by Ignacio Lopez | Feb 28, 2025
The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective blends the heart of Afro-Caribbean rhythms with the sophistication of modern jazz, creating a soundscape that is as familiar as it is fresh in the world music genre. José Guzmán Borrero, a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, is a multi-genre guitarist who has performed with jazz ensembles, chamber groups, and rock bands. He leads the Latin jazz group, The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective, which has released several albums on Spotify.
Join us for a bombajazz filled night in an intimate setting with The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective & Colectivo Sayba at the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance.
El Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective combina el corazón de los ritmos afrocaribeños con la sofisticación del jazz moderno, creando un paisaje sonoro tan familiar como fresco en el género musical mundial. José Guzmán Borrero, originario de Ponce, Puerto Rico, es un guitarrista multigénero que ha actuado con conjuntos de jazz, grupos de cámara y bandas de rock. Lidera el grupo de jazz latino, The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective, que ha lanzado varios álbumes en Spotify.
Únase a nosotros para una noche llena de bombajazz en un ambiente íntimo con El Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective y Colectivo Sayba en las instalaciones de Puerto Rican Arts Alliance.
by Gail Ludewig | Aug 15, 2024
This event is FREE and open to the public.
THROUGH FISH EYES: A DANCE PRODUCTION THAT COMBINES ART, SCIENCE, AND A CALL TO ACTION
“Through Fish Eyes” is a unique performance that utilizes dance to create awareness of and evoke empathy in audiences about our dwindling marine ecosystems. This art-science-dance work follows the relationship between mankind and the ocean, starting at a time when man lived in harmony with nature and ending with the current fragmented world. It brings a voice to water which is all around us in so many forms. The once abundant and thriving ocean has been ravaged by humans. The relationship between man and water is no longer sacred and the damage is done. Humanity is the hand that has been destroyed, but can it now be the hand of change?
This work was initially conceptualized by Kasi Aysola & Madhvi Venkatesh. Research and fieldwork was done at the Great Barrier Reef in Cairns, Australia. The creative development of this piece has been funded by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, The Boston Foundation, and the Boston Cultural Council.
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Through Fish Eyes’ cannot be classified merely as a Bharatanatyam piece – though it has fast-paced rhythmic sections drawn from the art form’s toolkit. It cannot be classified as a Nature drama – though it has marvelous depictions of marine life. It cannot be classified as romantic yearning for the past – though it portrays the idyllic times of yore. At best, ‘Through Fish Eyes’ can be considered a Call to Arms. It is a devastating depiction of the present and an urgent beseeching to imagine new futures.” – Aditya Venkataraman, Narthaki.com
“Transported to a faraway place…dynamic music, intricate movements, percussive detailed footwork impressed a story that was well thought out and executed” -Raquel Lake, Dance Metro DC
This project has been funded by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, The Boston Foundation’s Live Arts Boston program, and the Boston Cultural Council. Prakriti Dance uses the vocabulary of Indian dance to narrate a story that is so relevant to the world today.
“Through Fish Eyes” has been choreographed by Kasi Aysola, and conceptualized by Kasi Aysola & Madhvi Venkatesh.
Dancers:
Kasi Aysola
Archana Raja
Madhuvanti Sundararajan
Harini Nilakantan
Sangeeta Chettia
Kavisha Prajapathi