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Last Updated: Jan 23rd, 2012 - 10:07:08   |
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Ballet Folklórico de México celebrates 100th
Anniversary of Mexican Revolution,
New York City concert set for Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at Town Hall; Revolutionary Centennial and 200th Anniversary of Mexican Independence
Inspire New Additions to Program Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 8:00 PM Town Hall 123 West 43rd St New York, NY Tickets: $50, $40 Available at Town Hall Box Office or Ticketmaster 1-800-745-3000 The Ballet Folklorico is Mexico's most famous dance company, founded over 50 years ago by the visionary choreographer Amalia Hernandez. In addition to its year-round residency at Mexico City's acclaimed Palacio de Bellas Artes, the company also performs concerts around the world, representing the history and art of Mexico's native and Hispanic cultures. WATCH VIDEO Columbia Artists Music LLC (CAMI) is proud to present the internationally-acclaimed Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández, one of the great dance companies of the world, returning to New York for a one-night spectacular of dance, color, mariachis -- and special revolutionary celebrations -- Wednesday, February 24th at Town Hall.In a momentous year like 2010, the premier cultural institution that has narrated the living history of Mexico to some 25 million people the world over could not be absent from the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mexican Independence and the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. "This year, we are bringing a redesigned program, and what I think is the Ballet's best touring cast in ten years,” says Salvador López López, the organization's Executive Director. Highlights of the new program will be Dioses Aztecas (Aztec Gods), a piece that has not been performed outside Mexico in many years due to the complexity of its mise en scène. Other new additions to the program include two dances from the southern state of Oaxaca, one of the regions with a strongest sense of identity in Mexico: The Feather Dance and The Jarabes. Other dances include Jalisco, an homage to the central-western state where most tequila is produced and where both the cowboy tradition of charrería and mariachi music were born; and El Gusto, a Mexican tap dance from the Pacific coastal state of Guerrero. And the Revolution of 1910-1917 will be celebrated through its female fighters, the soldaderas, who joined the war for democracy along with the men, in a piece called Revolución. The Ballet is currently in its 2010 World Tour! Tri-State area appearances: Tuesday, February 23 The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia, VA Wednesday, February 24 Town Hall, New York City Thursday, February 25 McCarter Theater, Princeton, NJ Friday, February 26 Quick Center for the Arts - Fairfield University, Fairfield, NJ Saturday, February 27 Zeiterion Theatre, New Bedford, MA Sunday, February 28 Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bronx, NJ Tuesday, March 2 Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, Amherst, MA © Copyright by the MCINY |
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