Ballet Hispánico New York 2026 Spring NYC Season - Mujeres: Women in Motion

Ballet Hispánico New York - the nation’s largest Latino dance organization - presents Mujeres: Women in Motion at New York City Center from April 23-26, 2026. Tickets start at $45 ($25 for the En Familia Matinee) and are available at https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2025-2026/ballet-hispanico/.

Mujeres: Women in Motion, an evening spotlighting contemporary choreographic voices reimagining movement, perspective, and representation onstage, offers four works by women who approach dance as a way of thinking about the present. This second all-female season foregrounds artists who expand how stories are told through dance.

The evening includes two world premieres: a vibrant new work entitled Trança (Braid) by Brazil’s Cassi Abranches, a contemporary take on Brazilian dance, capturing the restless energy of daily life, and Reactor Antígona (Reacting to Antigone), a re-envisioning of Antigone by Cuban choreographer Marianela Boán,acclaimed for her genre-defying Contaminated Dance, that reimagines the Greek myth as a living question on female sacrifice, the passage between worlds, and the self-imposed structures under which we live.

Línea Recta by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa explores what happens when individuality begins to move collectively through flamenco dance. Stephanie Martinez’s Otra Vez, Otra Vez, Otra Vez offers a richly textured reflection on the cyclical patterns of life inspired by Picasso’s Old Guitarist.

Opening night is the Ballet Hispánico 2026 Gala. For more information, visit ballethispanico.org/support/events/2026-gala. The season also includes Ballet Hispánico’s signature En Familia / Family Matinee on April 25—a joyful, one-hour performance with narration and interactive moments featuring three full-length pieces, hosted by Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro. All tickets are $25.