The Queens Museum invites you to join us for a workshop at Immigrant Movement International with Las Cafeteras.

Las Cafeteras fuse traditional and modern beats with timely stories for LA streets. Known for their energetic multi-lingual performances, they combine Afro-Mexican (Son Jarocho), Hip Hop, Folk, Native American and more styles with a community-focused message.

SOUNDS OF RESISTANCE: FROM STORYTELLING TO MOVEMENT BUILDING

This interactive session allows participants to engage in the power of storytelling. Without our voices, His-Story, Her-Story, Your-Story, and Our-Story become defined through power, priviledge and silence. Students will be given tools and poetry prompts to begin to extract their own personal narrative. The session will end with each participant writing and sharing their poetry to a live musical performance by Las Cafeteras.

This event will take place at Immigrant Movement International                                                                                     108-59 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11368

Space in this workshop is limited to 20 people on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please email sjmo@queensmuseum.org to reserve a space

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This series part of the Open A.I.R Artist Services Program of professional development features and a networking Lecture Series that draws on human resources at the Queens Museum. Open A.I.R.  programs will offer professional development topics targeted specifically to all interested emerging artists.

Open A.I.R. is made possible by a generous grant from The Scherman Foundation's Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund.  Additional support provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.