Bronx Culture Collective

03/12/2021

The Bronx Culture Collective (BxCC) supports the campaign STOP ASIAN HATE and joins Concerned AsAm Citizens of NYC - CAAC NYC in stemming the rise in violence against Asian Americans and the extended Pan Asian community/diaspora. Follow the "TO DO" list provided below and don't hesitate to report any incidents you may hear about or witness. We stand in solidarity with our Asian sisters and brothers.

#StopAsianHate #CAACNYC

The Bronx Culture Collective (BxCC) supports the campaign STOP ASIAN HATE and joins Concerned AsAm Citizens of NYC - CAAC NYC in stemming the rise in violence against Asian Americans and the extended Pan Asian community/diaspora. Follow the "TO DO" list provided below and don't hesitate to report any incidents you may hear about or witness. We stand in solidarity with our Asian sisters and brothers.

#StopAsianHate #CAACNYC

09/21/2020

TONIGHT: PREGONES' SPOTLIGHT - 7:30PM - FEATURING: EDWIN PAGÁN

“Looking and seeing are two different things. When you look at the world one way and are trying to get around, that's that. But when you begin to see differences —the truth in your environment, people, how they interact— then you start getting a different consciousness about how you can document the community.” –Edwin Pagán

EPISODE 5 features lifelong visual/media artists with roots in The Bronx: Edwin Pagán is a photographer, filmmaker, and cultural activist with decades of experience as a maker, organizer, and advocate. His credits include leadership roles with Bronx Council on the Arts, Black Filmmaker Foundation, and NALIP/National Association of Latino Independent Producers. He is co-founder of PAX and Seis del Sur, undoing stereotypes by circulating authentic visual documents of the South Bronx. He is Founder In Chief of LatinHorror.com.

Melisa Ramos is a filmmaker, curator, and instructor with wide ranging experience in media production from concept to distribution. She is an award-winning digital artist/animator, and co-creator of 21 Islands International Short Film Fest, Bronx Film Wednesdays, and Short Cut NYC Cinemafest. She holds an M.A. in Film & Advertising, numerous credits include ESPN, HITN, HandMade, EContent, and more. She recently premiered a new music video for Puerto Rican indie band Bayamonster.

WAYS TO WATCH:
Pregones/PRTT
—Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/pregonesprtt
—Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/pregonesprtt
—YouTube: www.bit.ly/PregonesPRTT-YouTube
BronxNET TV
—Cable: 69 Optimum
—Cable: 2135 FIOS
—Web: www.bronxnet.org/watch/Ch4

08/24/2020

TONIGHT: Pregones/PRTT’s 'SPOTLIGHT: CREATIVES AT WORK,' a new series that offers inspiration plus provocations from performing artists and mediamakers of color, all agents of positive social change. FREE ONLINE on Mondays starting August 24th.

The series kicks off with photographers Joe Conzo, heralded by NYT as “The Man Who Took Hip-Hop’s Baby Pictures,” and Marisol Díaz-Gordon, awarded photojournalist, teaching faculty at CUNY City College, and former program director at En Foco, leader of cultural diversity in photography. SPOTLIGHT episodes will broadcast for free on Facebook Live, Vimeo, YouTube, and on BronxNet Community Television cable and web channels. Details at: WWW.PREGONESPRTT.ORG.

UPCOMING PROFILES:
- August 31 – Julia Gutiérrez (Folk Arts, Bomba y Plena)
- September 7 – Víctor Pablo Gaetán, Gabo Lugo (Music)
- September 14 – Milteri Tucker, Alethea Pace, Richard Rivera (Dance, Choreography)
- September 21 – Edwin Pagán, Melisa Ramos (Film, Media, Photography)
- September 28 – Caridad de La Luz, José Joaquín García (Theater, Music, Performance)
- October 5 – Janilka Romero, Chris Cancel Pomales (Theater)
October 12 – Javier Gómez, Juan Carlos García Padilla (Film, Media)
- October 19 – Álvaro Benavides, Waldo Chávez, Desmar Guevara, Nicky Laboy (Music)
- October 26 – Chad Carstarphen, Cedric Leiba Jr. (Theater, Music, Performance)

HOW TO TUNE IN:
Pregones/PRTT
Facebook Live: Pregones / PRTT
Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/pregonesprtt
YouTube: www.bit.ly/PregonesPRTT-YouTube
BronxNET TV
Cable: 69 Optimum
Cable: 2135 FIOS
Web: www.bronxnet.org/watch/

