Puerto Ricans are joyful people because our holidays start in November and last until end of January! Enjoy a Parranda singalong, performances by our company Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance, and dancing for all!!
SPECIAL GUESTS - Plenero Danny Rodriguez and Estilo Peruano dancing La Marinera Nortena!
Our Octavitas celebration will take place on Sunday, January 19, 2025, 2-5pm, at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, in Austin, Texas 78702. Entrance is in the southside of the building facing the Batey (Great Lawn). Free Parking.
This Reyes event is supported in part by Cleartrace and the Sons of Boriken! Our 2025 Season of cultural outreach is sponsored in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts with the National Endowment for the Arts. Watch for addition sponsors. Since 2005,our Puerto Rican Cultural Center is proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
8th Earth Day - Taino Areyto for Ataabey!
YUKAYEKE YARA CU!
Sunday, April 27, 2025 - 2-5pm
FREE EVENT!
BRING YOUR BEACH CHAIR & MARACA !!
Join Yukayeke Yara Cu as we honor Ataabey (Mother Earth) -- with a Spring Ceremony -- of ceremonial dance and family activities under the Pecan Trees of our Batey!
For the Taino, the Spring Season begins with the Spring Equinox, and is marked with celebrations of gratefulness for the Spring rains that bring new life to the Earth. During this season, Attaabey invites us to plant not only new seeds into the Earth but into our lives.
Bring your Maraca! In Taino tradition, we will dance Areyto - ceremonial dance and song! Come learn to play the Taino ballgame of Batu, and other native games for the whole family.
Our joyful Spring Gathering will take place in the Batey of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin TX 78702. Our entrance is in back facing the lawn, steps away from free parking.
YUKAYEKE YARA CU (Tribe of the Sacred Place) is a Taino tribe of blood descendants and Guaytiao proudly serving Central Texas. Since 2008, our Cultural Center defends and shares Taino Heritage everyday. Live in Central Texas? Contact us to become involved!
Find your dancing shoes! Join us for another great Salsa & Heritage Festival!
This year, Puerto Rico will enjoy a cultural exchange with Bahia, Brazil,
performances by secret folklore masters, handcraft artesania, authentic food, salsa
dancing for all, and more surprises! Watch for upcoming announcements!
BRING YOUR FALDA -- WE'RE HAVING A PARTY!
Come dance and sing Bomba! And help us cut our birthday cake. This bombazo and album release party will celebrate -- our 28 years holding our bandera high -- bringing Puerto Rican culture and traditions to Texas. Come ready to Party! Our nonprofit is the only center in Texas and the Southwest affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (ICP). We promote Boricua pride through cultural programs - dance, music, community theatre, ancestral fighting arts. This event will take place at our Puerto Rican Cultural Center.
YUKAYEKE YARA CU (Tribe of the Sacred Place) is a Taino tribe of blood descendants and Guaytiao (friends) proudly serving Central Texas. Since 2008, our Cultural Center defends and shares Taino Heritage everyday. Live in Central Texas? Contact us to become involved!
Please share the happy news!
Sembrando Herencia 2024 - Mas Que Pantalones
22nd Original Community Theatre Musical
with special guest Rupert Reyes
December 14-15, 2024
Our 22nd original Musical - Mas Que Pantalones - is inspired by the life of Luisa Capetillo -- Labor Union leader, activist, writer, anarchist, and spiritist -- who tirelessly defended the rights of women and poor agricultural workers. Despite her important contributions in the early 20th century as a passionate Labor Movement leader, she is most popularly remembered as the 1st woman in Puerto Rico to wear pants.
Based in oral and documented history, this historical fiction is written in English, Spanish, and Taino. Set in the mid 1970s and circa 1917, it honors early 20th century female labor union leaders who fought for the rights of women and laborers and opened the doors to feminism in Puerto Rico! Traditions inherited from our Boricua Taino ancestors are also included!
The original script, music, and choreographies by Tekina-eiru Maynard feature Jibaro, Salon (Vals & Mazurka), Plena, Bomba, and Taino music.
Special Guest Rupert Reyes -- celebrated Latino playwright and actor, and director -- joins our cast of actors, dancers, musicians, and Cocobale -- STICKS & MACHETE FIGHTERS -- to bring history to life! This musical will take place on Saturday, December 14 (6:30pm) and Sunday, December 15 (3pm) at the Huston-Tillotson University, King-Seabrook Chapel, 900 Chicon St, Austin, TX 78702.
