Eduardo Vilaro

Artistic Director And CEO Of Ballet Hispanico at Ballet Hispánico

Eduardo Vilaro has extensive experience in the dance industry. Eduardo served as the Artistic Director and CEO of Ballet Hispanico from August 2009 onwards. Eduardo also held the position of Artistic Director at Ballet Hispanico before becoming the CEO. Prior to their work at Ballet Hispanico, Vilaro founded Luna Negra Dance Theater in 1999 and led the company until 2009.

Eduardo Vilaro completed an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Columbia College Chicago in 1999. Before that, they earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree from Adelphi University. No specific start or end years were provided for the BFA program.

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New York, United States

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Ballet Hispánico

Ballet Hispánico is the nation’s renowned Latinx/e/Hispanic dance organization and one of America’s Cultural Treasures. Ballet Hispánico brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latine/x cultures through innovative dance performances, transformative dance training, and enduring community engagement experiences. Founded in 1970 by National Medal of Arts recipient, Tina Ramírez, the organization emerged during the post-civil rights movement on New York’s Upper West Side, providing a safe haven for primarily Black and Brown Latinx youth seeking artistic sanctuary during New York City’s plight in the 1970s. The need for place, both culturally and artistically, led families to find Ballet Hispánico. The focus on dance as a means to develop working artists, combined with the training, authenticity of voice, and power of representation, fueled the organization’s roots and trajectory. With its strong emphasis on dance, achievement, and public presence, the organization has flourished in its three main programs: its Company, School of Dance, and Community Arts Partnerships. The organization serves as a platform for historically omitted and overlooked artists providing them with increased capacity, voice, and affirmation. Over the past five decades, by leading with Latinx culture at the forefront of performance, education, and advocacy, Ballet Hispánico’s mission is a catalyst of change and possibility for communities throughout our nation.


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