April 6th

SHOWTIME:  WEDNESDAY, April 6th at 6pm

April 7 & 8 - showtime 7:30pm in the Main Theater Stage at Hostos

The Young Roots Performance Series presents

de rumbo de rumba

A dialogue between music and the body

Noemí Segarra will be performing with noted percussionist Henry Cole accompanied by lighting designer Dave Overcamp.

In this collaboration, both Segarra and Cole loosely work on the edges of Cuban rumba and jazz improvisation.  Framed by vivid lighting created by designer Dave Overcamp, the performers' shared ground lies in intensive listening as creative process as they explore the dialogue between live music and the body. The performance follows a structured improvisational score and, like a fiesta or rumba, it celebrates the possibility of transformation. The audience will be seated on the stage to create a more intimate performance.

This work kicks off The Young Roots Performance Series which showcases emerging artists experimenting with the artistic roots of Afro-Latino traditions to create new branches that reach into the future. The series was made possible in part by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation’s highly selective New York City Cultural Innovation Fund 2010-12, which supports creativity and the arts, with an emphasis on innovation.

Additional info:  The Young Roots Performance Series

Location:  Longwood Gallery @ Hostos
Hostos Community College/CUNY
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street
Bronx, NY  10451

Directions:  By Train:  Take the #2, 4 or 5 to 149th Street/Grand Concourse.  By Bus:  BX1 or BX19 to 149th Street and Grand Concourse.  By Car:  From Manhattan, take the FDR Drive north to the Willis Avenue Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway (87N). Proceed north to Exit 3. Take the right fork in the exit ramp to the Grand Concourse and proceed north to East 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard).  From Queens, take the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway. Continue north to Exit 3. Take the right fork in the exit ramp to the Grand Concourse and proceed north to East 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard).

ADMISSION:  FREE preview performance on April 6th at Longwood Gallery