Dance
for World Community | Saturday,
June 7 | 2:00-2:20 p.m. - FREE! Stage 2 (near Putnam St, Cambridge,
MA)
BALAM
Dance Theatre and the Marblehead School of Ballet present a collaborative
performance at the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre's15th annual Dance for World
Community in Cambridge, MA.
See our
FREE Balinese and Baroque dance 20-minute program featuring "Tari Coba Kecil Oleg" (A Trail
Short Bumblebee Dance), and "Harlequin's Whimsical Love Dance".
Baroque Dance Fantasies from England, France, and Spain
Thursday, June 5, 1:15-2:00 | FREE
St Malachy's Church, 239 West 49th Street, NYC
Spring Spotlight: An In-Studio Performance! Saturday, April 26, 2:00 pm | FREE
Presented by the Marblehead School of Ballet 115 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA 01945
BALAM will show, "Tari Coba Kecil Oleg-Parts 1 & 2" (BALAM’s Bumblebee Dance for adult dance students) and our new work-in-progress, "Harlequin’s Whimsical Love Dance".
Photo Credit: BALAM Dance Theatre
Sevillanas Dance Workshop, Thursday, April 10, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
BALAM offers a Spanish dance workshop highlighting the popular Andalusian dance, Sevillanas Corraleras (primer copla - first couplet).
This workshop is part of the course "World Dance and Global Perspectives," taught by Kathryn Posin at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, located at 1 Washington Pl, New York, NY 10003. This event is not open to the public. Photo Credit: BALAM Dance Theatre
Body Trip to Bali, Thursday, February 6, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
BALAM offers a Balinese dance and culture lecture-performance for the course,
World Dance and Global
Perspectives, taught by Kathryn Posin at New York University's Gallatin School of
Individualized Study, 1 Washington Pl, New York, NY 10003. This event is not open to the public.
Photo Credit: Kathryn Posin
Monthly Dance Adventure: January-April Balinese Dance
Workshop: Tari Coba Kecil Oleg - Part 2: Learn the second
choreographic section of a Balinese-inspired dance.
Designed for adult beginner
dance students, no prior dance experience is necessary. Adapted from the glamorous traditional Balinese
dance, Oleg Tambulilingan (Love Dance of the Bumblebees), this
workshop is offered
Photo Credit: Julie Lemberger
in collaboration with the Marblehead School of Ballet
(MSB), 115 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts 01945. The class fee is
$21. Pre-registration with the MSB is required.
Join us for an enchanting experience of dance discovery!
Class Dates
Preserving the choreographic legacy of Mariano Parra (1933-2024)!
This year, BALAM records the various renditions of the Spanish dance Sevillanas taught by New York's Spanish Master Mariano Parra, including Corraleras, Rocieras, and Boleras.
Barbara Romero, BALAM's Spanish dance expert and an acolyte of Parra, preserves his pedagogical legacy rooted in the schools of La Meri in New York and Luisa Pericet in Madrid, Spain.
Photo Credit: The Parra Family Archive & BALAM Dance Theatre
This archival project will also document the transitional dance La Cachucha (1836), an Escuela Bolera choreography performed in the mid-19th century by the Romantic ballerina Fanny Elssler.
2024
Wind Chime, Sunday, December 22, at 2 p.m. | FREE
Reservations required. Email: nywindbell@gmail.com
An original music-drama created and presented by BALKAM's Toshinori Hamada, Wind Chime is inspired by a true heroic story from the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster in Japan. BALAM will debut the dance, Ritual Sarabande, in this semi-staged reading.
Anthroposophical Society
138 W 15th St, New York, NY 10011.
This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement, a regrant program supported by the funding agencies: The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council, The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and the Howard Gilman Foundation and administered by LMCC.
Passacaille: A Baroque Dance Extravaganza
BALAM Dance Theatre guest performs with
La Fiocco in Pasacaille: A Baroque Extravaganza.
