Event Details

Hailed by the Chicago Sun Times as "a company that moves with sensational energy and panache," Luna Negra Dance Theater fuses contemporary dance and ballet with a distinctive Latino and Afro-Caribbean style.  Celebrating its ten year anniversary, the company presents a program of modern classics and newly commissioned works, including José Limón's There is a Time and Vicente Nebrada's Batucada Fantastica.  Continuing the company's committment to promotting young, Latino choreographers, Luna Negra will also present a new work by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Nube Blanco, featuring the songs of Maria Dolores Pradera. 

Pre-performance Discussion
Join founder and Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro at 7pm for a discussions on the company and its impact on promoting Latino culture through dance.  This will be one of the last opportunities to see Vilaro with Luna Negra, as he will succeed Tina Ramirez as Artistic Director of New York's Ballet Hispanico this August. 

Official website of Luna Negra

Luna Negra Dance Theater promotional video

Luna Negra Dance Theater at SOPAC was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts' American Masterpieces: Dance initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts