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'Generaciones', a new program between tradition and renewal in Spanish dance. Consolidation of 'Invocación' and 'La Bella Otero' in the tour schedule. A season with an international focus: Greece, Israel and Colombia.
It brings together one of the classical Spanish dance titles most loved by dancers, 'Ritmos', by Alberto Lorca, alongside the personal interpretation of flamenco that Antonio Canales created in 'Grito'. The program is completed by three world premieres that reveal the renewal of Spanish dance: 'Pastorela', by Antonio Ruz; 'Aurora', by Jesús Carmona; and 'Jacaranda', by Rubén Olmo.
The “Discover Spanish Dance” educational workshops organized by the Educational Activities Department of the Ballet Nacional de España have surpassed the figures of previous seasons between September 2021 and June 2022, both in the number of activities organized and in attendance and geographical reach. In total, Ballet Nacional de España has offered 17 workshops to more than 1,200 children, teenagers and adults in Madrid, Seville, Granada, Valencia, Murcia, Jerez de la Frontera and Los Palacios, Seville. The workshops aim to spread knowledge of the four styles of Spanish dance through their most characteristic elements, from castanets to the hat, the cane and the fan.
Ballet Nacional de España will perform on June 17th and 18th at the Granada Festival, which this year commemorates the centenary of the First Cante Jondo Competition of Granada. “A deep and jondo dancer” is how theatre critic Lorenzo López Sancho defined Mario Maya, whose choreography 'De lo flamenco' is included in the program 'Invocación' as a tribute to the artist.
The rhythm of the 2022/2023 season, which the Ballet Nacional de España opens on September 9th in Madrid, will be set by a pas de deux of tradition and renewal in Spanish dance. Director Rubén Olmo champions the need to recover the classics without losing sight of new currents through the presentation of three world premieres and the revival of three repertoire works, as well as continuing the tour of 'La Bella Otero', the narrative work premiered in 2021.
The dissemination of Spain’s rich choreographic heritage, embracing its stylistic plurality, and the promotion of its national and international projection through cultural alliances between institutions are two of the principles set out in the Ballet Nacional de España’s 2019–2023 Master Plan, under the direction of Rubén Olmo. Within the framework of this mission, the company will give 14 performances of 'Invocación' from July 1st to 31st in seven cities across the Mexican Republic: Mexico City, San Luis Potosí, León, Morelia, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Puebla.
The dramatic ballet about the intense life of one of the most famous artists of the late 19th century, La Bella Otero, will come to the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville on May 26th and 27th. This is the first tour of the work choreographed and directed by Seville-born Rubén Olmo since its premiere in Madrid in July 2021. The two performances will feature guest artist Patricia Guerrero, winner of the 2021 National Dance Award for Performance, and the special collaboration of Maribel Gallardo, 2021 Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts.
The Ballet Nacional de España will perform on May 8th at the Teatro-Auditorio El Greco in Toledo, with a quadruple program designed by its director, Rubén Olmo, showcasing the versatility and technical mastery of the dancers in three disciplines of Spanish dance. “Invocación is a very complete program in which audiences can enjoy flamenco full of life and strength on stage, a ballet of the purest stylized dance, and one of the few recent choreographies in the escuela bolera style,” says the BNE director.
The Ballet Nacional de España and the Compañía Nacional de Danza come together to commemorate International Dance Day this April 29th with a streaming event in front of Picasso’s work. The National Institute of Performing Arts and Music, in collaboration with the Reina Sofía Museum, is promoting this initiative to send a message of harmony and solidarity through the universal language of dance.
From April 21st to 24th, 2022, the Ballet Nacional de España, directed by Rubén Olmo, will open the dance season at Valencia’s Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía with a global vision of almost all styles of Spanish dance. 'Invocación', a quadruple program premiered in 2020, consists of choreographies by Rubén Olmo and Antonio Najarro, and includes a tribute to Mario Maya, one of the pioneers of flamenco theatre in Andalusia. The Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, conducted by Manuel Busto, together with the BNE’s flamenco musicians and cantaores, will accompany the company’s more than 40 dancers live.
