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Compañía Nacional de Danza Review: Giselle à la Espagnol
December 10, 2020 – Compañía Nacional de Danza Review: Giselle à la Espagnol discusses Joaquín De Luz’s new version of this romantic ballet.
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Compañía Nacional de Danza Review: Yet Another Reason to Love Madrid
November 20, 2020 – Compañía Nacional de Danza Review: Yet Another Reason to Love Madrid mentions works by Balanchine, Ratmansky, and Duato.
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Joaquín de Luz, The Prodigal Son, Returns Home
It is said that “home is where the heart is” and for Joaquín de Luz, the prodigal son, Madrid is home. His initial term of five years as director of Spain’s Compañía Nacional de Danza began on September 1, 2019; this effectively means that he has thus spent half of his first year in this new…
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La Compañía Nacional de Danza Prepares for a New Giselle
La Compañía Nacional de Danza Prepares for Giselle
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La Compañía Nacional de Danza: A Much Awaited Return
La Compañía Nacional de Danza returns to an open-air stage to begin their 2020-2021 season, one of the first ballet companies to start again since the pandemic.
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Joaquín de Luz Speaks About His Position as CND’s New Director
As I mentioned in an earlier story, former New York City Ballet principal dancer Joaquín de Luz will be the new Director of Compañia Nacional de Danza in Spain. The Spanish Government’s Ministry of Culture and Sports released some of de Luz’s first words about his upcoming role in the ballet world. Below is the…
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Joaquín de Luz will be Director of la Compañía Nacional de Danza
The Spanish media El País has announced that Joaquín de Luz will become the new director of Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid, Spain. He will take over beginning September 1, 2019 for a period of five years, replacing José Carlos Martínez who has held the position for the last eight years. De Luz was…
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New York City Ballet Review: A Feast for the Senses
September 26, 2018 New York City Ballet All Balanchine New York, NY The manifestation of musical splendor into balletic treasure is Balanchine’s genius and there’s no better company than his own to share this with the rest of us. It’s a treat for the senses, especially when accompanied by an orchestra that is so first-rate…