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Noche de Bohemia Series: Música Maya Guatemalteca: Marimba y Guacamayas
Noche de Bohemia program
Welcome: Daniel de Jesús, AMLA at Esperanza & Michael Esposito, Raíces President
• Presentación de / Presentation on Danza de las Guacamayas/ Dance of the Macaws by Juan Alejandro Rax
• Música por / Music by Marimba Maya AWAL, Juvenil/Youth
• Marimba Guatemalteca presentation: Yolanda Alcorta, Raíces Vice President
• Música por / Music by Marimba Maya AWAL & Raíces Boricuas
• Rifa / Raffle—Guatemalan textiles and more!
• ¡Platiquemos y Bailemos! / Let’s Talk & Dance!
Antojitos a la venta / Food for sale by Merkury—Philly’s Guatemalan Restaurant.
Noche de Bohemia: AMLA at Esperanza, Friday, April 4, 6-9 pm
Esperanza is located at the corner of N. 5th St and Bristol St in Philly. Parking is behind the Esperanza building on Bristol Street and the entrance is at the side of the building on Bristol Street. Take the elevator to the ground floor to arrive at the AMLA office.
Juan Alejandro Rax Jul
Artist-in-Residence 2025 (March 15 – April 6)
Dance of the Macaws—Danza de las Guacamayas
Keeper of the Dance of the Macaws: A pre-contact Maya
tradition still practiced in the Maya-Poqomchi’ community in Guatemala
Raíces Culturales Latinoamericanas is excited and honored to present Juan Alejandro Rax Jul, primary dancer and keeper of La Danza de las Guacamayas (The Dance of the
Macaws) from Santa Cruz Verapaz, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, who will discuss the dance at Noche de Bohemia tomorrow. His efforts in 2023 precipitated the dance’s designation as Patrimonio Cultural Intangible de la Nación — Intangible Cultural Treasure of Guatemala, due to its documented pre-contact roots, oral history, and continuous presentation by the Santa Cruz Verapaz community. This is a special opportunity to learn directly from this generation’s culture bearer, Juan Alejandro Rax.
About Raíces Culturales Latinoamericanas
For 34 years, Raíces Culturales Latinoamericanas has promoted, increased awareness, and celebrated all that is rich, dynamic and beautiful in Latin American culture. We do more than simply present music, dance, and visual arts performances and workshops: we explain and give context to these art forms to educate groups of all ages.
We present in schools, universities, museums, businesses, government agencies, and community festivals with artists from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, the Caribbean region, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. We also develop lecture-presentations explaining these colorful and diverse traditions. Contact us at info@raicesculturales.org for more information and how we can develop a successful program for your audience!
Panamanian lace work demonstrated by members of the DC-based group GRUFOLPAWA
We accomplish our mission with programs in Philadelphia such as the Noche de Bohemia and Feria del Barrio (as a sponsoring organization), our ongoing partnership with the Down Jersey Folklife Center at WheatonArts, and our Washington, DC activities including at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair. Your generous contribution helps us build on these programs and increase our reach to both Latino and non-Latino audiences. As always, thank you for your support!
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Raíces Boricuas performing at our first “Noche de Bohemia” at Taller Puertorriqueño on October 18, 2024
We enjoyed our first Noche de Bohemia on October 18, exploring the Latin bolero! Our next Noche de Bohemia will take place on Friday, February 7 at 6 pm at AMLA at Esperanza in Philadelphia. Thank you for your interest!
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Marimba Maya AWAL at Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2024
We were at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which featured a marimba concert by Marimba Maya AWAL and traditional Guatemalan kites made by visual artist Ubaldo Sánchez. The event took place at the National Mall in Washington, DC, from Wednesday, June 27 to Monday, July 1. The annual Festival draws a large, enthusiastic crowd and is an experience that you don’t want to miss next year! For more information, go to https://festival.si.edu/
See NPR article featuring Ubaldo and other visual artists at https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/07/06/g-s1-8220/indigenous-smithsonian-folklife-festival-artists-skateboarders
The 40th annual Feria del Barrio took place on Sunday, September 8, 2024 in Philadelphia at Taller Puertorriqueño at 2600 N. 5th St. (5th and Huntingdon Sts.) feriadelbarrio.org