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Compañia Nacional De Danza
The Spanish National Dance Company (, CND) was founded in 1979 under the name ''Ballet Nacional de España Clásico''. Its first director was dancer Victor Ullate, followed by Maria de Avila, Ray Barra, Maya Plisetskaya Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (; 20 November 1925 – 2 May 2015) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizenship.
, Nacho Duato (1990 – July 2010), Hervé Palito, José Carlos Martínez (December 2010 – 2019), and Joaquín de Luz. In 2018 it was announced that the company would be moving to the
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The Spanish National Dance Company (, CND) was founded in 1979 under the name ''Ballet Nacional de España Clásico''. Its first director was dancer Victor Ullate, followed by Maria de Avila, Ray Barra, Maya Plisetskaya, Nacho Duato (1990 – July 2010), Hervé Palito, José Carlos Martínez (dancer), José Carlos Martínez (December 2010 – 2019), and Joaquín de Luz. In 2018 it was announced that the company would be moving to the Railway Museum (Madrid), railway museum, near the centre of Madrid. See also * Ballet Nacional de España * Teatro de la Zarzuela References External links * Archival footage of Compania Nacional de Danza 2 performing Arenal in 2004 at Jacob's PillowArchival footage of Compania Nacional de Danza 2 performing Gnawa in 2010 at Jacob's Pillow
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José Carlos Martínez (dancer)
José Carlos Martínez (born 29 April 1969 in Cartagena) is a Spanish dancer and choreographer. He was a '' danseur étoile'' of the Paris Opera Ballet and artistic director of the Spanish National Dance Company. He became the director of dance at Paris Opera Ballet in December 2022. Throughout his career, he has won numerous ballet awards and competitions, such as the Prix Benois de la Danse, the Gold medal of the Varna International Ballet Competition, and a scholarship of Prix de Lausanne, among the most prestigious dance competitions in the world. The Japanese ''Shinshokan Dance Magazine'' recognized him as one of the best dancers of his era. Martínez studied dance with Pilar Molina in Cartagena, before attending the École supérieure de danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower. In 1987, he won a scholarship from Prix de Lausanne and entered the Paris Opera Ballet School. He joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 1988 and was named Danseur Étoile in 1997. In 1992, he was awarded the Go ...
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Dance In Spain
{{commons category, Dance of Spain Spain Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ... Performing arts in Spain ...
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Teatro De La Zarzuela
The Teatro de la Zarzuela is a theatre in Madrid, Spain. The theatre is today mainly devoted to zarzuela (the Spanish traditional musical theatre genre), as well as operetta and recitals. History The theatre was designed by architect Jerónimo de la Gándara and built by José María Sánchez Guallart on the initiative of the Spanish Lyrical Company to provide a space for performances of operettas in the Spanish capital. It was modelled on the La Scala theatre in Milan with its three-level horseshoe form and opened to the public on 10 October 1856, the birthday of Queen Isabella II. The name refers to zarzuela, a theatre form that alternates spoken and sung scenes. Its promoters were established masters of the genre such as Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Joaquín Gaztambide, Rafael Hernando, José Inzenga, baritono Francisco de Salas, librettist Luis de Olona and composer Cristóbal Oudrid, under Francisco de las Rivas, an important banker. In the second half of the ninete ...
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Ballet Nacional De España
Ballet Nacional de España (English: ''National Ballet of Spain''; BNE) is a dance company founded in 1978. It is part of the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música''; INAEM), and has a number of national and international tours. Its goal is to preserve the Spanish choreographic heritage and its traditions, represented by its different forms: academic, stylized, folk dance, bolero, and flamenco. Directors # Antonio Gades, Antonio Esteve Ródenas, "Antonio Gades" (1978–1980) # Antonio (dancer), Antonio Ruiz Soler, "Antonio el Bailarín" (1980–1983) # Ballet master#Famous ballet masters, María Dolores Gómez de Ávila, "María de Ávila" (1983–1986) # José Antonio Ruiz de la Cruz, José Antonio Ruiz de la Cruz, "José Antonio" (1986–1992) # Aurora Pons, Nana Lorca, and Victoria Eugenia (1993–1997) # Aída Gómez (1998–2001) # Elvira Andrés (2001–2004) # José Antonio Ru ...
