Ballet 5:8: La Llorona

Ballet 5:8: La Llorona
Sunday, October 18, 2026
2:00 pm

NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre

Ballet 5:8 presents La Llorona. La Llorona reimagines the legendary figure through the story of Maria, a young mother experiencing postpartum depression. Rather than a tale of terror, this original ballet becomes a compassionate portrait of love, illness, family, and hope. Blending powerful choreography with an evocative original score, La Llorona invites audiences to see one of Latin America’s most enduring legends through a deeply human lens.

Performed without intermission, this 80-minute theatrical experience is both emotionally moving and profoundly relevant.

$50 with a $10 discount for students and seniors.

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Ballet 5:8 is a professional ballet company, dance school, touring company, and public humanities partner. Founded in 2012 by Julianna Rubio Slager and Amy Kozol Sanderson, Ballet 5:8 was created to meet a need: a professional ballet company that reflects the richness of its city, speaks to the soul, and nurtures both excellence and equity. Based in Chicago and the South Suburbs, Ballet 5:8 creates original story ballets, trains the next generation of artists, and brings dance into theaters, schools, libraries, churches, and community spaces.

For more information on Ballet 5:8 please go to their website here:
About Ballet 5:8 | Chicago Ballet Company, Dance School & Original Story Ballets | Ballet 5:8
https://www.ballet58.org/about

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