Center for the Arts and Culture

ˇCelebrate Fall 2008!
At the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
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Every first Wednesday of each month


Bronx Culture Trolley starts at
The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture

Hop on the trolley and enjoy attractions at some of the hottest cultural spots along the lower Grand Concourse. Visit BCA's website regularly to find out more about each month’s trolley attractions as well as other BCA programs and events. Trolley riders meet at Hostos Community College on the first Wednesday of each month (except January & September).

The trolley bell clangs at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30pm indicating the trolley's departure from Lonwood Art Gallery @ Hostos to make its way to the evening's cultural events.

 


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Wednesday, August 6th at 7:30 pm
AILEY II FREE SUMMER PERFORMANCE IN THE BRONX

Performance Program:
The External Knot
Splendid Isolation II (excerpt)
The Hunt
Ailey Highlights

This is a Bronx Cultural Trolley Event
For more information click on the Trolley Bus.


Tickets are general admission and are available beginning July 6th on a first come, first served basis.

To get your free tickets,
go to the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture box office.

Tickets are limited to two per person.
 

FREE DANCE CLASSES

Before the performance, take a free dance class with Ailey's teaching artists.
Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture, Memorial Plaza (outside the Hostos Center entrance)

Wednesday, August 6th
5:15-6:00pm- Modern/Jazz Dance
6:15-7:00pm -West African Dance

Rain location TBA
All ages welcome. No experience necessary. No reservations required.


 

 

Friday, August 15 at 7:30pm


Ajkun Ballet Theatre

presents a Triple Bill of Suites from:

RAYMONDA
Marius Petipa is unanimously cited to be the most influential choreographer that has ever lived, and recognized by Maestro George Balanchine as his primary influence. Cornerstone and aphotheosis of his creations was the ballet Raymonda, the last work of the great choreographer who had previously originated ballets such as Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker and Swan Lake. His partnership with music composer Alexander Glazunov created this glamourous and timeless ballet. AjkunBT performs a suite of this elegant ballet featuring its marvelous highlights.

Walpurgis Night
The Walpurgis Night ballet was first included in the Opera Faust at the Paris Opéra in 1869. A ravishing ballet, Walpurgis Night is rarely performed for the  extreme bravura demanded by the dancers. Originally choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky, AjkunBT brings onstage Chiara Ajkun’s version to the original score of Charles Gounod. A rare occasion to see the ballet, not to be missed.

Spartacus
The figure of
Thracian king Spartacus, captured by the Romans to be a gladiator-slave, and his leadership in the unsuccessful slave uprising against the Roman Republic has been an inspiration to many modern art forms. Aram Khachaturian composed the music for a world wide acclaimed ballet that counterpart the loving relationship between Spartacus and his wife Phrigya and the tyrannical relationship of the Roman Consul Crassus and his concubine Aegina. AjkunBT’s revisitation of this masterpiece brings to life heroic themes in an incredibly powerful suite.

SEE OUR PROMO DVD!
To watch THE AJKUN BALLET THEATRE PROMO DVD on youtube,
click on YouTube - AjkunBT Promo

 

TICKETS on SALE at SmartTix:
($35 general admission & $25 children aged 2-11)
BY PHONE: + 1 (212) 868-4444, ONLINE:  www.smarttix.com

 




 Oct 7-12, 2008

BomPlenazo 2008
Fifth Biennial of Afro-Puerto Rican culture focusing on the traditions of Loiza, Puerto Rico with groups, from the island, such as Los Hermanos Ayala, Majestad Negra, La Sista and Los Parranderos de Loiza. From New York, Yerbabuena, Segunda Quimbamba and, celebrating their 25th anniversary, Los Pleneros de la 21. Six days of performances, workshops, encounters, seminars and a community jam and pig roast at the legendary Casita de Chema.


 

Nov 1, 2008

 

Grupo Folklórico Experimental Nuevayorquino
This extraordinary group of musicians recorded just two LP’s in the early 1970’s, but it spawned other groups such as Libre and the Fort Apache Band. It included the likes of Manny Oquendo, Jerry and Andy González, Chocolate Armenteros, Milton Cardona and others. Says Descarga.com, “…some of the finest examples of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Puerto Rican artistry.” This special reunion concert is being put together by the producers of Grupo Folklórico’s remarkable recordings, René López and Andy Kaufman.

 
Nov 13-15, 2008

The Mott Haven Latin Jazz Connection,
The Hostos Center’s annual Latin jazz showcase, this year featuring New York-based Cuban musicians who had their formations in Cuba. Drummer Dafnis Prieto, sax player Josvany Terry and diva Xiomara Laguart (of Celia fame), among others. As powerful and rich as Latin jazz gets.



 

Nov 19-21, 2008

In the Blood
The Hostos Repertory Company’s production of Susan Lori Park’s modern riff on The Scarlet Letter in which Hester La Negrita, a homeless mother of five, lives with her kids on the rough streets of the inner city.  While Hester’s kids fill her life with joy-lovingly comical moments amid the harsh world of poverty-the adults with whom she comes into contact only hold her back. Nothing can stop the play’s tragic end. A wrenching commentary on modern society. Ángel Morales directs.



 

Dec 10, 2008

Hostos Celebrates Kwanzaa,
The Hostos Center’s annual celebration featuring the New York African Chorus Ensemble, Joyce Adewumi, choirmaster. Stirring and inspirational voices.



 

     

 


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Information on the children programming will be posted soon.

For information and tickets call the
Hostos Box Office
718-518-4455

Monday - Friday, 12:30 - 6:30 p.m.
and two hours before showtime on weekends

Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Bronx Cultural Pass accepted.
Discounts available for students, seniors, members of all Bronx arts organizations and employees of the following:
JPMorgan Chase, Local 1199, Lincoln Hospital, Bronx General Post Office and the
Bronx Council on the Arts.
No refunds or exchanges, all available discounts require I.D., all pick-ups require proper I.D., no camera/photography, no videotaping &  no food or beverages.


Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10451
Information & Tickets: 718.518.4455


Thursday, August 07, 2008



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