BOMBA , AFRICA AND TEATRO VIDA AT CITYSTAGE, Springfield, MA


This video shows the end of Rumors of a New Day, amazing YOUTH THEATER, written and directed by: Magdalena Gomez. Ms. Gomez is a National Endowment for the Arts Master Artist, by Pregones Theater of NYC, and Co-Founder of Teatro Vida. Teatro Vida received the prestigious Arts/Learning 2010 Outstanding arts collaborative on the Field of theater award. More about her: WWW.latinapoet.net. or WWW.Teatrovida.com Artists on stage: Bomba Dancers: Lydia Perez, an international artist from RI, Brendaliz Cepeda, daughter of Roberto Cepeda of the international Cepeda Family from PR., international Senagal dancer and musician: Afdul and Wally. A well knows and international musician from New England and NYC: Ahmed Gonzalez, Rene Gonzalez, Jesus Pagan, Victor "Papo" Sterling Duprey , Taylor Ho Bynum, Heshima Moja and Rey Natar. The artists on stage and screen come to us from: Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Northampton, Amherst, Hartford, New Haven, Rhode Island, South Norwalk and NYC. Teatro Vida of Springfield, MA works in Partnership with the Puerto Rican Institute for the Arts of Rhode Island.

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