Jessica
Albino
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Powerstories Theatre is proud to present the third annual Voices of Women Theatre Festival, showcasing six local and national playwrights to a global audience. The festival is a combination of full-length and shorter plays. The festival runs from Monday, July 17 through Sunday, July 23, 2023. Bomba Body Dance Drum Co. is an integral part of "Searching for Abuelo" by Gretchen - Suarez-Pena, providing Bomba music in live performance.
Synopsis: My maternal grandfather died before my mother even graduated from High School. I know very little about him except that he was a bartender, an aspiring actor, and writer in New York City, and wanted to own a Mercedes Benz. In this one-act solo show, framed in the traditional Puerto Rican musical style of Bomba, I (Gretchen) put myself through the journey of figuring out who he was, who I am, and what to do about it.
Jessica Albino
Bomba Instrumentalist, Vocalist, Choreography
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Jessica D. Albino (she/her) is an Afro-Puerto Rican artivist, actor, dancer, choreographer, storyteller, and drummer, who promotes and educates youth and adults in Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena. In 1992, Albino began her studies in Chicago, IL with ‘Grupo Yuba’ Folkloric Group at the “Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center’. In 2011, Albino moved to the Tampa Bay, Fl area to continue working in cultural programs focusing on wellness
community engagement, dance, drumming classes, and extended educational programming for middle and high school music and dance students. Her work has taken her to teach in Hawaii. Albino’s musical performances are presented throughout the year, at many learning institutions, community festivals, concerts, and theme parks in the State of Florida and abroad.
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