Celebrando 2014 – Salsa & Bomba Festival

On June 21, 2014, more than 350 enjoyed a celebration of Puerto Rico’s rich culture at the Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center’s annual Salsa & Heritage Festival, which took place at the JCC Ballroom on the Jewish Community Campus. This year’s celebration brought ancestral Bomba traditions to Austin with Bomba Elder & Master Jorge Emmanuelli Náter, Melanie Emmanuelli, and Anthony Allamandola, who joined PRFDance in an exciting joint performance. Our heritage festival also featured Salsa by Orquesta Trabuko, comida criolla by Chago’s Caribbean Cuisine, and displays of artesania. Beyond the lively cultural display, our festival brought economic benefits to our local economy as cultural tourists (approximately 50% of our audience) came into Austin to enjoy this unique experience.

Celebrando 2014 was made possible in part by the sponsorship of Holiday Inn Express and Chagos Caribbean Cuisine, and, through awards from Austin Friends of Folk Arts, Humanities Texas, the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, Artworks. This year’s Festival was also sponsored in part with funding and support through the City of Austin Economic Development Department/Cultural Arts Division which believes an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

For more information on future programs:
Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center
Center Location: 701 Tillery Street, Austin TX 78702
Website: http://www.prfdance.org/
Email: dance@prfdance.org
Phone: (512)251-8122

Lead Photographer: PRFD Family member, Yahaira Rodriguez ( Yaha Ro)
Photos Copyright © Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance, Inc. All rights reserved.