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Spanish National Dance Company
General information
NameSpanish National Dance Company
Local nameCompañía Nacional de Danza
Previous namesBallet Nacional de España Clásico
Year founded1979
Principal venueSpain Spain
Websitecndanza.mcu.es
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorJoaquín de Luz

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]

Spanish National Dance Company, 2015

In 2018 it was announced that the company would be moving to the railway museum, near the centre of Madrid.[11]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Schwyzer, Elizabeth (4 May 2010). "Compañía Nacional de Danza at the Granada". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Gigantes de La 2 - Víctor Ullate". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Monleón, José (1989). Tragedia griega y democracia: Medea : encuentro mediterráneo. Editora Regional de Extremadura, Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura. p. 108.
  6. ^ "La Compañía Nacional de Danza homenajea a la 'gran diva' Maya Plisetkaya". Telemadrid (in Spanish). 3 December 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.