Folklife Research
@ Florida OCHP
FESTIVAL OUTREACH
In 2005, the Florida Folklife Program is offering several Festival Outreach presentations in connection with its National Endowment for the Arts-funded project, New Communities in Central Florida: Latin American and Southeast Asian.
- February 19: In conjunction with the Downtown Media Arts Center’s OLAFEST: Orlando
Latin American Film & Heritage Festival, the Florida Folklife Program has programmed
a street festival with Latin American music, dance, and folk arts. Tents will house
artists such as Linda Gallegos/Mexican piñatas and paper flowers, Blanca Moreno/Mexican
cut-paper decorations and altars, David Penaflor/Mexican instrument making,
Ildalia Lanzo/Puerto Rican festival masks & costumes, Aida Etchegoyen and the
Puerto Rican Lace Makers, Antonio Rodriguez/Puerto Rican santos, Frank Capella—Puerto Rican
miniature houses and bamboo cups; The music and dance performance schedule is:
Heritage Park Stage
10:30 - 11:00 Matlachines/ Mexican religious processional dance
11:00 - 11:45 Ballet Folklorico Bomba y Plena/ Puerto Rican bomba music/dance
12:00 - 12:45 Huitzilin/ Mexican Aztec Dance
1:00 - 1:45 Mariachi Tapatío/ Mexican mariachi music
2:00 - 2:45 Mamajuana/ Dominican merengue music
DMAC Stage
3:00 - 3:45 Grupo Cielo/Mexican norteño music
4:00 - 4:45 Pura Plena/ Puerto Rican plena music
- March 6: In conjunction with the Mennello Museum of American Folk Arts’ Folk Arts Festival in Orlando, the Florida Folklife Program will present southeast Asian and Latin American artists.
- May 6: In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, the Florida Folklife Program and the City of Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center will present a concert of Mexican music.
- May 27-29: The Florida Folklife Program will present Latin American and southeast Asian arts at the Folklife Area at the Florida Folk Festival, Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center, White Springs.
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