When: Sept 28, 2024 @ 2:00 - 9:00 PM
Where: Outside of The Clemente on Suffolk St (between Rivington & Delancey)
We are thrilled to launch our groundbreaking initiative Historias with a vibrant block party on September 28th! This event will feature street performances, artist commissions, music, and public activations in partnership with Street Lab. The event will close with the debut of a special Historias commission Cuarto Oscuro, a live streamed four part performance created by Lucia della Paolera and Seth Tillett, projected on the Suffolk Street facade of the Clemente Center.
Full Schedule:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Block Party
Music by: dJ tres dos
Street Activations by: Street Lab, The People’s Bus, Yanira Castro, Exorcism = Liberation, House of Bones (Open Studios participant) , Stacy Mehrfar (Open Studios participant)
3:30 - 4:00 PM: Opening Remarks
The Clemente Studios Open to the public (4 PM)
4:00 - 9:00 PM: Special Commissions and Performances
4:00 PM: Bulla en el Barrio, Musical Performance
4:50 PM: Edwin Torres, The Historias Conduction: Ancestors of Latino Poetry
With an eight poet choir: Darrel Alejandro Holnes, Lydia Cortés, Sheila Maldonado, E.J. McAdams, Yesenia Montilla, Urayoán Noel, Kristin Prevallet, and Emanuel Xavier
5:10 PM: Jonathan Gonzalez, PRACTICE
6:00 PM: Intermission with DJ Tresdos
6:40 PM: Xenia Rubinos, Círculo de Voces
7:15 PM: Jesús Hilario-Reyes, Retinal Burning
8:00 PM: Closing Remarks
8:15 PM: Historias Closing Commission debut
Lucia della Paolera and Seth Tillett: Cuarto Oscuro
9:00 PM: Event ends