Izel Ballet Folklorico Stages ‘Trip’ Through Mexico
Members of Izel Ballet Folklorico will take an audience on a trip through regions of Mexico during “Viaje Atravez del Folklore,” or “Travel Through Folklore,” a performance featuring the culture and music and dance styles of various regions of Mexico, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Winchester Cultural Center Theater, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, just north of Desert Inn Road. For this concert, Yoneme, the folkloric dance group of General Lazaro Cardenas High School from Tijuana, Mexico, also performs to help present the various traditions. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 12 and younger.
Izel Ballet Folklorico was founded in Las Vegas six years ago by its director Roman Lizaola and has performed many times at the Winchester Theater as well as other venues throughout the Las Vegas Valley. “Izel,” translates to “rainbow lady” in the native Mexican language Nahuatl.
For additional information on the concert, call Patrick Gaffey at (702) 455-7340 or visit the website at www.ClarkCountyNV.gov/parks. Additional Clark County Parks and Recreation events and activities also can be found on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.
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