Deshár Alhát (Leave Sunday) (2008)

Choreographed by Eduardo Vilaro

Photo by Cheryl Mann

Photo by Cheryl Mann

 

This work explores the mesmerizing music and traditions of the Sephardic Jews (Ladinos) who settled in Latin America. In a series of enchanting tableaux, Vilaro has created hauntingly beautiful images evoking feelings of loss and disappearance.




Meet the Artists

Susana Baca

Susana Baca

Collaborator

Susana Baca is one of the best-known and respected singers and performers from South America today. Born in the coastal barrio of Chorrillos, outside Lima (Peru) where the descendants of slaves have lived since the days of the Spanish empire,...