Evening includes performances by Eddy Marcano Acoustic Trio (Venezuela), Los Chamanes with Natalia Bernal (Chile), and OGANS (Brazil).(a few events are earlier than the official November 10th opening):
FESTIVAL FLAMENCO GITANO! DIEGO EL CIGALA
Tuesday November 1 at 8 PM
Town Hall, 123 West 43 Street, NYC
Tickets: $45-$65; $20 for students For reservations: 212.545.7536 or www.worldmusicinstitute.org
World Music Institute presents superstar Diego El Cigala, one of flamenco's most compelling singers, in the premiere of Cigala & Tango.ROBERTO DIAZ, violist
Wednesday November 2 at 7 PM
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, NYC
free admission - reservations necessary www.americas-society.org
Concert by Chilean Roberto Diaz, President of the Curtis Institute of Music.INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ARTE DEL TEATRO COLON
Monday November 7 at 7 PM
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, NYC
Free admission - reservations necessary www.americas-society.org
The ISATC is the training institute of the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, one of the leading opera houses in the Americas. THE 4TH ANNUAL LATIN AMERICAN PIANO AND SONG FESTIVAL, Cesar Reyes
Wednesday November 9 at 8 PM
Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street, NYC
Admission: $15; $10 for students www.latinopianoblogspot.com
Piano works from Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, performed by pianists Angelina Tallaj, Michiyo Morikawa and founder/director Cesar Reyes.CORINA BARTRA and her AZU PROJECT
Thursday November 10 at 8 PM
The University of the Streets, 130 East 7th Street, NYC
Tickets: $10 www.corinabartra.com
Corina Bartra, the first vocalist to pioneer Afro-Peruvian and Cleole Jazz.THE AZLO ORCHESTRA
Friday November 11 at 8 PM
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie, 154 West 57 Street, NYC
Tickets: $50-$100 www.nilkoandreas.com or www.carnegiehall.org
Ricardo Martinez conducts the Azlo Orchestra, with Nilko Andrea, classical guitarist, and Angelica de la Riva, soprano. Music of Ponce, Villa-Lobos, Potes, Revueltas, and Gutierrez.MAX LIFSCHITZ
Friday November 11 at 8 PM
Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street, NYC
Free admission www.northsouthmusic.org
"Tangos and More!" by Mexican-born pianist Max Lifschitz, performing tangos and danzas by composers from Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, and the U.S. THE MUSIC OF Astor Piazzolla
November 11 & 12 at 8 PM
Rose Theater/Lincoln Center, at Columbus Circle, NYC
For tickets: 212.875.5000
A celebration of the great Argentinean tango master Astor Piazzolla, featuring multi-instrumentalist Paquito D'Rivera, who has brought an unprecedented focus on tango's relationship to jazz. Bandoneon master Daniel Binelli is among the guest artists.DENDE AND BAND in "Bahia to Brooklyn"
Sunday November 12 at 8 PM
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, downtown Brooklyn
Tickets: $25; $20 for students For reservations 212.545.7536 www.worldmusicinstitute.org
Folklore meets funk in Brazilian Dende's music.LACW CLOSING EVENTS IN QUEENS, BROOKLYN AND MANHATTAN
LACW CLOSING IN BROOKLYN
THE 4TH ANNUAL LATIN AMERICAN PIANO AND SONG FESTIVAL, NYC
Thursday November 17 at 5:15 PM
Woody Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College Library, 2900 Bedford Avenue
Free admission www.latinopianoblogspot.com
Under the direction of founder/director Cesar Reyes.LACW CLOSING IN QUEENS
HISTORY OF TANGO with Quintet of the Americas
Thursday November 17 at 7:30 PM
Salvation Army Temple of Queens, 86-07 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights
Free admission www.quintet.org www.danielbinelli.com www.pollyferman.net
Polly Ferman, piano, and Daniel Binelli, bandoneon, guest with the woodwind Quintet of the Americas in this "History of Tango." LACW CLOSING IN MANHATTAN
THE TANGO-FADO PROJECT, presented by PAMAR and Manhattan Camerata
