"Stylistically Diverse" - The New York Times / "Electrifying showcase of solos." - NBC News

ROBERTO VILLANUEVA, Executive & Artistic Director and Founder of BalaSole Dance Company, presents the 19th and 2018 NYC Season Concert of BalaSole in "MEZCLA," a new program of solos in a broad range of artistry, at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019.

This concert includes a solo performance by guest artist Nicole Corea, member of the world-renowned Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, and solo artists Kayla Affrunti, Laura Assante, Donterreo Culp, Noelle Dave, Aurora Hastings, Misaki Hayama, Mikael Jaworski, Benji Martin Jr., Ashley Rossi, and Lauren Settembrino.

Past BalaSole participants include artists from other prominent companies such as the Limón Dance Company, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Parsons Dance, Lucinda Childs Dance, Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, Philadanco, San Francisco Ballet, Romanian National Ballet, The Isadora Duncan Dance Company, and Giordano Dance Chicago.

Roberto Villanueva explains: "I created BalaSole because I believed it was time for a multi-ethnic organization that would open its doors to dance artists of all styles, artistic expressions, genres, shapes, sizes, ages, and background." BalaSole, described by Siobhan Burke (The New York Times) as a "Kaleidoscope of Human Shapes," by Jodi Savitz (NBC News) as an "Electrifying showcase of solos," and by Tim Martin (Dance Europe Magazine) as a "hybrid creature--part dance company and part showcase," is the only dance company of its kind in the U.S. with a mission to address the gaps in the field of concert dance. Diversity and individuality are the keywords of the organization, which has mentored and given performance opportunities to over 180 dancer/choreographers since 2010.

The Company has presented seasons at Baryshnikov Arts Center's Jerome Robbins Theater, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), New York Live Arts, and Tribeca Performing Arts Center. BalaSole is the resident company of Mount Saint Vincent College in Riverdale, NY.