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Ballet Hispanico returns to Lehman College
Lehman Center for the
Performing Arts in celebration
She began her trek to Rhode Island
with her family and followers
in April following the single fi le
Native American trail that Roger
Williams and her husband had
taken earlier. Williams had sought
refuge at the winter camp of Massasoit
when he ran into diffi culty.
Massasoit was the Wampanoag
sachem who had helped save the
Massachusetts Bay Colony from
starvation so they were well-acquainted
with each other. I would
imagine that William Hutchinson
had sought Roger Williams’ advice
when traveling to Rhode Island
and he would most likely have advised
his wife to also look to Massasoit
for advice on the safety of
the trail at the time.
The trek was six days in length
and after arriving at Narragansett
Bay they took a boat trip to Aquidneck
Is. (Aquidneck is the native
American term for fl oating mass)
where her husband, William, had
already started construction of
their home. His settlement there
was called Pocasset which translates
to “where the stream widens.”
The name was later changed
to Portsmouth. William Coddington,
who sided with Anne Hutchinson
when she was tried, left Massachusetts
with William and he
was among the 23 men who signed
the Portsmouth Compact in Boston
on March 7, 1638 electing him
as governor.
Anne arrived with additional
followers during the second week
of April 1638. William Coddington
was deposed as governor on April
28, 1639 and William Hutchinson
was elected to the position. Coddington
then moved to Newport
at the south end of Aquidneck Is..
Portsmouth and Newport were
reunited on March 12, 1640 and
Coddington was again elected governor.
In the interim, a new political
system was created separating
church and state and creating the
justice system of trial by peers.
This was confi rmed by the 39 freemen
and became the law of the
land in Rhode Island.
William Hutchinson passed
away in 1641 during which time
overtures were being made between
the Rhode Is. colonies and
the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
The talks of reuniting the two colonies
created fear in Anne after all
she went through with her two trials.
Another former colonist who
had relocated from Massachusetts
to Rhode Is. had sought and obtained
permission from the Dutch
to settle on their land. John Throckmorton
obtained a land grant
from Dutch Governor Wilhelm
Kieft to settle on the Vriedlandt
in Dutch territory. Although his
settlement in 1642 was short-lived,
it still bears his name in the form
of Throggs Neck. His land grant
extended north to the Hutchinson
River delta.
Anne was desperate to get away
from the control of the British and
also sought to establish herself in
Dutch territory. Thus it was that
she and much of her family traveled
south, probably by boat, to
the area north of Throckmorton’s
Neck and the Hutchinson River
delta to set up her homestead. No
offi cial land grant or patent from
the Dutch exists but we do know
that she established her home on
the west side of the river that now
bears her name. The land would
have to be relatively fl at and suffi -
ciently inland and tillable enough
to maintain a farm. She hired
a distant relative, James Sands,
to build her home and the Native
Americans soon made it apparent
that she was not welcome there.
She persisted but Dutch governor
Wilhelm Kieft initiated a series of
raids upon the Native Americans
that were retaliated. Anne’s entire
settlement with the exception
of one nine year old daughter, Susannah,
was massacred. Susannah
was later ransomed by an
older brother who had remained
in Massachusetts. She married
John Cole in 1651 and the couple
moved to Rhode Island and had
11 children. The location of Anne
Hutchinson’s home has been the
subject of numerous investigations
of the 50th anniversary
of Lehman College
and honoring Goya Foods
for their long-term community
leadership, presents
Ballet Hispánico’s much
anticipated return to Lehman
Center on Saturday,
January 19, at 8 p.m. America’s
leading Latino dance
organization, the innovative
and versatile Ballet
Hispánico has been bringing
individuals and communities
together through
dance for nearly 50 years.
Led by Artistic Director
and CEO Eduardo Vilaro,
this evening’s program
will feature Annabelle Lopez
Ochoa’s Sombrerísimo,
Michelle Manzanales’ Con
Brazos Abiertos, and Eduardo
Vilaro’s Danzón.
This concert continues
the completion of the fi rst
phase of renovations at Lehman
Center for the Performing
Arts.
Concert goers will fi nd
that the lobbies have been
upgraded for ADA compliance
with new ramps and
carpeting, and the interior
of the theater will have new
seating, carpeted aisles,
and fi nished fl ooring as
well. The $15.4 million refurbishment
of the Center,
which is expected to be
completed by mid-2019, will
also include 5,400 square
feet of enlarged space, with
a new main entrance and a
redesigned box offi ce, plus
new administration offi ces
and restroom facilities on
the fi rst and mezzanine
fl oors, and an elevator. The
center seats 2,278 people in
the concert hall and is the
largest of its kind in the
borough.
Funding for the project
is being provided by the
Offi ce of the Governor, the
New York State Legislature,
the Bronx delegation
of the New York City Council,
and the Offi ce of the
Bronx Borough President.
Additional funding is being
raised with a seat naming
initiative, which allows
community members
to make a personal connection
with one of New York
City’s most important notfor
profi t entertainment
venues.
Lehman Center for the
Performing Arts is on the
campus of Lehman College/
CUNY at 250 Bedford
Park Boulevard West.
Tickets are $75*VIP, $55,
$45, $25; children 12 & under,
$10 any seat, and can
be purchased by calling
(718) 960-8833
*VIP Reception: The
Havana Café, Goya Foods
and Lehman Center special
VIP pre-concert wine
and hors d’oeuvres reception
will start at 6:30pm.
VIP tickets include the reception
and the best seats
in the house. Sponsored by
Havana Café Restaurant
and Goya Foods.
Ballet Hispanico will be performing at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, January 19.
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