Ballet Hispánico

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Paula Lobo

Ballet Hispánico dancers

For nearly 50 years New York City-based Ballet Hispánico has been celebrating and exploring Latinx cultures through dance training, community engagement and lively productions (performing more than 3,350 times to more than two million audience members throughout 11 countries). Artistic director Eduardo Vilaro, a former company member, has sought a diverse repertory from choreographers representing Cuba, Venezuela, Trinidad, Spain, Colombia and Brazil. Their works blend Latin dance with contemporary and classical techniques, creating a new style that exudes theatricality and passion.

press release: Ballet Hispánico will perform in Overture Hall Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Overture Center Ticket Office (201 State Street), by phone (608.258.4141) or online (overture.org). Groups of 10+ may be eligible for discounted tickets; for information, please call 608.258.4159. This show is appropriate for ages six and older.

Stay after the show for a brief, informal Q&A session in the theater with the artists. Free and open to all ticket holders, as well as the general public. Events take place in the performance venue immediately following the show.

Ballet Hispánico is part of the 2018/19 Overture Presents series and was generously underwritten by Joe and Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner.

What Reviewers Are Saying

"The Latin-American experience at last has a voice." - The New York Times

“Ballet Hispánico shows what it is to be Latino in the modern world.” - Financial Times

"Stunning! Ballet Hispánico dances to illuminate and to embody the Hispanic world. That it enlightens, excites, and awes the audience is a testament to the creativity and ingenuity of its director since 2008, Eduardo Vilaro.” - The Berkshire Edge

About Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director

A former principal dancer with the Ballet Hispánico Company, Eduardo Vilaro has performed throughout the United States, Europe, Central and South America. He received his early dance training on scholarship at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and later studied at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. Vilaro founded and led Chicago’s Luna Negra Dance Theater for 10 years, during which time he created over 20 ballets for Luna Negra and other companies. Vilaro did additional outreach work with former Ballet Hispánico director Tina Ramirez to create a broad range of educational programming for the Chicago community. Vilaro holds a BFA in Dance from Adelphi University and an MA in Interdisciplinary Art from Columbia College Chicago, where he served as Artist-in Residence at The Dance Center. He is the recipient of an NEA grant and the Ruth Page Award for his choreography. Vilaro served on the Board of Directors for Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance.