Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics

Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics Hemi is an interdisciplinary network of artists, scholars and activists throughout the Americas.

David Sánchez, TAMBÓ Album Release Concert (and pre-show conversation with Alana Casanova-Burgess)🗓️ Wednesday, May 27, ...
05/20/2026

David Sánchez, TAMBÓ Album Release Concert (and pre-show conversation with Alana Casanova-Burgess)

🗓️ Wednesday, May 27, 2026�🕓 6:00 PM�📍 Dizzy’s Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019�
Join us for a live concert as GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Award–winning saxophonist and composer and Spring 2026 Artist in Residence, David Sánchez, celebrates the release of TAMBÓ, an album inspired by the Afro-descendant communities of Loíza, Puerto Rico, and San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia.

The evening will open at 6 PM with a 30-minute conversation between David Sánchez and Alana Casanova-Burgess, host of La Brega, the acclaimed bilingual podcast about Puerto Rico and its diaspora. The conversation will offer insights into the creative vision behind TAMBÓ as a prelude to the live album presentation that will begin at 7 PM.

Performance lineup:�David Sánchez, tenor saxophone, bandleader�Ricardo Rodríguez, bass
Tony Escapa, drums
Alex Brown, piano�Camilo Molina, percussion�Jhan Lee Aponte, percussion

Buy your tickets here: https://ticketing.jazz.org/20831/20832

This event is co-produced by the Hemispheric Institute.

Rossana Reguillo Cruz (1955-2026)(photo by Julio Pantoja)It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the passing of Rossana Reg...
04/30/2026

Rossana Reguillo Cruz (1955-2026)

(photo by Julio Pantoja)

It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the passing of Rossana Reguillo Cruz, a dear colleague and friend who left an indelible imprint on the work of the Hemispheric Institute, on NYU, and on scholarly and activist communities across the Americas and the world.

Rossana Reguillo was a social anthropologist and a scholar of communications. Her remarkable research spanned the study of urban disasters, youth cultures, social movements, translocal cities, digital formations, and political uprisings. Perhaps most notably, her work acutely illuminated the grammars of fear, violence, disappearance, and death in her beloved Mexico.

Driven by her inalienable commitment to human rights and ethical democracy, Reguillo’s work included fieldwork in Mexico, Puerto Rico, the US, Argentina, Spain, and beyond.

Whether at a mutual aid station following the gasoline explosions in Guadalajara, a police precinct in San Juan, a rave on the outskirts of Mexico City, an assembly at Zuccotti Park (Occupy Wall Street), a march for the 43 disappeared students at Ayotzinapa, or a vigil with Mexico’s madres buscadoras, Rossana Reguillo brought us with her into richly interpretive worlds where catastrophe, disenchantment, and civilizational collapse co-mingle with joy, resistance, and possibility.

In her scholarship, as in her life, Rossana was a master builder of commensal worlds, which she stitched together with generosity, empathy, and deep solidarities. Recently, in the dedication of El vuelo de las luciérnagas: Pensar la resistencia frente a la violencia del poder (2026), co-written with Alina Peña and published only weeks ago, she wrote:

“To those who care for the world as one cares for a beloved body. To those who defend the earth as a living memory, to those who search through rubble, seas, or deserts for what must not be lost. To those who disobey to save, to those who row against the night, to those who understand that care—human and interspecies—is not a minor indulgence, but a radical way of insisting on life. This book—born of questions, of wonder, of shared sorrows, and of rebellious glimmers of light—is for you, who hold the world up when it seems on the verge of fading away.”

Our hearts go out to her family and close friends, as well as to the thousands of people whose lives she touched.

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Con profundo pesar lamentamos el fallecimiento de Rossana Reguillo Cruz, una querida colega y amiga que dejó una huella imborrable en la labor del Instituto Hemisférico, en la Universidad de Nueva York y en innumerables comunidades académicas y activistas de todo el continente americano y del mundo.
��Rossana Reguillo fue antropóloga social y especialista en comunicación. Su notable labor investigadora abarcó el estudio de catástrofes urbanas, culturas juveniles, movimientos sociales, ciudades translocales, formaciones digitales e insurrecciones políticas. Además, Rossana arrojó una luz como ninguna otra sobre las gramáticas del miedo, la violencia, la desaparición y la muerte en su querido México.