On April 11th, World Parkinson’s Day, the Ballet Nacional de España is collaborating with the Dance for Parkinson’s program in its initiative to promote socialization and raise awareness of this chronic, disabling neurodegenerative disease, which affects 160,000 people in Spain and more than 7 million people worldwide.
On March 25th and 26th, the Ballet Nacional de España will offer a global vision of the stylistic diversity of Spanish dance at the Teatro José Mª Rodero in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid. More than 40 dancers and the Ballet Nacional de España’s flamenco ensemble of musicians and cantaores will perform the quadruple program 'Invocación'. “It is a very complete program in which audiences can enjoy flamenco full of life and strength on stage, a ballet of the purest stylized dance, and one of the few recent choreographies in the escuela bolera style,” says Rubén Olmo, director of the Ballet Nacional de España.
Principal dancer of the Ballet Nacional de España, which he joined in 2002 under the direction of Elvira Andrés. The first choreography he danced with us was 'Fuenteovejuna', by Antonio Gades, a work that inspired him to research traditional dances more deeply. An example of his work is the solo 'Fandango charro', which he performed at the INAEM Gala for Music Day 2020. More recently, on March 11th, 2022, the Larreal company premiered 'Malo será', his choreography stylizing Galician and Huelva dances, created for students of the Mariemma Royal Professional Dance Conservatory in Madrid. In this choreography, Eduardo Martínez moves through stylized folklore, addressing themes such as social hypocrisy, infidelity, female empowerment and rites of passage.
The Ballet Nacional de España travels to Logroño to share the stylistic diversity of Spanish dance with audiences in La Rioja. On March 19th, the Teatro Bretón in the regional capital will host a performance of the quadruple program 'Invocación', performed by our more than 40 dancers and the flamenco ensemble of musicians and cantaores. “It is a very complete program in which audiences can enjoy flamenco full of life and strength on stage, a ballet of the purest stylized dance, and one of the few recent choreographies in the escuela bolera style,” says Rubén Olmo.
Dancer, choreographer and director of the Ballet Nacional de España from 2001 to 2004, Elvira Andrés’s professional career is linked to essential names in Spanish dance such as Mariemma and Antonio Gades. Since 2006, she has been Professor of Spanish Dance at the María de Ávila Higher Conservatory of Dance in Madrid. To celebrate International Women’s Day, we are sharing her choreography Mujeres in full. With this piece, she won Second Prize at the Madrid Spanish Dance and Flamenco Choreography Competition in 1993. With music by Emilio de Diego and Víctor Manuel Martín, the Ballet Nacional de España premiered this ensemble choreography of stylized dance in 2001.
Creator of an elegant style that delves into classicism without getting lost in the superfluous, Javier Barón (Alcalá de Guadaíra, 1963) is one of today’s most renowned flamenco bailaores. Winner of the National Dance Award for Performance in 2008, he has also developed his personal way of understanding dance through the many choreographies he has created for his own company, which he founded in 1997. For these reasons, Rubén Olmo has invited him to direct the restaging with the dancers of the Ballet Nacional de España of 'De mis soleares vengo', a dance por soleá de Alcalá with which he won the Giraldillo Award at the Seville Biennial in 1988.
On March 11th, at 2 p.m., you will be able to watch a working session with our company and flamenco bailaor Javier Barón live on our Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter social media profiles. This streaming broadcast is part of #BNEenMovimientoPerpetuo, an online outreach initiative showcasing the work of dancers and choreographers, which reached more than 4.6 million views in 2021.
Agreement approving an institutional statement in solidarity with the citizens of Ukraine.
Centenary Antonio Ruiz Soler will open the 26th edition of the Festival de Jerez on February 17th. Ballet Nacional de España will be accompanied by the Orquesta Bética de Cámara, conducted by Manuel Coves, and soprano Maribel Ortega.
The Ballet Nacional de España begins 2022 with a busy schedule of performances planned for the three programs premiered so far under the direction of Rubén Olmo: Invocación, La Bella Otero, and Centenary Antonio Ruiz Soler. Pending confirmation of several additional national and international tours, the BNE will perform until summer 2022 in Dubai, Valencia, Seville, Jerez de la Frontera in Cádiz, Logroño, and Torrejón de Ardoz in Madrid.