This community dance company performs like professionals with world-class storytelling. They are as good as anything on Broadway.
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Calpulli Mexican Dance Company Performances
Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company is at the Count Basie Center
COUNT BASIE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Red Bank, New Jersey ~ A beautiful Nutcracker story about a child’s dilemma whether to celebrate her Mexican or American Christmas traditions. 🇲🇽
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company’s “Día de Los Muertos” Brings the Mexican Family Celebration to Life
FLATIRON PUBLIC PLAZA, Flatiron District, Manhattan ~ Beautiful folkloric dance theatre for the entire family that tells the story of Day of the Dead, the Mexican family celebration of life.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Calpulli 20th Anniversary Performance and Reception with the artists on Sunday, November 5, 2023.
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Calpulli Mexican Dance Company “Monarcas” Celebrates the Contributions and Sacrifices Mexican Immigrants Make for the USA
These are the first stories in a new Mexican folkloric dance series celebrating immigrant contributions. “Company E” celebrates Mexican American soldiers in the US Army. “Viñedos” celebrates Mexican American families who helped build California’s wine industry.
QUEENS THEATRE IN THE PARK
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Saturday-Sunday, May 27-28, 2023
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Calpulli News
JANUARY
Mexican Ballet Folklorico
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company presents the “Dances of Mexico” at the Travel and Adventure Show at Javits Center in Hudson Yards, Manhattan; on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 1:10-2:10pm. $18. travelshows.com
Calpulli Tickets
Tickets are sold through the theaters where Calpulli performs.
Social Media
Facebook @calpullimexicandance
Instagram @calpullimexicandance
Typical Theaters
These are some of the theaters where Calpulli performs.
- Count Basie Theatre in Redbank, New Jersey.
- Hostos Center in Mott Haven, The Bronx.
- Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens.
- The Town Hall in Midtown, Manhattan.
Repertory
- Día de los Muertos
- Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas
About Calpulli
The company was founded in New York City in 2003.
Executive Director and Co-Founder Juan Castaño has built an impressive community arts organization.
Artistic Director Grisel Pren Monje gets community dancers to perform like professionals by mixing classical ballet and Mexican folk dance technique. A classical ballerina told us that Calpulli dancers perform like professional ballet dancers. Grisel is the heart of the company.
Director of Arts-in-Education and Co-Founder Alberto Lopez Herrera has been named one of Time Magazine’s great “American Voices.” He is a world-class storyteller.
Musical Director George Saenz is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, which produces an endless stream of successful jazz and Latin music stars.