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Spring 2011 features innovative works by Spanish and Venezuelan choreographers
Posted December 17, 2010 in Press Releases (No Comments)
Luna Negra Dance Theater, Chicago’s premier Latino contemporary dance company, presents its 2011 spring program, featuring two North American premieres by up-and-coming Latino choreographers, as well as a signature work from the company’s repertoire. The program features Naked Ape by Spanish choreographer Fernando Hernando Magadan, which explores how new technologies are changing the way we communicate and how much opportunity
Luna Negra Celebrates 10 Years
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
Luna Negra Names Gustavo Ramirez Sansano as New Artistic Director
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
Luna Negra Continues 10th Anniversary Celebration
Posted August 25, 2009 in Press Releases (No Comments)
CHICAGO – Luna Negra Dance Theater, Chicago’s premiere Latino-infused contemporary dance company, will continue its 10th Anniversary celebration with two special evenings of dance and live music at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive.The Company will present its Gala performance, Noche de Luna, paying tribute to Luna Negra Founder Eduardo Vilaro, Friday, October 9 at
Luna Negra Names Joanna Naftali as New Executive Director
Posted June 22, 2009 in Press Releases (No Comments)
CHICAGO - Luna Negra Dance Theater (LNDT) announced today the appointment of innovative arts leader and native Chicagoan, Joanna Naftali, as executive director. Following the announcement in late March of the departure of LNDT’s founder and artistic director, Eduardo Vilaro, the organization’s board of directors began an international search for an artistic director. The board also identified a strong need
Luna Negra Celebrates Latina Choreographers
Posted February 16, 2009 in Press Releases (No Comments)
CHICAGO – Luna Negra Dance Theater’s 10th Anniversary celebration continues in 2009 by honoring women’s contributions to the art of dance. Aptly timed during National Women’s History Month, Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro stages a rare evening of works by four female choreographers. The evening features Nube Blanco (White Cloud), a World Premiere by choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, inspired by the
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Fernando Hernando Magadan
Choreographer
Fernando Hernando Magadan (Zaragoza, Spain) originally trained as a gymnast before switching to dance when he entered the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Clasica in Madrid. He later went on to study in England at the London Studio Centre and the...