Featuring: Adriana Santoni (Puerto Rico), Denise Solís (Bay Area, CA), María Isa Pérez Hedges (Twin Cities, MN), Gloriann Sacha Antonetty Lebrón (Puerto Rico) Moderator: Marinieves Alba (NYC)
Co-sponsored by Pregones/PRTT
Since inception, Plena and Bomba have been vehicles for capturing the voices, angst and resistance of the Puerto Rican people. From slave revolts to labor movements, to student manifestations, and most recently island-wide protests to oust ex-Governor Ricardo Rosselló, bomba and plena, and by extension Bomberxs and Plenerxs, have always been there - standing for the fight of their people. In this frank conversation, we go deeper, examining the perspectives of four powerful women, who have united their backgrounds and passions as Bomberxs and Plenerxs with their commitment for inclusion and justice. Co-presented by Pregones/PRTT, NYC’s landmark Puerto Rican theater with a visionary commitment towards agency of our cultural voices, the discussion, offers insight from Puerto Rico’s Adriana Santoni (Plena Combativa, Colectiva Feminista), Gloriann Sacha Antonetty Lebrón (founding editor of Revista Étnica), Oakland’s Denis Solís (LGBTQIA activist, union organizer and Bomberx) and the Twin Cities’ María Isa Pérez-Hedges (Youth activist, community organizer, Hip Hop Emcee and Bombera) to trace how issues of race, gender, equity, politics and music are confronted on the island and in the diaspora.
This conversation will be hosted on Zoom, with live and interactive question and answer, moderated by NYC’s Marinieves Alba (educator, curator and thought provoker).