Impulsada por su compromiso inquebrantable con los derechos humanos y la democracia ética, el trabajo de Reguillo se extendió mucho más allá de México e incluyó trabajo de campo en Puerto Rico, Estados Unidos, Argentina, España y otros lugares.

Ya fuera en un puesto de ayuda mutua tras las explosiones en Guadalajara, en una comisaría en San Juan, en un rave a las afueras de Ciudad de México, en una asamblea en Zuccotti Park (Occupy Wall Street), en una marcha por los 43 estudiantes desaparecidos en Ayotzinapa o en una vigilia con las madres buscadoras de México, Rossana Reguillo nos transportó a mundos densamente interpretativos donde la catástrofe, el desencanto y el colapso civilizatorio se entremezclan con la alegría, la resistencia y la posibilidad.

En su labor académica, al igual que en su vida, Rossana fue una constructora maestra de mundos comensales, que ella edificaba con generosidad, empatía y profundas solidaridades. Recientemente, en la dedicatoria de El vuelo de las luciérnagas: Pensar la resistencia frente a la violencia del poder (2026), escrito conjuntamente por Rossana Reguillo y Alina Peña y publicado hace apenas unas semanas, escribió:

A quienes cuidan el mundo como se cuida un cuerpo amado. A quienes defienden la tierra como memoria viva, a quienes buscan entre escombros, mares o desiertos lo que no debe desaparecer. A las que desobedecen para salvar, a las que reman contra la noche, a quienes entienden que el cuidado — humano e interespecie — no es un gusto menor, sino una forma radical de insistir en la vida. Este libro — nacido de preguntas, de asombros, de dolores compartidos y luces insumisas — es para ustedes, que sostienen el mundo cuando parece a punto de apagarse.

Nuestro más sincero pésame a su familia y a sus amigos cercanos, así como a las miles de personas cuyas vidas ella tocó.

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Rossana Reguillo foi antropóloga social e especialista em comunicação. O seu notável trabalho de investigação abrangeu o estudo de catástrofes urbanas, culturas juvenis, movimentos sociais, cidades translocais, formações digitais e insurreições políticas. Além disso, o seu trabalho lançou uma luz reveladora sobre as gramáticas do medo, da violência, do desaparecimento e da morte no seu querido México.

Impulsionado pelo seu compromisso inabalável com os direitos humanos e a democracia ética, o trabalho de Reguillo estendeu-se muito além do México e incluiu trabalho de campo em Porto Rico, Estados Unidos, Argentina, Espanha e outros locais.

Seja num posto de ajuda mútua após as explosões em Guadalajara, numa esquadra de polícia em San Juan, numa rave nos arredores da Cidade do México, numa assembleia no Zuccotti Park (Occupy Wall Street), numa marcha pelos 43 estudantes desaparecidos em Ayotzinapa ou numa vigília com as mães buscadoras do México, Rossana Reguillo transportou-nos para mundos densamente interpretativos onde a catástrofe, o desencanto e o colapso civilizacional se misturam com a alegria, a resistência e a possibilidade.

No seu trabalho académico, tal como na sua vida, Rossana foi uma mestre construtora de mundos comensais, que ela edificava com generosidade, empatia e profunda solidariedades. Recentemente, na dedicatória de O voo dos pirilampos: Pensar a resistência face à violência do poder (2026), escrito com Alina Peña e publicado há apenas algumas semanas, escreveu:

Àqueles que cuidam do mundo como se cuida de um corpo amado. Àqueles que defendem a terra como memória viva, àqueles que procuram entre escombros, mares ou desertos o que não deve desaparecer. Àquelas que desobedecem para salvar, àquelas que remam contra a noite, àqueles que compreendem que o cuidado — humano e entre espécies — não é um capricho menor, mas uma forma radical de insistir na vida. Este livro — nascido de perguntas, de admirações, de dores partilhadas e de luzes rebeldes — é para vocês, que sustentam o mundo quando este parece prestes a apagar-se.

As nossas mais sinceras condolências à sua família e aos seus amigos próximos, bem como às milhares de pessoas cujas vidas ela tocou.

