NYCAN presents BREAK IT DOWN at @gothamcomedy ! 🤣
Join us during the Puerto Rican Weekend in NYC for an afternoon of laughs with an all-woman line up as we raise funds for @brooklynbookbodega , an organization whose mission is to increase the number of family households with 100+ books or more. 📚
BREAK IT DOWN is an annual event we produce celebrating women in the arts in an effort to dismantle machismo. Special thanks to @slbef for their support.
Doors - 1PM. Show - 2pm
There is a 2 beverage minimum per person
Link in bio to reserve your seats now and support a good cause. 🎟️
Had a brilliant time at @fortgreenepark for Poetry in the Park 2026 leading my Haiku Poetry Walk. 🌳
Shout out to @najeeomar on the curation and all the wonderful poets saving the world.
Gratitude goes toward @wisconsinpublicradio@wisconsinlife_tvradio for allowing me space to share a poem called, “Muerto De Sed”. In a world where war is treated as necessity, I hope this poem about volunteering at @bowerymission brings a little light and humanity to your day. Link in bio to listen to the story and poem.
Meet Karl Michael Iglesias, the Kaleidoscope Dreams Community Engagement Fellow, as he shares his experience on the Hell’s Kitchen National Tour.
Karl is a Puerto Rican theater director, SAG-AFTRA actor, published author, and community engagement specialist based in Brooklyn, NY. His directing work spans collaborations with The Public Theater, the Kennedy Center, Keen Company, and TheaterWorksUSA. An alumnus of the Drama League Directors Project, he is the only emerging director to receive both the Irene Gandy Directing Assistantship and the Future Now Fellowship in the same year. On screen, he has appeared on Chicago P.D., The Last O.G., and Evil. His work centers community and social impact, with support from NYFA and the Brooklyn Arts Council.
Hear more about Karl’s journey here!
#RememberWhereDreamsBegin #KaleidoscopeDreams #KDFoundation
#KDFellowship #KaleidoscopeDreamsFoundation #HellsKitchenBway #CommunityEngagement #ArtsAndCommunity
Happy World Poetry Day! 📝
Poetry Day celebrates the power of words, voices, and stories that connects us all, bridging expression, cultural diversity, and peace. This poetry day sign up for our next FREE workshop on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
Here’s a glimpse of our first Poet’s Corner this year! Check the link in the bio to sign up for the upcoming Poets Corner workshops, every third Thursday, curated by our inaugural Poet-in-Residece, Roya Marsh @champagnepoet 🙌🏽
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#worldpoetryday #poetry #writeyourheartout
📸: @cinemagelo
Nothing more rewarding than serving your community, experiencing the rich cultures of the world, and uplifting the scholarship of young people!
NYCAN Brothers celebrated the year of the Horse at the Chinese-American Planning Council’s Lunar New Year Celebration, in collaboration with Raising Health and Chinatown Records ! 🔥 🐴
Be on the look out for more opportunities to volunteer and support our collaborators at @brooklynbookbodega ! Donations are welcome! 💜 📚
1.31.26
@kan.yama.kan.bk fundraiser was a success and the spot was made warm with everyone that came out. This community has been such a constant for me in the past few years and I couldn’t be more grateful. All featured artists for this next season will be getting paid babyyyyy!
kan yama kan started as a backyard gathering in the summer of the pandemic. it has been a labor of love, a co-creation, an experiment in community and art. we are so excited to be holding our first fundraiser on January 31! let’s get artists paid ✨✨ tickets in bio
Can’t believe I’d start 2025 making my debut as a tour director and having to be hospitalized days before the production hit the road. It set a precedence for my health and being kinder to myself in general.
This year would eventually welcome my Off Broadway directing debut, take me back to Milwaukee to direct at the Todd Wehr Theater, and would end with a dope experience as a fellow for the Hell’s Kitchen North American Tour. 💛
I have no idea what the next year will bring but looking forward to it all.
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Entering the 36th Chamber this year, and I’ve never felt more wise, more prepared for this earth, more grateful for the humans who choose to stay, more honored to walk this path.
(📸 @jdemetriephotography )
