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PERFORMING ARTS LIVE
For fifty years Ballet Hispánico has been a leading voice in the arts, intersecting artistic excellence and advocacy. The company is the largest Latinx cultural organization in the country and has been designated one of America’s Cultural Treasures. Ballet Hispánico brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latin cultures through innovative dance productions, transformative dance training and enduring community engagement experiences. Hailed for its technical precision and artistic virtuosity on the stage, Ballet Hispánico reflects the ever-changing face of our nation with unique programs of contemporary works that explore the diversity and vibrancy of Latin cultures.
This engagement of Ballet Hispánico is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Ballet Hispánico’s residency with the Dance Division is enabled by a gift from Marjorie Lewis.
New This Year: Digital Programs!
Shenandoah Conservatory is launching digital programs for the 2021/22 season! We’re always looking for ways to improve your audience experience and provide more ways to connect with our students, faculty and guest artists from around the world. The digital program is best viewed on your mobile or tablet device.
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Program
Arabesque
Choreography by Vicente Nebrada
Restaged by Nancy Turano
Assisted by Johan Rivera
Music by Enrique Granados
Costume Design by Randy Barceló
Costume Recontsruction by Diana Ruettiger
Lighting Design by SK Watson
Arabesque is an elegant suite of dances set to the music of Spanish Composer, Enrique Granados. Traces of Flamenco influence are hinted at in the upper body as the dancers move through lush balletic contemporary phrase work.
Tiburones
Choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Music by Pérez Prado, Dizzy Gillespie, and The Funky Lowlives
Compositions by James Bigbee Garver
Costume Design by Mark Zappone
Lighting Design by Joshua Paul Weckesser
In 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.
18+1
Choreography by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano
Music by Pérez Prado
Costume Design by Ghabriello Fernando
Lighting Design by Caitlin Brown and Savannah Bell
18+1 celebrates Gustavo’s 19 years as a choreographer and the vulnerability, care, and hope that comes with each artistic endeavor. In a display of subtle humor and electric choreography, the movement merges with the playful rhythms found in Pérez Prado’s mambo music. Sansano draws from his history and memory to take a joyous look at the past, present, and coming future.
“Ballet Hispánico dancers mamboed through 18+1, which was choreographed by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano with humor and gusto. The groupings were a sculptural force that splintered into fun parties and the rhythms were infectious.” – Wendy Perron, Dance Magazine
Food & Drink
Concessions will be available for purchase beginning one hour prior to this performance.
Latin Social Dance Class with Ballet Hispánico
Wednesday, March 2 at 7PM
Ruebush Hall, Room 151 (Rehearsal Room)
Dance the night away with Ballet Hispánico! Join us backstage for a Latin Social Dance Class designed for all levels and ages. The class will feature Salsa, Merengue, Cha Cha and other Latinx dance forms taught by the experts of one of America’s Cultural Treasures. Free and open to the public. Masking is required for this event. Email boxoffice@su.edu for more information.
Post-Show Meet the Artist Event!
Friday, March 4 at 9:30PM
Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre
Stick around after the show and join us in the lobby for a meet-and-greet with the artists.
PERFORMANCE SUPPORT
MEDIA PARTNER
ACCESSIBILITY
Accommodations for disabilities may be arranged by contacting the Box Office at least three days prior to the performance.
Photo & Video Credits
Antonio Cangiano and Laura Lopez in Arabesque
Photo by Rachel Neville
Laura Lopez and Antonio Cangiano in Arabesque
Photo by Rachel Neville
Tiburones by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Video by Nel Shelby Productions
The Making of Tiburones
Video by Gibney
18+1 by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano
Video by Nel Shelby Productions
