Viviana Enrique Acosta , Artistic Director of the BFADTC has forty years of experience as a curator, arts administrator, choreographer, performance artist, dance theatre director, playwright, instructor and culture bearer. She has a background in modern, interpretive and ethnic dance and specializes in Mexican folk dance. She is Capitana de los Voladores with Danza Coyolxauhqui, and was the lead dancer for the Two Spirited Wymins Lakota Sundance. Maestra Viviana directs and manages the Dance/Theater Company the Ballet Folklórico en Aztlán, whose members are skilled dance professionals who teach, perform, lecture and create costumes.

The BFADTC offers “cuadros” from the regions of Jalisco, Puebla, Nayarit, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Chiapas, Yucatan, Nuevo Leon, Baja California, Chihuahua, Campeche, Guerrero, and Michoacan.

Viviana is also offers Danza Azteca with ofrendas de Tonantzin, Tlaloc, Fuego, Venado, Tezcatlipoca, Chipetote, Apache, Viejos Concheros, Aguila Blanca, Guojalote, Ehecetal.

Viviana produces Sunday Zapeateado monthly shows highlighting a different region of Mexico , its culture and history. She is also the spirit and director of Fiesta Poblana , an evening of dance and story about the Battle of Puebla including spectacular costuming and ceremonial splendor. She directs her dance performance work The Night Sky that tells the story of an heirloom rebozo taking the audience through generations of dance, performance and song from the ancient past, to the Mexican revolution and into present day.

Related Link(s):
http://www.balletfolkloricoenaztlan.com/

Contact Emai:
vacosta@thestudioatnorthpark.com