Danza Fiesta - Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño is a Puerto Rican Folk Dance & Theater Company based in New York City. Promising a unique glimpse of the life, culture, and art of Puerto Rico the company offers a visual reminder of the diversity of the people who contributed to the richness of our culture and heritage.Under the direction of artistic director, dancer, scholar, instructor, and choreographer Gilda Rivera Pantojas, Danza Fiesta - Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño repertoires celebrates the delightful dance traditions and motley costumes of cultures of Puerto Rico and Latin America. The repertoire includes a rich array of dances from all over Puerto Rico and Latin America, including traditional dances handed down over generations, careful historical recreations, fusion pieces, and dances that interpret ancient stories for modern audiences.Since its inception in 1998, Danza Fiesta - Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño has grown from a group of three dancers to a professional company of twenty, amateur, & professional dancers, actors, musicians, and supporting staff who hail from New York, Connecticut, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, and Dominican Republic.Danza Fiesta - Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño is available for a variety of bookings, including evening-length repertory concerts and highly-tailored shows for organizations looking to meet specific performance needs. Danza Fiesta - Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño also offers combined performance and teaching residencies, dance-on-camera concerts, and lecture-demonstrations that combine work for children and adults.For booking inquiries, please contact Danza Fiesta - Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño at
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