Valverde Dance Ballet’s “Kay Pacha” Dance Showcase in San Jose (June 13-14)

For the first time in the Bay Area, a special selection of folkloric dance pieces from the Andes Mountains of South America will showcase under the guide of well-known Peruvian artist Luis Valverde, a dancer, choreographer, musician and researcher of Andean folklore who has been performing, teaching and promoting indigenous and mestizo dances from the Andes mountains of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina and Chile in the Bay Area since 2000.

Colorful costumes, joyful music and original choreographies blend in Luis Valverde’s Ballet Folklorico dance production titled KAY PACHA: Dance, Music and Stories from the Andes which premieres on June 13-14 at the Mexican Heritage Theater in San Jose.

“KAY PACHA: Dance, Music and Stories from the Andes”
Friday & Saturday, June 13-14, 2025 | 8p-10p
Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose
Get Tickets – $50 General Admission

The show will include a special selection of guest musicians led by the two-time Latin Grammy-Award nominated composer Eddy Navia, founder of legendary Bolivian group Savia Andina.

Valverde Dance Ballet Folklorico is composed of dancers of different nationalities and backgrounds who all share their passion for the extraordinary variety of Andean dance forms, some of them never seen in the United States, which will be premiering at this unique event.

An Incan princess love story, a lost traveler in the mountains, and the unveiled secrets of carnival feasts in the Andean villages will enlighten the audience while the enchanting sound of native instruments will transport us imaginarily to ancient Andean celebrations of the “Kay Pacha”, the Incan concept of the earthy world, in the present time.

 

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