En La escena hungout with CEO Elizabeth Ortiz at the Vera Wang show, and backstage with Myrdith McCormack of M2M.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Today DTS Creative announced key strategic content partnership with ELE Productions
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DTS Creative and ELE Productions LLC aka “En La Escena” are excited and pleased to announce their partnership agreement to form (not “be”) the official bilingual Latino content provider, for the new “My World Latino” Mobile Channel powered by ELE Productions LLC.
Today DTS Creative announced key strategic content partnership with ELE
Productions founded by Anthony Austin based in New York City, who will
serve as a the key strategic business development resource and content
provider focused on the bilingual Latino national and international
market. The two have joined forces to create content for DTS’
proprietary myWORLD Mobile™ platform. “We’re thrilled in taking our
mobile platform global to create value and ROI for brands seeking to
reach the highly sought out Latino audience”, says DTS founders Bildad
St. Louis and Kenneth Colston.
EN LA ESCENA is a bilingual program highlighting Latino and Caribbean lifestyle, by educating and entertaining their audience through the exposure of their rich multi-faceted culture. EN LA ESCENA’s core audiences are second and third generation Latinos who are born in the U.S. while living the American way but still have a strong connection to their culture through music, food and language.
To date this demographic has a purchasing power of $1 trillion, larger than most economies in the world. Furthermore, despite the current recession the Hispanic buying power is expected to grow 30% in the next five years nationwide to $1.3 trillion in 2015. This partnership will take original and archived content and distribute it via their exclusive “My World Latino” mobile channel and deliver it directly in the hands of the consumer. “En La Escena” is also gathering content internationally traveling to the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and now Brazil, which is becoming the center of the universe in the Latin world and internationally.
For brands wanting to reach this underserved segment of the US population, this partnership forms the perfect vehicle and direct approach to tap into the Latino buying power. The collaboration has been highly anticipated by both parties who are confident they will become the leader in globally meeting the demand for deploying mobilized culturally relevant content directly to their consumers. “Our vision is to build deeper relationships between brands and the Latino audience by leveraging original and exclusive content through our new partnership with ELE, says My World Mobile™ founder Bildad St. Louis.
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SOURCE: Mahvrick
DTS Creative and ELE Productions LLC aka “En La Escena” are excited and pleased to announce their partnership agreement to form (not “be”) the official bilingual Latino content provider, for the new “My World Latino” Mobile Channel powered by ELE Productions LLC.
(PRWEB) August 11, 2012
EN LA ESCENA is a bilingual program highlighting Latino and Caribbean lifestyle, by educating and entertaining their audience through the exposure of their rich multi-faceted culture. EN LA ESCENA’s core audiences are second and third generation Latinos who are born in the U.S. while living the American way but still have a strong connection to their culture through music, food and language.
To date this demographic has a purchasing power of $1 trillion, larger than most economies in the world. Furthermore, despite the current recession the Hispanic buying power is expected to grow 30% in the next five years nationwide to $1.3 trillion in 2015. This partnership will take original and archived content and distribute it via their exclusive “My World Latino” mobile channel and deliver it directly in the hands of the consumer. “En La Escena” is also gathering content internationally traveling to the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and now Brazil, which is becoming the center of the universe in the Latin world and internationally.
For brands wanting to reach this underserved segment of the US population, this partnership forms the perfect vehicle and direct approach to tap into the Latino buying power. The collaboration has been highly anticipated by both parties who are confident they will become the leader in globally meeting the demand for deploying mobilized culturally relevant content directly to their consumers. “Our vision is to build deeper relationships between brands and the Latino audience by leveraging original and exclusive content through our new partnership with ELE, says My World Mobile™ founder Bildad St. Louis.
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BALLET HISPANICO, Company Dancer Jamal Rashann Callender Receives 2012 Princess Grace Award for Dance
August 10, 2012
Contact: Michelle Tabnick, (646) 765-4773, michelle@michelletabnickcommunications.com
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BALLET HISPANICO
Company Dancer Jamal Rashann Callender
Receives 2012 Princess Grace Award for Dance
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Ballet Hispanico, recognized as the preeminent Latino dance institution in the United States, announces that company member Jamal Rashann Callender has received a Princess Grace Award for Dance.