Listening to a Carnival Novel: A Conversation with Yuliana Ortiz Ruano🗓️ Thursday, April 16, 2026�🕓 4:00 PM�📍 20 Cooper ...
04/08/2026

Listening to a Carnival Novel: A Conversation with Yuliana Ortiz Ruano

🗓️ Thursday, April 16, 2026�🕓 4:00 PM�📍 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor Conference Space

Join us for an immersive listening session and conversation with author Yuliana Ortiz Ruano and Professors Nohora Arrieta Fernández (UCLA) and Luis Rincón Alba (NYU) as we celebrate the publication of Carnaval Fever, the English translation of Ortiz Ruano’s debut novel Fiebre de carnaval.

The event will follow the musicality of the text, using rhythm and dance as interpretive frameworks to explore the structural forces shaping communities of color in Ecuador today.
This in-person event requires registration.

Please register here: https://forms.gle/GzoZ43djHUMtcbsQ9.

Co-sponsored by NYU’s Department of Art and Public Policy

Making TAMBÓ: Influences, Rhythm, and Roots🗓️ Wednesday, March 25, 2026🕖 7:00 PM📍 Center for Ballet and the Arts Studio,...
03/13/2026

Making TAMBÓ: Influences, Rhythm, and Roots
🗓️ Wednesday, March 25, 2026
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Center for Ballet and the Arts Studio, 16 Cooper Square

Join us for an in-depth exploration of the influences and compositional processes behind TAMBÓ, David Sánchez’s upcoming album. Through conversation and musical demonstration, the event will examine how research and experimentation shape structure, rhythm, and sound. The discussion will highlight Pan-African contemporary music as a living practice rooted in Afro-diasporic traditions—from San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia, to Loíza, Puerto Rico, and beyond.

David Sánchez (Spring 2026 Artist in Residence) will be joined by guest artists Franklin Tejedor (San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia) and Jhan Lee Aponte (Santurce, Puerto Rico), both of whom recorded on TAMBÓ. The conversation will be moderated by Carlos Chirinos, anthropologist, music curator, and NYU professor whose work focuses on social innovation through music and music curation.

This is an in-person event that requires registration.

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/bxGvMKoyB39Jnh579

Called to Dance: Haitian Dance, Migration, and Memory in the U.S.Nadege Green (Spring 2026 Archivist in Residence), in c...
03/05/2026

Called to Dance: Haitian Dance, Migration, and Memory in the U.S.

Nadege Green (Spring 2026 Archivist in Residence), in conversation with Dr. Weiselande “Yanui” César and Gelan Lambert.

🗓️ Thursday, March 12, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 NYU Hemispheric Institute, 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor Conference Space

Called to Dance inaugurates Nadege Green’s public programs as the Hemispheric Institute’s Spring 2026 Archivist in Residence. This public dialogue between dance archivists, memory workers, teachers, and performers will trace how Haiti has shaped Black dance in the United States. It lays the groundwork for a longer archival exploration emerging from Green’s residency at the Institute.

The “Called to Dance” collection will document the history of Haitian migration to the U.S. through Haitian dancers and their influence on dance and diasporic culture. The collection of performance videos and interviews will be preserved in the Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library (HIDVL).

This is an in-person event that requires registration.

RSVP: Called to Dance: Haitian Dance, Migration, and Memory in the U.S.

Nadege Green (Spring 2026 Archivist in Residence), in conversation with Dr. Weiselande “Yanui” César and Gelan Lambert.

🗓️ Thursday, March 12, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 NYU Hemispheric Institute, 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor Conference Space

Called to Dance inaugurates Nadege Green’s public programs as the Hemispheric Institute’s Spring 2026 Archivist in Residence. This public dialogue between dance archivists, memory workers, teachers, and performers will trace how Haiti has shaped Black dance in the United States. It lays the groundwork for a longer archival exploration emerging from Green’s residency at the Institute.

The “Called to Dance” collection will document the history of Haitian migration to the U.S. through Haitian dancers and their influence on dance and diasporic culture. The collection of performance videos and interviews will be preserved in the Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library (HIDVL).

This is an in-person event that requires registration.

RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSethbVnjeQlSCduVxk9ylPyTAd4nHQqPJeKaihok_Q0tMFH7g/viewform.



