Ballet Hispánico celebrates 150 years of Bizet’s ‘Carmen’

Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s largest Latine/x/Hispanic dance group and acknowledged by the Ford Basis as one in every of America’s Cultural Treasures, presents Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s masterwork CARMEN.maquia at New York Metropolis Middle from Could 29-June 1.

Led by Creative Director and CEO Eduardo Vilaro, Ballet Hispánico gives “sleekly up to date leisure” (The New York Instances), reimagining dance with vibrant works that defy custom. The 2024/25 Season program celebrates the 150^th anniversary of Bizet’s beloved basic opera Carmen with a reimagining of Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s Picasso-inspired, up to date model, CARMEN.maquia. The bodily charged and sensual choreography fuses up to date dance with nods to the Spanish paso doble and flamenco. Ballet Hispánico’s 55^th Emerald Anniversary Season additionally options one in every of New York Metropolis’s favourite Gala Performances, the return of the wildly fashionable En Familia Matinee (that includes a combined repertory program), the place all seats in the home are $25 (charges included) at 2pm on Could 31.

“We’re thrilled to rejoice 150 years of Bizet with our very personal Carmen,” stated Vilaro. “CARMEN.maquia is an important piece of Ballet Hispánico’s repertory, and Gustavo Ramírez Sansano returns to the rehearsal room to replace the work with our Firm dancers. A suspenseful, highly effective, humorous work, it is a beautiful and heartbreaking model of a basic story that can blow audiences away!”

Since her debut in 1875, Carmen has turn out to be a timeless cultural icon, inspiring generations of composers, choreographers, and writers to try to seize her elusive and alluring nature. Ballet Hispánico honors the highly effective Spanish main woman this season throughout its 55^th Emerald Anniversary with Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s electrifying CARMEN.maquia. One in every of at the moment’s most sought-after choreographers, Sansano invigorates this timeless story with an unrelenting vitality that leaves you breathless. Extremely authentic and stuffed with explosive motion, CARMEN.maquia is a daring reimagining of this tragic story.