Posts Tagged ‘Dominicanos’
Flight 587 Victims to be Honored
6:25 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Dominicans|New York City · Comments Off
21 Nov 2005
The victims of American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed in Queens in 2001 en route to the Dominican Republic, will be honored via a tribute to be created by a Dominican artist:
A Dominican-born visual artist has been selected to create a memorial for the victims of Flight 587 that crashed in the Rockaways on its way to the Carribbean nation four years ago, the mayor’s office said Wednesday.
Freddy Rodriguez’s proposal calls for a sloping granite wall with window-like openings and an entrance doorway that faces the same direction in which the plane had been heading for the Dominican Republic. He has said his design grew out of this concept of “here and there” and the universal longing to go home. The site on the beach at Beach 116th Street.
Via / Newsday
First-ever “teatro dominicano” opens in NY
6:00 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Arts|Dominicans|Entertainment|New York|New York City · 1 Comment
17 Oct 2005
The influence of the Dominican community in New York City cannot be denied. Over half of all Dominicanos in the U.S. live in the state of New York, and the face of New York City has changed as la isla dominicana has come to transplant itself on la isla de Manhattan over the past several decades.
Surprising it is, then, that only now is the first all-Dominicano theatre, Teatro Estudio Internacional, opening its doors in New York City. Not en el barrio, but on Broadway.
La nueva sala teatral de Teatro Estudio Internacional, único Teatro Dominicano en la ciudad de Nueva York, llevará el nombre de la gran actriz dominicana Ilka Tanya Payán. Dicha sala será nombrada el 20 de octubre a las 7:00 pm en una ceremonia presidida por el Comisionado de los Asuntos de Emigración de la Alcaldía, Guillermo Linares.
I think the fact that the theatre will be based in the heart of the “mainstream” theatre district is a great step towards getting Americans to take a closer look at Latino theatre, and at Dominican theatre in particular, which according to some has never existed as a serious movement in New York the way it should — until now.
The premiere party for the Teatro Estudio Internacional gets started this Thursday, October 20th at 7:00 pm at the Times Square Arts Center (between 8th and 9th Avenues).
For an overview of Dominican theatre en New York, check out this article on Latinartmuseum.com. For more information about Teatro Estudio International, visit their web site: http://teatroestudiointernacional.com/.
Via / Iblnews.com
Santo Domingo Blues
2:01 pm By Maegan La Mala · Dominicans|Events|Movies|Music|New York · Comments Off
11 Oct 2005
The roots of many Latino musical genres lie in not so savory places. Bachata was born in the bars and whorehouses of the Dominican Republic but now has mass appeal, especially among the Dominican immigrants who call cities like New York their home. Santo Domingo Blues is a full length documentary film that follows the development and growth of the genre through well known bachatero Luis Vargas. Bachata, known as “the song of bitterness” and as the guitar blues of Santo Domingo, sometimes sings about lost loves and the difficulties faced by Dominicanos here in the U.S. and back home on la isla. The film is like the music, filled with deep insight, humor, pain, and warmth rolled up into one enjoyable feature.
The film opened in New York City on September 30 and is currently playing at:
Cinema Village
22 East 12th Street at University Place / (212) 924-3363 / For tickets in advance: www.cinemavillage.com
Showtimes: 1:45pm, 3:40pm, 5:35pm, 7:35pm & 9:35pm
New Coliseum Theater
181st St. and Broadway, Washington Heights / (212) 740-1545
Showtimes: 12pm, 1:15pm, 3:40pm, 5:30pm, 7:20pm 9:10pm & 11:10pm
Jackson Triplex
82nd and Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights, Queens / (718) 335-0242
Showtimes: 12:10pm, 1:45pm, 3:30pm, 5:15pm, 7pm, 8:45pm & 10:30pm
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