Guillermo Keys-Arenas

Guillermo Keys-Arenas (born 1928, El Ebano, Mexico — d. 31 January 2006, Sydney, Australia) — was a dancer and choreographer.

Guillermo Keys-Arenas was born in El Ebano in the state of San Luis Potosí, northern Mexico.

From his earliest days he was obsessed with theatre, and when the family moved to Mexico City, his mother enrolled the seven-year-old with the National Dance School.

[1] Engagements included: One of his greatest achievements was his significant contribution to multiculturalism through his involvement with the annual Shell National Folkloric Festival, sponsored by the Sydney Opera House with various partners, which he directed from 1979 to 1994.

The festivals were held in Sydney at first but later in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin and Brisbane.

Concert program cover of performance of the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico at the University of Michigan in 1963. Guillermo is the Assistant to the Director Amalia Hernandez .