The evening includes nine virtual world premiere performances featuring Ballet Hispánico Company dancers and students, new works created remotely in the past weeks by world renowned choreographers Michelle Manzanales, Andrea Miller, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Pedro Ruiz, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Nancy Turano, and Eduardo Vilaro. Celebrity appearances include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno, Gloria Estefan, Norman Lear, Pacquito D’Rivera, Arturo O’Farrill, and other Latinx artists.

A highlight of the evening will be performances by Ballet Hispánico School of Dance students Julienne Buenaventura and Ruby Castillo, Nuestro Futuro scholarship recipients of BH’s La Academia program, in works choreographed by Kiri Avelar and Rodney Hamilton.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

The pre-recorded show will include new works set remotely on company dancers by prominent choreographers. The choreographers are social distancing in locations around the world, and the dancers are across the country, yet the beauty of dance transcends the distance between them.

Funds raised during the show will provide artists, students, and communities of color a platform for their voices. Donations are accepted at ballethispanico.org/support.

“Noche Unidos is beyond anything we could have imagined several months ago. This will be a spectacular virtual celebration of Ballet Hispánico with a group of amazing Latinx artists from across the nation coming together to honor the legacy of Tina Ramirez and Ballet Hispánico’s roots while looking forward, beyond our 50th anniversary. There is still work to be done, and Ballet Hispánico intends to pave the way and create these opportunities for Latinx voices to be amplified through dance, education, and our communities,” said Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico.

Lead sponsorship support is provided by Goya Foods for Ballet Hispánico’s Noche Unidos, and the company recognizes their work meeting the overwhelming demand for food donations during the pandemic.

Presenting donors of the show are Jody and John Arnhold, and Kate Lear and Jonathan LaPook, with corporate support from Goya gives, Univision Communications, Viacom/CBS, MetLife Foundation, Omnicom Media Group, PWC, Chubb, Goldman Sachs.