 Want to learn Puerto Rican bomba and plena drumming, dancing and/or singing with masters and teaching artists of LP21? How about your kids? How about some creative activity with puppets for them as well? We have programs for you and your children at the Bomba and Plena Community Workshops. Registration for both children/youth and adults' workshops taking place at LP21’s headquarters in Julia de Burgos Cultural Center, 1680 Lexington Avenue at 106th Street, in East Harlem, NYC. Children/Youth: Two sessions, Bomba and Plena music and dance and Puppetry Arts; every Friday from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm, until last week of May 2006. (We may have some sessions on Saturdays in the Spring) Adults: New Bomba and Plena music and dance Spring session starts Saturday March 4th, from 11:30 am-1:30 pm and continues for 5 consecutive Saturdays until April 8th. |
Discounts available. Register now! Background: LP21 originally created the Bomba and Plena Community Workshops (BPCW) for children in 1989 to disseminate and stimulate the Puerto Rican traditional music and dance of bomba and plena among youngsters. With the success of the children's program, heightened public interest led to the creation of the adults' program nine years later. Since then, hundreds of children, youth and adults from all over New York and beyond have benefited from these programs. Children’s Workshop - For 17 years, this exciting educational and performing music and dance program has been the platform for children/youth of 6 to 17 to learn and embrace bomba and plena, through traditional songs, percussion, dance and history. The new puppetry arts program is furthering the creativity and imagination of the youngsters as they integrate session activities with bomba and plena music and dance. Application Form. • Program cost: (Effective 2/15/06-sliding scale per child) One child: $25 registration, $100 all classes; 2 children: $45 registration: $150 all classes; 3 children: $65 registration, $200 all classes; 4 children: $80 registration, $250 all classes. Adults’ Workshop – During 2 hour long sessions, participants learn the principal bomba and plena styles in dance, percussion and songs. The activity begin with the exploration of performance practices in plena and climaxes in a powerful and exhilarating bomba exercise, all in a single setting. Application Form. • Program cost: |
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The Bomba and Plena Community Workshop is part of the Puerto Rican Music Project of Los Pleneros de la 21,v made possible in part with the support of New York State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
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