Spanish National Dance Company | |
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General information | |
Name | Spanish National Dance Company |
Local name | Compañía Nacional de Danza |
Previous names | Ballet Nacional de España Clásico |
Year founded | 1979 |
Principal venue | Spain |
Website | cndanza.mcu.es |
Artistic staff | |
Artistic Director | Muriel Romero |
The Spanish National Dance Company (Spanish: Compañía Nacional de Danza, CND) was founded in 1979 under the name Ballet Nacional de España Clásico.[1][2] Its first director was dancer Victor Ullate,[3] followed by Maria de Avila,[4] Ray Barra,[5] Maya Plisetskaya,[6] Nacho Duato (1990 – July 2010),[7] Hervé Palito,[8] José Carlos Martínez (December 2010 – 2019),[9] and Joaquín de Luz.[10]
In 2018 it was announced that the company would be moving to the railway museum, near the centre of Madrid.[11]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Raymonda%2C_CND%2C_Jos%C3%A9_Carlos_Mart%C3%ADnez.jpg/250px-Raymonda%2C_CND%2C_Jos%C3%A9_Carlos_Mart%C3%ADnez.jpg)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ulrich, Allan (1 May 2010). "Dance review: Compañía Nacional de Danza". sfgate.com. Hearst Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ Schwyzer, Elizabeth (4 May 2010). "Compañía Nacional de Danza at the Granada". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Gigantes de La 2 - Víctor Ullate". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "La Compañía Nacional de Danza homenajea a María de Ávila en el Teatro Principal". Europa Press (in Spanish). 12 June 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Monleón, José (1989). Tragedia griega y democracia: Medea : encuentro mediterráneo. Editora Regional de Extremadura, Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura. p. 108.
- ^ "La Compañía Nacional de Danza homenajea a la 'gran diva' Maya Plisetkaya". Telemadrid (in Spanish). 3 December 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Ruiz Mantilla, Jesús (13 April 2010). "Nacho Duato dejará la Compañía Nacional de Danza en julio". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Lamas, Jorge (30 September 2010). "Hervé Palito: "La danza es un arte joven en el que hay mucho que hacer"". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Chavarría, Maricel (13 December 2018). "José Carlos Martínez: "Yo seguiría en la CND siempre que se pudiera evolucionar"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Sant Cugat. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Joaquín de Luz, nuevo director de la Compañía Nacional de Danza". Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte (in Spanish). Gobierno de España. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ EFE (1 October 2018). "Un nuevo centro en Madrid será sede de Ballet Nacional y de Compañía de Danza". El Mundo. Madrid: Unidad Editorial Información General, S.L.U. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Archival footage of Compania Nacional de Danza 2 performing Arenal in 2004 at Jacob's Pillow
- Archival footage of Compania Nacional de Danza 2 performing Gnawa in 2010 at Jacob's Pillow