Paloma San Basilio delights New York with her music

Spanish singer, Dove St. Basilreturns to the stages of the United States and this time it does so with a tour entitled: I tell you with music. This interpreter arrives in the country after having performed at various venues in Latin American nations and explained why she greatly enjoys performing before the New York public. … Read more

Immigrant students premiere work in Spanish Repertoire

Classes in New York’s public schools have come to an end and to celebrate the end of the school year, the theater group of the Pan American International High School (PAHIS) presented its theatrical adaptation inspired by Bernarda Alba’s houseon the stage of the Spanish Repertoire. And it is that in addition to being a … Read more

Broadway entertains immigrants from Sunset Park with music

With motif of the Immigrant Heritage Monthmusical cast members ¡AMERICANO! held an outdoor presentation in one of the neighborhoods with the largest Hispanic presence in New York: Sunset Park. The concert in the park was an initiative of the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Affairs and was carried out with the support of some politicians and … Read more

Puerto Rican politics brought to theater at SoHo Rep.

The SoHo Rep. theater company premieres a production criticizing the Puerto Rico Supervision, Administration and Economic Stability Act, known in English by the acronym PROMESA. And, curiously, the title of the work plays with the name of this law. By the author, Mara Velez Melendez explains why he decided that his feature debut: Notes to … Read more

Teatro Círculo denounces domestic violence with disco music

Domestic violence is a problem that plagues society and that during the months of the pandemic was exacerbated throughout the world. And since the Hispanic community is not exempt from this evil, the playwright louis knight considered it imperative to address this social suffering with a theatrical production. An entirely Hispanic cast composes this montage. … Read more

What is the future of the Spanish language in the US?

According to the latest published figures, there are almost 600 million speakers of our language in the world and, unlike Mandarin and Hindi, which are only spoken in one territory, Spanish is spoken in several countries on three continents. In addition to this revealing statistic, according to data from the Census Bureau, by 2060 there … Read more

Raúl Tamez imbues dance in NYC with Mexicanness

The José Limón Dance Company is one of the most prestigious in the United States and, curiously, none of its choreographers in recent years had been of Mexican origin. “This means that, in 75 years, despite the fact that José Limón was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, a Mexican choreographer had never worked in the company. … Read more

IATI Theater blooms with the premiere of ‘Bloom’ in Manhattan

The premise of the play Bloom o Florecer, in Spanish, describes the confrontation between a mother and her son, set in the not-distant future, although in no specific country. Nevertheless, Bloom it has the peculiarity of being imbued with a strong Latin spirit. Well, its creator, the playwright of Dominican origin Marco Antonio Rodríguez, conceived … Read more

Miguel Poveda falls in love with New York with his flamenco singing

Within the framework of the twentieth anniversary of the Flamenco Festival, the singer Michael Povedapresented his desperate first concert as a soloist in New York. “It was worth knowing that one returns to a place where they are waiting for flamenco; not only for me, but for all the colleagues who are going to come … Read more

New York’s first Latin ‘rockette’

The show of the rockettes is one of the great attractions of New York that is presented at Radio City Music Hall. These dancers have always been characterized by their ability and symmetry when executing their dance routines. But it was not until the 1990s that its cast selected a dancer of Latin origin: Lillian … Read more