October 2009

Audition on November 15, 2009

Posted October 30, 2009 in Process of Creation, in What's New (No Comments)

Sunday, November 15, 200910:00am-5:00pmRegistration begins at 10:00amBallet-based class begins at 11:00amRepertory to follow until 5pmPlease bring ballet shoes and also be prepared to dance barefoot and with socksRSVP required by November 13. Email: info@lunanegra.org. No phone calls.Ballet Chicago17 N State Street, 19th floorChicago, IL 60602

Posted October 29, 2009 in Press Releases (No Comments)

CHICAGO - Luna Negra Dance Theater’s Board of Directors; the Gala Host Committee, including co-chairs Kristin Conley and Jennifer Edgcomb; Acting Artistic Director Michelle Manzanales; and Executive Director Joanna Naftali, celebrated Luna Negra Dance Theater’s 10th Anniversary with Noche de Luna, October 9, 2009. A gala evening in tribute to Founder Eduardo Vilaro, attendees helped raise money to support the

Posted October 20, 2009 in Press Releases (No Comments)

CHICAGO – Following a world-wide search, Luna Negra Dance Theater announced today the appointment of award-winning choreographer Gustavo Ramirez Sansano to the position of Artistic Director. Sansano will officially assume the role of Artistic Director in June 2010. He succeeds Luna Negra’s founder, Eduardo Vilaro, who served as Artistic Director until August, 2009.“Gustavo Ramirez Sansano comes to Luna Negra with

Vicente Nebrada

Choreographer

Vicente Nebrada was born in 1930 in Caracas, Venezuela. He was one of the most influential members of Venezuela's first generation of professional ballet dancers. He worked with Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso, Roland Petit, and the Joffrey Ballet. He was...