Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 7:30 PM

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

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"Fabricated tense moments abound in the 1930's Argentine dance hall that has been imagined by Miss Daniele, an Argentine herself, in Cada Noche...Tango. The Ballet Hispánico dancers plunge into the atmosphere with relish and astoundingly professional dramatic detail."

—The New York Times

PROGRAM NOTEs

View the program for this event here.

An international force for 50 years, Ballet Hispánico continues to mold the landscape of contemporary dance. This performance commemorates the company’s work to ignite cultural pride, elevate diverse artists, and share with underserved communities a language accessible to every body: dance. Full of spirit and vibrancy, the program encompasses five decades of lush and virtuosic dance.

Arabesque (1984)

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LATIN SOCIAL DANCE WORKSHOP WITH BALLET HISPÁNICO
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SCHOOL-DAY PERFORMANCE
BALLET HISPÁNICO
Free; registration required

 

Wednesday, February 23, following the performance
POST-PERFORMANCE Q&A
Free

Choreography by Vincente Nebrada
Restaged by Nancy Turano
Assisted by Johan Rivera
Music by Enrique Granados
Costume Design by Randy Barceló
Costume Reconstruction by Diana Ruettiger
Lighting Design by SK Watson

Vicente Nebrada's Arabesque (1984, pictured above) is an elegant suite of dances set to the music of Spanish composer Enrique Granados. Traces of Flamenco influence are hinted at in the upper body as the dancers move through a series of lush balletic contemporary phrase work.

Tiburones (2019)

Choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Music by Pérez Prado, Dizzy Gillespie, and The Funky Lowlives
Compositions by James Bigbee Garver
Costume Design by Mark Zappone
Lighting Design by Joshua Paul Weckesser

The dancers of Ballet Hispánico on stage in multicolored costumes dance around a light stand with a projection of a white fish with teeth on a brick wall behind them.
Dancers from Ballet Hispánico in a line on stage under blue lighting. The dancers are five men who are barefoot and holding a pair of high heels each, the shoes in their right hands raised above their heads.
The dancers of Ballet Hispánico on stage in multicolored costumes huddle in a group and rest their heads on each other's shoulders.
A dancer from Ballet Hispanico dances on stage. She is standing on one foot, the other extended up into a full split, and she reaches down to the floor with her right hand.
Two dancers from Ballet Hispanico perform on stage, a white animated fish with teeth is projected onto the wall behind them. One dancer stands on one hand while the other dancer supports him, holding onto one leg and one hand.
A dancer from Ballet Hispanico dances on stage. She stands on one foot, the other extended behind her, bent at 90-degree angle at the knee, with one arm extended in front of her.
Three dancers from Ballet Hispanico perform on stage in matching grey costumes. All three have their arms extended to both sides, and are stepping to the right, with their left leg crossed in front of their right legs.
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In Tiburones, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa addresses the discrimination and stereotypes placed upon Latinx culture and the power the media has in portraying these themes by diminishing the voices of Latinx artists. Ochoa will deconstruct gender roles and identity to revitalize an authentic perspective of Puerto Rican icons appropriated within the entertainment industry.

18+1 (2012)

Choreography by Gustavo Ramfrez Sansano
Music by Perez Prado
Costume Design by Ghabriello Fernando
Lighting Design by Caitlin Brown and Savannah Bell

18+1 celebrates Sansano's 19 years as a choreographer and the vulnerability, care, and hope that comes with each artistic endeavor. In a display of subtle humor and electric choreography, the movement merges with the playful rhythms found in Perez Prado's mambo music. Sansano draws from his history and memory to take a joyous look at the past, present, and coming future.

Related Event: Diálogos

In October 2021 members of Ballet Hispánico joined Virginia Tech faculty for Diálogos: Colorism in the Arts and Anti-Blackness within Latinx Communities, a candid virtual conversation on identity and belonging. Watch the panel below.

Ballet Hispánico first performed at the Moss Arts Center in 2013 with Sortijas and other repertoire. 

There will be no livestream option for this performance.

This performance is supported in part by gifts from Ms. Kelli Whitfield and Ms. Sherwood P. Quillen.

This engagement of Ballet Hispánico is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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