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Víctor Ullate (born 9 May 1947,
Micha van Hoecke
to the stage for his audiences in Spain, South America, Russia, and many European countries. He worked on classics of the repertoire including ''
El Amor Brujo
' (1994),
' (1996),
'(1996),
2000)
La Inteligencia de Las Flores
2001)
El sur
2005)
Samsara
2006)
(2010)
(2017),'' finally ''Antigona'' (2019, together with choreographer Eduardo Lao). His works are an original combination of classical and neoclassical ballet and flamenco, combining Spanish traditional and classical music.
Carlos LopezJoaquín De Luz
Itziar MendizabalSol León
and José Carayol to name just a few of the most internationally known names of the ballet world. In 32 years many hundreds of pupils were starting into a professional dance career after graduating from his school. With the aim of enabling talents without financial resources a universal training for the dance profession and promoting classical ballet in all its forms of expression in Spain, he set up a foundation in 2000. After decades of fruitful work, he closed his ballet company in 2019., the other institutions finally fell victim to the cultural and political change in Spain in 2019–2020.
Medalla de Oro de las Bellas Artes
(1996), he renowne
Medalla Festival de Granada
(1998), the Culture Prize of the City of Madrid in the ›Dance‹ category (2003), the »Autor-Autor« Award (2007), th
MAX Honorary Award
(2008), th
MAX Award
for his creation
' as best dance production (2011). In 2013 he was awarded the » Gran Cruz de la Orden del Dos de Mayo« by the City of Madrid, and in 2016 the » Medalla de Oro al Mérito del Trabajo« by the Council of Ministers of Spain. In 2014 he was made an honorary member of th
Academy of Performing Arts
In 2024 by the government of Aragon he was honored with th
Medalla al Mérito Cultural de Aragón
Víctor Ullate has three sons, Patrick Ullate, Víctor Ullate Roche and Josué Ullate.
Academia de las Artes Escenicás de España
Biography Víctor Ullate: Carmen Guaita
La vida y la danza : memorias de un bailarín
Madrid 2013. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ullate, Victor Living people 1947 births Spanish male ballet dancers Ballet choreographers 20th-century Spanish dancers People from Zaragoza
Víctor Ullate (born 9 May 1947, Zaragoza
Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...
, 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 ...
) is a dancer, choreographer, ballet director and ballet teacher.
Early life and education
He studied dance with María de Avila and at the École supérieure de danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower. He began his professional career in 1962 at the age of 15 in the company of the worldwide sought-after Spanish dancer Antonio Ruiz Soler.Career
Dancer
Three years later he was engaged byMaurice Béjart
Maurice Béjart (; 1 January 1927 – 22 November 2007) was a French dancer, choreographer and Theatre director, opera director who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland. He developed a popular expressionistic form of modern ballet, tac ...
in his Ballet du XXième Siècle as a Principal Dancer. In the fourteen years of collaboration, Béjart created a number of roles for him, among others ''Ni fleurs, ni couronnes'' (1967), ''Offrande chorégraphique'' (1970), ''Nijinsky'', ''Clown de Dieu'' (1971), ''Golestan'' (1973), ''I trionfi di Petrarca'' (1974); In Maurice Béjart's ''Gaîté parisienne'' (1978) an autobiographical ballet, he incorporated the role of Béjart.
Artistic Director and Choreographer
In 1979 the Spanish government commissioned him to found the country's first classical ballet company, today Compañia Nacional de Danza, of which he was artistic director for four years. In 1983 he opened his first own school, the Centro de Danza Víctor Ullate, and in 1988, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, he founded the Víctor Ullate Ballet. officially Spain's first private dance company, of which he has been director for more than 30 years. He brought works byMaurice Béjart
Maurice Béjart (; 1 January 1927 – 22 November 2007) was a French dancer, choreographer and Theatre director, opera director who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland. He developed a popular expressionistic form of modern ballet, tac ...
, George Balanchine
George Balanchine (;
Various sources:
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* born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze;, Romanization of Georgian, : April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers ...