Saturday, October 26, 7:30 p.m.
Christ Congregation
50 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ.
Sunday, October 27, 3:00 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church
6587 Upper York Rd
Solebury, PA
Tickets: $30 general audience, $10 students with ID.
SEATING IS LIMITED!!! Early reservations are strongly recommended.
Buy your tickets now by credit card
using this link below, or send a check to,
La Fiocco,
PO Box 134
Carversville, PA 18913.
BALAM's Repertoire (* premieres)
* The Old Bachelor (Baroque Dance Suite,) and
* Harlequin Goes Bird Watching with Yumiko Niimi and Carlos Fittante
Folia: A Spanish Baroque Fantasia with Robin Gilbert and Carlos Fittante
Musicians
Jeremy Rhizor, Kristina Giles, and Vita Wallace, baroque violins
Margrét Hjaltested, baroque viola
Donna Fournier, baroque cello
Jorge Torres theorbo & baroque guitar
Owen Davitt, recorder, harpsichord, tambourine
Lewis R. Baratz, artistic director, recorder, harpsichord
Impressions of The Alhambra
Impressions of The Alhambra
Sunday, November 24, 7:30 p.m.
Manhattan Movement and Arts Center
248 W 60th St, New York, NY 10023 • (212) 787-1178
Tickets Info. forthcoming
Impressions of The Alhambra brings to life the beautiful prose of Washington Irving’s 1829 visit to the enigmatic Alhambra Palace in southern Spain. In this imaginative production, experience another time through an artful blend of projected images of historical paintings animated by Period, Spanish, and Middle Eastern Dance styles.
This project is made possible by funds from the Essex County Division of Cultural Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Celebrating 45 years of presenting contemporary cultural dance.
Dance Photo Credit: Julie Lemberger. NYC Skyline from Openverse.com
Free Public Showing. Donations encouraged.
Sunday, May 19, 3-4:30 p.m.
Studio H
Gibney: Agnes Varis Arts Center (280 Broadway),
entrance on 53A Chambers St.
New York, NY 1007
Limited Seating. Confirmed reservations required.
email: info@balamdancetheatre,org, or call: 646-361-9183
PROGRAM
2. La Zarzamora, a Spanish song
3. El Barreño, a Central American folk-dance duet
4. Huicho, an 18th Century Peruvian Dance with live Baroque guitar, and singing.
5. Mariones, a Baroque guitar solo
6. Caballo de Rejoneo (premiere). Live singing and a Sevillanas duet dancing with castanets
7. Harp and Butterfly, solos by Isadora Duncan, Marie Carstens-guest artist
8. Ramayana: Abduction of Sita, BALAM's signature Balinese fusion dance story ballet inspired by the Hindu epic.
ARTISTS
Nani Devi, Inma Heredia, Robin Gilbert, Yumiko Niimi, Steven Jeltsch, Ryan Closs, Eugenia Forteza, Barbara Romero, Toshinori Hamada, Carlos Fittante, Marie Carstens-guest artist
Body Trip to Bali: A Performance/Masterclass
Thurs. Feb. 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Body Trip to Bali: A Performance/Masterclass
NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study,
World Culture Dance (closed event)
BALAM performs the spectacular Balinese solo fan dance, Terunajaya and conducts a masterclass in Balinese dance.
Photo Credit: Selena Cuca
2023 Season
St George Theatre
35 Hyatt St, Staten Island, NY
Tickets $19-$68
Box Office: 718-442-2900, ext. 1
In-person at the Box Office (Open 12:00pm – 5:00pm, Tuesday-Friday)
Online at Ticketmaster.com anytime
Sat., Dec. 2, 2:00-2:30 p.m. Free Showing-El Vito, Las Niñas del Pasodoble
Marblehead Christmas Walk
115 Pleasant St,
Marblehead, MA
(781) 631-6262
Fri., Oct. 20, 9-11a.m. Latin Dance Show. BALAM guests with the Phyllis Rose Dance Company
Rhodes Academy, Hempstead, NY
Sat., Oct. 7, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Celebración de la Cultura Hispana con Baile y Canción / Celebrating Hispanic Culture with Dance and Song. Free.