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Unidad Editorial Información General
Unidad Editorial, S.A. is a Spanish media company. It owns the newspapers , and . It is primarily owned by the Italian holding RCS MediaGroup. History Unidad Editorial emerged in 2007 after the merger of two media companies, namely Unedisa (controlled by Italian media conglomerate RCS MediaGroup) and . Grupo Recoletos was the publisher of the newspapers '' Marca'', and the magazines '' Actualidad Económica'' and '' Telva''. Unedisa was the publisher of , founded in 1989 by Pedro J. Ramírez. Back in 2000, Veo Televisión (owned by Unedisa) had been also conceded one of the two new DTT licenses granted by People's Party government. Following the leaving of Pedro J. Ramírez from in 2014, RCS MediaGroup asserted a tighter control over Unidad Editorial. In 2016, RCS MediaGroup was acquired in a takeover by Urbano Cairo, who had support from the Intesa Sanpaolo banking group. Holdings Newspapers In 2006, the share of the newspapers controlled by the founding companies was 1 ...
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El Mundo (Spain)
(; ), before , 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 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. , 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 form Unidad Editorial, current owner of the paper. The pape ...
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Railway Museum (Madrid)
The Museo del Ferrocarril (Railway Museum) in Madrid, Spain, is one of the largest historic railroad collections in Europe. It is housed in a redundant railway station called Madrid-Delicias in the ''barrio'' of Delicias. The location is near the centre of Madrid. The railway museum opened in the Palacio de Fernán Núñez, which is now the seat of the ''Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles''. After an agreement between RENFE and the Ministry of Culture regarding the future of Las Delicias station, the collections were transferred to Las Delicias which opened as a railway museum in 1984. The building The building is not to be confused with the station opened in 1996 by Cercanías Madrid called Delicias. The station was opened in March 1880 by King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina. It was commissioned by a short-lived railway company, the ''Compañía de los Caminos de Hierro de Ciudad Real a Badajoz'', which had recently opened a line from Ciudad Real to the capital ...
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Gobierno De España
The government of Spain () is the central government which leads the executive branch and the General State Administration of the Kingdom of Spain. The Government consists of the Prime Minister and the Ministers; the prime minister has the overall direction of the Ministers and can appoint or terminate their appointments freely. The ministers also belong to the supreme decision-making body, known as the Council of Ministers. The Government is responsible before the Parliament (), and more precisely before the Congress of the Deputies, a body which elects the Prime Minister or dismisses them through a motion of censure. This is because Spain is a parliamentary system established by the Constitution of 1978. Its fundamental regulation is placed in Title IV of the Constitution, as well as in Title V of that document, with respect to its relationship with the , and in Law 50/1997, of 27 November, of the Government. According to Article 97 of the Constitution and Article 1.1 of the ...
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Ministerio De Cultura Y Deporte
The Ministry of Culture (MC) 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. The MCD is headed by the Culture Minister, a Cabinet member who is appointed by the Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister. The minister is assisted by a Secretary of State and an Under-Secretary. The current minister of Culture is, since 21 November 2023, Ernest Urtasun. History Early period The Ministry of Culture was created during the Spanish transition to democracy. However, the gover ...
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Joaquín De Luz
Joaquín De Luz (born 1976, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish ballet dancer. He was formerly with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), and a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet (NYCB). He is currently director of Spanish National Dance Company. Background He received his training at the Víctor Ullate School of Ballet. This a ballet and Spanish dancing, Madrid-based school that started the careers of many of Spain's most sought after dancers. He danced with the Víctor Ullate Ballet Company from 1992 to 1995. In August 1996, he auditioned in New York and joined the Pennsylvania Ballet as a soloist. He danced leading roles in '' La Bayadére'', ''Diana and Acteon'', ''Don Quixote'', '' Paquita'', '' The Sleeping Beauty'', and ''Swan Lake'', as well as '' Allegro Brillante'', '' Theme and Variations'', and '' Who Cares?'' while performing with Pennsylvania Ballet. In 1997 De Luz left Pennsylvania Ballet and joined American Ballet Theatre, (ABT) as a member of the corps de bal ...
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