November 2008

Hampton, VA

Posted November 25, 2008 in (No Comments)

Though I lived in Virginia years ago, I had forgotten how beautiful the autumn season is!! It is rainy and warm in these first weeks of November and the colors are just beginning to change. The most notable feature of this area is the abundance of fresh seafood caught right outside our hotel from the bay that borders the Hampton/Newport

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Nashville, TN

Posted November 25, 2008 in (No Comments)

Our time on tour in Nashville, TN was such a great experience: from exploring the musical culture, to tasting the cuisine, to performing for local kids. All three shows in Nashville were for local schools, and at each show we had between 500-1000 students from 5th grade through college. We put together a show geared specifically for a generally younger

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Luna Negra on tour

Posted November 18, 2008 in (No Comments)

There are many aspects of touring that feed the dancer’s artistry and develop the Company’s cohesion and spirit. On tour the Company becomes more than an ensemble, it turns into a support team that carries the dancers through difficult circumstances such as injuries and a myriad of different stage configurations.It is on tour that the Company’s mettle is tested. Away

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Review in Dance Magazine

Posted November 17, 2008 in (No Comments)

Latin rhythms, balletic virtuosity, and choreographic depth combined in Luna Negra Dance Theater’s 10th-anniversary season opener, “Ciclos,” a provocative program that paid homage to the Latino heritage. From the percussive AviMar (a premiere by Francisco Aviña), to artistic director Eduardo Vilaro’s intensely emotional Deshár Alhát (also a premiere), to the lyrical arcs of José Limón’s 1956 There Is a Time,

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Meet the Artists

Maray Gutierrez

Maray Gutierrez

Choreographer

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