ONE NIGHT ONLY!

A poet, a musician, a dancer, a DJ. All are Cuban. WE HAVE IRÉ is a bilingual musical play about their triumphal journeys from Cuba’s countryside to the big city, to the United States, and back. 

WE HAVE IRÉ by Paul S. Flores
NOVEMBER 26
Show @ 7:00PM
Dresher Ensemble Studio
2201 Poplar Street  Studio# 32138
Oakland, CA 94607

TIX $15
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Blessings. Good Fortune. Balance. Destiny. Iré comes from Lucumí, a language and religion in Cuba derived from Africa. WE HAVE IRÉ tells the true stories of Black, Caribbean, Spanish speaking immigrants living in the United States, and their influence on and experience with American culture.A poet, a musician, a dancer, a DJ. All are Cuban. WE HAVE IRÉ is a bilingual musical play about their triumphal journeys from Cuba’s countryside to the big city, to the United States, and back. 

Commissioned by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Co-Produced by Pregones Theater in New York City, WE HAVE IRÉ features the performances of Grammy Nominated jazz musician and composer, Yosvany Terry and his quartet, choreographer and dancer Ramon Ramos-Alayo, hip-hop artist DJ Leydis, as well as the bilingual spoken word of Youth Speaks cofounder Paul S. Flores. Directed by Rosalba Rolón of Pregones Theater with videography from Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi, WE HAVE IRÉ looks at the challenges of being an immigrant artist and the triumph of establishing one’s voice in a new country.

Directed by Rosalba Rolón

Featuring performances by Denmis Bain, Christin Cato, Javi Santiago, Genius Wesley, Giulio Xavier, Julianna Cressman, Delvis Savigne Friñón, Emanuel Colombo

Assistant Director Leyma Lopez

Run Time: 80 minutes with no intermission, in Spanish and English with English Supertitles.