Latino Cultural Festival NY 2011

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Published on Sunday, 17 July 2011 05:00

Written by Film FestivalTraveler Staff

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) is presenting the Chase 2011 Latino Cultural Festival, its own quinceañera, from July 20 - 24, 2011 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Flushing, Queens, New York. 

Queens Theatre in the Park founded the Latino Cultural Festival in 1997 with the Latin America Cultural Center of Queens to celebrate the contributions of Latin American artists to New York's cultural life. QTP highlights Spanish, African and Caribbean influences, presents rich folk traditions, and spotlights a range of popular and cutting edge artists. Many of the participating Central and South American artists now make the Festival their exclusive NYC engagement.

The Chase 2011 Latino Cultural Festival is sponsored by Chase, El Diario, conEdison, Delta, and Time Warner Cable.

The Festival kicks off Wednesday, July 20, 2011 with Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Folklore Dance Ensemble, in Fiesta Cubana. This celebration of the diverse spectrum of Cuban dance and music forms is performed by Oyu Oro and acclaimed Cuban guest musicians Pedrito Martinez and Roman Diaz, along with internationally renowned folklore artist Danys Perez, "La Mora".

Thursday, July 21, 2011:
 
Folklore Urbano is a display of Colombia's traditions and Pablo Mayor's modern take on those traditions, featuring Mayor's renowned Folklore Urbano Orchestra. Special guest Daniel Fetecua of Limon Dance Company appears with choreographer/artistic director Pajarillo Pinta'o Colombian modern dance company.

Friday, July 22, 2011:
 
QTP will also be screening a film:
Hasta El Ultimo Trago...Corazon / Till the Last Drop...My Love
directed by Beto Gómez (Mexico)
This documentary presents the women who have contributed to the development of Mexican music. Gomez explores the struggles and successes of Chavela Vargas, Lila Downs, Eugenia León, Astrid Hadad, La Negra Graciana and Iraida Noriega, and "illuminates what is vital in modern Mexican music."

The Open Mic Night provides a platform for poets, singer-songwriters, and spoken-word artists to showcase their talents in front of a live audience. The host and MC of the evening is America's leading spoken word artist, La Bruja.

Los Chantas Tango Quartet will host a traditional Milonga (lively form of social tango dance) in collaboration with professional dancers. A half-hour crash course for guests dancing tango for the first time starts the evening. Following the Milonga, Los Chantas will perform with music by Sergio Reyes.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Clave - the Key: A Rhythmic Journey from Africa to the New World
Multiple Grammy Award-nominated drummer/percussionist/arranger/composer "and bandleader Bobby Sanabria uses the five-beat rhythm of the clave (the rhythmic pattern and unifying principle of Cuban son, rumba and contemporary salsa) as the key to unlock the roots of Afro-Cuban music and show its presence in the music of present day United States."

Tola y Maruja, the "Colombian comedy duo, formed in 1990 by journalist and cartoonist Carlos Mario Gallego (Tola) and writer Sergio Valencia Rincón (Maruja), mocks Columbian politics and society in the form of two old paisa (from Medellin City) ladies. This performance is in Spanish only.

Sunday, July 24, 2011:

Albita, Toda Una Vida tour
The daughter of famous singers, this Cuban diva performs original songs from her new CD Toda una Vida.

For more information, visit www.queenstheatre.org.

Latino Cultural Festival
July 20 - 24, 2011

Queens Theatre in the Park
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Flushing, NY
718-760-0064

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