CARMEN.Maquia / Club Havana

Ballet Hispanico “whisk[s] us away to contemporary dance’s hottest spot” (Washington Post) in this imaginative and theatrical showcase of Latin-inspired dancing at its best. In Club Havana, the intoxicating rhythms of the conga, rumba, mambo and cha cha are brought to life by choreographer Pedro Ruiz, himself a native of Cuba. Hailed as a “masterpiece” by the Chicago Sun-Times, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s CARMEN.maquia is a Picasso-inspired, contemporary take on Bizet’s classic opera about a passionate gypsy. Riveting from start to finish, the physically charged and sensual choreography fuses contemporary dance with nods to the Spanish paso doble and flamenco. Ballet Hispanico’s production of CARMEN.maquia and Club Havana for Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance is made possible by The Arnhold Foundation.

BALLET HISPANICO
CARMEN.maquia and Club Havana
BALLET HISPANICO
Founder Tina Ramirez
Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro

CARMEN.maquia
Choreographer ~ Gustavo Ramírez Sansano
Music ~ various works by Georges Bizet and Pablo de Sarasate
Costume Designer ~ David Delfin
Costume Construction ~Travis Halsey, Diana Ruettiger Lighting Designer ~ Joshua Preston
Set Design and Construction ~ Luis Crespo
Directed for the screen by Matthew Diamond

Performed by
Don José ~ Christopher Bloom
Carmen ~ Kimberly Van Woesik
Micaela ~ Melissa Fernandez
Escamillo ~ Mario Ismael Espinoza
Cigar Factory Girls, Soldiers, Townsfolk and Gypsies
Lauren Alzamora, Martina Calcagno, Shelby Colona, Kassandra Cruz, Mark Gieringer, Christopher Hernandez, Johan Rivera Mendez, Eila Valls, Lyvan Verdecia, Joshua Winzeler

CLUB HAVANA
Choreographer ~ Pedro Ruiz
Music ~ Israel Lopez, Rubén Gonzales, A.K. Salim, Perez Prado and Francisco Repilado
Costume Designer ~ Ghabriello Fernando
Lighting Designer ~ Donald Holder

Performed by

Son
Martina Calcagno, Shelby Colona, Kassandra Cruz, Mario Ismael Espinoza, Melissa Fernandez, Mark Gieringer, Christopher Hernandez, Johan Rivera Mendez, Eila Valls, Lyvan Verdecia

Mambo
Shelby Colona & Lyvan Verdecia, Kassandra Cruz & Johan Rivera, Eila Valls & Mario Ismael Espinoza

Cha Cha Cha
Melissa Fernandez, Mark Gieringer, Chris Hernandez
Bolero, Rhuma & Conga

The Company

ABOUT BALLET HISPANICO

Since its inception in 1970, Ballet Hispanico has been recognized as the nation’s premier Latino dance organization. Led by award-winning Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro, the Ballet Hispanico Company has performed for more than 3million people across 11 countries and on 3 continents. The company’s commitment to contemporary repertory has produced world-class, multifaceted performances that have featured masterworks by Nacho Duato, cutting-edge premieres by Cayetano Soto and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and live music collaborations with renowned artists such as Paquito D’Rivera and Ruben Blades—to name a notable few. Through the work of its professional company, school of dance, and community arts education programs, Ballet Hispanico celebrates the dynamic aesthetics of the Hispanic diaspora, building new avenues of cultural dialogue and sharing the joy of dance with all communities.

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