Laudable Presents: World Music Super Collider LatinX Edition

Sunday, October 7, 2018, 6:00 pm
Doors 5:00 Show at 6:00. Tickets $30.00 Advance/$40.00 Door.

Laudable Productions puts the capstone on their 2018 World Music Collider series with a massive Latinx dance party featuring four bands with musicians from Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil, and Puerto Rico. After three sold-out Colliders earlier this year, you’ll want to get your tickets early ($30 advance, $40 at the door, and kids twelve and under free). Doors open at 5 PM with and the music starts at 6 PM. Learn more about the event at www.collider.live.

BUY TICKETS

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Rio Mira (Colombia/Ecuador): A marimba super-group formed by artists across borders in a region connected by a shared history, their riverine ecology, and the cimarrones’ African roots. Cyclical, rippling marimba rhythms and call-and-response vocals flow like water over drums, shakers, and hand-claps. US-debut tour. Made possible in part with a grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.
Ladama (Colombia/Venezuela/Brazil/USA): Four women from across the Americas combine the rhythms and traditions of their respective places into a sweeping pan-Latinx songbook with pop, rock, and jazz influences sung in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Frevo and maracatu from Brazil; joropo from Venezuela; cumbia, gaita, and champeta from Colombia. They are a glimpse into a future of communication, interconnectedness, and the disintegration of borders.
Orquesta el Macabeo (Puerto Rico): One of the current sensations in Puerto RIco’s salsa scene, this eleven-piece collective refreshes the genre with infuences from rock, ska, punk, and reggae. They have a brazen, rebellious streak and a natural reflex for turning the stagnant salsa-pop formula on its head. Prepare to be surprised and entertained.
The Berkshire Bateria (USA): If you heard any strains of samba in the New England jungle this Summer, they likely came from Master drummer Jim Weber and his lively ensemble, performing Rio’s rhythms on traditional Brazilian percussion instruments.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors and Underwriters

Australis AquacultureArtisan Beverage CooperativeBenjamin CompanyBerkshire Brewing CompanyCohn and Company Real Estate AgencyCommunity CreditCommon CapitalCommunity Foundation of Western MassachusettsConnecticut River InternistsDean's BeansEasthampton Savings BankFirstLight GDF SueznaGill TavernGoff MediaGreat Falls HarvestGreen River FestivalGreenfield Community CollegeGreenfield Cooperative BankGreenfield Savings BankLootMassachusetts Cultural Council • Montague Bookmill Montague WebWorksNortheast SolarPeople's PintRainmaker ConsultingThe RendezvousSolar Store of GreenfieldStobierski and ConnorTold VideoTrue North TransitTurn It Up

Exciting News for A Happening IV: Leviathan

Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice to support our 2024 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening IV: Leviathan.”

This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 30 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by folklore, fairy tales, horror motifs, American literature, and the mythos of the Old Testament, all of which delve into the central question guiding the festival: "What does it mean to encounter something greater than yourself and to be consumed by it?" Through this theme, we explore how a community reemerges and imagines itself after destruction and transformation.

With the support of the Markham-Nathan Fund, we are excited to create an event that complicates perspectives and fosters meaningful dialogue. We are grateful for this partnership and for the work of the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice.

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!