Ballet Hispánico celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a FREE outdoor performances by principals and students and a full month of FREE streaming performances.
Other programming for the month include:
October 5 -
In conjunction with The Moss Arts Center and the faculty of Virginia Tech, members of Ballet Hispánico are hosting a new Diálogos conversation, addressing the topic of Colorism in the Arts and Anti-Blackness within Latinx Communities.
- 6pm
October 9 and 10 -
As part of the New York Botanical Garden’s Contemporary Dance Series, a series of spontaneous outdoor performances, dancers from Ballet Hispánico will be performing at locations throughout the grounds.
- 2pm to 5pm both days
October 12 -
First Republic Bank will present a complimentary Company performance and Latin Social Dance Class. This class will feature Salsa, Mambo and Merengue, with movement that is easy for the whole family to follow.
October 15 -
The monthly celebration will conclude with another engaging Diálogos session centered on the celebration of Ballet Hispánico’s 50 years and legacy. The conversation will examine the past, present and future of the organization.
- 7pm
For more information, please visit www.ballethispanico.org/HHM.
Additionally -
Ballet Hispánico will be featured in Google Arts & Culture’s “Latino Cultures in the US,” a hub to highlight the contributions and experiences of Latinos in the United States. The online exhibits created for Hispanic Heritage Month feature the Company’s history, artists and ongoing legacy.
Ballet Hispánico has also partnered with OvationTV, an independent television and digital media company dedicated to celebrating and supporting all forms of arts and culture. A series of Ballet Hispánico PSAs will air on the network throughout Hispanic Heritage Month.
About Ballet Hispánico
For fifty years, it has been the leading voice intersecting artistic excellence and advocacy and is now the largest Latinx cultural organization in the United States and one of America’s Cultural Treasures. Ballet Hispánico brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latino cultures through innovative dance productions, transformative dance training, and enduring community engagement experiences.
National Medal of Arts recipient Tina Ramirez founded Ballet Hispánico in 1970, at the height of the post-war civil rights movements. From its inception Ballet Hispánico focused on providing a haven for Black and Brown Latinx youth and families seeking artistic place and cultural sanctuary.
By providing the space for Latinx dance and dancers to flourish, Ballet Hispánico uplifted marginalized emerging and working artists, which combined with the training, authenticity of voice, and power of representation, fueled the organization’s roots and trajectory.
Today, Ballet Hispánico’s New York City headquarters house a School of Dance and state-of-the-art dance studios for its programs and the arts community. From its grassroots origins as a dance school and community-based
Ballet Hispánico provides the physical home and cultural heart for Latinx dance in the United States. Ballet Hispánico has developed a robust public presence across its three main programs: its Company, School of Dance, and Community Arts Partnerships.
Through its exemplary artistry, distinguished training program, and deep-rooted community engagement efforts Ballet Hispánico champions and amplifies underrepresented voices performing arts troupe, for fifty years Ballet Hispánico has stood as a catalyst for social change. in the field.
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