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Happy 40th to Ballet Hispanico!
The Ballet Co. kicks off their anniversary year at The Joyce this week.
Ballet Hispanico Dancers (Photo: Cheryl Mann)
Ballet Hispanico is an American dance company based here in New York. It was founded by the Venezuelan American dancer and choreographer Tina Ramirez in 1970 and presents dances reflecting the experience of Hispanic and Latino Americans. It describes itself as “the foremost dance representative of Hispanic culture in the United States.”
The company has performed for more than two million people in the United States, Europe, and South America, and has a repertoire of over 75 works. The company has commissioned nearly 80 works and acquired 11 others, working with 45 choreographers from around the world.
Their anniversary year kicks off this week at The Joyce with ground-breaking choreography and stirring new music. The extraordinary line-up includes:
• Mad’ moiselle, a world premiere work by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Puntos Suspensivos
• A world premiere by Cuban choreographer Maray Gutierrez set to live music composed by Gabriela Lena Frank.
• A revival of Christopher Gillis’s Farewell, a haunting duet by the late choreographer
• In tribute to the anniversary of Mexican independence, the company will revive Tres Cantos, Talley Beatty’s seminal work from 1975. Batucada Fantástica, Nací and Tres Bailes complete the season.
For more event info, here.