Rosalba Rolon

Cara Mía Theatre announces its 2023-2024 season, “Bodies Made of Stories”, with five unique productions dedicated to celebrate and uplift diverse voices through transformative Latinx theatre. 

Mayor Adams convenes NYC's first-ever live performance industry council to discuss issues plaguing industry. Learn more about this groundbreaking initiative.

Today marks the debut of RISE (Representation, Inclusion, & Support for Employment) Theatre, along with the launch of their new tool: The RISE Theatre Directory, a FREE national online directory promoting the visibility of individuals who work backstage, behind-the-scenes, and in support of theatre making.

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater announces the much awaited full run of its original musical production TORCHED! on May 19-June 12, 2022. Pulsing to the beat of salsa, funk-disco, and hip-hop, TORCHED! alternates from 1970's New York—when news of Bronx fires filled the headlines—to the present day featuring personal accounts of survival.

Pregones/PRTT announces SolFest: A Latinx Theater Festival in partnership with The Sol Project and North Star Projects and in collaboration with Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre and La Gente: The Latinx Theatre Design Network.

The original stage production We Have Iré recounts the stories of four Cuban-born artists who, after having immigrated and established a life in San Francisco, return to Cuba together. IRE Records announces the release of a cast album featuring new music from Grammy-winning Jazz artist Yosvany Terry on September 18.

TORCHED! is a new work-in-progress by Pregones/PRTT about the now legendary Bronx fires of the 1970s.

The popular “Off Broadway in the Boros: Pop-Ups” performances will make their broadcast television debut on NYC Life, the lifestyle channel of the City of New York’s broadcast network NYC Media, on Friday, January 15.  The series of five performances, 20 minutes each in length, will be available to New Yorkers via the network’s NYC Life channel. 

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (Pregones/PRTT)a?"NYC's longest-running theater company centering Puerto Rican and Latinx artistrya?"announces the opening of its 2020/2021 season with Remojo 2020: a preview of new works in development. Featuring five 30-minute especially produced episodes, Remojo 2020 will be broadcast FREE on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. EDT July 6-August 3 through Zoom, Pregones/PRTT's website, and additional digital platforms.

Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed members to the following Sector Advisory Councils: Labor and Workforce; Large Business; Small Business; and Arts, Culture, and Entertainment. Sector Advisory Councils will inform the Administration's efforts to restart the economy and city life. The councils will serve as critical links to disseminate information about re-opening and provide guidance to shape the City's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Membership of the councils on Faith, Construction and Real Estate, Non-Profits and Social Services, Public Health and Healthcare, Education and Vocational Training, and Surface Transportation will be announced in the coming days.

Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education, in partnership with Pregones Theater, is proud to present 'We Have Ire,' a free excerpt performance of the multi-disciplinary theater project, on March 9, 2019, 2 - 2:45 p.m. The performance combines spoken word and theater produced by Cuban-American writer, performer, Doris Duke; Artist and San Francisco resident Paul S. Flores; with live jazz music from artist Yosvany Terry; modern dance from Ramon Ramos Alayo; video projection by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi; and hip-hop beats from DJ Leydis. Directed by Rosalba Rolon.

In a short film released today by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the foundation's president and CEO, Edward P. Henry, was joined by several previous Doris Duke Artist Award winners in announcing the 2018 recipients of the $275,000 award. The new awardees include Dee Dee Bridgewater, Regina Carter and Stefon Harris for their continuing contributions to jazz; Michelle Dorrance and Okwui Okpokwasili for contemporary dance; and Muriel Miguel and Rosalba Rolon for theater. Each 2018 Doris Duke Artist is receiving $250,000 in flexible funding, along with up to an additional $25,000 to encourage contributions to retirement savings.

Casita Maria Center For Arts & Education and Bronx Music Heritage Center are proud to present the South Bronx Culture Trail Festival 2018: Somos Unidos. This fun, family-friendly festival celebrates the rich cultural contributions of the communities that make the South Bronx their home. In partnership with community based organizations, city agencies and charities, multiple events will be held throughout the South Bronx from May 31 through June 23, 2018 uniting communities, arts, culture, and wellness while promoting civic engagement.

Theater fans have only a few weeks left to catch the Off-Broadway sensation Spamilton, as producers announced today the show will play its final performance on January 7, 2018.

Spamilton, the comedic musical take on all things Hamilton and Broadway, opened last night at its new home at the 47th Street Theater/The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater. The new theater on 47th Street, which is just a block from its inspiration and main punchline, hosts the show for an open engagement.

According to the New York Times, two New York City-based Latino theatre companies will merge together on November 4- Pregones Theater and the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater.

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