LA GACETA MEXICANA CONSULATE OF MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO Special Edition Folkloric Ballet of Guadalajara
FOLKLORIC BALLET OF GUADALAJARA BALLET FOLCLĂ“RICO DE GUADALAJARA AT NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER
FOLKLORIC BALLET OF GUADALAJARA National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque Journal Theatre, November 14th at 7:30 pm Old Town November 15th at 3:00 pm The Sister Cities Committee, the Albuquerque Sister Cities Foundation, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the City of Albuquerque and the Consulate of Mexico are organizing a performance of the Folkloric Ballet of Guadalajara on Friday November 14th at National Hispanic Cultural Center
The Folkloric Ballet's mission is to show and preserve Mexican Cultural Traditions, by recreating Mexican people everyday life in a show that amuses domestic and foreign audiences. Also, it is capable to show different ancient and new regional lifestyle which invites people to recall and to know Mexican States. One of its main characteristic is that its performance is accomplished by music and musicians whose instruments come from the regions they represent. Therefore, The Folkloric Ballet has its own and natural style. Another characteristic is The Ballet's goal: "to plan, achieve and enrich children and youth workshops", aiming to guarantee quality and enrichment from each of its members and performances. Therefore, it is recognized as a school of dance and music. Principal Carlos E. Ochoa has enhanced The Ballet's recognition by performing old and new Mexican folklore. So far, The Ballet's group is formed by thirty dancers and twenty-four singers. A children group is also integrated by the same number of members. In total there are 168 skilled artists who work in dance and choral music in three different levels of development. Moreover, the music is one of the main attractions which include instruments ranging from drums of mud, teponaxtle and snails, even violins, vihuelas, mandolins and trumpets, omitting drum, snare drum and saxophone.
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