Through ballet, we learn about the women who helped during the Mexican Revolution.
On March 5, we attended Ballet Nepantla’s performance of “Valentina” at Jo Long Theatre for the Performing Arts on San Antonio’s East Side. Through contemporary ballet and traditional baile folklórico, “Valentina” portrayed stories that highlight “the strength and resilience of women during Revolutionary Mexico.”
Throughout the Mexican Revolution , Mexican women held different roles such as nurses and cucarachas Born in 1893, Avitia grew up in one of many rural communities in the Mexican northern state of Durango. When the Mexican Revolution broke out in 1910, she expressed a desire to fight alongside her father. However, he died before having the opportunity. Following his death, Avitia disguised herself as a man and joined the revolution in November 1910 at the age of 17.
The transformation of Mexican womanhood in Ballet Nepantla’s “Valentina” mirrors the transformation of a nation during the Mexican Revolution. Throughout each performance, dancers embodied the decline and upheaval of the revolutionary state through the breakdown and reconstruction of a woman’s identity. Through their participation, Mexican women personified Mexico’s revolutionary spirit.
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