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09-12-2012, 01:10 PM
The Ballet Hispanico of New York will perform in Santo Domingo on 11, 12 and 13 October at Palacio de Bellas Artes. The recital is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, the US Embassy and the Dominican Dance Board. During the show, the National Dominican Ballet will perform a new choreography, Agua Viva, directed by Colombian Anaelle Lopez Ochoa.
First international ballerina Michele Jimenez and Luis Torres, guest dancer from the Washington Ballet will appear onstage. The director of the National Dominican Ballet Marinella Sallent and Johanna Wiese de Mera, president of the board, made the announcement and said that this important performance should not be missed.
Founded in 1970 by artistic director Tina Ramirez, the Ballet Hispanico is regarded as the foremost dance representative of Hispanic culture in the United States.
Since its inception in 1970, Ballet Hispanico's dancers have roused audiences worldwide with their magnetic energy and eclectic choreography. Founded by Tina Ramirez and now led by Eduardo Vilaro, its 13 members perform works by the foremost choreographers of our time as well as those of emerging artists. Their works fuse Latin dance with elements of classical and contemporary forms to create a new sphere of concert dance in which theatricality and passion propel every move. The Company has performed for more than three million people in the United States, Europe and South America with a repertory of over 100 works, which opens dialogue about the Hispanic diaspora in our contemporary world.
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First international ballerina Michele Jimenez and Luis Torres, guest dancer from the Washington Ballet will appear onstage. The director of the National Dominican Ballet Marinella Sallent and Johanna Wiese de Mera, president of the board, made the announcement and said that this important performance should not be missed.
Founded in 1970 by artistic director Tina Ramirez, the Ballet Hispanico is regarded as the foremost dance representative of Hispanic culture in the United States.
Since its inception in 1970, Ballet Hispanico's dancers have roused audiences worldwide with their magnetic energy and eclectic choreography. Founded by Tina Ramirez and now led by Eduardo Vilaro, its 13 members perform works by the foremost choreographers of our time as well as those of emerging artists. Their works fuse Latin dance with elements of classical and contemporary forms to create a new sphere of concert dance in which theatricality and passion propel every move. The Company has performed for more than three million people in the United States, Europe and South America with a repertory of over 100 works, which opens dialogue about the Hispanic diaspora in our contemporary world.
www.ballethispanico.org (http://www.ballethispanico.org)
For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see http://dr1.com/calendar
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)