This event is in the past.It took place on May 9, 2026 at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture.








Too soon to Discover Planets, Too Late to Discover Islands
Mott Haven
Orlando Hernández transforms Taíno and colonial Puerto Rican history into a kinetic dreamscape of tap, masks, and live music. It's rhythmic storytelling that lands somewhere between myth and memory, violence and transformation.
experimental dance theater
Taíno history
live music & rhythm
mask work
Tips
🎭"a history-mining experimentalist" (The New Yorker)
🎟️no Ticketmaster, buy direct from venue
🚇easy access by train or bus
Too soon to Discover Planets, Too Late to Discover Islands
Mott Haven








Orlando Hernández transforms Taíno and colonial Puerto Rican history into a kinetic dreamscape of tap, masks, and live music. It's rhythmic storytelling that lands somewhere between myth and memory, violence and transformation.
experimental dance theater
Taíno history
live music & rhythm
mask work
Tips
🎭"a history-mining experimentalist" (The New Yorker)
🎟️no Ticketmaster, buy direct from venue
🚇easy access by train or bus
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