MAGICAL URBANISTS INC.
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THE CYPRUS FOUNDATION ADVOCATES, PROMOTES AND IS COMMITTED TO PRESERVING AND ADVANCING THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND IDENTITY OF CYPRIOTS THROUGH EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, MENTORSHIP AND DIALOGUES THAT CREATE A BRIDGE BETWEEN CYPRUS, THE USA AND THE GREATER DIASPORA.
THROUGH A CONSTANT PRESENCE IN THE CULTURAL SPHERE WE ARE INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF A FREE CYPRUS AND SOLIDIFYING OUR PLACE AND SIGNIFICANCE ON THE GLOBAL STAGE.
I WISH I KNEW HOW IS A THEATER, POETRY, AND CREATIVE ARTS HEALING PROGRAM FOR FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS THAT SEEK A COMMUNITY TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A CREATIVE PRACTICE FRAMED BY POST-INCARCERATED LIFE.
THE 2023-2025 CYCLES OF THIS PROJECT ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY SUPPORT FROM THE HUMANITIES NY POST-INCARCERATION GRANT, FUNDED BY THE MELLON FOUNDATION.
THE BROOKLYN CUMBIA FESTIVAL CELEBRATES CUMBIA MUSIC FROM ITS AFRO-INDIGENOUS ORIGINS IN COLOMBIA TO ITS MODERN FORMS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, THE U.S. AND BEYOND. THE FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE IN COMMUNITY GARDENS, PUBLIC PARKS, AND ICONIC NYC VENUES WITH LIVE BANDS, DJS, MUSIC WORKSHOPS, DANCING, FOOD, DRINKS, AND ARTISANAL CRAFTS.