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La Peña Cultural Center and the Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop are thrilled to invite you to “RESPIRA: a presentation from students and practitioners of the children and adult Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshops!

This showcase will feature songs and performances interpreted by La Peña students in collaboration with Bomba y Plena practitioners and educators. We will end the night with a community jam, so bring your instrument if you’d like to participate! This event is family friendly and there will be delicious Puerto Rican food available (cash donations encouraged). Bring your homies and family!!! Nos vemos!

 

• SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER AND COME FOR FREE!

 

ABOUT BOMBA: Bomba is a traditional form of Puerto Rican music and dance. The central feature of all bomba dancing is its improvisational character. The dancer calls, with her or his moves, for specific accents and figures, piquetes, that the drummer has to execute on the drum. This occurs in the form of a friendly yet fiery competition where each dancer and drummer showcases their skills. Musically, bomba features the use of the drum and other percussion instruments in combination with an African derived call and response vocal style.

ABOUT THE BOMBA Y PLENA WORKSHOPS: In the Bomba y Plena Workshops (for adults and for youth), students learn Bomba songs, dances, rhythms, and beats along with Bomba history and its significance and place in Puerto Rican and Afro-Caribbean culture. Students also learn how to play cuás, barriles (drums), and maracas. The workshop is taught and directed by Shefali Shah, and Hector Lugo curates the music section of the class. Learn more about these classes and how to sign up HERE!

Our Empowering People of Color Open Mic keeps getting stronger and giving us so much joy!! Join us for this monthly open mic at La Peña that uplifts the experiences and talents of BIPOC, Women, LGBTQAI+ folks, Immigrants / Migrants, and all other voices that have been historically erased, marginalized, and under/misrepresented. We want to hear you, support you, and transform the world with you!

 

• Get your donation-based tickets now! This event is made possible 100% by your contributions. Please consider donating what you can to ensure that this event can continue.
• Sign up to volunteer! Each shift includes free food and beverages.
• Sign-ups to perform are now CLOSED! Thank you so much for your interest.
• Doors open at 7:30pm. We recommend arriving early to get some food and drinks! We will have a new fundraising bar and delicious empanadas from Cafe Buenos Aires!!
• Featured Artists are the amazing Porsche Veu and Cadence Myles!!

 

Event presented by La Peña Cultural Center. Questions? Contact La Peña through their website Lapena.org.

PLEASE NOTE: We will require ID & Proof of Vaccination at the door. Booster shots and the use of masks inside are NOT mandatory. See our most updated Covid-19 Policy here.

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Ven a celebrar 5 de Mayo en La Peña!! Saltapatrás viene directamente de México a impartir este taller de Zapateado Jarocho, para luego terminar la noche con un Concierto con invitado especial Dan Neville y un Fandango donde todes pueden participar!

• COMPRA TUS ENTRADAS: Workshop $20 | Concierto $15 | Ambos $25
• SÉ VOLUNTARIA/O Y VEN GRATIS!!
• Tendremos bar disponible toda la noche!
• Se requerirá prueba de vacunacion en la puerta

TALLER DE ZAPATEADO JAROCHO (6:00pm-7:30pm | $20): Inspirado en la tradición del son, este taller busca compartir la alegría del movimiento corporal (zapateo y danza) en conexión con la música. Siempre atendiendo nuestro contexto actual, el taller se basa en las raíces, técnicas y tradiciones del Son Jarocho (Veracruz, México). Va dirigido a todo público, y se invita también a quienes quieran tocar, cantar, hacer y compartir su música.

• Taller bilingüe (Español / Inglés)
• Impartido por Cecilia Pérez Urias (del grupo Saltapatrás), artista multidisciplinaria mexicana con estudios en zapateado jarocho, violonchelo, danzas de Guinea, expresión corporal, composición, jarana, canto y balafón.
• No se requiere experiencia o implementos especiales, ¡solo zapatos cómodos!

