News, Updates, & Announcements

  • 15 Year Anniversary Fundraiser

    In honor of La Escuelita turning 15 this year, we are launching our 15 Year Anniversary Fundraiser! Help us raise 50k to celebrate by giving a one time donation or becoming a monthly sustainer.

  • World After This One Performance

    In this 2024 premiere, Benji Hart’s World After This One uses movement and spoken word to examine how Black people have historically reclaimed the materials of empire to construct portals to impossible futures by looking through the lenses of three art forms—vogue, bomba, and gospel music.

  • Batey de Mujeres Bombazo

    Join Chicago's very own all women Bomba y Plena ensemble Las BomPleneras in a Women led Bombazo in celebration of the power and resilience that resides in every woman! Wear PURPLE as a statement of support for social justice, unity, strength, and awareness of women's contributions everywhere in the world.

Directora Ivelisse Diaz. Photo by Marisa Klug-Morataya.