Rumba
Esperanza Arts Center
presents
RUMBA
Ashley Rivera & Elian Gomez, Dancers
Timbalona Collective
in partnership with Artcinia
TEATRO ESPERANZA
11/7/26, 3:00pm
$20 General Admission, Free for Students & Seniors (60+)
Dancers Ashley Rivera and Elian Gomez join Philadelphia’s Timbalona Collective in a multidisciplinary exploration of Rumba music and dance, featuring a screening of Portraits of Philly Rumba, an interactive dance demonstration, live music, and a conversation and audience Q&A.
Food and Beverages are available for sale in the Teatro lobby courtesy of EAC’s official concession partner Helados Chupi Chupi.
Part of VOCES: EAC’s VOCES series spotlights a different facet of Latin American culture and traditions each season. This year’s VOCES Series, ¡BAILE! will feature dance from Latin America, the Latin Caribbean, and the Latin Diaspora.
This program was made possible thanks to the generous support of the William Penn Foundation, Presser Foundation, NewMusicUSA, and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.
DANCERS
Ashley Rivera & Elian Gomez
TIMBALONA COLLECTIVE
Melissa Beatriz & Andrés Cisneros
PORTRAITS OF PHILLY RUMBA
Lila Yomtoob, Producer
Philly Rumba is a short documentary about a group of African American men in Philadelphia who gravitated toward Cuban Rumba as an expression of their African roots during the Civil Rights and Pan African Eras. More than 50 years later, they continue to play Rumba together, proving that music can create community and solidarity in difficult times.
November 7 @ 3:00 pm - 05:00 pm