Saturday, April 26, 2014, 2:00 PM & 8 PM
Ballet Hispanico
167 W 89th St, New York, NY 10024
Description
Be delighted by fourteen of “the most technically accomplished and musical dancers you’ll find in the contemporary sphere” (The Washington Post) as they take the Joyce stage. Featured in Programs A and B is El Beso, a stunning world premiere by Spanish native Gustavo Ramírez Sansano with original costumes by Venezuelan fashion designer Angel Sanchez. Other highlights include three Joyce premieres: Sombrerísimo, Belgo-Colombian Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s athletic tour de force for six male dancers; Umbral, Edgar Zendejas’s seductive interpretation of the beloved Mexican celebration “Día de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead); and Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro’s Hogar, a moving meditation on immigrant identity and the meaning of home set to live music by masterful Russian composer Ljova (Program B only). Nacho Duato’s masterwork Jardi Tancat, the Joyce premiere of Edwaard Liang’s lush duet A Verme, and repertory favorites from Vilaro and Lopez Ochoa round out the colorful season.
Mia Min-Tzu Li, a native of Taiwan, enjoyed her education at The Boston Conservatory and gained many diverse experiences working with their faculty and students. Ms. Li has been fortunate to perform works by such masters as José Limón, Martha Graham and Murray Louis, as well as creating her own works.
Program B: (8PM)
Mad’moiselle, Hogar with live music by Ljova and the Pinky Swear Brigade, El Beso
Program C: (2PM)
Jardi Tancat, Sombrerísimo, Asuka
For more information about the event, please visit:
http://www.joyce.org/