New York City’s Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Posted on Jun 11, 2009 under Art | No CommentThe Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York, began in the front room of Miguel Algarin. In 1973, Alagarin, wanting to create a venue for new works of theater and poetry, set up the space in the front room of his apartment in the East Village. In just two short years, his living room became too small to accommodate the growing number of poets, and the growing audience. Two of the poets who regularly performed there had become published and where beginning to win awards. Algarin realized that indeed this was a sign that the culture of poetry, and the live readings of that poetry was becoming a vital and a necessary force in society. So in 1975, Algarin moved the venue into an Irish pub that he rented, called the Sunshine Cafe. He changed the name to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and five years later, it was became necessary for them to find an even larger space. Now the Cafe is in its permanent home on East Third Street, and has been able to expand the programs and the activities they now offer.
This has become one of the most respected organizations throughout the country and many travel to participate or to witness the performances that take place, staying in one of the many luxury hotels New York City has to offer in the neighborhood close to the theater. The Cafe is a non-profit group and has gained acclaim for the innovative performances in music, poetry, comedy, theater and the visual arts. They have remained true to their original mission statement, which has been to create a venue that offers multi-cultural events, that has various exhibitions of the works of the artists, and is a place where the artists and the community are nurtured and supported. An important goal being that the works on display or performed get seen by the widest audience possible. It is no secret that throughout the years, many talented people, be they painters, or writers or actors, go un-noticed, or are under represented in a world that attends the large Broadway shows, or simply sits and watches American Idol. This company supports these artists and is dedicated to finding the audience and bringing the art and the spectator to closer understandings of each other.
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