Fri Nov 22, 8:00 PM - Fri Nov 22, 11:00 PM
253 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027
Community: Harlem
Description
Ballet Hispánico, America's leading Latino dance organization, returns to the Apollo Theater with The Power of the Latina Voice in Dance.
Event Details
In the world premiere of Tiburones, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa addresses the discrimination and stereotypes placed upon Latinx culture and the power the media has in portraying these themes by diminishing the voices of Latinx artists. Ochoa will deconstruct gender roles and identity to revitalize an authentic perspective of Puerto Rican icons appropriated within the entertainment industry. In this restaging of Nací (2009), choreographer Andrea Miller draws from the duality of her Spanish and Jewish-American background to investigate the Sephardic culture of Spain, with its Moorish influence and profound sense of community, despite hardship. Con Brazos Abiertos (2017) is a fun and frank look at life caught between two cultures. Michelle Manzanales utilizes iconic Mexican symbols, intertwining folkloric representations with humor and music that
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 23 Aug 2019 at 06:00 PM
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 23 Aug 2019 at 06:00 PM