Thalia Spanish Theatre wins 2009 Mayor's Award for Arts & Culture
On October 6 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg presented the 2009 Mayor’s Awards for Arts & Culture to six individuals and organizations in celebration of their outstanding contributions to New York City’s cultural life. The Mayor also presented the 2009 NYC Handel Medallion, New York City’s highest award for achievement in the arts, to Jessye Norman.
Recipients of the Mayor’s Awards were Thalia Spanish Theatre, the Big Apple Circus, Jaynemarie Capetanakis, H.T. Chen, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and Vernon Reid.
The event, held at the newly-opened Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, was co-hosted by Bye Bye Birdie star John Stamos. It featured live performances by the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dee Dee Bridgewater, the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts Musical Theater Ensemble, Cajun Cellist Sean Grissom, and Picaso, Jr. of the Big Apple Circus. Special guests included Executive and Artistic Director Clive Gillinson of Carnegie Hall and actor Avery Brooks. The Mayor was joined at the awards ceremony by Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin, and Cultural Advisory Commission Chair Agnes Gund.
Thalia Spanish Theatre was recognized “for its extraordinary service as New York City’s first and only bilingual Hispanic theatre company in Queens, [home to] one of the most diverse communities in the United States. For 32 years, its more than 150 innovative productions and education programs have highlighted the richness of Hispanic culture, inspiring audiences from Queens and beyond.”
Executive/Artistic Director Angel Gil Orrios accepted on behalf of the theatre. He thanked the Mayor “for acknowledging the major contributions of Hispanics to the arts and culture of this town, and recognizing us today with this important honor.” He also announced a major new initiative: “We, the first and only bilingual Hispanic theatre in Queens, officially launch our Capital Campaign to find in Long Island City, our neighborhood for more than three decades, a long-awaited permanent home…. It is our goal to make sure that Hispanics in the city of New York will have the Thalia Hispanic Cultural Center, for promoting and diffusing the Hispanic Culture locally, nationally and internationally with innovative first class artistic productions of Hispanic roots.”
“Our artists and cultural groups help make New York City a great place to live, learn and work, and a destination for ambitious and creative people from across the world,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “Tonight’s awards give us a chance to recognize the achievements of some of the people who work hard every day to ensure that New York City remains the place to be for artists and audiences from the five boroughs and beyond.”
CD OF I LOVE TANGO/TE AMO TANGO
CDs of Maestro Raul Jaurena's original music for I LOVE TANGO/TE AMO TANGO are now on sale at the theatre's box office! You can buy them at the ticket window, or order by phone. CDs are $15 each; $2 for shipping and handling if ordering by phone.
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Thalia Spanish Theatre wins 2009 Mayor's Award for Arts & Culture On October 6 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg presented the 2009 Mayor’s Awards for Arts & Culture to six individuals and organizations in celebration of their outstanding contributions to New York City’s cultural life. The Mayor also presented the 2009 NYC Handel Medallion, New York City’s highest award for achievement in the arts, to Jessye Norman.
Recipients of the Mayor’s Awards were Thalia Spanish Theatre, the Big Apple Circus, Jaynemarie Capetanakis, H.T. Chen, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and Vernon Reid.
The event, held at the newly-opened Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, was co-hosted by Bye Bye Birdie star John Stamos. It featured live performances by the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dee Dee Bridgewater, the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts Musical Theater Ensemble, Cajun Cellist Sean Grissom, and Picaso, Jr. of the Big Apple Circus. Special guests included Executive and Artistic Director Clive Gillinson of Carnegie Hall and actor Avery Brooks. The Mayor was joined at the awards ceremony by Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin, and Cultural Advisory Commission Chair Agnes Gund.
Thalia Spanish Theatre was recognized “for its extraordinary service as New York City’s first and only bilingual Hispanic theatre company in Queens, [home to] one of the most diverse communities in the United States. For 32 years, its more than 150 innovative productions and education programs have highlighted the richness of Hispanic culture, inspiring audiences from Queens and beyond.”
Executive/Artistic Director Angel Gil Orrios accepted on behalf of the theatre. He thanked the Mayor “for acknowledging the major contributions of Hispanics to the arts and culture of this town, and recognizing us today with this important honor.” He also announced a major new initiative: “We, the first and only bilingual Hispanic theatre in Queens, officially launch our Capital Campaign to find in Long Island City, our neighborhood for more than three decades, a long-awaited permanent home…. It is our goal to make sure that Hispanics in the city of New York will have the Thalia Hispanic Cultural Center, for promoting and diffusing the Hispanic Culture locally, nationally and internationally with innovative first class artistic productions of Hispanic roots.”
“Our artists and cultural groups help make New York City a great place to live, learn and work, and a destination for ambitious and creative people from across the world,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “Tonight’s awards give us a chance to recognize the achievements of some of the people who work hard every day to ensure that New York City remains the place to be for artists and audiences from the five boroughs and beyond.”
CD of "TE AMO TANGO" WINS 2007 LATIN GRAMMY Maestro Raul Jaurena, who composed and arranged the music for our 2005 tango musical, TE AMO TANGO/I LOVE TANGO, won the 2007 LATIN GRAMMY FOR BEST TANGO ALBUM for the CD, which was recorded here at Thalia in 2005 and released on Soundbrush Records.
CD OF I LOVE TANGO/TE AMO TANGO CDs of Maestro Raul Jaurena's original music for I LOVE TANGO/TE AMO TANGO are now on sale at the theatre's box office! You can buy them at the ticket window, or order by phone. CDs are $15 each; $2 for shipping and handling if ordering by phone.
Installation of Listening Devices Thalia Spanish Theatre is proud to announce the installation of personal listening devices for the hard-of-hearing. Starting July 13, 2001, up to four devices are available per performance, for all of our productions of plays, musicals, and dance. Please request the device when you make your reservation, either by phone or online.
This program is administered by the Alliance of Resident Theatres/NY (ART/NY) and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).
Grants from Verizon and The Chase Manhattan Foundation made possible the launching of our interactive website. Special grants from VERIZON and THE CHASE MANHATTAN FOUNDATION in 2001 made possible the launching of our own interactive webpage. Phase One, which you see here, is the design and implementation of the page.
Phase Two will include the development of a database and the creation of a computerized box office, linked to our webpage, that will enable us to track ticket sales and print our own tickets. In addition to the webpage, the funds from The Chase Manhattan Foundation helped us design our first-ever subscriber/membership campaign for the 2001/02 season.
For more information, please contact Administrative Director Kathryn Giaimo at (718) 729-3880 or via email at kathy@thaliatheatre.org.
CDs of Maestro Raul Jaurena's original music for I LOVE TANGO/TE AMO TANGO are now on sale at the theatre's box office! You can buy them at the ticket window, or order by phone. CDs are $15 each; $2 for shipping and handling if ordering by phone.
