The performances range from ‘Dracula’ to the ‘Nutcracker’
The Ballet Moderno Yucatán company, part of the Per Lei Danza school, presented its fall-winter 2024 season program in Mérida. There will be three performances in which there will be works for the whole family and for those over 12 years old.
It will begin with a gala concert, made up of two programs, the first is a ballet without a plot in which the five movements of Mozart’s piece, Little Night Serenade, will be performed. Later, a performance of the work Peter and the Wolf will be presented. This performance is aimed at children, it will take place on Sunday, October 6 at the Armando Manzanero Theater at 5:00 p.m. Ticket prices range between 180 and 210 pesos, tickets can be purchased through Tus Boletos.
On November 8 and 9, the play Dracula by Bram Stoker will be presented, adapted to ballet and the film by Francis Ford Coppola. This play is for those over 12 years old due to the content of some scenes. Prices range from 210 to 350 pesos. Also at the Armando Manzanero Theater at 8 p.m.
In December, the year will close with a new version of The Nutcracker, on the 13th at 5 p.m. and the 23rd at 8:20 a.m. This performance is dedicated to the whole family. Ticket prices range from 230 to 350 pesos.
Per Lei is a Cuban school that holds public auditions for the interpretation of its special dances. Among its various activities is the inclusion of boys and girls from Casa Otoch who are invited to develop their artistic abilities in terms of dance and also as spectators of the ballet.
The Modern Ballet Company of Yucatan has young and professional dancers who explained a little about their experience in dance and their notion of culture today.
Difference between modern and classical ballet
“Classical refers to having a technique made, modern breaks a little with this technique. Classical is only the high level, and in modern we move around the floor, the medium level, etc.,” explained the teacher Mayvel Miranda.
For the diffusion and growth of dance in the state, Per Lei has a club called Friends of Modern Ballet.
“We look for socially responsible companies that can support us, either with the diffusion of the presentations or with sponsorships, any contribution is good. We look for a continuity here in the state, which can be self-sustaining,” he concluded.
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