It's our last performance and you don't want to miss it A wonderful way to start the new year! Please come join us!

Our beautiful and festive production of The Legend of the Poinsettia. 

Based on the Mexican legend of a pure hearted young girl who discovers the true spirit of giving. Unable to offer a gift of material value, she picks a handful of weeds that magically transform into brilliant crimson flowers and thus the custom of giving poinsettias during the holidays is born.

Our beautiful and festive production of The Legend of the Poinsettia. 

Based on the Mexican legend of a pure hearted young girl who discovers the true spirit of giving. Unable to offer a gift of material value, she picks a handful of weeds that magically transform into brilliant crimson flowers and thus the custom of giving poinsettias during the holidays is born.

A wonderful way to start the new year! Please come join us!

Our beautiful and festive production of The Legend of the Poinsettia. 

Based on the Mexican legend of a pure hearted young girl who discovers the true spirit of giving. Unable to offer a gift of material value, she picks a handful of weeds that magically transform into brilliant crimson flowers and thus the custom of giving poinsettias during the holidays is born.

Our beautiful and festive production of The Legend of the Poinsettia. 

Based on the Mexican legend of a pure hearted young girl who discovers the true spirit of giving. Unable to offer a gift of material value, she picks a handful of weeds that magically transform into brilliant crimson flowers and thus the custom of giving poinsettias during the holidays is born.

A wonderful way to start the new year! Please come join us!

This show is a great opportunity for students to learn and experience our beautiful and festive production of The Legend of the Poinsettia. 

Based on the Mexican legend of a pure hearted young girl who discovers the true spirit of giving. Unable to offer a gift of material value, she picks a handful of weeds that magically transform into brilliant crimson flowers and thus the custom of giving poinsettias during the holidays is born.

A wonderful way to start the new year! Please come join us!

We are so happy to be able to bring this wonderful performance to Pro-Art.

School show (not open to the public) at 1:15pm

Evening performance at 7:30pm

Based on the Mexican holiday which brings communities together to remember
and celebrate loved ones who have passed.

El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a celebration of one of the most traditional Mexican festivities. This Aztec ritual and commemoration started at least 3,000 years ago. It is a festive interaction that embraces the cycle of life. Mesoamerican natives, African-Americans and Spanish blend their traditions during the celebration.

WHAT IS THE DAY OF THE DEAD?

More than 500 years ago, when Spanish Conquistadors landed in what is now Mexico, they encountered natives practicing a ritual that seemed to mock death. It was a ritual the indigenous people had been practicing for at least 3,000 years, a ritual the Spaniards would try unsuccessfully to eradicate.

The Spaniards considered the ritual to be sacrilegious and perceived the indigenous people to be barbaric and pagan. In their attempts to convert the Aztecs to Catholicism, the Spaniards tried to eliminate the ritual. But like the old Aztec spirits, the ritual refused to die. To make the ritual more "Christian," the Spaniards moved its date to coincide with All Saints’ Day on November 1st and All Souls’ Day on November 2nd. Previously, El Día de los Muertos fell on the ninth month of the Aztec Solar Calendar, near the beginning of August, and was celebrated for the entire month. Festivities were presided over by the goddess Mictecacihuatl, known as Lady of the Dead, who was believed to have died at birth.

We are pleased to bring this wonderful production to The ArtBank of Southside Virginia

Alma Latina
(Latin Soul)

From the passionate fury of flamenco to tango’s forbidden heat, the polished elegance of classical ballet to the earthen power of modern dance, the Latin Ballet of Virginia uses the expressive beauty of movement to weave the tales and traditions that are the heart and soul of Hispanic culture.

CELEBRATING THE RHYTHMS THAT INFLUENCED THE MUSIC, DANCE AND HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA, ALMA LATINA HONORS THE NATIVE ESSENCE OF HISPANIC CULTURE, HOW THIS SPIRIT HAS FOUND EXPRESSION THROUGH TIMES OF OPPRESSION AND HOW IT HAS TRIUMPHED IN OUR MODERN GLOBAL SOCIETY.

Alma Latina celebra la música, danza e historia de nuestra Latino America.

Alma Latina is a family-oriented dance-theater production celebrating the history that influenced the rhythm, music and dance of Latin America. Through salsa, mambo, tango, flamenco and reggae, the unique, powerful and passionate artists of the Latin Ballet of Virginia will weave tradition, culture and politics into a tapestry of understanding for the soul (Alma), the people and the history of Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain

We are happy to celebrate National Hispanic month with our friends at The Children's Museum of Virginia.

We will be doing two performances at 11:30 and 12:30 pm

Latin Ballet Performance Time: 2:00-2:45pm

Performance Location: Leslie Cheek Theater, Level L

Free, no tickets required. 

VMFA Family Events are generously sponsored by the Genworth and Collegiate School

Read more at https://www.vmfa.museum/youth-studio/family/

 Join us in September when RPAA and the Resident Companies of Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts celebrate the tenth anniversary of the completion of the downtown performing arts center which opened as Richmond CenterStage in 2009 and is now known as Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts. 

