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Fiesta Puertorriqueña: ¡Parranda Navideña 2019!
Kids Ticket: $5 Kids & Youth under 18 years old
General Admission: $15 Advance / $20 Door
(Please note: there is a $2 Credit Card fee at the door per ticket)
Doors open at 3:15pm / Event begins 4pm
La Peña Cultural Center & the Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop present:
The 3rd Annual Fiesta Puertorriqueña
¡Parranda Navideña 2019!
Join the Puerto Rican community at La Peña for a family-friendly Parranda Navideña!
This special event features LIVE MUSIC by La Mixta Criolla; PERFORMANCES by the Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop’s Youth Ensemble, DJ JOSÉ RUIZ spinning salsa y más, and a special FOOD POP-UP by Sol Food! (MENU BELOW). Get here early to ensure a plate! Thank you Sol Food for donating 50% of food sales to La Peña Cultural Center’s fundraiser!
Everyone is welcome to join in on the fun! Bring your dancing shoes and come hungry!
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
3:15pm-4:00pm: DJ José Ruiz
4pm-4:45pm The Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop’s Youth Ensemble
4:45pm-5:15pm DJ José Ruiz
5:15pm-6:15pm La Mixta Criolla
6:15pm-7pm DJ José Ruiz
SOL FOOD MENU COMING SOON! Vegan and meat options will be available.
BAR:
La Peña will have also have a bar serving coquito (virgin and alcoholic options) and other drinks!
ABOUT LA MIXTA CRIOLLA:
Inspired in the rich and soulful music of Puerto Rico and the greater Caribbean, La Mixta Criolla’s sound is based on the mix of “cueros, cuerdas y voces” (skins, strings, and vocals). The group’s repertoire of originals and funky renditions of traditional tunes, features a variety of swinging Caribbean grooves, from plena, bomba, guaracha jíbara, seis and aguinaldo, to merengue, son, rumba, cumbia and salsa.
Featuring Román “Ito” Carrillo on bongó, panderos, barriles and vocals; Camilo Landao on cuatro guitar and vocals; Ayla Dávila on bass and vocals; Javier Navarrette on timbales, cajón and vocals; and Héctor Lugo on congas, panderos, barriles and vocals.
ABOUT THE BAY AREA BOMBA Y PLENA WORKSHOP:
The Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop consists of Youth and Adult ensembles who study and perform traditional forms of Puerto Rican music and dance. Bringing together folks from diverse cultural backgrounds united by their common love and passion for Puerto Rican music, in particular the traditions of Plena and Bomba. Under the direction of Shefali Shah and Héctor Lugo, with the generous support of el maestro Román “Ito” Carrillo as well as numerous masters and practitioners from the Island, The Workshop has been in existence for 17 years promoting the study and appreciation of traditional Puerto Rican music, its history and evolution, and its place in the broader Afro-Caribbean musical culture. The group performs Bombas, Plenas, as well as pieces from the Jíbaro music tradition using a variety of typical instruments such as the barriles, the cuás, panderos, güícharo, maracas, cuatro and guitar.
Intermediate Salsa, Bachata & Merengue Dance Class Intensive (December 2-16)
This is the last Salsa, Bachata and Merengue dance class series of the year! Explore the possibilities of your body and how to communicate with others through dance, rhythm and flavor! Partners are not necessary!
Intermediate Class Series (3 Weeks)
Mondays at 8:15pm-9:30pm, December 2-16
This is a 3-week intensive designed for students that already know their basic rhythm and steps, to go beyond the basic rhythms and steps.
Please DO NOT sign up for this class if you have not take the beginners series yet, or do not have a grasp of your basic steps.
Classes are taught by Venezuelan dance instructor Juliana Mendonca. Juliana’s teaching style is not a traditional ballroom style latin dance class. She first teaches her students to connect to their body and to connect to the rhythms before getting to the steps and turns. This foundation will help you loosen up your hips, knees, shoulders and arms to allow each student to get their own authentic feel for each genre and its unique rhythm.