, Hans van Manen
Hans Arthur Gerard van Manen (; born 11 July 1932) is a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer and photographer.
He studied under Sonia Gaskell and Françoise Adret. Van Manen wrote many ballets. He worked for the Dutch National Ballet from 1973 to ...
, Nils Christe, Jan LinkensMicha van Hoecke
to the stage for his audiences in Spain, South America, Russia, and many European countries. He worked on classics of the repertoire including ''
Les Sylphides
() is a short, non-narrative '' ballet blanc'' to piano music by Frédéric Chopin, selected and orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov.
The ballet, described as a "romantic reverie","Ballet Theater", until 1955. A compact disk of ABT's product ...
'', ''Giselle
''Giselle'' ( , ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (; ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet () in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, it was first perfor ...
'' (after Jules Perrot
Jules-Joseph Perrot (18 August 181029 August 1892) was a French dancer and choreographer who later became Ballet Master of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. He created some of the most famous ballets of the 19th century including ' ...
) and ''Don Quixote
, the full title being ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'', is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is of ...
'' (after Marius Petipa
Marius Ivanovich Petipa (; born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa; 11 March 1818) was a French and Russian ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. He is considered one of the most influential ballet masters and choreographers in ballet history ...
and Alexander A. Gorski), and premiered more than 40 of his own choreographies, often with reference to Spanish music and culture. Some of his most successful pieces choreographed for his own company are: El Amor Brujo
' (1994),
' (1996),
'(1996),
2000)
La Inteligencia de Las Flores
2001)
El sur
2005)
Samsara
2006)
(2010)
(2017),'' finally ''Antigona'' (2019, together with choreographer Eduardo Lao). His works are an original combination of classical and neoclassical ballet and flamenco, combining Spanish traditional and classical music.
Teacher
His efforts for individual advancement and the base of technical ability are met by the successes of such personalities asAngel Corella
Angel Corella López is a Spanish former principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (the only Spaniard to have achieved such a position in history) and guest artist with The Royal Ballet, Kirov Ballet, New York City Ballet, La Scala and ...
, 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) from 2002 to 2016. A recipient of the Prix Benois de la Danse, she was named the Dancer of th ...
Carlos Lopez
Tamara Rojo
Tamara Rojo Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 17 May 1974) is a Spanish ballet dancer. She was the English National Ballet's artistic director and a lead principal dancer with the company between 2012 and 2022. She was previously a principa ...
, Igor YebraItziar Mendizabal
and José Carayol to name just a few of the most internationally known names of the ballet world. In 32 years many hundreds of pupils were starting into a professional dance career after graduating from his school. With the aim of enabling talents without financial resources a universal training for the dance profession and promoting classical ballet in all its forms of expression in Spain, he set up a foundation in 2000. After decades of fruitful work, he closed his ballet company in 2019., the other institutions finally fell victim to the cultural and political change in Spain in 2019–2020.
Awards
Víctor Ullate has received numerous awards, including the Spanish Dance Prize (1989), thMedalla de Oro de las Bellas Artes
(1996), he renowne
Medalla Festival de Granada
(1998), the Culture Prize of the City of Madrid in the ›Dance‹ category (2003), the »Autor-Autor« Award (2007), th
MAX Honorary Award
(2008), th
MAX Award
for his creation
' as best dance production (2011). In 2013 he was awarded the » Gran Cruz de la Orden del Dos de Mayo« by the City of Madrid, and in 2016 the » Medalla de Oro al Mérito del Trabajo« by the Council of Ministers of Spain. In 2014 he was made an honorary member of th
Academy of Performing Arts
In 2024 by the government of Aragon he was honored with th
Medalla al Mérito Cultural de Aragón
Víctor Ullate has three sons, Patrick Ullate, Víctor Ullate Roche and Josué Ullate.
References
External links
Academia de las Artes Escenicás de España
Biography Víctor Ullate: Carmen Guaita
La vida y la danza : memorias de un bailarín
Madrid 2013. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ullate, Victor Living people 1947 births Spanish male ballet dancers Ballet choreographers 20th-century Spanish dancers People from Zaragoza