In honor of this milestone, Virginia Repertory Theatre's Artistic Director, Nathaniel Shaw, will bring together Resident Companies City Dance Theatre, Elebga Folklore Society, Latin Ballet of Virginia, Quill Theatre, Richmond Ballet, Richmond Symphony, SPARC, Virginia Opera and Virginia Repertory Theatre for a collaborative performance to celebrate the transformative power of the arts in our community. There is no better way to highlight the mission of RPAA than to provide the Richmond community with access to the incredible local talent of these organizations!

Title Sponsor:

Altria

Marshall Street Sponsors:

Dominion Energy

Genworth

Jim & Bobbie Ukrop

Main Street Partners:

Atlantic Union Bank

Patient First

Publix Super Markets Charities

Clay Street Ambassadors:

Keiter

The performance included the Guatemalan Legend of La Siguanaba, a beautiful native who had not taken care of her children and denied the traditions of her tribe. She was then condemn to this curse to become a shapeshifting siren that lured men to the water with the beauty of her body only to reveal in horror that she had a disfigured face.

Fiesta del Sol also includes the traditional music and dance from Guatamala, the marimba, with origins in West Africa that was brought over during the slave trade. Another typical presentation of this genre is also "The Dance of the Deer" portrays the annual festivity of the deer hunt for food and materials for the community.

Music and dance from Central America and Caribbean, extending from Panama, separated only by its border with Colombia, Panama's costal tri-cultural people developed Cumbiaalongside their counterparts to the south. Cumbia has a distinctly indigenous influence from African culture. 

Some of the performance includes African-Caribbean dances and music such as Meringue, Salsa, Rhumba, Danzon and Bachata.

The Latin Ballet of Virginia employs the expressive beauty of movement, richly detailed costuming, and multi-media projections to celebrate Hispanic culture in all-encompassing, unique theatrical presentations. The group’s acclaimed production NuYoRican–a moniker created by combining the words “New York” and “Puerto Rican”–weaves together common threads in the true stories of Puerto Rican migrants to New York City and captures the essence of Puerto Rico’s vibrant culture with mambos, salsas, Latin jazz and reggaeton, while honoring the island’s blend of Spanish and African roots with percussion-driven dances like “la plena” and “la bomba.”

Latin Ballet will be in New York City to perform!

NuYoRican, a moving production in collaboration with award-winning journalist, Julia Torres Barden, author of "NewyoricanGirl...Surviving my Spanglish Life".

“NuYoRican Girl” is a passionate tribute to the Puerto Rican Diaspora community who share similar stories of their migration to the United States. Watching my ancestors’ come back alive on stage was a riveting experience. Words cannot express how honored I am to be collaborating with the spectacular Latin Ballet of Virginia on this inspiring portrayal of mi gente. My heart brims with Boricua pride every single time I see this show.” Julia Torres Barden, author of “NEWYORICANGIRL…Surviving my Spanglish Life."

NuYoRican, portrays the true stories of thousands of migrants to the United States and their triumph as they faced discrimination, assimilation, and political stigma upon their arrival after World  War II.

For a more details on NuYoRican (click link)

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We are excited to be returning the RoseFest again this year! 

This is always a great event at the magical Lewis Gitner Botantical Gardens.

VICTOR, The True Spirit of LOVE!

The Latin Ballet of Virginia is proud to the premier of its new original work, VICTOR, based on the autobiography Son of Evil Street, inspired by the true story of Victor Torres, a teen from Puerto Rico who's forced to survive the "dark streets" of Brooklyn, New York, in 1962.  VICTOR, The True Spirit of LOVE, tells the story of young gang member named Victor Torres from New York whose life was changed by the love and faith of his mother. 

Based in Victor Torres’ real life, VICTOR is an example of perseverance, faith and true love for everyone. In the early 1960s, Victor Torres and his family moved to Brooklyn, New York from their native Puerto Rico in search of a new life. The American dream quickly fades as they fell lost in their new country. As a new recruit in a street gang, a teenage Victor embarks on drug-trafficking business in an attempt to help his struggling family. Victor is quickly enslaved by drug use, and his parents, desperately search to find a way to save their son. A faith-based rehabilitation program is their last chance to rescue Victor.

We are so honor to be able to create a performing arts interpretation of Victor’s life, but most important to have Victor Torres and his family guiding artistic director, Ana Ines King through this journey. Victor Torres lives in Richmond with his family, where they have established a rehabilitation center to help many people in desperation of recuperating from drug addiction, alcoholism, home less and families in need of a new life to come.  Victor’s true story is much deeper and has made a lasting impact on the world today.

We could not be more passionate about sharing this inspiring and true story that explores the power of faith to transform a life and the courage of a mother who never loses hope for her child.

VICTOR, The True Spirit of LOVE!

