Ballet Plata y OroSaturday, October 28, 2017
7 pm $10/adults; $8/Seniors, Students, GEC members; $5/Kids 12 & under Father Ryan Auditorium (map) Age is nothing but a number and the ladies of Ballet Plata y Oro show the World that every day. Ballet Plata y Oro is a group of senior women ages 62 to 83 who study and perform both flamenco and Mexican folkloric dance traditions. Some of these amazing women, who are of Latino or Hispanic heritage, danced folklorico and/or flamenco in their youth while others are experiencing these dance forms for the first time as participants rather than just audience members. But all of them are having fun sharing their culture and traditions through dance.
Join the "mature" ladies of Ballet Plata y Pro as they perform traditional flamenco and folkloric dances. Special performances from Teresa and Chayito Champion and by Global Nashville Project presents "Braid" a performance that weaves voices and stories of members of Nashville's immigrant and refugee communities with an original score by Carlos Duran and performed by Blue Moves and an international cast of guest artists. |
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Directions to Father Ryan
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Directions from parking lot to Theater
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Father Ryan Auditorium
700 Norwood Ave. Nashville, TN 37204 This event will be held at Father Ryan Auditorium. Parking is available and the closest bus stop is the Thompson Station Outbound. For any help with transportation or parking, please email info@globaleducationcenter.org for more information. |
Chayito Champion
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Ballet Plata y Oro is led by Chayito Champion in her classes at Wellmed Senior Community Centers in San Antonio, Texas. Being a senior herself, Chayito is an inspiration for her students, pushing them to learn new choreography while honoring their cultural traditions and having great fun. Chayito Champion is a world renown flamenco singer in high demand both nationally and internationally, always captivating her audiences with her heartfelt and passionate performances. Her recent engagements include such prestigious venues as Repertorio Español, Thalia Theatre, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City. She is currently the Flamenco singer for CBJ Essemble and Carlota Santana Flamenco Vivo. Chayito recently recorded 2 Albums Asi soy Yo and Levanto. New York Times has written "Chayito Captivated her audience with her haunting voice". Famed flamenco dancer and Chayito's mother, Teresa Champion, is another inspiration for the dancers. Performing for decades, Teresa is still holding her own as a solo dancer, revered teacher and excellent choreographer.
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This performance is funded in part by a grant from South Arts, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Tennessee Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts and Metro Nashville Arts Commission; and community support from HCA TriStar Health.
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