Show Category: Dinner Symposium

Join us for the inaugural event of the Remesas y Sobremesa Series, presented by Historias. The evening will feature a group discussion that explores the multifaceted influence of Latino and immigrant businesses on New York City’s economic, social, and cultural landscape. From their roles as drivers of economic growth to their impact as cultural anchors, these businesses have long created a “cultural scaffolding” that strengthens and sustains communities. The conversation will delve into the complexities of Latino entrepreneurship in NYC, where small businesses act as hubs of commerce, identity preservation, and resilience amidst evolving challenges.
 

The Remesas y Sobremesa series invites guests to gather around the table, where the warmth of food and shared meals meets thoughtful dialogue.
 

Guest Speakers: Ligia Guallpa, Co-Executive Director at Worker’s Justice Project, Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, Deputy Director at Street Vendor Project, Rosa Ayala, Executive Assistant at United Bodegas of America, and Dra. H.C Rosa B. Ayala, Community Leader and Human Rights Advocate.

 
rafa esparza breaks open the stage and creates momentum in two Acts. Act I, a public intervention in the streets of D.C., cuts down and reframes the symbolism of architectures of power. As an artist who considers himself brown and queer, raised by working-class, immigrant parents, esparza seeks to build connections with nontraditional art audiences in communities with similar histories and origins. With his action, esparza addresses the physical foundation that houses a system governed by the 45th president, whose rhetoric has aided in the inhumane violence of separating families, caging children, and detaining adults in intolerable conditions.
 
In Act II, the remains of the performance will be transported back into Performance Space’s theaters. Here, invited collaborators Timo Fahler, Raquel Gutiérrez, Sebastian Hernandez, Risa Puleo, and Yosimar Reyes will share the space with their communities for an eventful public dinner conceived by celebrated chef Gerardo Gonzalez to collectively witness readings that take a cue from the invited artists’ and writers’ respective knowledge, ideas, and experience of change.
 
*ASL will be available, if you have any questions please email boxoffice@PerformanceSpaceNewYork.org.