Ballet Folklorico de Mexico presents the richness of Mexican culture in an unforgettable spectacle of color, music and dance.
The Mexico Tourism Board is proud to be a promoter of the Ballet Folklórico de México’s 2010 US Tour which is scheduled to visit most major cities. The internationally acclaimed dance company was begun in 1952 by Amalia Hernandez as Ballet Moderno de Mexico, with only eight dancers. The troupe now includes more than 75 of Mexico’s most talented performers and has garnered over 200 international awards. Ballet Folklórico de México has performed in more than 80 countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas and reached over 25 million spectators worldwide.
According to Mariana Pedrero, Director of the Mexico Tourism Board’s New York Office, “We are proud to be promoting Mexico’s legendary Ballet Folklórico and their visionary interpretations of some of Mexico’s destinations and heritage. This year’s program is a clear example of how dance can embody the richness of a culture and provide powerful imagery worthy of Amalia Hernandez’s work and Mexico’s revolutionary spirit.” 
Highlights of the program include Dioses Aztecas (Aztec Gods), a piece that has not been performed outside Mexico in many years due to its staging complexity; and The Feather Dance and The Jarabes, two dances from the culturally rich southern state of Oaxaca. There is also an homage to the central-western state of Jalisco, where most tequila is produced and where both the tradition of charrería and mariachi music were born; and El Gusto, a Mexican tap dance from the Pacific coastal state of Guerrero. The Revolution of 1910-1917 will be celebrated through its female fighters, the soldaderas, in a piece called Revolución.
Supporting the dancers will be 15 musicians performing onstage, including a mariachi band playing a selection of Mexico’s best-known songs.
For more information on the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico visit www.balletamalia.com
Audiences can see Ballet Folklórico de México’s magic in the US in 55 shows in 42 cities – all in just 10 weeks.
To purchase tickets please visit: www.ticketmaster.com
SCHEDULE
FEBRUARY
Day/ City, State/ Theater/ Function
Tuesday 23th / Virginia Beach, VA / The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
Wednesday 24th / New York, NY / Town Hall
Thursday 25th / Princeton, NJ / McCarter Theater
Friday 26th / Fairfield, CT / Quick Center for the Arts-Fairfield University-Kelly Theatre
Saturday 27th / New Bedford, MA / Zeiterion Theatre
MARCH
Day/ City, State/ Theater/ Function
Tuesday 2th / Amherst, MA / Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
Thursday 4 / East Lansing, MI / Catherine Herrick Cobb Great Hall (Wharton Center)
Friday 5th / Detroit, MI / Music Hall Center for Performing Arts
Saturday 6th / Detroit, MI / Music Hall Center for Performing Arts
Sunday 7th / Kalamazoo, MI / James W. Miller Auditorium
Monday 8th / Kalamazoo, MI / James W. Miller Auditorium
Tuesday 9th / Kalamazoo, MI / James W. Miller Auditorium
Wednesday 10th / Appleton, WI / Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
Thursday 11th / Appleton, WI / Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
Friday 12th / Springfield, IL / University of Illinois at Springfield
Saturday 13th / Chicago, IL / Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Inc
Sunday 14th / Chicago, IL / Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Inc
Wednesday 17th / Albuquerque, NM / Popejoy Hall
Thursday 18th / Santa Fe, NM / Lensic Theatre
Saturday 20th / Mesa, AZ / Ikeda Theatre
Sunday 21th / San Diego, CA / Copley Symphony Hall
Friday 26th / San Rafael, CA / Marin Center
Saturday 27th / Stockton, CA / Warren Atherton Auditorium
Sunday 28th / Cupertino, CA (San Jose) / Flint Center for the Performing Arts
Monday 29th / Davis, CA / Barbara K. And W. Turrentine Jackson Hall (Mondavi Center)
Tuesday 30th / Davis, CA / Barbara K. And W. Turrentine Jackson Hall
