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: ''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 Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...

, and flamenco.

Directors

# Antonio Esteve Ródenas, "Antonio Gades" (1978–1980) # Antonio Ruiz Soler, "Antonio el Bailarín" (1980–1983) # María Dolores Gómez de Ávila, "María de Ávila" (1983–1986) # José Antonio Ruiz de la Cruz, "José Antonio" (1986–1992) #

Aurora Pons An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...

, Nana Lorca, and Victoria Eugenia (1993–1997) #

Aída Gómez ''Aída'' is a Spanish sitcom that aired on Telecinco from 16 January 2005 to 8 June 2014. Set in Madrid, it is a spin off of the sitcom ''7 Vidas'', on which Aída was a recurring character. It was produced by Globomedia. The show stars Carm ...

(1998–2001) # Elvira Andrés (2001–2004) # José Antonio Ruiz de la Cruz, "José Antonio" (2004–2011) #

Antonio Najarro Antonio Najarro (born 22 November 1975 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish flamenco dancer and figure skating choreographer. Film: " Antonio Najarro, la danse espagnole en partage " (2014/2015 ) 53 min director: Jean-Ma ...

(2011–2019) # Rubén Olmo (2019–)

References

External links

Ballet companies in Spain 1978 establishments in Spain Companies based in Madrid {{Spain-company-stub