Awards
winners exemplify both classical and experimental artistic disciplines
and, while still considered emerging talent, already show exceptional
promise in their areas of expertise. Princess Grace Foundation (PGF)-USA
assists their theater and dance studies, helps pay their artistic fees
at non-profit companies and helps support their thesis film projects.
The 2012 recipients hail from or are affiliated with organizations in 17
states.
The
Awards for theater, dance and choreography, and film continue the
legacy of Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco, who helped emerging artists
pursue their artistic goals during Her lifetime. This year's 25 award
winners will travel to New York City, where they will receive their
awards at the 30th Anniversary Princess Grace Awards Gala, held in the
presence of TSH The Prince and Princess of Monaco, on October 22, 2012
at Cipriani 42nd Street.
"The Foundation is delighted to
honor Jamal's artistic excellence this year, as well as partner with
Ballet Hispanico again," said Toby Boshak, Executive Director of the
Princess Grace Foundation-USA. "Our Board of Trustees and Arts Advisory
Board remain committed to our mission of furthering the future of the
arts and are proud to have increased our support across the theater,
dance and film disciplines this year."
This is the second Princes Grace Award
received in conjunction with Ballet Hispanico; in 2009, Andrea Miller
received a Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship. She created the work Nací on Ballet Hispanico, which is now a part of the repertory.
Jamal
Rashann Callender began dancing at Ballet Tech in New York City. He
attended the Professional Performing Arts School/The Ailey School under
the late Denise Jefferson, while dancing at The Restoration Dance
Theatre and the Harlem School of the Arts. Jamal also attended
Perry-Mansfield and Springboard Danse Montreal. He graduated from The
Juilliard School under Lawrence Rhodes, and has worked with The Atlanta
Ballet, Peridance Ensemble, Buglisi Dance Theater, Formal Structure
Inc., and Hubbard Street 2. He is entering his second season with Ballet
Hispanico.
ABOUT BALLET HISPANICO
Celebrating
42 years of dance and culture, Ballet Hispanico is recognized as the
nation's preeminent Latino dance organization. Led by Artistic Director
Eduardo Vilaro, Ballet Hispanico explores, preserves and celebrates
today's Latino cultures through innovative artistic collaborations,
world class dance training and national education and outreach programs. For more information, visit www.ballethispanico.org. Follow Ballet Hispanico on Facebook and Twitter.
ABOUT THE PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION - USA
The
Princess Grace Foundation-USA is a not-for-profit, publicly-supported
foundation, headquartered in New York City and founded 30 years ago by
Prince Rainier III of Monaco in honor of his wife, Princess Grace
[Kelly]. The Foundation's mission, that mirrors Princess Grace's in Her
lifetime, is to support emerging artists in theater, dance and film
through the awarding of scholarships, apprenticeships and fellowships.
Since the Foundation's inception, more than 750 Awards have been given
to recipients, totaling more than $9.5 million. Some notable Princess
Grace Awards recipients in Film include: Cary Joji Fukunaga, director of Sin Nombre and Jane Eyre; Stephen Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants and Greg Mottola, director of Paul, Adventureland and Superbad. Theater recipients include: 2008 Tony® Award winner for Best Direction of a Play, Anna D. Shapiro; Pulitzer and Tony® Award winning playwright Tony Kushner; and 2006 Academy Award® winner Eric Simonson. Dance/Choreography recipients include: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Artistic Director Robert Battle; American Ballet Theatre's Gillian Murphy, Isabella Boylston and Sarah Lane; as well as choreographers Kyle Abraham and Camille A. Brown.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Festival de Loiza
About the Loiza Festival:
The Festival de Loiza is a traditional celebration originating in the coastal Northeastern region of Loiza in Puerto Rico where its community traces its ancestry back to Africa. The migration of many of the Loiza residents over time to El Barrio/East Harlem motivated the re-creation of this traditional festival to the urban setting of East Harlem. The Hermanos Fraternos de Loiza an East Harlem organization has organized the three day festival for the past 30 years by bringing the traditional costumes, music, dance, handcrafts and foods that celebrates the Puerto Rican community in New York.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Yomo Toro R.I.P.
Yomo Toro
R.I.P.
