FESTIVAL DE LA CALLE DE SAN SEBASTIÁN

FESTIVAL DE LA CALLE DE SAN SEBASTIÁN EN FILADELFIA (V)

Tony Mendez & Los Bomberos de la Calle

in partnership with American Composers Forum

GRAN SALON & PLAZA, TEATRO ESPERANZA

5/30/26, 3:00pm

$15 General Admission, Free for Students & Seniors (60+)

EAC Artist in Residence, 2024 Philadelphia Cultural Treasures Artist Fellow, Tony Mendez and Los Bomberos de la Calle present the world premiere of a new work modeled after the widely celebrated annual Fiesta de la Calle de San Sebastián in Puerto Rico. Mendez celebrates Plena and Bomba musical traditions through an evocative, multidisciplinary experience that immerses the audience and offers a guided tour of the history, significance, and legacy of one of Puerto Rico’s most important indigenous art forms. 

Food and Beverages are available for sale in the Teatro lobby courtesy of EAC’s official concession partner Helados Chupi Chupi.

(V) EAC’s VOCES series spotlights a different facet of Latin American culture and traditions each season. This year's VOCES Series will feature indigenous cultural traditions from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Presented in partnership with the American Composers Forum ( ACF) . ACF’s Recomposing America is a multi-year initiative led by American Composers Forum that highlights artistic perspectives unique to the United States and the broader Americas through direct commissions, institutional collaborations, and public dialogue. Timed with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Recomposing America aims to refresh and reimagine the “who,” “what,” and “why” of the United States, and the stories therein. Music has always told the story of the United States. From anthems that forged unity and protest songs that challenged power, to the intimate soundtracks of our daily lives, music composition is a vessel to chart the stories, ideas, and origins of people and communities. Recomposing America is a platform that expands on this legacy by centering the roleof music in our past and future stories — an evolving score shaped by many people and cultures across the U.S.