Before any of us even crosses the threshold, we DARE to go BEYOND. We step into a room full of spirit, an instant sense of community envelops us. Dream-filled gazes meet others, sparking connections before words are even exchanged. After introductions and reencounters, we dive into the week’s activities, fueled by the shared passion and […]
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As I reflect on my first week in R.Evolución Latina’s Beyond The Workshop Series, I don’t know where to begin. My mind is filled with inspiration, exhaustion, emotion, passion, ten different body percussion rhythms, and lyrics from beautiful music, all of which have been absorbed over the last 5 days. It feels both like I’ve
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¡HOLA FAMILIA! It’s been quite a journey lately for all of us in the Beyond Workshop Series 2024 … Where to even begin? This first week has been an incredibly enriching journey, one that has resonated deeply within me. Picture this: singing, dancing, acting, engaging with new amazing material—all alongside such a vibrant community of
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“Me hubiera gustado ser maestra*.” I remember my abuela saying to me when I asked her what she would have been if she could’ve gone to university. Thanks to R.Evolución Latina, I was able to see Radical directed by Christopher Zalla and starring Eugenio Derbez. Based on a true story,the film follows the sixth-graders of Jose Urbina Lopez
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Broadway & NYC Artists shared their time and talents at the 16th Annual Dare to Go Beyond (D2GB) Performing Arts Camp R.Evolución Latina held their free annual summer camp with the participation of over 85 campers and 50 volunteers and artists sharing their art and giving back. Founded in 2008, the D2GB Performing Arts Camp
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“The goal is not to create performers, it is to instill belief” – Heather Hogan Navigating my Latina identity has always been a complex endeavor. I was pushed aside because of it, but ashamed because I didn’t embrace it? I was praised for assimilating with the mostly white theatre community in high school, abandoning my
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Written by Marita A. McKee (BWS Class of 2023) Reimagining Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Fat Ham follows Juicy, a young Black queer man, as he grapples with his identity and the rather complicated task of avenging his father’s death (it is a tragedy, after all). And while I was somewhat familiar with the classic masterpiece, seeing this
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By: Maria Belisario It is a challenge to instill the Shakespeare genre to the newer and younger minds of today, but Fat Ham has done just that. This 500-year-old story is turned upside down in a jam-packed 95-minute show, with no intermission! There were many moments where I laughed my butt off, where my heart
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The BWS+ will offer FREE continuing education and professional development for our Beyond Workshop Series artists through virtual and in-person classes, connections with industry professionals, roundtable discussions, and volunteer and performance opportunities. Our goals are to maintain a deep, valuable connection with our artists and investment in them, further their training, encourage company-generated content, and empower them in
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By: Kayci Rose Kimberly Akimbo was an extremely well-performed & well-written show. Centered on 16-year-old Kimberly, born with a disease that causes rapid-aging, the musical’s main message was to live life without letting anything or anyone hold you back. It also implored it’s audience to be unapologetically authentic; the universe will always send people who