Victor Gillermo Toro Vega Ramos Rodriguez Acosta
26 de Julio del 1933 – 30 de Junio del 2012
New York, NY – June 30, 2012 –Por mas de sesenta años presento con prominencia el instrumento nacional de Puerto Rico, "el cuatro" al mundo entero. El guitarrista de renombre internacional reconocido como “El Rey del Cuatro” Yomo Toro paso de este mundo el 30 de junio del 2012 a las 11:40 pm después de estar internado en un hospital de Nueva York por mas de un mes por insuficiencia renal.
Rodeado en un abrazo espiritual de amor y música que sus familiares y amigos le mantuvieron a su entorno en vigilia las 24 horas, el músico de 78 años de edad, Yomo Toro es sobrevivido por su esposa Minerva casados por mas de 31 años , su primera hija Denise Toro, sus hermanas Irma, Iris, Mirza y Milagros Toro, juntos a sus cinco nietos: Miriam Olivera, Martin Olivera, Denise Pinedo, Tiffany Pinedo & Denise Patricia Vélez y los tres tataranietos: Shaun Donate, Cloe Rodriguez and Martin Olivera. Sus hermanos Juan, Angel y Arcangel Toro quienes también estaban a su lado.
Desde los primeros sonidos vibrantes de su pequeña guitarra de diez cuerdas, momentos que paran los pelos corrieron através de los brazos, espalda y cuello del publico cuando el diminutivo seductor musical Yomo Toro montuniaba y con sus solos rascaba los cielos con arpegios celestiales, sus deditos gorditos volando por géneros musicales como las plenas, seis, y bombas de su país natal Puerto Rico hasta la salsa, jazz, rock, guitarra clásica y flamenco. El virtuoso interpreto estilos eclécticos entre esas manos angelicales que através de largos solos recogía su trayectoria musical.
Nacido en el barrio Ensenada de Guanica, Puerto Rico a los cinco años Yomo utilizo una caja como un refuerzo para poder treparse para tocar la guitarra de su papa que colgaba en la pared. Fue sorprendido por su padre Alberto que, en lugar de enojarse, le pidió al niño apodado “Yermo” que volviera a la caja y siguiera tocando la guitarra. Lo hizo. Cuando levanto la vista su padre estaba llorando.
Desde ese entonces, Yomo ha emocionado a muchos al son de su guitarra prefreída “el cuatro”, instrumento puertorriqueño de diez cuerdas descendiente del laúd y luego adaptadas a cuerdas dobles similar a la Valhala española. Como embajador de la cultura puertorriqueña Yomo Toro creció ha tener una carera de seis décadas conocido como uno de los músicos latinos mas respetado del mundo.
Después de aterrizar por primera vez a Nueva York en el 1953 con su banda “Los Cuatro Aces”
Yomo se embarco en una series de giras por el Caribe. Durante este tiempo fue que grabo el disco clásico con los maestros del cuatro Maso Rivera y Nieves Quintero apropiadamente titulado “Los Tres Cuatros”
Su sueño de tocar con el legendario Trío Los Panchos se realizo al principio de los años sesenta, donde Yomo grabo cuatro albunes con ellos y uno adonde canta Eyde Gorme.
El show de variedades de Yomo Toro por el canal 41 en Nueva York destaco muchos artistas y hizo un nombre para el joven cuatrista durante los años ‘60 al ‘70. Llamo la atención de Jerry Masucci y Johnny Pacheco co-propietarios del sello Fania y con el tiempo se unió como un importante parte de la Fania All Stars. El año 1969 fue especialmente notable cuando grabo su primer álbum de salsa “Tributo a Arsenio” con la Orquesta de Larry Harlow.
Fue llamado de nuevo por el guitarrista y compositor Roberto García para grabar un álbum de Navidad que Pacheco estaba grabando con un nuevo grupo. Roberto le pidió a Yomo que trajera su guitarra eléctrica, popular en esos tiempos, para sustituir por el. Pero, como Yomo cuenta la historia, cuando escucho la palabra “navidad”, agarro su cuatro en su lugar. Cuando Hector Lavoe vio el instrumento inmediatamente pensó en su mentor y amigo de Yomo el gran cantante folclórico Chuito el de Bayamon y los dos empezaron a comparar los aguinaldos que ambos conocían. A través de este encuentro musical con Hector LaVoe y Yomo en el 1972 salio a luz el clásico “Asalto Navideño” con Willie Colon y Hector Lavoe el cual se convirtió en uno de los mas vendidos clásicos de la Fania.
