Gloria Contreras: What I Learned From Balanchine: Diary of A Choreographer May 18, 2009

Gloria Contreras, a native of Mexico and founder/director of Mexico's preeminent ballet company, the Taller Coreografico de la UNAM, and a student of George Balanchine in the late 1950s will discuss her new book. The program will feature reminiscences by Gloria Contreras and her friends, who will discuss her career from her New York days with Balanchine to her position as Mexico's leading choreographer of classical dance.