RUMBA - Timbalona Collective

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.

PREVIEW VIDEOS

Ashley Rivera & Elian Gomez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju1pqsY8BRg

Timbalona Collective

https://youtu.be/C80hZL3TdcE?si=eLPTXzjgGTgk_5GQ

Portraits of Philly Rumba

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1194400611?fl=pl&fe=vl