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Premio Nacional De Danza De España
The National Dance Award ( es, Premio Nacional de Danza, links=no) of Spain is an annual prize awarded by the Ministry of Culture since 1988 and regulated by the Royal Decree of 1995, along with the rest of the country's National Awards. It is granted by a jury and, since 2000, in two categories: Creation and Performance. Each confers a monetary prize of €30,000 (originally 2,000 pesetas). Recipients References External links * {{in lang, es 1988 establishments in Spain Awards established in 1988 Dance awards Dance in Spain Spanish awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Culture And Sport (Spain)
The Ministry of Culture and Sport (MCD) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for the promotion, protection and dissemination of the Spanish historical heritage, national museums, art, books, reading and literary creation, of cinematographic and audiovisual activities and of national archives and libraries. It is also responsible for the promotion and dissemination of culture in Spanish, as well as the promotion of cultural cooperation and, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, of international relations in the field of culture. Likewise, the MCD is responsible for the proposal and execution of the government' policy on sport. The MCD is headed by the Culture Minister, a Cabinet member who is appointed by the Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister. Like the Ministry of Agriculture, it does not have any Secretariat of State and is organized through a General Secretariat (with the rank of undersecretariat) and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Yerbabuena
Eva María Garrido García, known professionally as Eva Yerbabuena, is a Spanish flamenco dancer. She formed her own dance company in 1998Sanjoy Roy"Step-by-step guide to dance: Eva Yerbabuena. By injecting traditional moves with bold theatrical flair, this Spanish dancer and choreographer brings flamenco thrillingly up to date."''The Guardian'', February 9, 2010. and won Spain's National Dance Award (''Premio Nacional de Danza'') in 2001. She is considered one of flamenco's leading performers. Biography Yerbabuena was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1970, but fifteen days after her birth was taken by her parents to their hometown of Ogíjares in Granada, Spain, where she grew up with her grandparents until she was ten years old. At age 11 she began her dance career by taking flamenco classes. At the age of 12, she began to dance with Enrique "El Canastero", Angustillas "La Mona" and Mario Maya. Her professional career began at 15. She studied dramatic arts with Juan Furest and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Greco
Maria Dolores Greco Arroyo widely known as Lola Greco (born 1964) is a Spanish ballerina and choreographer. After training with the Ballet Nacional de España (Spanish National Ballet), she joined the company, gaining the rank of prima ballerina when she was just 19. In 1983 she made her first appearance in Paris. She went on to dance in the company created by her father, José Greco, touring the United States. In 1999, she created her own company. In the early 2000s she returned to the National Ballet, both as a performer and a choreographer. Before leaving the stage, in 2009 she took the leading role in Miguel Narros' Flamenco work ''Fedra'', choreographed by Javier Latorre. That year she was honoured with the Spanish National Dance Award for performance. Early life Born in Madrid in 1964, Dolores Greco Arroyo is the daughter of the celebrated Italian-born Flamenco dancer Constanzo José Greco and his wife the dancer Aurelia Arroyo Garrido, generally known as Lola de Ronda. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mal Pelo
Mal Pelo is a Catalan contemporary dance ensemble based in Barcelona, Spain. The ensemble was established in January 1989 by choreographers Pep Ramis and María Muñoz, who continue to act as Artistic Directors. Since its inception, the company has made itself well known in Spain and the rest of Europe. The ensemble has also performed in the U.S. at festivals and in New York City at the Baryshnikov Arts Center The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) is a foundation and arts complex opened by Mikhail Baryshnikov in 2005 at 450 West 37th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The top three floor .... The group's work is described as "rooted in its own poetic view of the world". Works The company produces both traditional and multi-media works. Selected compositions include: *''Quarere'', 1989 *''Lucas'', 1990 *''Sur, Perros Del Sur'', 1992 *''Canción para los Pájaros'', 1993 *''La Mirada de Búbal'', 1993 *''Dol'', 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucía Lacarra
