Ballet Folklórico de México to Perform at Byham Theater (Wed., 3/5/25)

Ballet Folklórico de México (dance company). Presented by Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series. March 5 only, 7:30 p.m.

Great dance companies from around the world visit Pittsburgh, but usually they are performing modern and contemporary dance. Now comes something rather different—a renowned Mexican company that revives old-to-very-old folk dances, interpreting them through a modern lens. Ballet Folklórico de México was founded in Mexico City in 1952 by the dance artist Amalia Hernández. Her idea was to celebrate the dance traditions of the country’s many different cultures, dating back to pre-Columbian times. The company first grew popular thanks to a new medium of the 1950s—television—with a series of weekly shows on national TV. By the end of the decade, Ballet Folklórico de México was starting to win a following internationally. The repertoire ranges from billowy, exuberant ensemble dances to ritualistic costume dances, to the earthy mysticism of the “Deer Dance” (all sampled in the video above). See Ballet Folklórico de México at 7:30 p.m. in the Byham Theater, 101 6th St., Cultural District. (M.V.)

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