En los años de los ‘70, ‘80 y ‘90 su carrera salio como un tren de carga. Yomo participo en mas de 150 albunes grabando 20 discos como solista para los sellos Fania, Isla, Rounder Records y Green Linnet. Volvió a la televisión y al cine para tocar en anuncios publicitarios para varias empresas internacionales, como por ejemplos para los programas de televisión tan conocimos como "Sesame Street" y "El Fantasma de Padre Fohner " mientras su música sonaba de varias películas incluyendo "Crossover Dreams" con Ruben Blades y “Bananas” de Woody Allen.
Llamado "El Jimmy Hendrix del Cuatro" por el New York Times, Yomo Toro se extendió a muchos ambientes de grabación musical con grandes como Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Gloria Estafan y David Byrne. Su imagen se captura en estatuas elegidas en su honor tanto en Japón como en su ciudad natal de Guanica.
A pesar de haber viajado el mundo entero, ser miembro de las “estrellas de Fania,” y hacer películas, Yomo mantuvo una simple vida humildemente viviendo entre la gente de su barrio del Bronx adonde se instalo en la sección de Tremont desde el 1973, después de una temporada de haber residido en Brooklyn y en el Barrio. Yomo se presento en la Casa Blanca con el mismo orgullo, vigor y entusiasmo que compartía con sus hermanos musicales durante los bailes anuales en su barrio del Bronx en el Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center donde realizo su ultimo concierto en Octubre del 2010. Entre sus compañeros Yomo fue considerado el mas humilde entre los artistas que personificaba esa calidad extraordinaria de "alma de Dios", una rareza en esta sociedad urbana.
En el 1994 Yomo comenzó a viajar de nuevo y a grabar con las Leyendas Latinas de Larry Harlow. Dos años mas tarde lanzo uno de sus discos favoritos "Celebremos Navidad". Regresa en el 1998 esta vez como parte del musical de Off- Broadway de David González "Sofrito". La música de Yomo también se escucha en el programa popular de niños "Dora La Exploradora".
El trombonista de Jazz Roswell Rudd se enamoro de las cuerdas de Yomo y grabaron "El Espíritu Jibaro" en el 2007, mientras que el súper sonido de Yomo en la salsa tanto como su estilo único en la música jíbara de Puerto Rico se une en el críticamente aclamado disco debut de Zon del Barrio “La Tribu de Cortijo” seguido en el 2010 por el sencillo "Homenaje al Sonero Mayor" donde Yomo se escucha volando, innovando y estrechando su virtuosismo en la cuerdas de su querido cuatro.
Información sobre el velorio sera difundida luego por este medio atraves de al familia Toro. Les agradecemos a todos que se preocuparon de la salud de Yomo Toro y le pedimos respecto a nuestra privacidad para hacer todo los gestos para una despedida al gran maestro del cuatro.
THE LORAX PLEDGE DRIVE - Boys & Girls Club of America and Energy Star Initiative
BOYS & GIRLS
CLUBS OF AMERICA PARTNERS
WITH EPA’s ENERGY
STAR ON “THE LORAX PLEDGE DRIVE” TO
HELP FAMILIES SAVE
ENERGY AT HOME
Initiative
Aligns with the Blu-ray™/DVD
Release of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax on August 7
To
Get Youth Engaged in Energy Saving Efforts
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 – Today, Boys & Girls Clubs of
America (BGCA) announced the launch of “The Lorax Pledge Drive,” based on Universal
Pictures’ Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax movie, to engage Club members in helping their
friends, families and communities save energy, money, and make a difference for
the environment. “The Lorax Pledge Drive”
is part of BGCA’s participation in EPA’s Team ENERGY STAR® initiative
to educate American youth about the benefits of saving energy. The effort also extends EPA’s collaboration
with Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, currently
the biggest animated film of the year, coming to Blu-ray™ and DVD on August 7.
EPA’s Team
ENERGY STAR empowers kids to help protect the climate through
easy-to-implement, money-saving actions and provides them an outlet for sharing
their passion for preserving the environment. With Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax as the engaging theme for Team ENERGY STAR,
kids can learn and have fun at the same time.