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!!!!!!!
https://tickets.prfdance.org/events/sembrando2024/
TICKET INFO:
DISCOUNTED 20% IN ADVANCE!
- Adults, $20.00 in advance ($25.00 day of show).
- Children (ages 3-12) - $5.00.
- Lap children 2 & under - FREE!
PARKING INFO:
FREE Visitor Parking on Chalmers Avenue.
Set your GPS to 810 Chalmers Ave, Austin, TX 78702
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
The Sembrando Herencia 2024 Community Theater project is sponsored in part by Six Square, Huston-Tillotson University, the MAP Fund, and the Texas Commission on the Arts, with the National Endowment for the Arts, and the City of Austin Economic Development Division. Since 2005, our Puerto Rican Cultural Center is proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
Photo Artwork by Tekina-eiru Maynard (Copyright)
Composite with photos in Public Domain
- Sugarcane Workers Strike, c1900s
- Luisa Capetillo wearing Men's Clothing, 1915
Catch it! Like Roberto Clemente Did!
We will honor Roberto Clemente -- The Great One -- Hall of Famer and greatest Boricua baseball player of all time with a showcase of collector grade memorabilia, hosted by forever-fan Edwin Baez.
After 50+ years, Puerto Ricans still continue to remember and honor this selfless
humanitarian. Clemente was "an unmistakable force on the field who made a
powerful impact on young ballplayers." His career was cut short on New Year's
Eve 1972, when Clemente died in a plane crash at age 38 attempting to deliver
relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Read more about him:
https://www.whec.com/national-sports/mlb-celebrates-roberto-clemente-day-ceremony-at-citi-field/
Also enjoy our Traditional Arts students
rehearsing Bomba and other folkloric music and dances for our upcoming December play -- Mas Que Pantalones.
INVITATION:
https://www.facebook.com/events/406248522177886
Our Roberto Clemente & Folkloric Arts Display will take place November 9, 2024, from 10am-12pm at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, in Austin, Texas 78702. Our entrance is in the south end of the building, steps away from the free parking lot.
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
Austin's Puerto Rican Cultural Center's season of outreach is supported in part by Six Square, the Texas Commission on the Arts with the National Endowment for the Arts, and the City of Austin Economic Development Department. Since 2005, the Puerto Rican Cultural Center is proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
Taino Indigenous Heritage Gathering 2024
with Yukayeke Yara Cu
and Special Guest
Behike Miguel SOBAOKO KOROMO Sague Jr
Free & Open to the Public!
October 13, 2024 (2-5pm)
BRING YOUR MARACA & BEACH CHAIR!
Join our Taino tribe, Yukayeke Yara Cu, as we hold a very special gathering to celebrate Indigenous Heritage. This year we are excited to host the esteemed Taino Behike Miguel (Sobaoko Koromo) Sague Jr. who will be sharing traditions from his Caney Indigenous Spiritual Circle (Pittsburgh).
As each year, we invite the community to celebrate with us in Taino tradition, including an opening ceremony led by our Kacike Tekina-eirú, as well as an afternoon of joyful Areyto -- ceremonial dance for all!
So bring your maraca and beach chair, and join us for this "once in a lifetime" Indigenous Heritage gathering in the Batey under the Pecan Trees of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin TX 78702.
Share the Invitation: https://www.facebook.com/events/1079907417091289
WHO ARE WE?
YUKAYEKE YARA CU (Tribe of the Sacred Place) is a Taino tribe of blood descendants and
Guaytiao proudly serving Central Texas. Since 2008, our Puerto Rican Cultural Center
defends and shares Taino Heritage everyday.
Live in Central Texas? Contact us to become involved!
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
Austin's Puerto Rican Cultural Center is supported in part by Six Square, the Texas Commission on the Arts with the National Endowment for the Arts, and the City of Austin Economic Development Department. Since 2005, the Puerto Rican Cultural Center is proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
BRING YOUR FALDA -- WE'RE HAVING A PARTY!
Come dance and sing Bomba! And help us cut our birthday cake. This bombazo and album release party will celebrate -- our 27 years holding our bandera high -- bringing Puerto Rican culture and traditions to Texas. We will also public debuting our 1st recording album - Areyto Le Lo Lai! Come ready to Party! Our nonprofit is the only center in Texas and the Southwest affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (ICP). We promote Boricua pride through cultural programs - dance, music, community theatre, ancestral fighting arts, and indigenous Taino heritage. You must travel to faraway places like Chicago or New York City to enjoy another cultural center like ours! This celebration will take place indoors at our Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street #13 in Austin, Texas.
