Stories from La Sala, Visual Arts

Pilar Agüero-Esparza

Artist Pilar Agüero-Esparza (IG: pilar.aguero.esparza) took over our Instagram page and shared her creative space from home and showed us a few paintings she’s been working on and the inspiration behind her work.

Did you miss her live talk? Catch the replay on our Vimeo profile MACLA San Jose.

“The skin tone palette is something that I've been working with for a little while in different capacities (..) I'm seeing even more and more the need to continue talking about race, whit skin tone I really see the connection to our relationship to each other (...)”
Pilar Agüero-Esparza

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Join us as MACLA proudly celebrates the release of Huizache Magazine's 10th issue! 🎊 Since 2011, @huizachemagazine has led the way in championing Latinx literature and art, showcasing the incredible talents of poet laureates, MacArthur and Guggenheim fellows, and recipients of numerous prestigious awards.

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We hope you’ll join us for our latest exhibition

We hope you’ll join us for our latest exhibition, ENVIANDO FLORES A MI TIERRA! Opening on Dec. 1 from 6-8 pm ✨⁠
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ENVIANDO FLORES A MI TIERRA, loosely translated to “sending flowers back to my homeland”, features the works of Sofía Córdova, Delvin Lugo, and Christian Rodriguez. This new exhibition centers around the idea of home and how it shapes us. How does one pay respect to both our motherland and who we have become outside of it, reconciling the duality of two realities. This exhibition will feature dynamic paintings, photography, and mixed media works, uplifting the stories and experiences of the Afro-Latinx identity. ⁠
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Celebrate with us on Friday, Dec. 1st for the opening reception during Downtown San Jose's South First Friday. Meet the artists and catch live performances by Batey Tambó⁠
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Artwork by @delvinlugo

Thank You to all the donors that joined our We Hav

Thank You to all the donors that joined our We Have Iré Producer's Circle. We were able to reach our goal thanks to the support of individual donors and organizations that joined to bring We Have Iré to San José.⁠
Your support makes it possible for us to bring bold, new work to our community. If you'd like to be a part of future Producer's Circles check the link in bio.

We hope you’ll join us for our latest exhibition

We hope you’ll join us for our latest exhibition, ENVIANDO FLORES A MI TIERRA! Be sure to stop by the opening reception on Dec. 1 from 6-8 pm to meet the artists and catch live performances by Batey Tambó ✨
ENVIANDO FLORES A MI TIERRA, loosely translated to “sending flowers back to my homeland”, features the works of Sofía Córdova, Delvin Lugo, and Christian Rodriguez. Honoring their origins while embracing the journey of the Latino diaspora, all three artists capture similarly unique stories about the transformative nature of immigration. What happens when one leaves behind the familiar for the unknown? How does one choose their new place of belonging? How do we continue to appreciate the memory of what once was, while living through all that was left behind?

We Have Iré returns to MACLA this week! (November

We Have Iré returns to MACLA this week! (November 16-18)⁠
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Make a night out of it! Show your ticket for We Have Iré at @habanacubarestaurant and enjoy 25% off your order. (Discount is only redeemable from November 16-18, 2023)⁠
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We Have Iré is a bilingual musical play that tells the true stories of Black Caribbean Spanish-speaking immigrants living in the United States, and their influence on and experience with American culture—a poet, a musician, a dancer, and a DJ—all Cuban. We Have Iré looks at the challenges of being an immigrant artist and establishing one’s voice in a new country. ⁠
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We Have Iré is a multidisciplinary theater production by Paul S. Flores. Developed with Jazz Composer Yosvany Terry, Dj Leydis, choreographer Ramón Ramos Alayo, and director Rosalba Rolón.⁠
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Get your tickets via the link in our bio!

Come see the magnetic performance of We Have Iré

Come see the magnetic performance of We Have Iré at MACLA Nov 16-18. ⁠
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Since his arrival to New York in 1999, Cuban saxophonist, percussionist, composer Yosvany Terry has been making a difference in contemporary music. His innovative work, a unique confluence of Cuban roots music and jazz. He recently received the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Commission for Noches de Parranda and the Harlem Stage commission to write the music for the opera Makandal. His albums include the Grammy Nominated New Throned King, Today’s Opinion, Ancestral Memories, and We Have Iré Original Cast Recording. ⁠
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We Have Iré is a bilingual musical play that tells the true stories of Black Caribbean Spanish speaking immigrants living in the United States, and their influence on and experience with American culture—all Cuban. ⁠
⁠
Enjoy this multidisciplinary theater production by Paul S. Flores. Developed with Jazz Composer Yosvany Terry, DJ Leydis, choreographer Ramón Ramos Alayo, and director Rosalba Rolón. ⁠
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Tickets start at $10, link in bio.⁠
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#wehaveiré

Come see the magnetic performance of We Have Iré

Come see the magnetic performance of We Have Iré at MACLA Nov 16-18. ⁠
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Ramón Ramos Alayo (Monchi) is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and the founder and artistic director of the Alayo Dance Company and CubaCaribe. As the principal dancer with Danza del Caribe and Narciso Medina Contemporary Dance Company, he has performed in Cuba, Europe, Canada, Belize and the United States. ⁠
Ramos was selected by the Cuban government to study dance in Santiago de Cuba at age eleven, which led him to earn a Master's in contemporary and folkloric dance and dance education from the Havana’s National School of Art. He was. Since moving to California, he has performed with Robert Henry Johnson, Kim Epifano, Sara Shelton Mann, Joanna Haigood/Zaccho Dance and Robert Moses’ Kin. ⁠
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We Have Iré is a bilingual musical play that tells the true stories of Black Caribbean Spanish speaking immigrants living in the United States, and their influence on and experience with American culture—all Cuban. ⁠
⁠
Enjoy this multidisciplinary theater production by Paul S. Flores. Developed with Jazz Composer Yosvany Terry, DJ Leydis, choreographer Ramón Ramos Alayo, and director Rosalba Rolón. ⁠
⁠
Tickets start at $10, link in bio.⁠
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#wehaveiré

Come see the magnetic performance of We Have Iré

Come see the magnetic performance of We Have Iré at MACLA Nov 16-18. ⁠
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Born and raised in Cuba, DJ Leydis combines contemporary hits with a distinct fusion of Latin flavors, R&B classics and roots reggae. She was involved in the inception of the Cuban Hip-Hip Movement and has organized some of Cuba’s most respected events and programs. She co-founded Omegas Kilay, a Havana based Hip hop Theater Collective and co-created Cuba’s first all-female DJ Mixtape. She has worked with Erykah Badu, Questlove of the Roots, and other iconic US artists. ⁠
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We Have Iré is a bilingual musical play that tells the true stories of Black Caribbean Spanish speaking immigrants living in the United States, and their influence on and experience with American culture—all Cuban. ⁠
⁠
Enjoy this multidisciplinary theater production by Paul S. Flores. Developed with Jazz Composer Yosvany Terry, DJ Leydis, choreographer Ramón Ramos Alayo, and director Rosalba Rolón. ⁠
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Tickets start at $10, link in bio.⁠
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#wehaveiré

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