El Barrio Raíces Summer Program 2017

Exposing children to the arts through theatre. Participants learn about acting, dance, singing, costume, set building, and ensemble work.

August 16, 2017

Julia de Burgos Performance and Arts Center

El Barrio Raíces Summer Program 2017

Synopsis/About

“EL BARRIO RAÍCES SUMMER PROGRAM was a four-week program that offered theater arts training to children ages 7 to 10. Twenty-five participants had the opportunity to learn about several theatre disciplines, including acting, dance, make-up, ensemble work, and costume & set building. All classes were facilitated by our bilingual team of teaching artists with experience in the NY theater scene as well as invited artists from abroad. El Barrio Raíces Summer Program provided participants with an atmosphere where they strived, learned and developed their creativity through collaborative work while cultivating new friendships and relationships.

*This program was established in 2015 by the initiative and support of La Marqueta Retoña and the office of Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Cast/Crew

This program was produced in collaboration with Producciones El Barrio, La Marqueta Retoña, Hispanic Federation, and the Office of the New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Teaching Artists:

Mariana Monclova
Elisabet Díaz
Oxyl Febles

Teaching Assistants:

Perla Espinoza
Oriana Lineweaver
Devyn Cox

Final presentation at the Julia de Burgos Performance and Arts Center August 16, 2017.

Pepita and the Apple
by Edmi de Jesús and MC Fusté
Directed by Mariana Monclova
Lighting Design by María Cristina Fusté
Set Design by Omayra Garriga
Sound Design by Chenan Martínez
Costume Design by Karim Rivera

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