Ruth Leon recommends… Sones Jalicienses – Calpulli Mexican Dance Company
Ruth Leon recommendsSones Jalicienses – Calpulli Mexican Dance Company
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Founded in 2003 and based in New York City, Calpulli Mexican Dance Company presents works featuring dance and music traditions, lesser-known stories from across Mexico, and original dances capturing the Mexican-American spirit.
Under the artistic direction of co-founder alberto Lopez, the company has performed at Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, Carnegie Hall, and various venues across the U.S. The excerpt seen here is from a suite of dances celebrating the birthplace of mariachi music, Jalisco.
These dances portray stories of courtship and humor, and the dancers often imitate doves while executing intricate percussive footwork. The choreography is by Alberto Lopez and Daniel Jaquez and the folk songs which accompany them were adapted by Alberto Lopez, Noemy Hernandez, and George Saenz.
Once again, a pretty little fillip, but what a limited idiom. I was bored with this piece — whose music was far from the best Mexico can produce — in 30 seconds. And as I watch it through, I had already seen it all by then.