Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl Celebrates 43rd Anniversary in Aurora

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The Aurora, Illinois venue will host the regional Mexican folk dance company's milestone celebration.

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Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl will present its 43rd Anniversary Concert, Thursday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora.

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Experience the charming, diverse folkloric dance styles of Mexican culture, cultivated right here in the Fox Valley. Tickets are $27-$32.

Based in Aurora, Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl is an internationally celebrated Mexican folk dance troupe that has delighted audiences for over 40 years around Illinois and as far as Mexico with its colorful costumes, wonderful music and electrifying choreography. The group originally formed to meet the need to preserve one of the most important aspects of Mexican culture, the folkloric dance. Juan Manuel “Nery” Cruz, originally from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, is the group's director and choreographer.

The name "Quetzalcoatl" originates from the ancient Mexican and northern Central American civilizations. It means “snake or serpent with feathers of quetzal,” which implies something divine or precious in the Nahuatl language. Quetzalcoatl was also the god of wisdom of the primitive Mexicans, a god of the air, or sun-god, who instructed them in the use of agriculture and metals.

For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com call (630) 896-6666, or stop by the Paramount Theatre box office, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and until show time on show days. Children two and under are admitted free. *Prices are for in-person purchases. Additional fees apply for phone and online orders.

For more, visit bfquetzalcoatl.org .

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/BALLET-FOLKLORICO-QUETZALCOATL-to-Return-to-Paramount-Theatre-for-43rd-Anniversary-Concert-20260609)._