INTENSIVE SCHEDULE (3 weeks) 12/2/19-12/16/19
Intermediate Class @ 8:15pm-9:30pm in community room
Monday, December 2, 2019
Monday, December 9, 2019
Monday, December 16, 2019
ENROLLMENT DETAILS
Series Tuition: $80 for entire intensive (3 classes)
NO DROP INS AVAILABLE
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Juliana Mendonca is a dance performer, choreographer and teacher. She graduated with a degree in dance from University Institute of Caracas, Venezuela in 2005, she also served as an instructor at the Performing Arts Department of the University of the Andes in Mérida, Venezuela (2012-2015). Juliana co-founded Raíz de Agua, a music and dance company. Juliana currently lives in Oakland, California with her husband and daughter, working as a dancer, choreographer and teacher.
QUESTIONS? Contact the instructor: juliana.mendonca.espinoza@gmail.com
* PLEASE NOTE: EACH CLASS REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 8 STUDENTS ENROLLED.
La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94705
www.lapena.org WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT LA PEÑA SOON!
Beginners Salsa, Bachata & Merengue Dance Class Intensive (December 2-16)
This is the last Salsa, Bachata and Merengue dance class series of the year! Explore the possibilities of your body and how to communicate with others through dance, rhythm and flavor! Partners are not necessary!
Beginners Class Intensive (3 Weeks)
Mondays at 6:30pm-8pm, December 2-16
This is a 3-week intensive designed for beginner-intermediate students to learn and enjoy three popular Latin dance styles: Salsa, Bachata and Merengue in a shorter amount of time!
Classes are taught by Venezuelan dance instructor Juliana Mendonca. Juliana’s teaching style is not a traditional ballroom style latin dance class. She first teaches her students to connect to their body and to connect to the rhythms before getting to the steps and turns. This foundation will help you loosen up your hips, knees, shoulders and arms to allow each student to get their own authentic feel for each genre and its unique rhythm.
INTENSIVE SCHEDULE (3 weeks) 12/2/19-12/16/19
Beginners Class @ 6:30pm-8pm in theater
Monday, December 2, 2019
Monday, December 9, 2019
Monday, December 16, 2019
ENROLLMENT DETAILS
Series Tuition: $80 for entire intensive (3 classes)
NO DROP INS AVAILABLE
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Juliana Mendonca is a dance performer, choreographer and teacher. She graduated with a degree in dance from University Institute of Caracas, Venezuela in 2005, she also served as an instructor at the Performing Arts Department of the University of the Andes in Mérida, Venezuela (2012-2015). Juliana co-founded Raíz de Agua, a music and dance company. Juliana currently lives in Oakland, California with her husband and daughter, working as a dancer, choreographer and teacher.
QUESTIONS? Contact the instructor: juliana.mendonca.espinoza@gmail.com
* PLEASE NOTE: EACH CLASS REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 8 STUDENTS ENROLLED.
La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94705
www.lapena.org WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT LA PEÑA SOON!
La Parranda VMP 2019: Venezuelan Food and Live Music
$20 Early Bird Special (Until November 1st) / $25 Advance / $30 Door ($32 Credit)
Doors open 8:30pm / Event begins 9pm
La Peña Cultural Center & the Venezuelan Music Project present La Parranda VMP 2019!
Come celebrate this traditional annual holiday event with the Venezuelan Music Project! Wear your dancing shoes and enjoy a night of vibrant Venezuelan music to the beat of the parrandas, gaitas, tambores and more. ¡A gozar!
Venezuelan Music Project Members:
Jackeline Rago: Musical Director, Venezuelan Cuatro, Percussion, Vocals
Anna Maria Violich-Oliver: Lead Vocals
Jimmy Kansau: Lead Vocals
Omar Ledezma Jr: Percussion, Lead Vocals
Francy Hernandez Crowley: Lead Vocals
Donna Viscuso: Flute and Sax
Ayla Davila: Bass
Yonathan Gavida: Percussion
Mara Fox: Trombone
Chiquy Boom: Stilts Dance
All ages welcome.
Sponsors:
Ms Arepita Mobile
Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen
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