CONCIERTO (8:30pm-9:30pm | $15): Saltapatrás es una agrupación formada en 2012 en Ciudad de México, compuesta por Cecilia Pérez Urias y Diego Pérez. Su música esta conformada por composiciones originales y arreglos que honran la estética de la musica popular y tradicional de México y el mundo. La diversidad de elementos musicales que integran su propuesta deriva de un sonido propio, original y llamativo. Para sus presentaciones, Saltapatrás combina la música con la narrativa y el teatro, generando espectaculos escénico-musicales de diversas temáticas. Para este concierto, tocarán junto a Dan Neville como invitado especial. Habrá un Fandango al final donde todes estan invitades a participar!

• Cecilia Pérez – jarana y voz
• Diego Pérez – bajo
• Dan Neville – marimba

 

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Come celebrate 5 de Mayo at La Peña!! Saltapatrás is coming directly from Mexico to lead this zapateado Jarocho workshop, to then end the night with a concert with special guest Dan Neville and a fandango where everyone can participate!

• GET YOUR TICKETS: Workshop $20 | Concert $15 | both $25
• VOLUNTEER AND COME FOR FREE!
• We’ll have a bar with drinks available all night!
• Proof of vaccination will be required at the door

ZAPATEADO JAROCHO WORKSHOP (6:00pm-7:30pm | $20): Inspired by the tradition of son, this workshop seeks to share the joy of body movement (zapateo and dance) in connection with music. Always attentive to our current context, the workshop is based on the roots, techniques and traditions of Son Jarocho (Veracruz, Mexico). It is aimed at the general public, and those who want to play, sing, make and share their music are also invited.

• This workshop is bilingual (English / Spanish)
• Taught by Cecilia Pérez Urias (from Saltapatrás), a multidisciplinary Mexican artist with studies in zapateado jarocho, cello, Guinean dances, body expression, composition, jarana, singing and balafon.
• No experience or special implements required, just comfy shoes!

CONCERT (8:30pm-9:30pm | $15): Saltapatrás is a group founded in 2012 in Mexico City, conformed by Cecilia Pérez Urias and Diego Pérez. Their music is made up of original compositions and arrangements that honor the aesthetics of popular and traditional music from Mexico and the world. The diversity of musical elements that make up his proposal derives from their own, original and striking sound. For their presentations, Saltapatrás combines music with narrative and theater, generating scenic-musical shows on various themes. For this concert, they will play together with Dan Neville as their special guest. There will be a Fandango at the end where everyone is invited to participate!

• Cecilia Pérez – jarana and vocals
• Diego Perez – bass
• Dan Neville – marimba

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Estamos muy emocionados de presentar en La Peña a Silvia Calfuqueo y Carolina Kürüf, dos educadoras, investigadoras y activistas Mapuche que viven y trabajan en Wallmapu revitalizando su cultura ancestral desde el lenguaje, el juego, la educación y la creatividad.

Carolina y Silvia compartirán su experiencia y conocimiento sobre una variedad de problemas que enfrentan en sus comunidades y ofrecerán lecciones valiosas tanto para activistas y aliades como para todes quienes quieran aprender sobre resistencia política y cultural en territorio indígena. Algunos de los temas a discutir serán la revitalización del Mapuzungún (lengua), la cultura Mapuche en la práctica pedagógica, y la recuperación de tierras, entre otros.

• COMPRA TUS ENTRADAS CON ANTICIPACIÓN: $10-$20
• O SÉ VOLUNTARIO/A Y VEN GRATIS!
• Toda donación irá en apoyo a dos proyectos educativos en Wallmapu dirigidos por Silvia y Carolina: KATUN: Aprender Jugando y Fundación KAJFV BUDI!

 

ESTE ENCUENTRO:

• Será intercultural y bilingüe (Español / Inglés).
• Será moderado por Kelly Baur, documentalista y doctoranda en lingüística de la Universidad Estatal de Arizona.
• Tendrá la forma de un Ngütramkawun, que es un espacio de conversación donde se habla desde lo que cada uno sabe para responder de forma abierta y profunda a ciertas problemáticas sociales. En este contexto, se espera la escucha respetuosa a la gente de más conocimiento, quienes son las encargadas de orientar la conversación y asegurar el entendimiento mutuo de los participantes.
• Incluirá el visionado de videos cortos que contextualizan el trabajo en terreno y muestran parte de lo que significa la resistencia cultural en Wallmapu hoy en día.