08/03/2020

STREAMING FREE ONLINE TONIGHT at 7:30PM (EST): Pregones/PRTT's 'REMOJO' Continues!! • RSVP now to receive secure log-in information via private email.

https://pregonesprtt.org/remojo-2020-online/

FEATURING:
TORCHED! — Drawing from testimony by those who lived through the devastation, this new Latinx musical busts the myth that the people of The Bronx set their own homes, businesses, schools, and houses of worship on fire in the 1970s. Written by Rosalba Rolón with music by Desmar Guevara. Featuring Álvaro Benavides, Rosal Colón, Caridad de La Luz, Desmar Guevara, Gabo Lugo, and Omar Pérez.

STELLER SHORTS — Selections from the 21 Islands International Short Film Fest, curated by Melisa Ramos: The Bathtub, directed by Jonay García from Tenerife. Noon Express, directed by Alberto Martín from Cuba.

SOLFEST KICK-OFF CONVERSATIONS — SolFest 2020: Virtual Edition producer and director Adriana Gaviria, and fellow artists of The Sol Project, get the fest started with thoughts about producing uncompromisingly relevant Latinx theater in times of pandemic.

07/27/2020

STREAMING TONIGHT at 7:30 PM Eastern Time: Pregones/PRTT's "REMOJO," a digital sneak peek at works-in-progress by Latinx artists. RSVP now by submitting online form in advance of each event, and receive secure log-in information via private email.

https://pregonesprtt.org/remojo-2020-online/

FEATURING:
UNTIL RAY — Three friends come together for a celebration and get more than they first expected. Inspired by Nicholasa Mohr’s short story “A New Window Display” from her book El Bronx Remembered. Written and directed by Sol Crespo and featuring Chad Carstarphen, Dominic Colón, and Omar Pérez.

NOMBRE EN PROCESO — This Puerto Rican music collective uses improvisation technique as base for creations that draw from Boricua folklore, rock, classical, and jazz influences. The group’s name translates as Name In Process. Led by Yaraní del Valle and featuring Dalziel López, Ricardo Soto, William Torres, and Joe Louis Vázquez.

07/06/2020

TONIGHT: JULY 6th at 7:30PM

GENTE: Our partnwers at Pregones/PRTT are rolling out its 2020-2021 Season with new online content every Monday night starting July 6th.

REMOJO, the company’s recurring sneak peek at works in progress goes digital, giving audiences a chance to get up close and personal with Latinx theater, music, dance, and film/media artists. Events will broadcast for free on website, Zoom, and social media platforms. RSVP at WWW.PREGONESPRTT.ORG.

FIRST UP: Enrico Caruso and Other Disasters – Precious Quiet Things I Call My Own. A bilingual tribute to acclaimed Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano, crafted in the singer-songwriter style of Latin American nueva canción and nueva trova. Written and performed by Don Rodríguez Gómez Rosa and featuring guest pianist Desmar Guevara.

This will be complimented by 'Old Habits,' a short film directed Mary Musolino. Synopsis: "A beach-side change-room becomes a confessional for two sisters, who are forced to decide if they have the strength to endure their respective marriages or the courage to leave." Australia. 2020 Jury Award: Best Short at the 21 Islands International Short Film Fest, curated by Melisa Ramos.

Other REMOJO dates include July 13th, 20th, 27th, and August 3rd. For the full details of this exciting performance series, point your browser to

https://pregonesprtt.org/remojo-2020-online

10/01/2019

HIPNESS HALLOWEEN ALERT!!!
In 1931, Dracula was being filmed during the day. At night in the same studio, a Mexican version was filmed. Come see the original DRACULA in Spanish, accompanied by a live music score composed by BMHC Co-Artistic Director Bobby Sanabria & PROJECT X! At the place to be, the BMHC!!!

09/25/2019

nosquedamos.org

STAGE GARDEN RUMBA #8
Saturday, September 28th from 2-6pm.
575 Walton Avenue (between 149 & 150 Streets)

Download flier: https://nosquedamos.org/sgr2019-flyer-sep28

Performances by Pregones/PRTT Ensemble in scenes from upcoming new musical ¡GUARACHA!, Jorge Vázquez Bomba Y Plena, Caridad “La Bruja” de La Luz, Mazarte Dance Company, Mariachi Real de México, Vir-Amicus DJ Music, North of Division X, Simply Rob, Jani Rose, and J.F. Seary!

