¡Arsenio! in Kingston

The Spanish-speaking team of Radio Kingston along with community partners La Voz magazine, invites you to see a play with music in Spanish. ¡Arsenio! A tribute to the life and music of Afro-Cuban composer Arsenio Rodríguez, "the wonderful blind man", written by Toby Campion.

Free, thanks to the support of Radio Kingston, in collaboration with Best Western Kingston, CPW, iD Studio Theater, La Voz magazine, LOUD, NY Folklore, State Farm Insurance, Taquería Mi Pueblito, and Tienda Hispana Doña Maite.

Refreshments will be served at the end of the performance.

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ABOUT THE PLAY: Yenifer is a young lady who dreams of becoming a musician, and is preparing for an audition at the Bronx Conservatory of the Arts. But she is plagued by fears and insecurities, so she is suddenly transported to a shadowy world populated by monsters generated by herself. A pilgrim in this limbo comes to her aid, none other than the late Arsenio Rodríguez, the legendary innovator of Cuban son. He will try to guide Yenifer towards a new understanding of herself. The means to achieve this: the vibrant music of the heritage they share in common.

ARSENIO! A work that pays tribute to the life and music of Arsenio Rodríguez, the talented Afro-Cuban composer also known as El Ciego Maravilloso. His innovations with Cuban son initiated a radical change in tropical music of the 1950s and, throughout, gave rise to new styles including the creation of salsa in the South Bronx. The work is the third in a trilogy titled “Between Two Worlds,” which has explored cultural and spiritual themes related to Latin American music. The first is based on cumbia (Colombia), and the second on the songs of Pedro Infante (Mexico).

Credits: Developed by ID Studio Theater. Written by Toby Campion, co-direction by Germán Jaramillo & Leyma López, choreography by Daniel Fetecua, composition, arrangements and musical production by Pablo Mayor, production and direction assistant: Ximena Zuluaga, artistic design by Hersilia Restrepo, videography by Nicole Fernández. Cast: Manuel Viveros, Leah Young, Humberto Pernett, Sandie Luna, Michael Williams.

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail kruizleon@bard.edu.

Time: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: CPW, 25 Dederick St, Kingston NY, 12401

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