The Folk COLOMBIA Escuela class of Spring 2023 held its Graduation Day event on Saturday, May 20th at the Community United Methodist Center of Jackson Heights. Under the direction of teaching artists Ruben Dario Mejía, Nes Gomez, and Karla Florez, the students presented a beautiful program including LA IGUANA, a tambora dance; JOTA CHOCOANA, a bambuco; and, …
Get ready for a vibrant celebration of Sri Lankan culture at the Soorya 2023 Festival in Staten Island! This exciting event promises to showcase the rich traditions and customs of Sri Lanka through an array of cultural performances, music, food, and art. The festival will feature a lineup of talented performers, both local and international, …
FolkColombia Música y Danza will continue its spring programming beginning March 11. For this class cycle, they will have 3 classes offered weekly on Saturdays: Tambora Rhythm and Dance taught by Karla Florez, Colombian Andean Dances led by Ruben Mejia, and Caribbean and Pacific Coast rhythms and percussion by Nestor Gomez. Classes are held on …
FolkCOLOMBIA Escuela de Danza y Música returns for the Spring! Read More »
As you may know Queens, NY is home to the largest Bukharian Jewish community in the U.S., and that the vast majority of the community reside in Rego Park and Forest Hills. Since the 1980s, Bukharian jews have been migrating to NYC from Central Asian countries like Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, bringing with them a unique …
Yale Students enjoy Bukharian lunch with Shashmaqam Ensemble! Read More »
This year we focused on creating several programs under our #SooryaNYC Sustaining Cultures Initiative. Cutlet Cravings takes a deeper dive into Sri Lankan food, specifically dedicated to our beloved fish cutlets! This video features local chefs Mahesh Abeysinghe and Viji Devadas in an effort to highlight Sri Lankan culinary traditions, community stories, and local businesses …
Beat of the Boroughs: NYC Online supports and celebrates immigrant performing arts during these difficult times while furthering the public’s understanding and appreciation of their work. Programs will continue airing in 2023. Go to CTMD’s YouTube channel or Facebook page to see past episodes. See the schedule below for future programs. Arun Venugopal of WNYC serves as the series host …
Beat of the Boroughs: NYC Online comes back for 2023! Read More »
After premiering our first Soorya NYC festival in 2018, a landmark program bringing together diverse practitioners from the region’s #srilankan community with a focus on inter-ethnic peacebuilding and reconciliation, we launched the Soorya Jam as part of several programs under CTMD’s Sustaining Cultures Initiative, Soorya NYC for 2022. CTMD Family and Friends came together at …
The Kritya School of Dance is welcoming new students for its upcoming spring semester! Kritya’s mission is to share the values and tradition of kuchipudi dance, to support a comprehensive practice, to instill the foundational principles of wholesome dance technique, and propagate a kuchipudi repertoire based on the foundations laid down by masters and gurus such as Maestro Vempati Chinnasatyam. This semester …
The Kritya School of Dance starts its Spring Semester! Read More »
The UMEZ Mertz Gilmore Seed Fund for Dance, a partner of Dance/NYC, is a new initiative to invest in the originality, insight, and potential that exists within the grassroots dance community in Upper Manhattan. The program will provide $5,000 grants to support 16 dance projects taking place in Upper Manhattan from January 1, 2022, to February 28, …
Apply to the UMEZ Mertz Gilmore Seed Fund for Dance! Read More »
Children ages 7-14 are invited to join the Escuela’s Music and Dance program at Community United Methodist Church. The Spring 2022 program has NEW music and dance classes, Percusion Andina, Beats del Caribe, Traditional Colombian Dances from the Northern Coast, Danzas Andinas and Latinx Beat Loops, Let’s Make a Beat Tape. Students will have an opportunity to perform and present their completed …
FolkCOLOMBIA Escuela’s Spring 2022 Classes are Back in Session! Read More »
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