Friday November 18 at 8 PM
Blessed Sacrament Church, 152 West 71 Street, NYC
Tickets: $15; $10 for students/seniors Reservations: www.pamar.org
Special evening of Argentine Tango and Portuguese Fado. Artists include Polly Ferman and Lucia Caruso (piano), Daniel Binelli (bandoneon), Pedro da Silva (guitar) and Nathalie Pires (vocals).JUAN PONS: The Classic Villain, in collaboration with the New York Opera Society
Friday November 18 at 7
Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Avenue, NYC
Internationally renowned dramatic baritone Juan Pons Alvarez, born in Minorca, Balearic Islands, will feature songs in Catalan. The concert is supported by The Institut Ramon Lull and is part of the Catalan Days Festival.ORCHESTRA MARIUCCIA IACOVINO from Brazil
Wednesday November 23 at 8 PM
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57 Street
Tickets: $20-$75 www.carnegiehall.org
Azlo Music Productions presents Brazil's Orchestra Mariuccia with guest soloists Angelica de la Riva and Nilko Andreas. PINTA ART FAIR
OPENING, By Invitation Only
November 10, 6:30 to 9 PM
November 11, 2 to 8 PM
November 12, 12 to 8 PMPINTA ART FAIR: The Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art Show
Admission: $25; $10 for students www.pintaart.com
All events at 7 West 11th Street, 11th floorTHEATER
THE IDIOT MANDATORY
Thursday November 10 at 8 PM
IATI Theater, 64 East 4th Street, NYC
Tickets: $20 www.teatroiati.org
This tragicomedy tackles the issue of power and its consequences when the person in charge goes mad. The outcome leads to the destruction of the human condition.LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA (The House of Bernarda Alba)
November 10 and November 16, both at 11 AM
Repertorio Espanol, 138 East 27 Street, NYC
Tickets start at $26 For reservations: 212.225.9999 or www.repertorio.org
Federico Garcia Lorca's play, directed by Rene Buch. In this repressed environment, a tyrannical mother attempts to dominate her daughters' lives.EL COLOR DEL DESEO (The Color of Desire)
November 10 at 7 PM; November 12 at 8 PM; November 13 at 6:30 PM; November 16 at 7 PM
Repertorio Espanol, 138 East 27th Street, NYC
Tickets start at $26 For reservations: 212.225.9999 or www.repertorio.org
Nilo Cruz's play, directed by Michele Hausmann. Set in politically turbulent Havana circa 1960, the erotically charged story features characters who are expatriates, revolutionaries, and theater people. LA VERDAD SOSPECHOSA (The Suspicious Truth)
November 11 at 11 AM and 8 PM
Repertorio Espanol, 138 East 27th Street, NYC
Tickets start at $26 For reservations: 212.225.9999 or www.repertorio.org
Play by Juan Ruiz de Alarcon, directed by Pedro Salazar. Lies, friendship, love, the power of money, and the world of appearances are only some of the multiple themes in this classic comedy.CRONICA DE UNA MUERTE ANUNCIADA (Chronicle of a Death Foretold)
November 12 at 3 PM
Repertorio Espanol, 138 East 27th Street, NYC
Tickets start at $26 For reservations: 212.225.9999 or www.repertorio.org
Nobel winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez's play, directed by Jorge Ali Triana. An entire Latin American town appears to be an accessory to a spectacular wedding, a savage scandal, and a murder.LARK PLAY DEVELOPMENT CENTER'S 6TH ANNUAL U.S./MEXICO PLAYWRIGHT EXCHANGE
November 12 & 13 at 4PM & 8 PM; November 14 at 7 PM
Lark BareBones Studio, 311 West 43 Street, 5th floor, NYC
Free admission www.larktheatre.org
A 10-day residency and theatrical dialogue between Mexican playwrights, U.S. playwrights, and the Lark community. EN EL TIEMPO DE LAST MARIPOSAS (In the Time of the Butterflies)
Sunday November 13 at 2:30 PM; Tuesday November 15 at 11 AM
Repertorio Espanol, 138 East 27th Street
Tickets start at $26 For reservations: 212.225.9999 or www.repertorio.org
An inspirational new play by Caridad Svich based on Julia Alvarez's novel and directed by Jose Zayas. The Mirabel sisters fight against a dictatorial regime.LA GRINGA
