Ballet Nepantla is an award-winning, New York City Contemporary Dance company that explores cultural in-between-ness by infusing Contemporary Ballet with Mexican Folklore. You’ve never seen anything like this.
“Nepantla” is the Aztec Nahuatl word for “in-between” – which accurately describes the Latinx experience.
What New York City Ballet’s George Balanchine did with the folkloric dances of his native Russia, Ballet Nepantla is doing with the folkloric dances of Mexico. The only similar company is Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández in Mexico City which is sponsored by the Mexican government. We are blessed to have Ballet Nepantla in New York.
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Ballet Nepantla’s “Valentina” Contemporary Ballet Tells Stories of Strong Mexican Women at Symphony Space
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Friday, May 27, 2022
SYMPHONY SPACE
Upper West Side
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Ballet Nepantla’s “Valentina” Tells Stories of Mexico’s Revolutionary Women
Friday, March 13, 2020
AILEY CITIGROUP THEATER
Hell’s Kitchen, NYC
Ballet Nepantla ‘Valentina’ Gala at 26 Bridge
DUMBO, BROOKLYN, Fri, Mar 22, 2019, Mexican contemporary ballet gala fundraiser ~ Support this young dance company who explores being “nepantla” (in-between) with grace and beauty
Ballet Nepantla “Sin Fronteras”
Saturday, March 2, 2019
QUEENS THEATRE
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
What New York City Ballet’s George Balanchine did with the folkloric dances of his native Russia, Ballet Nepantla is doing with the folkloric dances of Mexico
May 2022
Ballet Nepantla Contemporary Ballet “Valentina,” a collection of stories that speak to the strength and resilience of women in Revolutionary Mexico, is at Symphony Space in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, on Friday, May 27, 2022 at 8:30pm. From $20.
“Valentina” is a collection of stories that speak to the strength and resilience of women during Revolutionary Mexico.
What New York City Ballet’s George Balanchine did with the folkloric dances of his native Russia, Ballet Nepantla is doing with the folkloric dances of Mexico.
Ballet Nepantla’s “Valentina” rewrites the story of what it means to be a Mexican woman.
By fusing contemporary ballet with traditional Mexican folkloric dance, “Valentina” tells stories of wealth and power, hope and despair, struggle and loss, and triumph.
An Award-Winning Dance Company
Mexican Ballet Folklorico is presented by many community dance companies, but Ballet Nepantla takes it to another level. It is the only Contemporary Dance company in the United States to present Mexican folkloric traditions at the level of Contemporary Ballet.
What New York City Ballet’s George Balanchine did with the folkloric dances of his native Russia, Ballet Nepantla is doing with the folkloric dances of Mexico. The only similar company is sponsored by the government of Mexico in Mexico City. We are blessed to have this in New York.
Founder and Artistic Director Andrea Guajardo (Momix) brings a woman’s perspective to the Company. Chicana feminists in the American Southwest call themselves “Nepantleras.” Like them, Guajardo is rewriting the archetype of the Mexican woman. Her choreography recently won a Lotos Foundation Prize in the Arts and Sciences. The Lotos Foundation promotes artistic excellence in New York City.
Approaching its 5th Anniversary, Ballet Nepantla is a solid dance organization that has successfully rooted and is growing in NYC. The Company is has been selected to present at this summer’s prestigious Jacob’s Pillow dance festival.