FOLKLÓRICO ESPECTACULAR
Featuring Amalia Hernández and Emilio Garcia.
Exhibition Date: Summer 2023
Presented by the General Consulate of México in Denver, the Mexican Cultural Center, Adams County Cultural Arts, and Colorado Conservatory of Dance.
The Queen of Mexican Folklore, Amalia Hernández’ dynamic and soulful choreography brought regional dances from villages across México to stages across the globe. Her dance company, Ballet Folklórico de México, helped to preserve cultural and religious dance and introduce it to modern audiences. Ballet Folklórico de México’s repertoire includes dances from pre-Columbian times to the present. Hernández’ innovative choreography combined classical ballet and modern dance with Mexican folk tradition to tell the story of México’s past and present.
The historic images on display chronicled the life and performances of Amalia Hernández. Emilio Garcia’s photography of the Ballet Folklórico de México’s contemporary performances capture the vibrancy of the company’s movement, production design, and costumes.
About Amalia Hernández & Emilio Garcia
Amalia Hernández (México, 1917 – 2000) was a ballet dancer and choreographer. Hernández founded the Ballet Folklórico de México company in 1952, bringing folk dances from across México to audiences around the world.
Emilio Garcia is the official photographer of Ballet Folklórico de México and a professor at Metropolitan Autonomous University in México City. Garcia is a fourtime winner of the Mexican National Design Prize. His dance photography is known for capturing expressive movement and formal technique.
This program is funded in part by SCFD.
