BALLET HISPANICO

ARTS
The Joyce Announces an Exciting 2017 with Scottish Ballet, Hamburg, Whelan and More
By ZEALnyc, Contributor
arts - culture - entertainment
ARTS
Dance Your Way Into the Fall With Festivals That Take You to the Past and To the Future
By ZEALnyc, Contributor
arts - culture - entertainment
ARTS
Ballet Hispanico: Are You Down for a Discourse?
By Alexandra Villarreal, Contributor
John Jay Scholar, writer, chocolate enthusiast, and lover of a...
Ballet Hispanico's troupe is diverse to reflect "who we are as hybrids in the world." Pieces like Mancillas' are about what it means to be mortal and flawed, not what it's like to come from a specific race or ethnicity. The world isn't cookie cutter, and neither is Vilaro's company.
NEW YORK
New York City's SummerStage ​Performing Arts Festival ​Celebrates ​5​0 Years of FANIA Records at a Park Near You
By Karim Orange, Contributor
Emmy nominated 'clean' makeup artist, lifestyle writer and urb...
LATINO VOICES
Diversity Mambo - Fighting Stereotype Through Dance
By Eduardo Vilaro, Contributor
Artistic director, Ballet Hispanico
Recently I received an email from an audience member asking me to consider the importance of having "only Spanish dancers" as part of Ballet Hispanico, the dance company I direct. For me, being Latino is a complex and personal experience that cannot be neatly branded.
ARTS
Ballet Hispanico School of Dance Rocks
By Traci L. Slatton, Contributor
Author
It was with great pleasure that I found myself at the orientation meeting for the General Program at Ballet Hispanico, where Director AnaMaria Correa welcomed me with a warm handshake.
ARTS
Cayetano Soto - New Dance Visions From Spain
By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, Contributor
Dance Writer/NYC Chef
Cayetano Soto is one of the leading young choreographers of contemporary dance. His work is in demand all over the world and he has more big commissions coming up soon.
IMPACT
Why Dance Is Essential for Our Youth
By Kate Lear, Contributor
Board Chair, Ballet Hispanico
As board chair of Ballet Hispanico, I see firsthand the swan-like alteration that takes place in our programs. Many of our students are from under-privileged environments, but when they open our door, a palpable look of calm and excitement washes over their faces as everything else is left behind.
ARTS
My Visit to Penumbra Theatre
By Michael Kaiser, Contributor
Chairman, DeVos Institute of Arts Management
I have been anxious about the precarious nature of this country's arts organizations of color; it is ironic that while minorities are becoming a majority and playing increasingly important political roles, arts organizations of color are at a low ebb.
ARTS
Falling in Love With Dance
By Christopher Duggan, Contributor
Founder and principal photographer, Christopher Duggan Photogr...
One of my very first jobs in New York City was working at the box office at The Joyce Theater. Ballet Hispanico performed that season. The company danced Good Night Paradise by Ramon Oller, and I was totally taken away. It swept me off my feet.
ARTS
Ballet Hispanico's New Executive Director; Continuing a Tradition of Inclusive Integration
By Jennifer Edwards, Contributor
professor, facilitator, writer, choreographer
ARTS
For Artists & Arts Organizations: 6 Steps to Building Your Base Through Authentic Engagement
By Jennifer Edwards, Contributor
professor, facilitator, writer, choreographer
ARTS
Verdery Roosevelt's Departure
By Michael Kaiser, Contributor
Chairman, DeVos Institute of Arts Management
Verdery Roosevelt is largely responsible for building a thriving, important dance organization, one of the most important Latino arts organizations in the nation.