Choreographers

Talley Beatty (1918-1995) is one of the master choreographers of the 20th century with a career spanning dance, theatre, opera and television. Mr. Beatty began dancing with Katherine Dunham before moving to Broadway with Cabin in the Sky and Showboat. He then formed his own dance company, touring with Tropicana, a suite of dance styles derived from African and Latin American cultures. He also choreographed for Stockholm’s Birgit Cullberg Ballet, the Boston Ballet, Inner City Dance Company of Los Angeles, and Alvin Ailey. From 1974 through 1985, Ballet Hispanico commissioned five works and made one acquisition from Mr. Beatty...TRES CANTOS

Jean Emile trained in New York City at the High School of Performing Arts, Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, School of American Ballet, Dr. Glory’s School of Musical Theater, Joffrey Ballet School and at the Summer Dance Academy  in Cologne, Germany. His professional experiences include working with Netherlands Dance Theater 2 (The Hague, Holland), Netherlands Dance Theater 1, Compania Nacional de Danza (Madrid, Spain), Lar Lubovitch Dance Company (New York, USA) Notre Dame de Paris, (Las Vegas, USA) and Donald Byrd, The Group. He choreographed Getting There, Veronica, Sentimento, 3 to 1 for La Compania in Barcelona and the Operetta Die Herzogin Van Chicago (The Dutchess of Chicago) by the composer Kalman for the Theater Osnabruck in Germany. He currently teaches at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York...TRES BAILES

Christopher Gillis (1951-1993), born in Montreal, Canada, danced in the companies of May O’Donnell and Jose Limón before joining The Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1976, where he was a principal dancer for over 15 years. An acclaimed choreographer, he contributed works to White Oak Dance Project and Repertory Dance Theatre in Salt Lake City as well as five works for the Paul Taylor Dance Company. He enjoyed a life-long collaboration with his sister Margie Gillis, creating several works with her and for her that remain in the repertory of the Margie Gillis Dance Foundation...FAREWELL

Maray Ramis Gutierrez began her training at the Paulita Concepcion Vocational School of the Arts in Havana, Cuba and continued her studies at the National School of Dance in Havana. She has danced throughout the world, performed on British television, and the Venice Opera. As a principal dancer for the National Contemporary Dance Company of Cuba, she has worked with esteemed choreographers such as Giovanni de Cicco, Donald McKayle, Isidro Rolando, Joaquin Sabate, Jan Linkens and Marianela Boan. Maray has created works for Hedwig Dances, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, and collaborated with Eduardo Vilaro to choreograph for Luna Negra Dance Theater...PUNTOS SUSPENSIVOS

Andrea Miller is Artistic Director and Choreographer of New York based Gallim Dance. Upon graduating from the Juilliard School, Miller joined Ohad Naharin's Ensemble Batsheva in Tel Aviv. In 2007 she returned to establish Gallim Dance. Miller's works have been performed throughout the US, Canada and Europe. She was awarded the 2009 Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship in Choreography, 2010 Princess Grace Foundation USA Works in Progress Award, the Youth America Grand Prix Choreographers Award, and was selected for Dance Magazine's 2009 "25 to Watch." ...NACÍ

Vicente Nebrada (1930-2002) was a founding member of the Harkness Ballet where he began his choreographic career in 1964. In 1975 he became the Founding Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer of the International Ballet of Caracas, creating numerous ballets and solidifying his reputation as an internationally acclaimed choreographer. In 1984 he was appointed Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Caracas, which he directed until 2002.  His artistic support as resident choreographer helped establish Ballet Florida in Palm Beach in the mid-1990s. His works continue to be performed around the world and have been danced by more than 30 companies such as, American Ballet Theatre, National Ballet of Canada, The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, and Ballet Hispanico...BATUCADA FANTÁSTICA

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is half-Colombian and half-Belgian, and completed her dance training at the Royal Ballet Academy in Antwerp, Belgium. She appeared with various German companies before joining Djazzex, a contemporary jazz-dance company in 1993. In 1997, she joined the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam for seven years as a soloist. Since leaving her performing career in 2003, Ochoa has choreographed works for the Scapino Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Djazzex, The Royal Ballet of Flanders, Gran Canaria Ballet, Ballet du Grand Theatre du Geneve, Ankara Modern Dance Theatre, Ballet X, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Ballet National de Marseille and Pennsylvania Ballet...MAD'MOISELLE

Pedro Ruiz trained in his native Cuba and in Venezuela. Mr. Ruiz choreographed three celebrated ballets while a principal dancer with Ballet Hispanico for twenty one years. Choreography credits include: The Joffrey, Luna Negra, New Jersey Ballet, the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Program, Ailey’s Spring Celebration and Summer Sizzler concerts. He is on the dance faculty of Marymount College, the staff of The Ailey School and Scarsdale Ballet. Awards include the Bessie Award, the Choo-San Goh Award and The Cuban Artist’s Fund. Recently, Mr. Ruiz received The Joyce Foundation Award to create a new work for The Joffrey and was profiled nationally on PBS’s “In The Life.”...CLUB HAVANA

Carlos Sierra-Lopez is a native of Puerto Rico with numerous credits. Choreographic credits include Estocada Final Dance Month Gala, Dominican Republic Teatro Nacional, Corpo Danzante in Puerto Rico, Carmen at the La Jolla Playhouse (Associate Choreographer), and Swing! (First National tour; Associate Choreographer). He assisted and collaborated on productions of Saturday Night Fever in Holland and Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz at New World Stages New York...DESTINO INCIERTO