One of the [US] country’s leading Mariachi ensembles will join forces this weekend with an illustrious Mexican folk dance company this weekend during “¡Viva Mexico! ¡Viva America!” presented by Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles and Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar.
Led by Kareli Montoya, Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles has been mesmerizing audiences since 2011 with its genre-transcending performances.
And you can experience the company’s storytelling through music and dance while also celebrating the tunes of Selena and Jenni Rivera during a show at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23. The event will take place at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, on the Cal State Long Beach campus.
The dancers of Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles have appeared in the area’s top venues, such as the Anaheim Convention Center, Orpheum Theater, Nokia Theater, Greek Theater, John Anson Ford Amphitheater, Santa Barbara Bowl and others.
The dance company is proud to uphold the tradition of Baile folklórico, a type of performance art that combines dance, music and costume to highlight several Mexican cultures.
But they also stretch beyond their Mexican heritage to encompass what are usually thought of as traditionally “western” art forms. For instance, they were the first folklórico company in the country to accompany symphony orchestras like the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra and the Marina del Rey Symphony.
In the world of pop and rock music, this troupe has worked with celebrities like Ana Barbara, Morrissey, Beatriz Adriana, Empress Of, and Armenian pop star Lilit Hovhannisyan...
