LA Dance Chronicle

On Friday, June 23, 2023, one of America’s most treasured dance companies Ballet Hispánico was honored with the Immigration Impact Award (formally known as the American Heritage Award) at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention in Florida.  ...more

Broadway World

Ballet Hispánico uplifts and celebrates Latine voices and artists. The Company takes the City Center stage June 1-3, 2023, with a program of incredible dance, beginning with an opening night performance and Gala paying tribute to the Miranda Family. ...more

Broadway World

The ballet company’s latest installment at the New York City Center focuses on how dance can build community and celebrate the Latinx culture to make a difference. ...more

Dance Magazine

An interview with Michelle Manzanales about the premiere of Sor Juana, why de la Cruz’s story continues to inspire, and advocating for underrepresented communities. ...more

Dance Magazine

An interview with Michelle Manzanales about the premiere of Sor Juana, why de la Cruz’s story continues to inspire, and advocating for underrepresented communities. ...more

The New York Times

Michelle Manzanales’s new work for Ballet Hispánico is, she says, “a way of going personal through another person’s story.”

The New York Times

Since last summer, leaders of New York’s pre-eminent dance companies have been meeting weekly to share ideas and problems.

Boston Globe

The celebration of Ballet Hispánico’s golden anniversary during this week’s performances at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival comes, technically speaking, a year late. No matter: With this spirited cadre of terrific dancers performing this fun triple bill, better late than never. ...more

Announcement from Ballet Hispánico

This extraordinary act of generosity by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott comes as Ballet Hispánico celebrates 50 years of access to dance, education and ...more

PIX11

The show must go on: After struggling through the pandemic, the arts industry is getting a little extra support in 2021. During his State of the State address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new initiative to help revive the industry across the state. ...more

BELatina Daily

Amid a pandemic that challenges the bravest character, Ballet Hispanico decided to move forward, with the resilience that has kept them on the stage for fifty years. Founded in 1970 by Tina Ramirez, a New Yorker of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, who was born in Venezuela, Ballet Hispánico is a U.S. institution, a pillar in the construction of spaces for dialogue and cultural platforms for immigrant communities in the country. ...more

NPR's All Things Considered

Earlier this spring, when New York went on COVID-19 lockdown, Ballet Hispánico artistic director Eduardo Vilaro was ready to adapt quickly. "I went into my immigrant mode," Vilaro says. "How do you survive? What do we have to do?" The company introduced a whole host of online programming called #BUnidos – Be United — Latino Pride Mondays, Salsa Tuesdays, Wepa Wednesdays, Tiki-Tiki Thursdays, and of course, Fiesta Fridays. ...more