Featured activists include Esperanza Martell, Fitzroy Christian, Frank Antonio Hiraldo, and more!

08/15/2019

Community Garden Volunteers Fear Rule Changes Herald End Of Oases

This is an issue we have been watching closely and have discussed the last two meetings of the Collective.

It is going to affect how people interact in community gardens, as well as how artists can utilize these community spaces. This ultimately impacts our distinct South Bronx cultural verisimilitude, as we all have gardens in our regional neighborhoods.

Community garden volunteers are gearing up for a fight against the city's new rules for how they operate.

05/15/2019

nosquedamos.org

A VERY important gathering to discuss a VERY troubling issue developing in our green spaces. Please SHARE!

Download flier: https://nosquedamos.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/NYCCGC-Townhall_5-18-2019.pdf

04/04/2019

48 Hours In... El Bronx | April 2019 | Pregones/PRTT

48 HOURS IN… EL BRONX
6 playwrights, 6 directors, 18 actors, and images by Seis Del Sur -- Get On The Train! Bronx Stories!

Get On The Train! Bronx Stories — 6 playwrights, 6 directors, 18 actors — 6 urgent short plays created in an intensive burst of creative collaboration!

12/19/2018

Gente,

Join us this coming Friday, December 21st for this year's annual Melrose Holiday Parranda! And bring your musical instruments and join in the festive merriment through the streets of Melrose, as we make stops at five community gardens and Casitas.

11/09/2018

TONIGHT:
"Hecho en Puelto Rico" at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture. I have FREE tickets (normally $20). Let me know if you'd like to go via an INBOX message before 3:30pm (that is a final cutoff point -- ¡punto!) at https://www.facebook.com/edwinpagan

Event info here: http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/events/YEAR-2018/November/Hecho_en_puelto_rico/Hecho_en_puelto_rico.shtml

10/02/2018

NO BRONX JAILS
A note to our electeds: if you side with building a jail in The Bronx, we will come for you where you work, live, and during the next and all elections. No way around it. ¡PUNTO! Sign the community's petition —

http://www.nojaildeblasio.com

#nobronxjails #cellout

08/29/2018

Fantastic Stories: "Story Graphics" for Comic Books, Graphics Novels and Storyboards.

"Story Graphics" for Comic Books, Graphics Novels and Storyboards.

Workshop facilitated by Mario Menjivar. Co-sponsored in partnership with The Point CDC and YUCA Arts.

08/08/2018

05/16/2018

My cubicle roomie and I celebrating my 2nd year as program manager of the Bronx Culture Collective (BxCC)! #bronxDNA

05/04/2018

SATURDAY, MAY 5TH ~ 2-6PM
Los Pleneros de la 21, Flaco Navaja, Daniel Irizarry, Milteri Tucker and Bombazo Dance Company, Urayoán Noel, The Mona Passage (Bonafide Rojas & Vincent J. Ramírez), and Pregones' Ensemble, among others. It's an entirely family-friendly showcase so please feel free to bring all your loved ones. PLUS, I have it on good authority that a couple of magical Vejigantes might be making a special appearance! But please don't tell the kids -- that's our little secret. ;)

+ 4 activists/organizers who will share why their Bronx “Boogies.”

Mili Bonilla, Edwin Figueroa, Wanda Salaman & Rafael Ocasio Barreto.

And it's all GRATIS, my people.

04/21/2018

Keep an eye out for our #bronx360 project, where we will be documenting the South Bronx's “places and spaces” via 360-degree video capture technology to make the listings on our portal visually engaging and dynamically interactive. (sbxsb.nyc)

#bronxDNA #bronxculturecollective #bxcc #placekeeping #bronx360 @nyculture

04/14/2018

ATTENTION!
Thursday, April 19th @ 11am - PRESS CONFERENCE AT CITY HALL STEPS. RE: Puerto Rican families facing hotel eviction on April 20th, FEMA’s deadline to end housing aid to those displaced as a result of Hurricane Maria.

The Press Conference will have one-one-one interviews with Puerto Rican families in New York. Come out to support and make your voice heard. Questions? Press Contact: Soldanela Rivera, [email protected]

04/13/2018

In the South Bronx we’ve practiced “placekeeping” for nearly 50-years.
Get that straight.

#bronxDNA #bronxculturecollective #placekeeping

04/10/2018

Sign the Petition

ELECTEDS: NO BRONX JAILS
"The proposed site at 320 Concord Avenue – steps from three schools, homeowners, and the 38-building Diego Beekman housing complex – has already been earmarked for years by the community as the central piece of its Neighborhood Development Plan for affordable housing, community centers and living wage jobs."

