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If you follow us on our social networks, you have an appointment with #BNEHistoria every Thursday. Don’t miss the chance to remember or find out about the most special moments in our 40 years of history and recall with us the great artists who have been part of the Ballet.
The Ballet Nacional de España (BNE), directed by Rubén Olmo since September 2019, is the public dance company that has been an ambassador of our culture in the world since it was established in 1978 under the name Ballet Nacional Español. It is also one of the production units of the Instituto Nacional de la Artes Escénicas y de la Music (INAEM) [National Institute of the Performing Arts and Music] under the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport, with greatest international reach through quite a large number of international tours every year.
In its 40 years of history, it has exhibited all the styles of Spanish dance (escuela bolera, folklore, flamenco and stylised dance) in Spanish major theatres and worldwide in shows that comprise tradition and vanguard. Choreographies in the BNE repertoire that were a landmark when they were premiered and that continue to be masterpieces today include Farruca, Bodas de sangre, Grito, Ritmos, Medea, Bolero, Viva Navarra, Paso a Cuatro, Farruca, Jota de la Dolores or Zapateado de Sarasate.
Under the directorship of Antonio Gades (1978-1980), Antonio Ruiz Soler (1980-1983), María de Ávila (1983-1986), José Antonio (1986-1992), Aurora Pons, Nana Llorca and Victoria Eugenia (1993-1997), Aída Gómez (1998-2001), Elvira Andrés (2001-2004), José Antonio (2004-2011) and Antonio Najarro (2011-2019), outstanding figures have danced at the Ballet Nacional de España such as Lola Greco, Merche Esmeralda, Juan Mata, Ana González, Joaquín Cortés or Antonio Canales; choreographies by José Granero, Cristina Hoyos, Manuela Vargas, Mariemma, Manolete, Manolo Marín and Pilar López have also been performed.
Through #BNEHistoria our aim is to make available to teachers, students, and fans of Spanish dance part of our audiovisual archive so that we can share a unique heritage made up of the work of incredibly talented dancers and choreographers.
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