Hosted at various locations around NYC, this multi-disciplinary festival of Haitian art & culture will showcase the diversity, beauty and vitality of Haiti and its Diaspora – from the traditional to the contemporary.

Selebrasyon! will be the first of its kind in New York.

By partnering with different community groups, HCX is working to make this an accessible, dynamic festival that seeks to highlight the dynamic presence of Haitians in New York and build awareness, appreciation and conversation around the Haiti of NOW.  

Beginning on Haitian Flag Day on May 18th during Haitian Heritage Month, and running until the end of June which is Caribbean-American Heritage Month, Selebrasyon! will present events hosted in collaboration with different organizations, institutions and artists, such as:

• Haitian Flag Day Selebrasyon!

• An n’ Pale | Café Conversation with Mimerose “Manzè” Beaubrun followed by a LIVE performance with Boukman Eksperyans

• La Rèn Solèy | U.S. Film Premiere, Panel Discussion & Live Musical Tribute to Martha Jean-Claude, Toto Bissainthe and Lumane Casimir

See these and more event details below.

We are seeking your support to make Selebrasyon! a festival to remember. 

We are looking to our community to help us meet a fundraising goal of $7,500. Funds raised will directly support our programming efforts and help make Selebrasyon! a landmark festival in New York City’s summer scene.

Our perks for giving include exclusive access to special Selebrasyon! events and hand-made totes and prints!

Buyu Ambroise • Alice Backer • Sabine Blaizin • Manolia Charlotin • Edwidge Danticat
Jeffrey Dessources •  Joel Dreyfuss • Ayinde Jean-Baptiste • Carine Jocelyn
Lorraine Mangones • Michèle Voltaire Marcelin • Jerry Philogene • Anthonine Pierre
Sam Pierre • Barbara Prezeau • Rose Pierre-Louis • Elsie Saint-Louis
Jessica St. Vil-Ulysse • Etienne Télémaque • Frantz Voltaire

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Selebrasyon! Opening Night
Saturday, May 17
FiveMyles Gallery | 558 St Johns Place | Brooklyn, NY 11238

Join us for a special evening of support for Selebrasyon! featuring performances by Brown Rice Family and poet Michèle Voltaire Marcelin, an art installation unveiling by Engels, a culinary demonstration and hors d'oeuvres, a special kick off toast, exclusive raffle prizes, and more…

Haitian Flag Day Selebrasyon!
Sunday, May 18
Parkside Plaza | Ocean Ave & Parkside Ave on Prospect Park | Brooklyn, NY 11225

A free outdoor celebration of Haitian culture with live music, traditional drumming, crafts, food, and dance workshops with CUMBE. Music by DJ Sabine Blaizin, Jocelyn Dorisme, and Nadïne LaFond. With co-hosts Rodneyse Bichotte, 42^nd Assembly NY State Committeewoman & District Leader, poet Mr Jeff Dess, Elsie Saint-Louis of HAUP, and Carine Jocelyn of Diaspora Community Services.

An n’ Pale | Café Conversation with Haiti-based singer & author Mimerose “Manzè” Beaubrun
Friday, May 23
FiveMyles Gallery | 558 St Johns Place | Brooklyn, NY 11238

Join us for a conversation with Manzè Beaubrun, lead singer and co-founder of Boukman Eksperyans, about her new book Nan Domi: An Initiate’s Journey into Haitian Vodou, followed by a performance with Boukman Eksperyans.

Lacaye HCX @ BAM | DanceAfrica
Saturday, May 24
La Caye Restaurant | 35 Lafayette Avenue | Brooklyn, NY 11217

HCX and La Caye Restaurant team up at DanceAfrica for a special day of community fun with live music, Phoenix Refined (NYC’s 1st Haitian masquerade camp), and drink specials!

La Rèn Solèy | U.S. Film Premiere, Panel Discussion & Live Musical Tribute to Martha Jean-Claude, Toto Bissainthe and Lumane Casimir
Saturday, May 31
ShapeShifter Lab | 18 Whitwell Place | Brooklyn, NY 11215

The premiere screening of La Rèn Solèy, a film by Frantz Voltaire & Nitze Mathelier will include a post-screening discussion and live tribute performance with special female guest vocalists Riva Nyri Precil & Felina Backer accompanied by Buyu Ambroise & the Blues in Red Band.

Vizaj Nou | U.S. Film Premiere
Tuesday, June 3
Kombit Restaurant | 279 Flatbush Ave | Brooklyn, NY 11217

This documentary series by the talented actor & producer Gessica Généus cameos infamous Haitian artists Anthony Pascal (Konpè Filo), Viviane Gauthier, Odette Roy Fombrun, and Frankétienne with intimate conversations about their personal and creative lives.

Lirik Ayiti: Rasin/Chimen
Lyric Haiti: Roots/Routes
Sunday, June 8
Bowery Poetry Club | 308 Bowery | New York, NY 10012

Join us for a night of spoken word where writers, poets, and artists come together to share Haitian stories and poems about their New York Haitian-American experiences.

Creativity Unleashed | Istwa Djakout Mwen (The History of My Djakout)
Saturday, June 14
FiveMyles Gallery | 558 St Johns Place | Brooklyn, NY 11238

Creativity Unleashed will offer individuals hands-on workshops led by Haitian and Haitian-American artists. As part of the festival, HCX initiated the Selebrasyon!Community Curated Project.HCX Advisory committee has proudly selects Gracie Xavier's workshop Istwa Djakout Mwen. In honor of Haitian Heritage Month, Istwa Djakout Mwen and Collage Workshop will utilize found objects and collage to help participants share stories of their immigrant experience to the United States.

Atis Angaje Forum
Wednesday, June 11
Brecht Forum | 388 Atlantic Avenue | Brooklyn, NY 11217

Artists of the "Atis Angaje" movement will discuss their experiences and political work during the Duvalier regime.

Taste of La Caye
Tuesday, June 17
La Caye Restaurant | 35 Lafayette Avenue | Brooklyn, NY 11217

Enjoy a special tasting menu with La Caye Restaurant's new Executive Chef Pierre Fervil.

Mutation X062 | Installation & performance by Haiti-based artist Maksaens Denis
Friday, June 20
FiveMyles Gallery | 558 St Johns Place | Brooklyn, NY 11238

Experimental digital and performance artist, Maksaens Denis will perform Mutation X0, and discuss his career while sharing his digital media technique.

Krik? Krak! Storytelling & Songs
Saturday, June 21
Brooklyn Children's Museum | 145 Brooklyn Ave | Brooklyn, New York 11213

This free family program is sure to entertain kids as well as their parents with classic Haitian tales. Storytelling will be led by Haitian authors, performers and musicians whose dramatic retellings will incite a love of Haitian myth and color children’s dreams with wonder.

Selebrasyon! Installation Exhibition by Engels
Saturday, May 17 – June 30
FiveMyles Gallery | 558 St Johns Place | Brooklyn, NY 11238

HCX commissioned an original installation piece to be mounted in front of our cooperative space in collaboration with FiveMyles Gallery. The piece will be on view through the duration of the festival.

HCX | Open Studios Tour
Sundays from May 25 - June 22
Various Locations

View new works and pieces by visiting the creative studios of Haitian and Haitian-American artists for an intimate opportunity to discuss their career, style, and inspiration. Confirmed artists include Francks Deceus, Shakespeare Guirand, and Sophia Domeville.

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