The Latin Ballet of Virginia is proud to the premier of its new original work, VICTOR, based on the autobiography Son of Evil Street, inspired by the true story of Victor Torres, a teen from Puerto Rico who's forced to survive the "dark streets" of Brooklyn, New York, in 1962.  VICTOR, The True Spirit of LOVE, tells the story of young gang member named Victor Torres from New York whose life was changed by the love and faith of his mother. 

Based in Victor Torres’ real life, VICTOR is an example of perseverance, faith and true love for everyone. In the early 1960s, Victor Torres and his family moved to Brooklyn, New York from their native Puerto Rico in search of a new life. The American dream quickly fades as they fell lost in their new country. As a new recruit in a street gang, a teenage Victor embarks on drug-trafficking business in an attempt to help his struggling family. Victor is quickly enslaved by drug use, and his parents, desperately search to find a way to save their son. A faith-based rehabilitation program is their last chance to rescue Victor.

We are so honor to be able to create a performing arts interpretation of Victor’s life, but most important to have Victor Torres and his family guiding artistic director, Ana Ines King through this journey. Victor Torres lives in Richmond with his family, where they have established a rehabilitation center to help many people in desperation of recuperating from drug addiction, alcoholism, home less and families in need of a new life to come.  Victor’s true story is much deeper and has made a lasting impact on the world today.

We could not be more passionate about sharing this inspiring and true story that explores the power of faith to transform a life and the courage of a mother who never loses hope for her child.

VICTOR, The True Spirit of LOVE!

The Latin Ballet of Virginia is proud to the premier of its new original work, VICTOR, based on the autobiography Son of Evil Street, inspired by the true story of Victor Torres, a teen from Puerto Rico who's forced to survive the "dark streets" of Brooklyn, New York, in 1962.  VICTOR, The True Spirit of LOVE, tells the story of young gang member named Victor Torres from New York whose life was changed by the love and faith of his mother. 

Based in Victor Torres’ real life, VICTOR is an example of perseverance, faith and true love for everyone. In the early 1960s, Victor Torres and his family moved to Brooklyn, New York from their native Puerto Rico in search of a new life. The American dream quickly fades as they fell lost in their new country. As a new recruit in a street gang, a teenage Victor embarks on drug-trafficking business in an attempt to help his struggling family. Victor is quickly enslaved by drug use, and his parents, desperately search to find a way to save their son. A faith-based rehabilitation program is their last chance to rescue Victor.

We are so honor to be able to create a performing arts interpretation of Victor’s life, but most important to have Victor Torres and his family guiding artistic director, Ana Ines King through this journey. Victor Torres lives in Richmond with his family, where they have established a rehabilitation center to help many people in desperation of recuperating from drug addiction, alcoholism, home less and families in need of a new life to come.  Victor’s true story is much deeper and has made a lasting impact on the world today.

We could not be more passionate about sharing this inspiring and true story that explores the power of faith to transform a life and the courage of a mother who never loses hope for her child.

VICTOR, The True Spirit of LOVE!

The Latin Ballet of Virginia is proud to the premier of its new original work, VICTOR, based on the autobiography Son of Evil Street, inspired by the true story of Victor Torres, a teen from Puerto Rico who's forced to survive the "dark streets" of Brooklyn, New York, in 1962.  VICTOR, The True Spirit of LOVE, tells the story of young gang member named Victor Torres from New York whose life was changed by the love and faith of his mother. 

Based in Victor Torres’ real life, VICTOR is an example of perseverance, faith and true love for everyone. In the early 1960s, Victor Torres and his family moved to Brooklyn, New York from their native Puerto Rico in search of a new life. The American dream quickly fades as they fell lost in their new country. As a new recruit in a street gang, a teenage Victor embarks on drug-trafficking business in an attempt to help his struggling family. Victor is quickly enslaved by drug use, and his parents, desperately search to find a way to save their son. A faith-based rehabilitation program is their last chance to rescue Victor.

We are so honor to be able to create a performing arts interpretation of Victor’s life, but most important to have Victor Torres and his family guiding artistic director, Ana Ines King through this journey. Victor Torres lives in Richmond with his family, where they have established a rehabilitation center to help many people in desperation of recuperating from drug addiction, alcoholism, home less and families in need of a new life to come.  Victor’s true story is much deeper and has made a lasting impact on the world today.

We could not be more passionate about sharing this inspiring and true story that explores the power of faith to transform a life and the courage of a mother who never loses hope for her child.

GAVIOTA (Seagull)

A performing arts interpretation based on the magical and philosophical story about the real importance of life and self perfection,  "Jonathan Livingston Seagull” written by Richard Bach.

This book is a song for spirits who have lived so long and so quietly by themselves.
Jonathan Seagull is a story for one who knows that somewhere there’s a higher way of living than scuffing the tracks of others, someone who yearns to fly the way their own heart yearns to fly.

It’s a reminder, this little fable, that the path for us to follow is already written within, that it's for each of us to find our own loves, and live them brightly for ourselves. Others may watch, they may admire our resolution or despise it, but our one freedom is for us to love and to choose every day of our lives, as we wish.