Ballet Hispánico New York steps into its 2026 Spring Tour across the United States as one of the essential storytellers of American Dance. Throughout the spring, Ballet Hispánico’s dancers will travel to stages across the United States to share the vitality and artistry that define the company’s work, with three NY performances in New York City, Long Island and Albany.
Audiences will experience the stunning evening-length CARMEN.maquia or a program drawn from the Company’s most influential creations, offering audiences a rare look at the repertory that established Ballet Hispánico as a transformative force in American dance.
Ballet Hispánico is the nation’s leading Latino dance company and the largest cultural institution of its kind in the United States. For over five decades, it has been a beacon of artistic excellence, celebrated for its bold repertory and exceptional training programs. The Company has commissioned over 100 original works, performed on the world’s most prestigious stages, and inspired generations through performances, education, and community engagement. Recognized as one of America’s Cultural Treasures by the Ford Foundation, Ballet Hispánico continues to redefine what it means to be an American dance company.
This spring, Ballet Hispánico presents MUJERES: Women in Motion, featuring three new works by women shaping the language of dance in the present tense. These choreographic practices—rigorous, experimental, and unapologetically contemporary—affirm the Company’s commitment to inquiry, authorship, and risk.
Cassi Abranches offers a distinctly modern choreographic voice that reframes Brazilian cultural memory through contemporary form. Her work does not quote tradition—it transforms it. Drawing from gestures embedded in Brazilian life and craft, she distills them into a rigorous, current movement language shaped by precision, structure, and musical intelligence.
Marianela Boán is a foundational figure in experimental dance, whose work has consistently challenged the boundaries between movement, theater, and conceptual art. Emerging from Cuba’s avant-garde dance landscape, Boán rejects stylistic coherence in favor of disruption. Stephanie Martinez makes dances that insist on presence. Her choreography is attentive, deliberate, and unsentimental, driven by a clear understanding of how meaning is generated through rhythm, alignment, and choice.
Chicago-based choreographer Stephanie Martinez has created more than 60 works for leading companies across the United States, including Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Hispánico, BalletX, Kansas City Ballet, and Lyric Opera of Chicago. In 2020, she founded PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, establishing herself as a dynamic voice in American contemporary ballet. Recognized for her stylistic versatility and psychological insight, she has been described as a “chameleon” of choreography, adept at merging ballet technique with narrative and contemporary form. Martinez’s work is marked by its boundary-pushing innovation and its deep engagement with the human condition.
The opening night of the season is also the Ballet Hispánico 2026 Gala. Additionally, April 25 will feature Ballet Hispánico’s En Familia / Family Matinee—a joyful, one-hour performance of excerpts from some of the season’s new works alongside a repertory classic. The performance will include narration and interactive moments, hosted by Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro. All tickets are $25.
Ballet Hispánico New York Spring 2026 Tour Schedule
Performing Arts Houston | Houston, TX January 16-17, 2026, 7pm
Tilles Center | Brookville, NY January 23, 2026, 7pm
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts | Scottsdale, AZ January 31, 2026, 7pm
The Egg | Albany, NY March 20, 2026, 7pm
Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA March 22, 2026, 7pm
The Soraya | Northridge, CA March 28, 2026, 7pm
New York City Center, NYC April 23-26, 2026
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