Hempstead Public Library
115 James A Garner Way
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 481-6990
BALAM's new 50-minute program celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month! Featured in this program is El Barreño, a charming folkloric dance from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. The program also stars entertainer, hostess and comedian extraordinaire -- Inma Heredia -- singing, dancing, and introducing the performance’s diverse works listed below.
Sat., Sept. 23, Dance for World Community Festival 2023, 12:50-1:00 p.m. Stage 2 (Mass Ave near Putnam Ave), Cambridge, MA. FREE
Due to inclement weather, this event has been postponed until June 2024
BALAM performs Soleá de Arcas and Las Niñas del Pasodoble in Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre's 14th annual dance festival.
Sat., July 29. 1:30 p.m. Summer Dance Intensive Performance, Marblehead School of Ballet. FREE
Enjoy a range of repertory highlighting ballet, and modern, including BALAM's new Spanish Pasodoble for three student dancers of the Marblehead School of Ballet, 115 Pleasant St, Marblehead, MA 01945
RSVP. Seating is limited. Reservations must be made in advance.
Contact: msb@havetodance.com or call 781-631-6262
June 15 - June 25, The Lady of the Camellias, by
Shakespeare. FREE
BALAM has choreographed for a cast of actors’ dances
inspired by the 19th century ballroom suite.
Castle Clinton National Monument, The Battery (Battery
Park) New York, NY 10004
Thurs., June 15 - Sun., June 18 & Thurs., June 22 -
Sun., June 25 at 6:30 pm.
Sun., June 4 & 5, 7-8:30 pm. Federico Garcia Lorca Festival presented by
Danisarte La Nacional, 239 West 14th St, 2nd Fl. New York, NY 10011
Tickets: General Admission: $30 • Seniors & Students: $25 per evening, or
the Cultural Passport, a special offer to attend both shows for $45.
On Sun., June 4, BALAM presents three Escuela Bolera dances: Solea de Arcas (1870), El Vito and Panaderos de la Flamenca (late 18th century). Also featured on Sunday's program are Inma Heredia: Spanish Show woman (Singer/Dancer/Actress), and Tali Roth: Israeli Concert Guitarist.
Thurs., May 25, 1-2 pm. Return to the Garden of Love • FREE
St. Malachy's Roman Catholic Church
239 W 49th St, Manhattan, NY 10019 • (212) 489-1340
Gotham Early Music Scene's (GEMS)
Midtown Concerts series presents the debut of BALAM's sequel program
Return to the Garden of Love featuring excerpts from the music
Concerts Royeaux by Francois Couperin, Baroque dance by Carlos Fittante, a traditional Balinese mask, and an original script by
Inma Heredia. View the concert in a live broadcast at the
GEMS website or
YouTube channel.
• Yumiko Niimi - dancer
• Carlos Fittante - dancer
• Mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza
• Lisa Terry - viola Parthenia Viol Consort
• Ryan Closs - theorbo
• Dongmyung Ahn -violin
• Dongsok Shin - harpsichord
Sun., April 16, 1-2 pm. Monthly Dance Adventure-Sevillanas Rocieras
Marblehead School of Ballet
(MSB)115 Pleasant Street
Marblehead, MA 01945
(781) 631-6262
$20. Registration required. Drop-ins welcome. Ages 12 and up. No previous experience needed.
In studio and virtual lesson format
March 30-April 2, Metamorphosis: Wu Song and the Tiger,
Chaconne de Phaeton, and Chaconne de Arlequin
BALAM joins
Voices of Music to present an original program of live music and dance.