Lucía Lacarra (born 24 March 1975) is a Spanish ballet dancer who has been a principal with the Bayerisches Staatsballett (Bavarian State Opera Ballet) since 2002. A recipient of the Prix Benois de la Danse, she was named the Dancer of the Decade in 2011, at the World Ballet Stars Gala in Saint Petersburg. Early life Born in the Basque town of Zumaia, Gipuzkoa, Lacarra was interested in dance from an early age but only received training from the age of 10 when a ballet school opened in her home town. After participating in a summer course run by Rosella Hightower, she studied for three years with Mentxu Medel in San Sebastián before attending Víctor Ullate's school in Madrid, along with Tamara Rojo and Angel Corella. She soon became a member of his Ballet de Victor Ullate, dancing George Balanchine's ''Allegro Brillante'' when she was 15, as well as other modern abstract ballets. Career After four seasons with Ullate, she moved to Roland Petit's Ballet de Marseille as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Galván
Israel Galván Reyes (born 1973 in Seville) is a Spanish flamenco dancer (''bailaor'') and choreographer. He grew up learning and dancing with his father, the dancer José Galván, and his mother, Eugenia Reyes. He became a celebrity in flamenco thanks to his dancing steps with complicated feet movements, showing rapid-fire footwork punctuated by moments of stillness and silence. His art is a kind of avantgarde flamenco. He has been awarded several dance prizes. Career * In 1994 he joined the Compañia Andaluza de Danza directed by Mario Maya, and over the next decade won just about every top flamenco prize possible, including the Giradillo prize at Seville's flamenco Biennal, the Flamenco Hoy critics’ award for best dancer of the year, which he received in both 2001 and 2005. In the same year he also won Spain's national dance prize for the creative renewal of the Flamenco and in 2008 Premio Ciutat de Barcelona. * After forming his own company in 1998 to create his first work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Mundo (Spain)
''El Mundo'' (; ), before ''El Mundo del Siglo Veintiuno'', is the second largest printed daily newspaper in Spain. The paper is considered one of the country's newspapers of record along with '' El País and ABC.'' History and profile ''El Mundo'' was first published on 23 October 1989. Perhaps the best known of its founders was Pedro J. Ramírez, who served as editor until 2014. Ramirez had risen to prominence as a journalist during the Spanish transition to democracy. The other founders, Alfonso de Salas, Balbino Fraga and Juan González, shared with Ramírez a background in Grupo 16, the publishers of the newspaper ''Diario 16''. Alfonso de Salas, Juan Gonzales and Gregorio Pena also launched '' El Economista'' in 2006. ''El Mundo'', along with '' Marca'' and '' Expansión'', is controlled by the Italian publishing company RCS MediaGroup through its Spanish subsidiary company Unidad Editorial S.L. Its former owner was Unedisa which merged with Grupo Recoletos in 2007 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Baras
Sara Pereyra Baras (born April 25, 1971) is a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer born in San Fernando (Cádiz) who has established her own dance company. Biography Sara was born in San Fernando, in the province of Cádiz, in 1971, where she began her dance studies at her mother’s school, Concha Baras. Shortly after, she joined the company Los Niños de la Tertulia Flamenca, with which she toured the flamenco festivals of Barcelona. When she was 24 she entered Manuel Morao’s company and performed at the festival Teatro Flamenco Alhambra 89 in Granada. That same year, she was awarded the first prize in "Gente Joven" Spanish television contest. In 1991, with Manuel Morao’s company, she acted for two months at the Edouard VII Theater in Paris. In 1992, she performed at the "Bienal de Danza" (Lyon), the Palais des Congrès (Paris) and then with her dance partner Javier Barón. During the worldwide exposition of Seville Expo 92, she performed at the Auditorio de la Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacho Duato
Juan Ignacio Duato Bárcia, also known as Nacho Duato (born 8 January 1957) is a Spanish modern ballet dancer and choreographer. Since 2014, Duato is artistic director of the Berlin State Ballet. Career Nacho Duato studied at the Rambert School of London, Maurice Béjart's Rudra School in Brussels and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. He started his dancing career in Stockholm's Cullberg BalletCullberg and one year later he joined, , with artistic director |
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