BGCA, which
serves nearly four million young people through some 4,000 Clubs, have joined
EPA in this effort by running their own Team ENERGY STAR Challenges. Club
members are encouraged to participate in energy-saving projects and are
recognized by EPA and provided additional rewards donated to BGCA from Samsung
Electronics America. “The Lorax Pledge
Drive” is their latest challenge. Clubs collect pledges to save energy among
their friends, families and others. Top
pledge drivers will win an ENERGY STAR qualified Samsung LED TV and a library
of Universal titles. The grand prize for winners who sign up the most new
pledges will be a trip to Universal Studios Hollywood.
“This
partnership with EPA’s Team ENERGY STAR is a valuable part of our many
successful initiatives to inspire good character and citizenship in the young
people we serve,” said Romero Brown, Vice President of Program and Youth
Development Services, Boys & Girls Clubs of America. “I can’t think of any
better opportunity than the widely anticipated Blu-Ray/DVD release of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax to show the world
how we’re empowering young people to make a difference in the fight against
global warming.”
“EPA is
proud to work with The Boys & Girls Clubs of America to help engage
America’s youth in protecting the climate by providing them with ways to help
their families save energy at home,” said Jill Vohr, Director of Marketing,
EPA’s ENERGY STAR Labeling Branch, “Effectively reaching the next generation of
environmental protectors is critical to the future health of our planet and
bringing together the Boys & Girls Clubs and Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is a
great way to do that.”
“With
his classic book, The Lorax, Dr. Seuss found a compelling and hopeful
way to
teach
kids about the importance of being good shepherds of the environment by
conserving natural resources,” said Craig Kornblau, President, Universal
Studios Home Entertainment. “Universal is extremely pleased to join with
the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and EPA’s Team ENERGY STAR to continue
educating young people and spread Dr. Seuss’ message, which is just as
important today as it was 40 years ago.”
About
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
The
imaginative world of Dr. Seuss comes to life like never before in this visually
spectacular adventure from the creators of Despicable Me!
Twelve-year-old Ted will do anything to find a real live Truffula Tree in order
to impress the girl of his dreams. As he embarks on his journey, Ted discovers
the incredible story of the Lorax, a grumpy but charming creature who speaks
for the trees. Featuring the voice talents of Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac
Efron, Taylor Swift, Rob Riggle, Jenny Slate and Betty White, Dr. Seuss’ The
Lorax is filled with hilarious fun for everyone!
About
BGCA
For more than 100 years, Boys &
Girls Clubs of America (GreatFutures.org) has enabled young
people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring,
responsible citizens. Today, some 4,000 Clubs serve nearly 4 million
young people through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are
located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native American
lands throughout the country and on U.S. military installations
worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun
and friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily
basis during critical non-school hours. Club programs promote
academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. In a
Harris Survey of alumni, 57 percent said the Club saved their lives. National
headquarters are located in Atlanta. Learn more at http://bgca.org/facebook and http://bgca.org/twitter.
About Universal
Studios Home Entertainment
Universal
Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of
Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com).
Universal Studios is a part of NBCUniversal , one of the world’s leading media
and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of
entertainment, news and information to a
global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news
and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company,
significant television production operations, a leading television stations
group and world-renowned theme parks.
Comcast Corporation owns a controlling 51% interest in NBCUniversal, with GE
holding a 49% stake.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR is a program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
helping us save money and protect the environment through energy-efficient
products and practices. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, ENERGY
STAR has nearly 20,000 partners committed
to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes, buildings and businesses and the ENERGY STAR label can be found on more than 65
product categories. In 2011 alone,
Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy to avoid
greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 41 million cars — all while
saving $23 billion on their utility bills.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Media Contacts
BOYS & GIRLS
CLUBS OF AMERICA
Kinetra
S. Joseph, (404) 487-5421
Lead Director, Public Relations
kjoseph@bgca.org
Lead Director, Public Relations
kjoseph@bgca.org
EPA, ENERGY STAR
Molly
Hooven, (202) 564-2313
Press
Officer, EPA
hooven.molly@epa.gov
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Evan
Fong, (818) 777-5540
Vice
President, Publicity
NBA Fit 4 Life - En La Escena
The NBA draft 2012 prospects visit a boys and girls community center for the NBA's fit 4 Life program. En la escenas Andrew Rosario talks to them about the pending NBA draft and where they think they will be playing.
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