• Yihan Chen-guest pipa virtuoso, and Kaili Chen-guest Chinese dancer
March 30 Palo Alto
April 1 San Francisco
April 2 Berkeley
March 4, Chaconne de Phaeton (Dongmyung Ahn, Baroque violin.)
Faculty Showcase at QC Arts
Lefrak Concert Hall at Queens College-City University of New York
Feb. 9, Terunajaya - A Balinese Dance Performance/Masterclass/ and Lecture
World Dance and Cultures, NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study
2022 Season
Dec. 9-12, The Christmas Show. St George Theatre, Staten Island, NY
Nov. 23. Caton School Brooklyn, NY
BALAM and Ballet Fiesta Mexicana join to present Hispanic Heritage Dance Extravaganza. Photo: Yloy Ybarra taken by Julie Lemberger
Wed., Oct. 19 6:30-8:00 p.m. FREE
Hispanic Heritage Festival Program
BALAM guest performs with the Phyllis Rose Dance Company
Brentwood Middle School, Brentwood, Long Island, NY 11717
Tues., Oct. 18, 11-1 pm. FREE
Danzas de ida y vuelta: A Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration!
Williamsbridge Oval, Bronx, NY
By subway, take the 4 Train to Mosholu Parkway stop, the D Train to the Norwood/Bedford Park stop, the MetroNorth to the Botanical Gardens stop.
Sat. Sept. 24, 4 pm. Arts on the Lake, 640 NY-52, Carmel Hamlet in New York 10512
Taking Flight, an Afternoon of Modern & Cultural Dances
BALAM guest performs with the Putnam County Dance Project.
Sat., July 9, 2:45-2:52. FREE. NICE Festival (Norwalk International Cultural Exchange), 10 North Water Street in Norwalk, CT.
Oleg Tambulilingan (Love Dance of the Bumblebees), a scintillating and playful Balinese dance duet choreographed in 1952 by the celebrated Balinese star dancer, I. Ketut Marya (Mario). This dance, popular in Bali, uses music from the exciting Gong Kebyar (bursting into flames) genre and was was in part Mario's response to the glamorous Hollywood movie musicals he experienced while touring internationally. Thurs., April 21, 1:15-1:55 p.m. FREE
Garden of Love in Miniature
Presented by GEMS Midtown Concerts, and offered in honor of Gladys Isabel Fajardo Luhrs
Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th Street, NYC
Live online at: Watch Live - Gotham Early Music Scene, Inc. (gemsny.org)
Music: Jean-Baptiste Lully's Entree d'Apollon transcribed for solo harpsichord by Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, Francois Couperin's Concerts Royaux 1 and 2, Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Sans Freyeur Dans Ce Bois.
2021 Season
Wednesday, October 6, 7-8 p.m. FREE
Photo: Julie Lemberger
BALAM Festival: Live Cultural Dance and Music
La Nacional: Spanish Benevolent Society, 239 West 14th Street, New York, NY. Reservations required.
• Oleg Tambulilingan (Love Dance of the Bumblebees), a Balinese dance duet with Nani Devi and Carlos Fittante;
• Rama and Sita, a duet from B ALAM’s Balinese/Ballet fusion dance Ramayana story ballet, with Robin Gilbert and Carlos Fittante;
• Kamisama, a Japanese Noh dance solo, performed by Toshinori Hamada;
• El Bosque (The Forest), a Baroque/Balinese fusion duet, performed to the Toccata Arpeggiata (1604) by Giovanni Kaspberger, played live by Ryan Closs and danced by Yumiko Niimi and Carlos Fittante;
• Scottish Tunes (1742), a Baroque musical suite, is performed by Lisa Terry on gamba and Ryan Closs on theorbo;
• La Madrileña, a mid-19th century Spanish Escuela Bolera duet presented at the Paris Opera, performed by Barbara Romero and Carlos Fittante; and
• Panaderos de la Flamenca, an early 19th century Spanish Escuela Bolera dance, in the Andalusian style.
This program was made possible by the New York City Artist Corps and Friends of BALAM.
