Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández presented by the Harriman-Jewell Series
With its permanent home at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, one of Mexico City’s most historic venues, the company has developed choreography for 40 ballets, composed of 60 folk dancers and musicians who have performed extensively across Mexico and abroad.
The dancers, clad in eye-popping pink, green and turquoise, move in battalion-worthy, cascading lines, their small stamping steps sharply reminiscent of tap.
"The gorgeous costumes and breathtaking formations keep coming, dance after dance.”
– Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times
“Long before “Riverdance,” Amalia Hernandez understood the power of rhythmic thunder. Before “The Lion King,” she saw the magic of dancers who could “become” animals or giant puppets. When her 50-year-old institution, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, whirled through Galveston’s 1894 Grand Opera House on Saturday, the audience was ready to shout Viva Mexico! well before the cast did.”
— Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle
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