En estos tiempos de desinformación, es crucial escuchar las experiencias en terreno de activistas y organizadores sociales para que podamos adoptar diversas tácticas que revaloricen el conocimiento indígena y nos permitan avanzar hacia un futuro justo, sostenible, y en armonía con nuestro entorno.

 

SOBRE NUESTRAS INVITADAS:

• Carolina Kürüf Poblete es profesora de educación física en la Universidad de Santiago de Chile y se desempeña en la Universidad Católica de Temuco como profesora de Pedagogía Intercultural en el contexto mapuche. Próximamente también estará trabajando en el departamento de Lengua y Cultura Mapuche. Su investigación se centra en los juegos y deportes ancestrales mapuche.
• Silvia Calfuqueo Lefio es una mujer mapuche, madre, maestra de primaria y tejedora. Su trabajo se centra en el desarrollo cultural, económico y lingüístico mapuche. Es docente en Kom pu lof ñi kimeltuwe, una escuela mapuche en territorio mapuche, y apoya a la juventud mapuche a través de un programa de cine de verano en su comunidad.
• Kelly Baur es una documentalista y organizadora comunitaria que sueña con un futuro sin policía ni fronteras. Actualmente está trabajando en un doctorado en Lingüística/Lingüística Aplicada en la Universidad Estatal de Arizona. Su investigación se centra en la revitalización de la lengua mapuche, la política lingüística y el análisis del discurso.

  

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We are very excited to present at La Peña Silvia Calfuqueo and Carolina Kürüf, two Mapuche educators, researchers and activists who live and work in Wallmapu revitalizing their ancestral culture through language, games, education and artistic creation.

Carolina and Silvia will share their experience and knowledge on a variety of issues they face in their communities and will offer valuable lessons for activists and allies as well as for anyone who wants to learn about political and cultural resistance in indigenous territory. Some of the topics to be discussed will be the revitalization of Mapuzungún (language), Mapuche culture in pedagogical practice, and land reclamation, among others.

• GET YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE: $10-$20
• OR SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER AND COME FOR FREE!
• All donations will go to help two educational projects in Wallmapu directed by Silvia and Carolina: KATUN: Aprender Jugando and Fundación KAJFV BUDI!

 

THIS EVENT:

• Will be intercultural and bilingual (Spanish / English)
• Will be moderated by Kelly Baur, documentary filmmaker and doctoral student in linguistics from Arizona State University.
• Will take the form of a Ngütramkawun, which is a space for conversation where participants talk from what each one knows in order to respond openly and deeply to certain topics. In this context, we listen respectfully to the people with more knowledge, who are the ones in charge of guiding the conversation and ensuring the mutual understanding of the participants.
• Will include the viewing of short videos that contextualize the field work and show part of what cultural resistance in Wallmapu means today.

In these times of misinformation, it is crucial to listen to the experiences of activists and social organizers on the ground so that we can adopt various tactics that revalue indigenous knowledge and allow us to move towards a fair and sustainable future.

 

ABOUT OUR GUESTS:

• Carolina Kürüf Poblete is a professor of physical education at the University of Santiago de Chile and works at the Catholic University of Temuco as a professor in Intercultural Pedagogy in the Mapuche context. She will soon be working in the Mapuche Language and Culture department as well. Her research focuses on ancestral Mapuche games and sports.
• Silvia Calfuqueo Lefio is a Mapuche woman, mother, elementary school teacher, and a weaver. Her work focuses on Mapuche cultural, economic, and linguistic development. She is a teacher at Kom pu lof ñi kimeltuwe, a Mapuche-run school in Mapuche territory, and supports Mapuche youth through a summer film program in her community.
• Kelly Baur is a documentary filmmaker and community organizer who dreams of a future with no police and no borders. She is currently working on a PhD in Linguistics/Applied Linguistics at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on Mapuche language revitalization, language policy, and discourse analysis.