2024 -Next Event
Fiesta Odalan 45!
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
1. Oleg Tambulilingan, (Love Dance of the Bumblebees), a traditional Balinese Dance Duet
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
Past Events in 2024
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.
2023 Season
Fri.-Sun., Dec. 8-10, The Christmas Show. CANCELED DUE TO COVID19
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
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.
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!
Presented by Hispanic Culture Arts
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.
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.
