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Baile cangrejero.

Burgos, Julia de, 1914-1953, Cabral, Manuel del, 1907-1999, Colón Lespier, Alvan, Guillén, Nicolás, 1902-1989, Palés Matos, Luis, Rolón, Rosalba, Santa Cruz, Nicomedes, 1925-1992, Vizcarrondo, Fortunato, Merced, Jorge B, Pons, Ricardo, Pregones Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
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Title
Baile cangrejero.
Author/Creator
Burgos, Julia de, 1914-1953, Cabral, Manuel del, 1907-1999, Colón Lespier, Alvan, Guillén, Nicolás, 1902-1989, Palés Matos, Luis, Rolón, Rosalba, Santa Cruz, Nicomedes, 1925-1992, Vizcarrondo, Fortunato, Merced, Jorge B, Pons, Ricardo, Pregones Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
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Access is open to all web users, Copyright holder: Teatro Pregones, Contact information: Rosalba Rolón, 571-575 Walton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451, USA, +1-718-585-1202 (business), +1-718-585-1608 (fax), info@pregones.org, http://www.pregones.org
Language
In English and Spanish.
Date
©1995
Filming or performance location
Performed at the Pregones Theater, The Bronx, New York, in Dec. 1995.
Format
1 online resource (1 video file of 1 (digital Betacam) (61 min.)) : sound, color.
Credits
Jorge B. Merced, Judith Rivera ; Desmar Guevara (musician), Ricardo Pons (musician), Waldo Chavez (musician), Alberto Toro (musician), Los Pleneros de la 21, with Tito Cepeda, Juan Gutiérrez, José Rivera and Nelly Tanco (special guest musicians). Pregones Theater, producer, collective creation, sets, lighting, costumes ; Julia De Burgos, Manuel del Cabral, Alvan Colón Lespier, Nicolás Guillén, Luis Palés Matos, Rosalba Rolón, Nicomedes Santa Cruz, Fortunato Vizcarrondo, texts and poems ; Jorge B. Merced, adaptation for the stage, director, choreography ; Ricardo Pons, music ; Alvan Colón Lespier, director.
Notes

'Baile Cangrejero' is a musical/theater spectacle in celebration of Afro-Latino poetry, music and dance. The writers featured in the production are internationally recognized as some of the major poets of Afro-Latino literature. Through their work they have given eloquent artistic voices to the experiences, struggles, joys and pride of people of African descent in the Americas. The production centers around a fictitious poet named Nicolás, portrayed by award winning actor Jorge B. Merced, who takes the audience on a journey in search of his true surname; that of a Mestizo. To the popular rhythms of bomba and plena, Merced is accompanied by Judith Rivera on vocals and narration and guest stars Los Pleneros de la 21. Founded in 1979 and based in The Bronx, New York City, Pregones Theater (http://www.pregones.org) has performed in more than 400 cities and 13 countries. The company enjoys citywide recognition for their lasting contributions to the performing arts field and are recipients of numerous distinctions including current Leading National Ensemble Theatre Designation from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Primary Cultural Institution Designation from the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York State Governor's Arts Award, the Culture & Humanities Award from the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, numerous artist and production awards, as well as invitations to appear at international festivals and events. Over the years Pregones has developed a style that combines theater, music and movement, oral and written traditions, and a signature urban sensibility. The ensemble draws from popular Puerto Rican artistic expressions and literature to create and stage its work. Today, Pregones has grown to be one of the leading Puerto Rican/Latino theater theaters in the United States. From migrations to indigenous mythologies to subway stories, the company's repertoire covers a growing sample of Latino experiences and identities. Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics