The interviewee is Christopher Cruz Soto. He is the house manager/ security/ technical director/ Fire Guard at The Clemente. He started working in 2013 at Teatro Sea, which is an organization in residence at The Clemente, then transitioned into working under The Clemente. Below is a snippet of an interview in which he describes the…
Archives for August 2021
Blogging for The Clemente- “There is no promised land, we are the promised land” Brian Buckley on La tierra prometida/ The Promised Land
Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRO_QCpgKYT Brian Buckley is a photographer and artist in residence at The Clemente since 2013. Inspired by Clemente Soto Vélez’s poem La tierra prometida #18, he aimed to create La tierra prometida as a glowing beacon for all to see and hear, so we can find our way, again. Imitation gold leaf illuminates The…
Final Reflection at The Clemente!
It is bittersweet that my research has come to an end with The Clemente. I never knew that something so marvelous was right around the corner from me until applying for this fellowship. I am immensely grateful to meet and be a part of such a wholesome community. Throughout these ten weeks, I gathered research…
International Puppet Fringe Live and In Action!
International Puppet Fringe Festival unifies international puppet theater companies and the public in a celebration of puppetry. Events include puppet shows, artist talks, and short films hosted by Teatro Sea at The Clemente. When I first arrived at The Clemente, Monxo (curator of Puppets of New York at The Museum of the City of…
