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

Univision's Al Punto with Jorge Ramos

El Ballet Hispánico de Nueva York es una de las organizaciones culturales que se ha beneficiado de una millonaria donación de la fundación Ford. Eduardo Vilaro, su director artístico y CEO, explica que esta es una oportunidad para continuar promoviendo la diversidad y el gran aporte que ofrecen los latinos en el arte. ...more

CultureMap Dallas

TITAS' annual performance gala, which normally takes place in person during a full season, will feature all seven U.S. dance companies from the Dallas dance group's 2020-21 season. They include New York's Ballet Hispánico, Aspen/Santa Fe Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet out of San Francisco, and more. ...more

The New York Times

Fall for Dance, New York City Center's annual festival, will be digital this year, its 17th. . .Program 1 will also have a New York premiere of Ballet Hispánico's "18+1," with choreography by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano. ...more

BroadwayWorld

Ballet Hispánico offers a virtual, 15-minute FREE trial class for the Virtual Los Pasitos: Early Childhood Program. Ballet Hispánico's Los Pasitos Early Childhood Program for ages 2-5 merges creativity, cultures, and technique. ...more

LA Dance Chronicle

This is an offstage digital platform and INSIDE LOOK: Ballet Hispánico at 50 features an interactive exploration into the connections, choreography, and history of Latin American Culture with a Merengue Dance Lesson, plus special learning opportunities for younger audiences. ...more

BroadwayWorld

The Music Center is partnering with Ballet Hispánico to premiere a special presentation during Latinx Heritage Month on The Music Center Offstage, the organization's digital platform that offers newly curated programming, including the commission and presentation of original artwork. ...more