Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández

Feb 15th 2025

  • Hours8:00PM-10:00PM
  • Admission$32 - $57
  • Time8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Amalia Hernández was a dancer and choreographer, founder of the Ballet Folklórico de México in 1952. Hernández began a long journey through Mexican culture that would lead her to rescue the traditional dances around Mexico. She managed to project to the world the beauty of our country through movement, from pre-Columbian cultures and Spanish influences to the revolutionary times. With her first performances in 1952, she obtained public recognition as a cultural representative of Mexico. Her great success established the Ballet in the Palace of Fine Arts as its permanent venue.

Amalia Hernández fue una bailarina y coreógrafa, fundadora en 1952 del Ballet Folklórico de México. Hernández inició un largo trayecto por la cultura mexicana que la llevaría a rescatar las danzas tradicionales de los diversos rincones de México. Ella logró proyectar ante el mundo la belleza de las diferentes regiones de nuestro país a través del movimiento, desde las culturas precolombinas, las influencias españolas en la época del virreinato hasta la fuerza popular de los tiempos revolucionarios. Con sus primeras presentaciones en 1952 obtuvo el reconocimiento del público como representante cultural de México. Su gran éxito logró establecer al Ballet en el Palacio de Bellas Artes como su sede permanente.
  • Location Mesa Arts Center
  • One E Main St
  • Mesa, Arizona 85201

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