Latino Cultural Center presents Ballet Hispanico of New York “Dejame Sonar” and “Bury me standing”
In celebrating its 2nd anniversary in the month of September, the Latino Cultural Center announces the arrival of internationally known dance company Ballet Hispanico of New York. Senior members of the company will be giving a free Salsa dance lesson class on Wednesday, September 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cultural Center’s multipurpose room followed by a performance of “Bury Me Standing” and “Dejame Sonar” by the entire company on Thursday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Latino Cultural Center’s Oak Farms Dairy Performance Hall. Tickets for the performance may be purchased in advance at the Latino Cultural Center’s offices at 2600 Live Oak St. or at the box office in the theater lobby up to two hours before the performance. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, group rates available.
Founded in 1970 by Artistic Director Tina Ramirez, Ballet Hispanico of New York is the foremost dance representative of Hispanic culture in the United States, with a professional company that tours both nationally and internationally. The Ballet Hispanico of New York company has performed for over two million people, appearing in such major venues at The John F. Kennedy Center, Houston’s Wortham Center, The Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, UCLA’s Royce Hall and Boston’s Celebrity Series. The company’s national television appearances include CBS Sunday Morning, NBC’s Hispanic Today and the Hispanic Heritage Awards.
The unique culture of the Gypsy, or “Roma” people, who have journeyed across continents for a thousand years, inspired Spanish choreographer Ramon Oller to create Bury Me Standing . The compelling rhythms and melodies which accompany the ballet – drawn from Spain and Eastern Europe,– reflect the many cultures and traditions the Gypsies touched and were touched by on their travels. The ballet portrays the emotional essence of the Roma: their strong communal bonds, their sensuality, feelings of oppression and longing, their strength and exuberance.
With Alexandre Magno’s Dejame Sonar (“Let me Dream”) this program, conceived by Tina Ramirez, is unified by the brief soliloquies of a narrator (Julio Monge) and the libretto of Jim Lewis. Exploring love and yearning and loss linking generations of styles of Hispanic culture, it arches from the 1920’s in South American to the 1950’s in Spanish Harlem and onward to 2003 in New York, late at night in an after-hours club. Music includes work from well knows artists such as Tito Puente.
For More information contact the Latino Cultural Center at 214-670-3320 or visit their website at www.dallasculture.org/latinocc
