Ballet Folklorico De Mexico De Amalia Hernandez Returns To USA.

Direct from the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City, the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez returns to the United States with a Commemorative 21-City Tour beginning September 14 through October 14, 2001.

The Tour pays homage to the Company’s founder, Amalia Hernandez, the critically-acclaimed dancer and choreographer who passed away in November 2000 at the age of 83.

In Ms. Hernandez’s inimitable fashion, she assured the unwavering strength and continued success of her great Company, which has been and continues to remain under the direct leadership of her family, including her daughters Norma Lopez (Artistic Director) and Viviana Hernandez (Director of the School and a Choreographer), and her grandson Salvador Lopez (Executive Director). Together, the family produced the last ten years of international tours and productions at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.

According to Adam Friedson and Julio Solorzano-Foppa, producers of the U.S. Tour for the past 14 years, “The Company has never been in better shape. We are privileged to continue our tradition of bringing to the United States the magic, color and history of Mexico through one of the greatest dance companies in the world. The creative legacy of Amalia Hernandez and her family will continue at the highest level. Throughout its 49-year history, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez has swept audiences away with its exceptional repertoire of work incorporating decades of history through art. We are pleased to present this year’s Company, which preserves the traditions of its past melded with the glory of the new.”

The 2001 United States tour schedule is as follows: Sacramento, CA (September 14); San Jose (September 15 – 16); Fresno, CA (September 18); San Luis Obispo, CA (September 19); Escondido, CA (September 20); Los Angeles, CA (September 21 – 23); Victoria, TX (September 26); Woodlands, TX (September 27); San Antonio, TX (September 28); Dallas, TX (September 29); Tulsa, OK (September 30); Kansas City, MO (October 2); Iowa City, IA (October 3 – 4); Davenport, IA (October 4); East Lansing, MI (October 5); Cleveland, OH (October 6); Detroit, MI (October 7); Columbus, OH (October 9); Culver, IN (October 10); Bloomington, IN (October 11); and Chicago (October 12 – 14).