Date and Time:
Sunday, September 25, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.

Single Tickets:
$10, 15, 25, 35, 47 (discounts available for seniors, youth, and groups)
Tickets for Ballet Hispanico are no longer available online. Limited tickets will be available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m.

Season Ticket Packages:
This concert is part of the Artist Series and Music in Motion season ticket packages.

Location:
Macky Auditorium

Running Time:
1.5 to 2 hours

Preconcert Conversation:
Professor of Ethnomusicology Brenda Romero, 6:45 p.m. in Macky Room 102

Latin Social Dance Master Class with Ballet Hispanico:
Saturday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m., Glenn Miller Ballroom
(Free and open to the public for participation)

Event Overview:
From the stunning individuality and expressive style of its dancers, to its colorful costumes and hot Latin sounds, everything about Ballet Hispanico is engagingly theatrical.  Recognized around the world as America’s foremost dance interpreter of Hispanic culture, the New York based company reflects the full diversity of the contemporary Spanish-speaking world with an inventive repertoire that fuses ballet, modern, jazz and Latin dance forms.

Program:
Bury Me Standing
The unique culture of the Gypsy or "Roma" people, who have journeyed across continents for a thousand years, inspired Spanish choreographer Ramón Oller to create Bury Me Standing. The compelling rhythms and melodies which accompany the ballet - drawn from Spain and Eastern Europe, from traditional folk songs and contemporary world music - reflect the many cultures and traditions the Gypsies touched and were touched by on their travels. The ballet portrays not so much the narrative of that journey as the emotional essence of the Roma: their strong communal bonds, their sensuality, feelings of oppression and longing, their strength and exuberance.

Dejame Soñar from NightClub
A story of inevitable passions and powerful rhythms that move us, as told through the intimate language of dance. Choreographed by Alexandre Magno to classic Latin songs by artists such as Tito Puente.

Artist Bio:
Ballet Hispanico has been recognized around the world as the foremost dance interpreter of Hispanic culture in the United States.  Founded in 1970 by Artistic Director Tina Ramirez, Ballet Hispanico’s innovative repertory fuses ballet, modern and Latin dance forms into a spirited image of contemporary Hispanic-American culture.

Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, the company has performed for over two million people. They have appeared in major venues throughout the United States, including The John F. Kennedy Center, Houston’s Wortham Center, the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, UCLA’s Royce Hall, the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia, the University of Arizona, White Bird in Portland, The Lied Center, Broward Center, Wolf Trap, Michigan Opera Theatre, University of Washington, Jacob’s Pillow, Boston’s Celebrity Series and The Joyce Theater.  The company’s national television appearances include CBS Sunday Morning and, on NBC, Hispanics Today, Latin Access and the 1999 Hispanic Heritage Awards.  In June 1999, the company was featured in a gala birthday celebration honoring President and Mrs. Bush; that September, they performed for 35,000 Mets fans at Shea Stadium.

Ballet Hispanico’s international appearances included a weeklong engagement at the Zurich Summer Festival in July 2001 and a tour of Spain in 1998, where the company was featured for two weeks at Festival Grec in Barcelona and performed at the Conde Duque Theater in Madrid.  In 1993, the company toured South America, visiting Panama, Venezuela, Argentina and Uruguay.  While in Buenos Aires, they were the guests at a private reception with President Carlos Menem.  Ballet Hispanico represented the United States at Expo ‘92 in Seville, Spain where they were featured at a special Independence Day Celebration at the invitation of the United States Pavilion.

Over 70 new works have been commissioned by Ms. Ramirez for Ballet Hispanico’s repertory from choreographers of international stature such as Alberto Alonso, Talley Beatty, Graciela Daniele, George Faison, Vicente Nebrada, Ann Reinking and William Whitener, and such dynamic young artists as Susan Marshall, Ramón Oller, David Roussève and Pedro Ruiz.

Links:
www.ballethispanico.org