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ARTS Pick: NuYoRican

The Latin Ballet of Virginia’s NuYoRican is a visual love letter to Hispanic culture. The contemporary production tells the story of Puerto Rican immigrants arriving in New York City in the 1940s, and the challenges they faced as well as the bonds they created while establishing roots in a new country. Under the artistic direction of Ana Ines King, the ballet combines mambo, salsa, Latin jazz, and reggaeton, while honoring Spanish and African percussion-driven dances.

Saturday, November 10. $12-15, 7:30pm. V. Earl Dickinson Theatre at PVCC, 501 College Dr. 961-5376.

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ARTS Pick: Latin Ballet of Virginia

It may take two to tango, but this time around, the Latin Ballet of Virginia dance company
puts classical forms, flamenco and tango to the writings of Edgar Allan Poe, Alfonsina Storni, Pablo Neruda and Federico García Lorca. Poemas melds words with a showcase of contemporary and traditional Latin American and Spanish dance to give the well-known poets a new form of voice.

Saturday, October 8. $12-15, 7:30pm. PVCC Dickinson Theater, 501 College Dr. 961-5376.