Works by Eduardo Vilaro

• Deshár Alhát (Leave Sunday) (2008) - "Vilaro brilliantly employs Latino songs. Every section is laden with connections mixed or emotionally vexed: dancers slip from one another's grasp, sleepwalk in tandem, alternately attack and caress each other in a breathtaking furious duet." - Laura Molzahn, Chicago Tribune
• CUGAT! (2007) - "A surefire hit, a thrill ride through Latin dance and a high-octane tribute to bandleader Xavier Cugat." - Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune
• Mi Corazón Negro (2006) -  Applauded by the Chicago Sun-Times as a "Latin version of 'Revelations'," this work by artistic director Eduardo Vilaro is a mesmerizing journey into the multi-racial cultural heart of Latin America, set to Afro-Peruvian songs by legendary singer Susana Baca....
• Quinceañera (2005) -  Created in collaboration with visual artist Luis De La Torre, this exhilarating piece is a celebration of the Latino tradition of "coming of age."  Vilaro takes an introspective look at this definitive moment that takes a girl from childhood to...
• Don Quixote Dances (2005) - "Don Quixote Dances" was commissioned for Ravinia Festival’s 2005 season to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of Cervantes' "Don Quixote" as part of “One Score, One Chicago."
• Amor y Dolor (1999) - "Framed by Roxanne Ramos' gracious poem, this meditation for four female dancers deconstructs the inherent anguish of Latin dance while extending it to a transcendent theatrical plane." - Lucia Mauro - Chicago Tribune

Susana Baca

Collaborator

Susana Baca is one of the best-known and respected singers and performers from South America today. Born in the coastal barrio of Chorrillos, outside Lima (Peru) where the descendants of slaves have lived since the days of the Spanish empire,...