Monday November 14 at 11 AM; Thursday November 17 at 7 PM
Repertorio Espanol, 138 East 27th Street
Tickets start at $26 For reservations: 212.225.9999 or www.repertorio.org
Play by Carmen Rivera, directed by Rene Buch. The story of a young woman who travels from NYC to Puerto Rico to meet her family and discover her roots.EL QUIJOTE
Thursday November 17 at 11 AM
Repertorio Espanol, 138 East 27th Street
Tickets start at $26 For reservations: 212.225.9999 or www.repertorio.org
Santiago Garcia's play is based on Cervantes' masterpiece, and directed by Jorge Ali Triana. The story presents the illusion of a utopian world with a festive and colorful spirit. VISUAL ARTS
EL MUSEO'S BIENAL: THE (S) FILES 2011
June 14, 2011 through January 8, 2012
Museo del Barrio, Las Galerias, 1230 Fifth Avenue, NYC
Fees vary www.elmuseo.org
Curated by Elvis Fuentes, Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Trinidad Fombella and guest curator Juanita Bermudez.VOCES Y VISIONES: Signs, Systems and the City in El Museo del Barrio's Permanent Collection
December 18, 2010 through December 11, 2011
Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue, NYC
Fees vary www.elmuseo.org
Installation, part of the Permanent Collection, is located in the Carmen Ana Unanue Galleries.ANTONIO MANUEL: I WANT TO ACT, NOT REPRESENT!
September 15-December 10
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, NYC
Free admission www.as-coa.org/visualar
The artist's first solo show in the U.S., curated by Claudia Calirman and Gabriela Rangel.MUNTADAS: INFORMATION>>SPACE>>CONTROL
September 29, 2011 through January 15, 2012
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx
www.bronxmuseum.org
An exhibition of Catalan artist Antoni Muntadas' work. The exhibit is supported by The Institut Ramon Lull and is part of the Catalan Days Festival. VIVA AMERICA!
October 3-December 15
Empire State College, 177 Livingston Street, 6th floor, Brooklyn NY
Free admission www.esc.edu
A celebration of the Hispanic Heritage, curated by Raul Manzano.LOS MUNDOS DE GONZALO TORRENTE BALLESTER
October 13-December 13
Instituto Cervantes, 211 East 49th Street, NYC
Free admission www.nyork.cervantes.es
A faithful portrait of the renowned Spanish writer, Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, on the 100th Anniversary of his birth.TISSUE OF LIFE
October 6-November 19 (Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10:30 AM to 6 PM)
Kouros Gallery, 23 East 73 Street, NYC
Free admission 212.288.5888 www.kourosgallery.com
"Tissue of Life" - wood sculpture exhibition by Pilar Ovalle from Chile. Presented under the auspices of Direccion de cultura del ministerio de relaciones exteriores de Chile.NATURALIA - photography on aluminum by Elisa Pritzker
November 10, 6 to 8 PM
Franklin 54 Gallery + Projects, 526 West 26th Street, #403, NYC
Free admission www.thefranklin54gallery.com
Reception time for Argentinian Elisa Pritzer's exhibit of photography on aluminum.AQUI Y AHORA, A SINGULAR WORK
November 10-17 (Monday-Friday, 9 to 5 PM; Saturday 1 to 5 PM)
Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Avenue, NYC
Free admission www.dwyercc.org
Works by Pedro Martin deClet, known for his powerful political renderings in sculpture and abstract paintings.THE SUM OF THE DAYS
November 3 through December 3
November 12, 10 AM to 2 PM - Brunch and a special viewing of the exhibit
Praxis Gallery, 541 West 25 Strfeet, NYC
Free admission - call re November 12 event - 212.772.9478
Solo exhibition of Martin La Rosa, featuring the artist's most recent paintings.DOMINICAN IMPRESSIONIST FOLK PAINTING EXHIBIT WITH A CULTURAL LITERARY INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION
November 14, 6:30 to 8 PM
Centro Civico Cultural Dominicano, 619 West 145th Street, NYC
Free admission
Bucolic scenes by well known Dominican painter along with a poetry reading.www.pamar.org
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