By MELISSA T. CASTRO Mexico’s Guillermina Bravo Dance Theater is slated to host a one-night-only performance of renowned Japanese dancer and choreographer Yumiko Yoshioka, a member of the first generation of Butoh dancers, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. Yoshioka will perform “Before the Dawn,” a scenic introspection on human transformation. Butoh, also known as the Japanese Dance of
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO The Mexican Jewish dance company Anajnu Veatem (which, in Hebrew, means “We and You”) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, and to commemorate the occasion, the group will perform a powerful kaleidoscope of traditional Israeli dances at Mexico City’s Guillermina Bravo Dance Theater from from Thursday, July 28, to Sunday, July 31. The performances will constitute
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO Danzón, a type of synchronized, stylized ballroom dance with emphatic pauses and a definitive romantic air performed to slow Latin rhythms, is the official musical genre and dance of Cuba, rooted in colonial times and fused from a blend of habanera two-step, European waltz and African cadence. But in Mexico, it has been a vital part of
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO} Mexican choreographer Alberto de León and his Fenómeno Escénico dance troupe are slated to bring the rhythms of the Land of the Gauchos to Mexico City’s Guillermina Bravo Dance Theater over the weekend with a stunning tango and milonga extravaganza. De León’s “The Hug” will be presented on Thursday, June 30, at 8 p.m.; Friday, July 1,
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO Chicago’s renowned Hubbard Street Dance troupe is slated to perform at Mexico City’s Guillermina Bravo Dance Theater on Monday, June 27, and Tuesday, June 28. One of the most important contemporary dance groups in the United States, Hubbard Street Dance will be performing several choreographic works along with the Mexican company Danza Visual. Founded 44 years ago,
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Throughout the entire month of May, Mexico’s all-female Ardentía Dance Company will perform n choreographic interpretation of Antoine de Saint-Exúpery’s “The Little Prince” at the Guillermina Bravo Dance Theater. One of the most emblematic stories in the world of universal children’s literature, “The Little Prince” inspired a dance adventure takes the audience on a
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