The Taino are the indigenous people of Boriken (Puerto Rico) and the Greater Antilles! Is your heart screaming to learn more?
Throw your beach chair or blanket in your car! This gathering will take place on June 29, 2024, 1-3pm -- outdoors in the Batey (under the trees) of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery St #13, Austin, TX 78702. IF IT'S TOO HOT, we will sit indoors in the cool AC!
Kacike Tekina-eirú is tribal chief of YUKAYEKE YARA CU (Tribe of the Sacred Place) -- a Taino Tribe of blood descendants & Guaytiao (friends) proudly serving Central Texas.
See Invitation with more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/814819173935878
Celebrando 2024 - SALSA & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Madre Patria Africa - Boricua & West Africa cultural exchange!
June 9, 2024, 3-8pm
SEMIFORMAL EVENT!
Find your dancing shoes! This year's Salsa & Heritage Festival will feature a cultural exchange of West African and Afro-Puerto Rican traditions, handcraft artisans, cocina criolla (traditional food) by Borinken Roots, and Salsa dancing for all!
Our cultural exchange is significant because while Puerto Ricans proudly celebrate our Afro-Boricua traditions, many don't know a lot about our African ancestors, or the Motherland where they came from. What are the traditions that are alive in Africa today?
This festival will feature:
The Salsa & Heritage Festival will take place at the JCC Ballroom at Shalom Austin, 7300 Hart Ln, Austin, TX 78731.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE! https://tickets.prfdance.org/
o Adults - $24 in advance / $30 day of the festival
o Children (ages 3-12) are $5.00. (Bring the kids!)
o Children 2 & under are FREE.
(There will be no extra fees to buy online!)
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1401235027450674
This event is part of our program series - Celebrando Heritage Project 2024 - Madre Patria Africa that included:
* 7th Picnic Ritmo y Baile & Cultural Workshop Experience (April 7)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1445074183034566
* Madre Patria Africa - The Presence of Africa in Puerto Rico (Feb 25)
Livestream Conversation & Video Premiere of the Prince & The Pana, 21st Musical
Video Link!! - https://www.facebook.com/prfdance/videos/911761903924225
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
This Heritage & Festival project is sponsored by Six Square, H-E-B, the National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, the City of Austin Economic Development Division, and Humanities Texas, the State affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities! Since 2005, our Puerto Rican Cultural Center is proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
Come and learn the authentic African Caribbean Diaspora martial arts of Puerto Rico and Cuba. Gran Maestro Miguel Quijano is a keeper of the traditions of cocobale/kokobale, calinda and el juego de mani.
Stick, machete, and unarmed combat – traditions brought from Africa and forged in the Caribbean for resistance and survival. Sometimes set to drum and dance. Gran Maestro has taught all over the world for several decades and has 55 years in these traditions. Don’t miss this opportunity!
Donations are welcome from non-students of the cultural center. Current students will be prioritized in the workshop experience.
This workshop will take place at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery St #13, Austin, TX 78702
7th Earth Day - Taino Areyto for Ataabey!
YUKAYEKE YARA CU!
Sunday, April 21, 2024 - 2-5pm
FREE EVENT!
BRING YOUR BEACH CHAIR & MARACA !!
Join Yukayeke Yara Cu as we honor Ataabey (Mother Earth) -- with a Spring Ceremony -- of ceremonial dance and family activities under the Pecan Trees of our Batey!
For the Taino, the Spring Season begins with the Spring Equinox, and is marked with celebrations of gratefulness for the Spring rains that bring new life to the Earth. During this season, Attaabey invites us to plant not only new seeds into the Earth but into our lives.
Bring your Maraca! In Taino tradition, we will dance Areyto - ceremonial dance and song! Come learn to play the Taino ballgame of Batu, and other native games for the whole family.
Our joyful Spring Gathering will take place in the Batey of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin TX 78702. Our entrance is in back facing the lawn, steps away from free parking.
Invite your friends!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1262711054649494
YUKAYEKE YARA CU (Tribe of the Sacred Place) is a Taino tribe of blood descendants and Guaytiao proudly serving Central Texas. Since 2008, our Cultural Center defends and shares Taino Heritage everyday. Live in Central Texas? Contact us to become involved!
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
Earth Day is supported by Good Water - Texas Master Naturalists!
Our 2024 season of cultural outreach is sponsored in part by Six Square, the Texas
Commission on the Arts with the National Endowment for the Arts, and the City of Austin
Economic Development Department. Since 2005, our Puerto Rican Cultural Center is
proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
Become a sponsor!
