Raíces Ensemble and Student Performers: Los Vejigantes de Puerto Rico
Dublin Core
Title
Raíces Ensemble and Student Performers: Los Vejigantes de Puerto Rico
Subject
Afropuertorican
plena
los vejigantes
plena
los vejigantes
Description
Performance by the Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble with Raícitas student performers. Sharing the tradition of Los Vejigantes de Puerto Rico with the students at the Greater Brunswick Charter School in New Brunswick. A vejigante is a clown-like character who appears in festival celebrations of Puerto Rico. Traditional colors of the Vejigantes were black, red, white, and yellow. Today, vejigantes wear brightly colored, ornate masks (mascaras) of all colors and a costume with bat-like wings. The word vejigante comes from the words vejiga (bladder) and gigante (giant), due to custom of blowing up and painting cow bladders. Bystanders are often tapped with the bladders during the processional. The masks are often linked to many festivals that continue today, especially in the cities of Loíza and Ponce.
Creator
Vanessa Jones
Date
2009-04-23
Contributor
Francisco G. Gómez
Nicole Wines
Holly Taylor
William Torres
Nicole Wines
Holly Taylor
William Torres
Rights
© Vanessa Jones
Format
jpeg
Language
en
Type
Image
Identifier
20090422losvejigantesresidency5.jpg
Coverage
New Brunswick, NJ
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Digital Image
Physical Dimensions
3484 × 2332
Collection
Citation
Vanessa Jones, “Raíces Ensemble and Student Performers: Los Vejigantes de Puerto Rico,” Raíces Cultural Center Digital Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://archive.raicesculturalcenter.org/items/show/92.