The Online Premiere of this short documentary is coming up on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 7pm PST!

Click here to RSVP | Click here to join the event.

Watch the TRAILER below:

“Fandango Jarocho in the Pandemic” features the amazing work of the musicians from DíaPaSón, an ensemble that has been crucial in the task of maintaining the Mexican tradition of Son Jarocho alive in the Bay Area through performances, fandangos, community meetings, and education.

María de la Rosa, DíaPaSón’s artistic director, is a key cultural bearer in the Bay Area whose constant exchange with Veracruz (México) had to shut down in March of 2020, along with the many events & community jams that she’d continuously held at La Peña.

In this short documentary, we explore the creative ways in which a cultural tradition like Son Jarocho —specifically its Fandangos— can adapt to current challenges, re-thinking the power of physical gathering and finding new ways to build community while we take care of ourselves. All of this while we listen to beautiful sones and witness amazing dance performances!

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Video Credit:

Presented by La Peña Cultural Center

Produced by Jeremy Allen, Consuelo Tupper, and Bianca Torres

Special thanks to:

La Peña Cultural Center Staff; Gavin Jones, Duvateen Sound; Raul Varela, camera; Marina Romani, photography; Bethanie Hines, photography; Preservation Park, Oakland; William & Flora Hewlett Foundation.

WATCH THE LIVE STREAMING BELOW!

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¡Ven a compartir un evento gratuito e íntimo lleno de música, arte, comida, memoria y amistad!

Ya está muy cerca el 48avo aniversario del golpe de Estado del 11 de septiembre de 1973 en Chile. Para conmemorarlo, este año realizaremos un Memorial en persona y virtual que honra la conexión que existe entre décadas de resistencia histórica y la lucha actual liderada por las generaciones jóvenes que están construyendo en Chile una sociedad más justa. 

El evento incluirá:

Música chilena y latinoamericana en vivo, sopaipillas, bebidas, pintura en vivo de un mural de Los Pobres Artistas, una exposición de archivo histórico y una instalación artística / velatorio en recuerdo de quienes ya no están con nosotros.

Nos reuniremos de manera segura afuera de La Peña, y para quienes no puedan asistir en persona, habrá una transmisión en vivo disponible en nuestro canal de Youtube. ¡El enlace para eso se compartirá pronto!

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Muchísimas gracias a cada persona que formó parte del comité de organización de este evento, a nuestra comunidad chilena y aliada que ha trabajado poniendo su tiempo y sus talentos al servicio de esta tradición tan importante.

Oferta musical de: Feña Torres y Madeleine Zayas, Héctor Salgado, Wasska Project, Coro Comunitario La Peña, entre otros TBD.

Alimentos y bebidas a cargo de: El Mesón de Violeta, Horacio Mena.

Pintura en vivo de: Los Pobres Artistas.

Instalación de arte y velatorio a cargo de: Gonzalo Hidalgo.

ENGLISH:

Come share a free and intimate event filled with music, art, food, memory, and friendship!

The 48th anniversary of the September 11, 1973 coup in Chile is very close. To commemorate it, this year we will hold an in-person and virtual Memorial that honors the connection between decades of historical resistance and the current struggle led by young generations who are building a more just society in Chile. Come share a free and intimate event filled with music, art, food, memory, and friendship!

The event will include:

Live Chilean and Latin American music, sopaipillas (chilean snacks), drinks, live painting of a mural by Los Pobres Artistas, a historical archive exhibition, and an artistic installation / candlelight vigil in memory of those who are no longer with us.

We will meet safely outside La Peña, and for those who cannot attend in person, there will be a live streaming available on our YouTube channel. The link for that will be shared soon!

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We want to give special thanks to all the members of the organizing committee of this event, to our Chilean community and allies who have worked with us, putting their time and talents at the service of this important tradition.

Musical offerings by: Feña Torres y Madeleine Zayas, Héctor Salgado, Wasska Project, La Peña Community Chorus, among others TBD.

Food and beverages by: El Mesón de Violeta, Horacio Mena.

Live painting by: Los Pobres Artistas.

Art installation and candlelight vigil by: Gonzalo Hidalgo.

Join us for this amazing FREE Downtown Berkeley Festival of Opera, Music, Spoken Word and Dance! Six performances in two days, curated by SLAM, La Peña Cultural Center, California Institute for Community, Art & Nature, and California Jazz Conservatory.

Among incredible poets, culture bearers, opera singers and jazz musicians, we will be able to enjoy the music of latin fusion band CALMAO accompanied by Cumbia Dancers from Colombia. We cannot wait! See the full program below.

Saturday 28th August

3:00 PM SPOKEN WORD IN ACTION Poets from SPARC poetry by Bay Area Creative perform an hour long set of spoken word.

5:00 PM CALMAO A latin fusion band that blends traditional Colombian and Caribbean sounds with New Soul, Hip Hop, Funk and Latin Jazz. Plus: special guest Cumbia Dancers from Colombia.

6:45 PM BIRDS IN THE MOON The West Coast premiere of a mobile chamber opera featuring Maria Elena Altany, Austin Spangler & The Friction Quartet www.birdsinthemoon.org

Sunday 29th August

3:00 PM RE-INDIGENIZING CALIFORNIA California ICAN presents three remarkable California Indian culture bearers: Cafe Ohlone Co-Founders Vincent Medina (Chochenyo Ohlone) & Louis Trevino (Rumsen Ohlone) together with Storyteller Eric Wilder (Kashia Pomo) for a profoundly beautiful presentation with California’s first peoples via words, image and song.

5:00 PM THE ELECTRIC SQUEEZEBOX ORCHESTRA San Francisco Bay Area’s own 17-piece big band that plays music composed and arranged by its members, which include some of the very best of the Bay Area’s jazz musicians.

6:45 PM BIRDS IN THE MOON The West Coast premiere of a mobile chamber opera featuring Maria Elena Altany, Austin Spangler & The Friction Quartet.

When?

Saturday, August 28 & Sunday, August 29, 2021
3:00 – 8:00 pm PST

Where?

2210 Harold Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

Sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,The Downtown Berkeley Association & Meyer Sound