ARE YOU COMING TO THE AUSTIN ECLIPSE?
Bring beach chairs & the kids!
We're having a picnic in our Batey!
Join us the DAY BEFORE THE ECLIPSE for our....
7th annual PICNIC, RITMO y BAILE & CULTURAL WORKSHOPS
Featuring Music & Dance from Puerto Rico, West Africa & Taino of Boriken
Sunday, April 7, 2024
FREE EVENT - Donations appreciated!
SCHEDULE:
BRING YOUR BEACH CHAIRS & THE KIDS!
Come dance with us under the Pecan Trees of our
Batey! From 11-1pm there will be music, dance, and cultural workshops from West
Africa & Puerto Rico - BOMBA!
From 2-5pm, our interactive outdoor event will feature live traditional music from
West Africa, Puerto Rico, and Taino from Boriken.
YES! BRING YOUR MARACA & REPRESENT!
There will be Areyto -- Taino music and dance for all!
Festivities include:
COME HUNGRY!! Austin's very own TexaRican512 food truck/restaurant will be selling comida criolla!!
Our annual heritage picnic will take place in the Batey (under the trees) of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin 78702. This event is part of our program series - Celebrando Heritage Project 2024 - Madre Patria Africa. Don't miss the...
* Celebrando 2024 - Salsa & Heritage Festival (June 9)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1401235027450674
* 7th Picnic Ritmo y Baile & Cultural Workshop Experience (April 7)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1445074183034566
* Madre Patria Africa - The Presence of Africa in Puerto Rico (WAS: Feb 25)
Livestream Conversation & Video Premiere of the Prince & The Pana, 21st Musical
Video Link!! - https://www.facebook.com/prfdance/videos/911761903924225
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
This Celebrando Heritage & Festival project is sponsored by Six Square, H-E-B, the National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, the City of Austin Economic Development Division, and Humanities Texas, the State affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities! Since 2005, our Puerto Rican Cultural Center is proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
Puerto Ricans proudly celebrate our Afro-Boricua traditions, but many don't know alot about our African ancestors, or the Motherland where they came from. Who were our Ancestors before they came to Puerto Rico? What are the traditions that are alive in Africa today?
Over the next several months, our season Celebrando 2024 Heritage Project - Madre Patria África - will present a series of programs that will share relevant history to present day, cultural traditions, and more through workshops, performances and the annual Salsa & Heritage Festival!
This livestream conversation - Madre Patria Africa - The Presence of Africa in Puerto Rico - kicks off the series.
Join us on February 25, 2024, 4-7pm CT for this exciting Livestream Charla (conversation) and Video Premiere of The Prince & The Pana, our 21st original musical. Our special guests, Afro-Boricua historians, presenters, and humanities experts include Dr. Pablo Luis Rivera, University of Puerto Rico Professor (in Puerto Rico), Melanie Maldonado, Founder and President of PROPA (in Florida), and Dr. Tekina-eiru Maynard, PRCC Executive & Artistic Director (Austin)!
This introductory livestream conversation will feature a highly energized discussion and review of the history of Africa in Puerto Rico. After our conversation we will enjoy the Livestream Video Premiere of The Prince & The Pana. Set in the mid-19th century - before the Abolition of Slavery in Puerto Rico - this play follows an African Prince and his journey to save his people. Our play includes the history of the Majesty, the last known illegal slave ship to come to Puerto Rico in 1859. The Prince & The Pana was performed before a live audience on December 9-10, 2023 in Austin TX.
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
Our 2024 / 2023 Project sponsors include Six Square, Huston-Tillotson University, the Texas Commission on the Arts - East Austin Cultural District, The National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Austin Economic Development Division, and Humanities Texas, the State affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities! Since 2005,our Puerto Rican Cultural Center is proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
Puerto Ricans are joyful people because our holidays start in November and last until end of January! Enjoy a Parranda singalong, company and junior performances, and dancing for all!!
Our Octavitas celebration will take place on Sunday, January 21, 2024, 2-5pm, at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, in Austin, Texas 78702. Entrance is in the southside of the building facing the Batey (Great Lawn). Free Parking.
This Reyes event is supported in part by the Sons of Boriken. Our 2024 Season of cultural outreach is sponsored in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts with the National Endowment for the Arts, and the City of Austin Economic Development Department. Since 2005,our Puerto Rican Cultural Center is proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
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