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Ballet Hispnico will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a robust and engaging programming line-up anchored by the organization's annual A La Calle Block Party. The fourth edition of the popular community event will take place virtually on Friday, October 1, from 7-8pm EST. Out of an abundance of caution, due to the rapidly increasing rates of COVID-19 infection across New York City, this year's online event will be streamed for free for audiences nationwide to enjoy the festivities and will be available on demand on Ballet Hispnico's YouTube channel through October 15. To register, please visit https://www.ballethispanico.org/community/the-arnhold-center/a-la-calle-block-party. "As the nation's largest Latinx dance organization and one of America's cultural treasures, celebrating our Latinidad and providing Latinx and BIPOC artists and communities with a stage to show their artistry and a platform for their voices to be heard, is at the core of what we do each and every day," said Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispnico. "Hispanic Heritage Month enables us to showcase our heritage with great pride, highlighting the many contributions our vibrant community and artists have made and continue to make to this country."This year's Block Party will serve as the centerpiece for the month-long celebration and will include performances by the internationally renowned Company and prestigious School of Dance students. The Company will perform two numbers, a solo from Arabesque by Vicente Nebrada and an excerpt from 18+1 by Gustavo Ramrez Sansano. New to the block party this year and as part of its commitment to champion and amplify voices within its community, Ballet Hispnico will be inviting select Latinx dance companies from around New York City to perform as guest artists, including Bombazo Dance Company, Calpulli Mexican Dance Company and CONTRA-TIEMPO. Students from the School of Dance will also take to the virtual stage to perform Jerez, Paula y Curro choreographed by Blen Maya and Flavas of Hip Hop by Ana "Rockafella" Garcia, from the 50th Anniversary Gala. Ballet Hispnico's 2021 A La Calle Virtual Block Party is made possible by Con Edison of New York and Popular Bank. Major support is provided by Mutual of America.Other programming highlights for the month include:October 5- In conjunction withThe Moss Arts Centerand the faculty ofVirginia Tech, members of Ballet Hispnico will be hosting a newDilogosconversation, addressing the topic of Colorism in the Arts and Anti-Blackness within Latinx Communities.October 9and10- As part of theNew York Botanical Garden'sContemporary Dance Series, a series of spontaneous outdoor performances, dancers from Ballet Hispnico will be performing at locations throughout the grounds.October 12-First Republic Bankwill present a complimentary Company performance and Latin Social Dance Class. This class will feature Salsa, Mambo and Merengue, with movement that is easy for the whole family to follow.October 15- The monthly celebration will conclude with another engagingDilogossession centered on the celebration of Ballet Hispnico's 50 years and legacy. The conversation will examine the past, present and future of the organization.Ballet Hispnico will be featured inGoogle Arts & Culture's "Latino Cultures in the US," a hub to highlight the contributions and experiences of Latinos in the United States. The online exhibits created for Hispanic Heritage Month feature the Company's history, artists and ongoing legacy.Ballet Hispnico has also partnered withOvationTV, an independent television and digital media company dedicated to celebrating and supporting all forms of arts and culture. A series of Ballet Hispnico PSAs will air on the network throughout Hispanic Heritage Month.For more information, please visitwww.ballethispanico.org/HHM.About Ballet HispnicoFor fifty years Ballet Hispnico has been the leading voice intersecting artistic excellence and advocacy and is now the largest Latinx cultural organization in the United States and one of America's Cultural Treasures. Ballet Hispnico brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latino cultures through innovative dance productions, transformative dance training, and enduring community engagement experiences. National Medal of Arts recipient Tina Ramirez founded Ballet Hispnico in 1970, at the height of the post-war civil rights movements. From its inception Ballet Hispnico focused on providing a haven for Black and Brown Latinx youth and families seeking artistic place and cultural sanctuary. By providing the space for Latinx dance and dancers to flourish, Ballet Hispnico uplifted marginalized emerging and working artists, which combined with the training, authenticity of voice, and power of representation, fueled the organization's roots and trajectory. In 2009, Ballet Hispnico welcomed Eduardo Vilaro as its Artistic Director, ushering in a new era by inserting fresh energy to the company's founding values and leading Ballet Hispnico into an artistically vibrant future. Today, Ballet Hispnico's New York City headquarters house a School of Dance and state-of-the-art dance studios for its programs and the arts community. From its grassroots origins as a dance school and community-based Ballet Hispnico provides the physical home and cultural heart for Latinx dance in the United States. Ballet Hispnico has developed a robust public presence across its three main programs: its Company, School of Dance, and Community Arts Partnerships. Through its exemplary artistry, distinguished training program, and deep-rooted community engagement efforts, Ballet Hispnico has for fifty years provided a place of honor for the omitted, overlooked, and oppressed. As it looks to the next fifty years and beyond, Ballet Hispnico seeks to empower and give agency to the Latinx experience and those individuals within it.
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