#nobronxjails

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-mayor-s-plan-to-build-a-new-jail-in-mott-haven-on-a-site-vital-to-community-revitalization-efforts-22-years-in-the-making?expired_session=true

Stop the mayor's plan to build a new jail in Mott Haven on a site vital to community revitalization efforts, 22 years in the making.

04/07/2018

Honored to have had the opportunity to represent the Bronx Culture Collective (BxCC) and share with the board of directors of Grantmakers In The Arts (GIA) about ways philanthropy can organically benefit the arts in communities of color.

Over 25 dedicated funders from around the country came out to have a genuine discussion about innovative ways by which to better serve the cultural spaces and places that need it most, both fiscally and via technical assistance.

The gathering was hosted at the Bronx Documentary Center.

#BronxDNA #bronxculturecollective #bxcc #placekeeping

04/03/2018

The helix of cultural innovation. #bronxDNA

04/02/2018

Join us for WE ARE MELROSE 2018 on Saturday, June 9, 2018 from 12-6PM as we celebrate Community, Culture & Commitment. Our theme this year is: "Común-Unidad" (Common Unity = Community), honoring the multi-ethnic and multicultural diversity of our community.

WAM 2018 is a day-long street festival with music, games, cultural performances, and giveaways -- all in a family-friendly safe zone.

VENDOR OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE. 718-585-2323.

03/28/2018

www.bronxnet.org

BxCC's "South Bronx X South Bronx" portal launch covered by BronxNet.

https://bronxnet.org/watch/videos/4694/

03/27/2018

Residents rally against proposed changes to Hunts Point roads

Residents rally against proposed changes to Hunts Point roads.

A rally in the Bronx brought together community members against a state plan to make changes to roads in Hunts Point.

03/22/2018

"West Side Story Reimagined" - South Bronx X South Bronx (SBXSB)

READ a masterful analysis by Bobby Sanabria of the re-imaging of the musical classic West Side Story, that takes a comprehensive look of the film's symbolism, the varied musical genres that influenced the production, and how our community's time-honored cultural traditions and idiosyncrasies had a direct impact on one of the most influential and best known films of our time.

https://sbxsb.nyc/west-side-story-reimagined

#bronx #southbronx #bronxDNA #sbxsb #bronxculturecollective #bxcc #bronx360

“WEST SIDE STORY REIMAGINED” By Bobby Sanabria | Bronx Music Heritage Center WEST SIDE STORY (1961) holds a special place in my heart. I first saw the movie as a young boy when my parents José and ...

03/22/2018

#BronxDNA: BOBBY SANABRIA (BMHC)

WATCH the first segment of our #bronxDNA profile and historical reclamation series, featuring legendary musician, bandleader, and Bronx Music Heritage Center co-artistic director Bobby Sanabria.

https://vimeo.com/bronxculturecollective/bronxdna-bobbysanabria

#bronx #southbronx #bronxDNA #sbxsb #bronxculturecollective #bxcc #bronx360

Legendary musician, bandleader, co-artistic director of the Bronx Music Heritage Center, talks about the majesty of the South Bronx and the varied musical and cultural…

03/22/2018

SBXSB Launch: THANK YOU

'SOUTH BRONX X SOUTH BRONX' is officially launched.

The Steering Committee of the Bronx Culture Collective (BxCC) wishes to offer our heart-felt gratitude to the South Bronx-based stakeholders who took time out of their busy schedules to join with us for the public launch of the SOUTH BRONX X SOUTH BRONX (SBXSB) cultural calendar & community resource map at Boricua College on March 20th. ¡GRACIAS!

http://bronxculturecollective.nyc/bronxdna/2018/3-18launchspecial/

#bronx #southbronx #bronxDNA #sbxsb #bronxculturecollective #bxcc #bronx360

The Steering Committee of the Bronx Culture Collective (BxCC) wishes to offer our heart-felt gratitude to the South Bronx-based stakeholders who took time out of their busy schedules to join with us for the public launch of the SOUTH BRONX X SOUTH BRONX (SBXSB) cultural calendar & community resource...

03/21/2018

Due to weather conditions, the Bronx Culture Collective will be OPEN. ☕️ Perfect day to do the community’s work in a quiet office...

#bronx #southbronx #bronxDNA #sbxsb #bronxculturecollective #bxcc