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Grupo Rebolú, a New York-based, Afro-Colombian band that makes contemporary Colombian Caribbean coast dance music, will perform at Queens Theatre’s Latin Culture and Dance
Fiesta. Photo courtesy of Queens Theatre
QUEENS THEATRE TO HOST LATIN CULTURE AND DANCE FIESTA
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Queens Theatre is inviting everyone
in the community to its first-ever threeday
Latin Culture and Dance Fiesta on
Friday, April 8, through Sunday, April
10.
The event features performances by
some of New York City’s most renowned
Latin presenters: Los Pleneros de la 21,
Grupo Rebolu, Tango in America, Maduritas,
Macrobioticas y Multiorgasmicas
and a family-friendly performance of
The Selfish Giant/El Gigante Egoísta in
both English and Spanish.
Queens Theatre’s Willy Mosquera,
who is producing the Latin Culture
and Dance Fiesta, said this month’s
celebration will be fun for people of all
ages.
“There is something for everyone to
enjoy,” Mosquera said. “Comedy, a play,
tango music and dance, Afro-Colombian
music, and Puerto Rican music and
dance.”
In 1997, Queens Theatre organized
a Latino Cultural Festival inviting the
Spanish community to come out and enjoy
Flushing Meadows Corona Park and
the theatre, according to Mosquera.
“We wanted them to know that this facility
is also for them. It lasted 17 years,
and at one point we stopped the festival,
but we didn’t stop booking Latin events,”
Mosquera said.
This year, Mosquera says, they wanted
to curate a mini-festival to be held on
the weekend. Queens Theatre’s Executive
Director Taryn Sacramone came up
with the idea to host a Latin Culture and
Dance Fiesta.
“She said, ‘What do you think about
that?’ and I said, ‘It’s an excellent idea,’”
Mosquera said. “There’s so much culture
and talent in New York City, and it’s
great to be able to do this and have all
these performers at Queens Theatre.”
Here’s a lineup of the performances:
Tango in America,
Friday, April 8, 8 p.m. on
Queens Theatre’s main
stage
Tango in America features an orchestra,
dancers and singers performing traditional
tango, including a medley of Latin
American iconic songs. The show then
shifts to present several North American
hits, with songs by George Gershwin,
Michael Jackson (Billie Jean), Lalo
Schilfrin (Mission Impossible), Chick
Corea (Spain) and Gloria Gaynor (I Will
Survive).
Grupo Rebolu, Saturday
April 9, 8 p.m. on Queens
Theatre’s main stage
With some of the finest Colombian musicians
in the United States, Grupo Rebolu
— with founders Ronald Polo, Morris Cañate
and Johanna Castaneda — join their
talents to lead an ensemble rich of musical
traditions of their ancestors, the afro-descendants
of Colombia’s Caribbean coast.
With the strong mesmerizing beats of
modern Caribbean “Hurban” sounds, this
music goes into your system like a dose of
pure contagious energy!
The Selfish Giant/
El Gigante Egoísta,
Saturday, April 9, 1 p.m.
(English) and 3:30 p.m.
(Spanish) in Queens
Theatre’s Studio Theatre
A classic tale about a giant who builds
a wall around his garden to keep out the
town’s children but in doing so plunges his
garden into an endless winter. Traveling,
Depression-era hucksters transform their
wares to tell a much-needed story. A celebration
of the power of stories to divide us or
bring us closer together.
Tickets are available for $15 each for
seating in all sections. Purchases of four
tickets will receive a $5 discount (use code
FAMILY4) and are $55.
Maduritas, Macrobioticas
y Multiorgasmicas, Sunday,
April 10, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
in Queens Theatre’s Studio
Theatre
“Maduritas, Macrobioticas y Multiorgasmicas”
(“Mature, Macrobiotics and Multiorgasmics”)
is a dark comedy, written by
Cristian Cortez, directed by Franco Galecio,
and starring Kathy Tejada, Fior Marte and
Melba Miranda. Life is understood from
love and heartbreaks. But when we pass
the barrier of years and wrinkles become
our inseparable companions, everything
changes — except good friends who are together
until the end and beyond! This show
is in Spanish.
Affordable ticket prices range from $15
to $30 and discounted prices are for senior
citizens and students. To purchase your
tickets, visit queenstheatre.org/LCDF/.
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