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Puerto Rican Artists at The Gathering, 2015

Date2015 May 16

Mediumborn digital video

DimensionsDuration: 6 Minutes, 11 Seconds

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections

CopyrightIn Copyright

Object number2015.196.452.2

DescriptionVideo of Puerto Rican artists at The Gathering held in Waterbury, Connecticut on May 16, 2015. Members of Los Tremendos Puerto Rican heritage group dance and perform as vejigantes in costumes and masks in front of the stage where the band Brass City Rumberos perform. Audience members join in the dancing.

NotesSubject Note: The Gathering is an expansive and inclusive one-day festival that celebrates the cultures of western Connecticut, particularly the ethnic groups in Waterbury. Held from 2013-2019 and organized by journalist John Murray of the Waterbury Observer, councilman Geraldo Reyes, and several other supporters including members of city government, The Gathering attracts thousands of visitors to Library Park in Waterbury. Over 100 ethnic and civic groups display art works and information on their cultural group at tables set up around the Park, and music and dance groups perform throughout the day on four stages. Dozens of food vendors sell ethnic cuisine. The day starts off with a parade of ethnic groups through downtown Waterbury. The goal of event is to bring together the many ethnic groups that reside in the area; many of them host their own ethnic events and The Gathering aims to introduce them to each other and to the public.

Biographical Note: Los Tremendos from Waterbury, Connecticut are a youth group who present costumed vejigantes characters dancing and engaging with audiences. They performed at The Gathering in 2015.

Biographical Note: Brass City Rumberos were a Puerto Rican/Latin music group based in Waterbury, Connecticut. With leader Carlos Santiago, the group plays a variety of Latin sounds on drums including timbales, bongos, congas, also guitar, horn, flute, and organ. The group performed at The Gathering and other Waterbury events in 2015.

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Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.

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