Música y Melaza: David Sánchez in Conversation with Branford Marsalis🗓️ Wednesday, February 25, 2026 🕖 7:00 PM 📍 Center ...
02/16/2026

Música y Melaza: David Sánchez in Conversation with Branford Marsalis

🗓️ Wednesday, February 25, 2026
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Center for Ballet and the Arts Studio, 16 Cooper Square

Join us for a groundbreaking conversation between GRAMMY Award-winning artist David Sánchez (Spring 2026 Artist in Residence) and the legendary Branford Marsalis. This event kicks off Sánchez’s residency at the Hemispheric Institute with a conversation about his life as an artist and a retrospective of his extensive career.

A GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-nominated artist from Puerto Rico, Sánchez has looked to Black American music as a threshold onto broader Pan-African and Afro-diasporic sound worlds, moving from Caribbean roots toward expansive contemporary practices. As a saxophonist, percussionist, composer, educator, and performer, his work reflects a sustained engagement with lineage, listening, and experimentation.

The conversation will be led by jazz maestro Branford Marsalis, whose illustrious career has expanded the possibilities of jazz and Black music across genres and geographies. Marsalis produced Obsesión and Melaza, two of Sánchez’s most acclaimed albums. Their dialogue reflects their shared commitment to artistic rigor, curiosity, and the continual search for new forms of expression.
This is an in-person event that requires registration. Limited tickets are available.

Please register via the link: hemi.nyc/2602).

Golpe de agua (2025): A Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker Carla Cavina*New York premiere*🗓️ Thursday, February 5, ...
01/29/2026

Golpe de agua (2025): A Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker Carla Cavina
*New York premiere*

🗓️ Thursday, February 5, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 NYU Hemispheric Institute, 20 Cooper Square, Room 101

Centered on the personal and collective experience of Puerto Rico following the devastating passage of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Golpe de agua (Water Strike) opens a window to the past in order to imagine a global future, as climate catastrophes create new crises across the world. Golpe de agua tells a story about personal and collective responses to “natural” disasters and their many afterlives.

Join us for the screening and a conversation Carla Cavina, Gabriel Carle, and Ana Dopico.
The film will be shown in English with subtitles in English and Spanish.

Register here to attend: https://forms.gle/96AP3myqUMKSJjaYA

We are excited to welcome our Spring 2026 Fellows, Archivist in Residence Nadage Green and Artist in Residence David Sán...
01/29/2026

We are excited to welcome our Spring 2026 Fellows, Archivist in Residence Nadage Green and Artist in Residence David Sánchez. For more information about these extraordinary thinkers and makers, please visit https://bit.ly/3ZnGNg1.

Le damos la bienvenida a nuestros Fellows de la primavera del 2026: Nadage Green, Archivista en Residencia, y David Sánchez, Artista en Residencia. Para más información sobre estos extraordinarios creadores, por favor visite https://bit.ly/4q8KOzN.

Damos as boas-vindas aos nossos Fellows da primavera de 2026: Nadage Green, Arquivista em Residência, e David Sánchez, Artista em Residência. Para mais informações sobre esses extraordinários criadores visite https://bit.ly/3NKr9si.

12/19/2025

We wish you all a joyous Holiday Season, and a New Year filled with PEACE.

Stay tuned for our Spring 2026 programs in the New Year.


Ustedes No Son Reparteros Na’: Cuban Reparto Music and the Remaking of Belonging🗓️ Thursday, December 11, 2025🕧 12:30 PM...
12/06/2025

Ustedes No Son Reparteros Na’: Cuban Reparto Music and the Remaking of Belonging

🗓️ Thursday, December 11, 2025
🕧 12:30 PM
📍 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor

This conversation aims to introduce reparto, a vibrant genre of Cuban music that is transforming popular culture. Emerging from the popular neighborhoods of Havana (repartos) in the late 2010s, reparto merges traditional Cuban sounds with the rhythms of hip-hop and reggaeton to produce the soundtrack of a new generation.
Journalists Taylin de la Caridad Jimenez Sevilla (El Estornudo) and Ana González Vila (Rolling Stone) join Camila Tiburcio Rubio (NYU CLACS, MA candidate) to discuss how the music, the performance, and the subcultures of reparto offer new modes of expression and belonging for Cubans across the island and abroad.

Please RSVP here to attend: hemispheric.org/fa25-12

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