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Each year Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance brings the rich heritage of Puerto Rico to Austin with a live music and dance production that passes on a heritage to a new generation and showcases more than 50 of our own dancers, musicians, and performing arts students.
This year will be no exception, as Sembrando will debut a new, original, bilingual musical that will be created by PRFDance Director Ana Maria Tekina-eiru' Maynard in collaboration with Rupert Reyes, Director of Teatro Vivo. This performance will give our performing arts students a mainstage-theatrical experience and a shared performance with our professional-level company. More details this Fall.
Puerto Rico's Christmas Season begins with Thanksgiving and ends with Octavitas, the last holiday of the season, beginning 8 days after the Epiphany and lasting for 8 days (no kidding)! In Puerto Rican tradition, if you received a visit from a friend or relative on Three Kings' Day, you are supposed to return the visit eight days later. So bring your instruments and come sing along -- one last time -- to joyful Puerto Rican holiday songs led by The Parranderos de Austin. Participate in or just enjoy traditional dance and music performances of Bomba, Plena and Taino traditions by PRFDance's Professional & Junior Company and Performing Arts Students. This celebration is free and open to the public and will take place at our Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, in Austin, Texas 78702. Here are directions.
Free to children of all ages under 18, Adults, $5 suggested donation. This joyful, traditional music and dance performance will be take place at the Mexican American Cultural Center Auditorium, 600 River Street in Austin. This event will be in partnership with the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) who, along with the City of Austin, is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access will be provided upon request. For special accommodations please call the MACC at 478-6222.
PUERTO RICAN FOLKLORIC DANCE celebrates the rich culture of Puerto Rico with our largest performance of the year, Celebrando 2009 - Bomba y Plena de Mayaguez, with masters direct from Puerto Rico. In this once in a lifetime, unique production, Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance will merge with Los Tambores de Felix Alduen for an exciting, live music and dance performance of Bomba and Plena direct from Mayaguez. If you love percussion, this will be an amazing show you won't want to miss! Celebrando also brings talented cuatrista Anthony Rodriguez Gonzalez from our Isla del Encanto, and debuts a new, original Taino Areito by PRFDance Director Tekina-eiru Maynard!
Don't miss this spectacular production that will take you on a voyage from Puerto Rico's beloved music and dance traditions to innovative, original fusions based in our folklore. Celebrando will take place on June 20 (8pm) & 21 (2pm), 2009 at The Theatre at Reagan High, 7104 Berkman Dr, Austin Texas, 78752. Admission: Adults $12 advance/$15 door, $5 Children (12 & under), lap children free (2 & under).
Buy Tickets online without service charge. Thanks to a donation by Outserv.net (local IT operations and management solutions company) we are able to offer tickets online WITHOUT extra cost to you!
Directions to Theatre: Take I-35 to US Hwy 290 East. Exit Hwy 290 at Berkman Dr. Turn left on Berkman and cross under the highway. The theatre is less than a block away on the left.
Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance's season of programs is sponsored in part by IBM, Ruta Maya Coffee, Fiesta Mart, Target, Embassy Suites Austin-Central, The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, The City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division, and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts, and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts which believes that a great nation deserves great art.