Ballet Hispánico is one of America’s cultural treasures and leading Latin dance companies. It both preserves and extends the Latin dance canon. Since 1970, it has grown into one of New York City’s premiere dance companies.
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Ballet Hispánico in New York City
New York City Center 2025
Ballet Hispánico, America’s premiere Latin dance company and an American cultural treasure, celebrates its 55th Season and the 150th anniversary of the classical ballet “Carmen” with its signature work, Spanish choreographer Gustavo Ramirez Sansano’s “CARMEN.maquia.” The season includes a Gala Performance and En Familia Family Matinee; at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; from May 29 – June 1, 2025. From $45. En Familia Family Matinee $25. 🇨🇺 🇲🇽 🇵🇷 🇪🇸
This is Ballet Hispánico’s best work by far. They do a lot of development work of ballets and new interpretations of respected choreography, but have staged “CARMEN.maquia” enough times to really develop the dance in every dimension. It’s spectacular.
People of a certain age may think of “Carmen” as the story of a fallen woman. But in a modern and very New York or even Latin context, Carmen is a woman enjoying all the advantages of her feminine power. Sexuality is also perceived differently in Anglo and Latin contexts, so this recontextualization of the classic ballet by a Latin dance company makes a lot of sense.
New York City Center 2024
Ballet Hispánico celebrates Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro’s 15th Season with the World Premiere of his “Buscando a Juan,” inspired by the Met exhibition of Afro-Spanish painter Juan de Pareja, and sancocho (Latin stew); plus “Mad’moiselle, Colombian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s exploration of Latin gender identity; and “18+1,” Spaniard Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s celebration of the vulnerability of every artistic endeavor; at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; Thursday-Sunday, April 25-28, 2024. From $45. ballethispanico.org 🇨🇺 🇨🇴 🇪🇸
The Ballet Hispánico Gala is one of the most important nights in Latin New York. The Gala performance is Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 6:30pm. The Gala party, at The Plaza hotel in Midtown, features dancing to the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, one of New York City’s leading salsa orchestras.
There is a special En Familia Matinee on Saturday, April 27.
Ballet Hispánico has recently performed at these New York City venues:
BAAND Together Dance Festival 2024 Brings Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New York City Ballet to Summer For the City at Lincoln Center
DAVID H. KOCH THEATER, Lincoln Center, Manhattan 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇸🇻 🇭🇹 🇮🇹 🇲🇽 🇵🇷 🇪🇸 🇻🇪
Ballet Hispánico
It is a Latin contemporary dance company that dances ballet, modern, and contemporary. It has a touring company, school of dance, Instituto Coreográfico, community arts outreach, and its own studios. It does a lot of Community Outreach including:
- A La Calle Block Parties are community open houses on the street, the natural home of Latin dance.
- Díalogos are timely conversations about Latin culture and dance.
- Flamenco Tablao are traditional Spanish flamenco performances for students and their families.
Eduardo Vilaro is Artistic Director and CEO. He started out as a Ballet Hispánico dancer. Founder Tina Ramírez, with all her vision, drive, and recognition, was only able to take Ballet Hispánico half the way. When we met Eduardo in 2015, Ballet Hispánico was still a little dance company on the margins. He took it to the goal of being a top-tier dance company, a leader in New York’s dance scene. Now it will always be a cultural force. Bravo! 🇨🇺
Johan Rivera is Artistic Associate & Rehearsal Director. 🇵🇷
2023-24 Dancers
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- Fatima Andere is from Mexico via Miami. @fatimaandere 🇲🇽
- Amir J. Baldwin is from Trenton, New Jersey. 🇺🇸
- Leonardo Brito is from Saquerema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. @leonardobrittom 🇧🇷
- Antonio Cangiano is from Naples, Italy. @cangianoanto 🇮🇹
- Amanda del Valle is from Miami, Florida. @anandadelvalleee 🇺🇸
- Daryn Diaz is a Cuban Spanish Apprentice from Tampa, Florida. 🇪🇸 🇨🇺
- Ana Estrada is from Hermosillo, Sonora, México. anaestrada._ 🇲🇽
- Paulo Hernandez-Farella is Salvadoran from Los Angeles, California. @paulo.fhf 🇸🇻
- Cori Lewis is from New Orleans, Louisiana. @co_lorena_ 🇺🇸
- Dylan Dias McIntyre is from Key West and West Palm Beach, Florida. @d_mcintyre 🇺🇸
- Adam Dario Morales is a Colombian Apprentice from Englewood, New Jersey. @adamdmorales 🇨🇴
- Amanda Ostuni is from Patterson, New York (near Danbury). @amanda_ostuni 🇺🇸
- Omar Rivéra is Mexican American from Los Angeles, California. 🇲🇽
- Isabel Robles is from Arlington, Virginia. @isabel_robles_ 🇺🇸
- Isabella Vergara is a Mexican American from Westfield, New Jersey. @isabellavergara 🇲🇽
The company was founded in 1970 by Tina Ramirez (1928-2022). The granddaughter of a Puerto Rican political family was born in Venezuela while on the road with her Mexican bullfighter father.
Tina’s vision was to build a company for Latin dancers. Ramirez brought ballet, modern dance and folkloric dance together as Ballet Hispánico. She saw greatness in her community that few others could see at the time. The National Medal of Arts winner led her creation until 2009. 🇲🇽 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Famous alumni include dancers and actors Jennifer Lopez, Nélida Tirado, Nancy Ticotin, and Michael DeLorenzo.
Cuban American Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro (Luna Negra Dance Theater) carries on the legacy. According to Vilaro, Ballet Hispánico’s logo was inspired in part by New York Latin Culture Magazine’s. We have watched Vilaro grow Ballet Hispánico from a small respected company into one of New York City’s major dance companies in just a few years. Bravo! 🇨🇺
Today, Ballet Hispánico is one of New York City’s “Big Five” dance companies.
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Ballet Hispánico
167 West 89th St
(between 89th & 90th St)
Upper West Side, Manhattan
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