Aguero-Reyes, Zenaida 2023-07-24
Zenaida Aguero-Reyes discusses her involvement with Ballet Folklórico in Lubbock, Texas. In this interview, Aguero-Reyes describes how she got started dancing in Ballet Folklórico and why she created her own Ballet Folklórico company. She recalls how the Viva Aztlan festival got started and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted her company and the festival. The interview closes with Aguero-Reyes remembering her father and his activism for Chicanos and Chicanas.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Zenaida Aguero-Reyes
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 24, 2023
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 01:20:39 (1 hour 20 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; Involvement with Ballet Folklórico; Transitioning into a teaching role; creating her own Ballet Folklórico group; The Viva Aztlan festival; Workshops for Mariachi and Folklórico; her children’s involvement with Folklórico; How COVID-19 and the pandemic impacted Ballet Folklórico; Fiestas; Visions for the future; Remembrances of her father
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/376760 >
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