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Process of Creation
Fernando Hernando Magadan - Video
Posted January 26, 2011 in Artist Voices, in Process of Creation (No Comments)
Spanish choreographer Fernando Hernando Magadan came to Chicago the first week of January to work with Luna Negra dancers on the North American Premiere of "Naked Ape." We took the opportunity to ask him a few questions about the inspiration for his work.
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
Nube Blanco (White Cloud) Rehearsal Pictures
Posted March 20, 2009 in Process of Creation (1 Comment)
Photo by Altin Kaftira
Impressions from choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa on the creation of her new work
Posted March 19, 2009 in Artist Voices, in Process of Creation (No Comments)
It’s been nine days since Luna Negra Dance Theater dancers and I have started to work on the creation of Nube Blanco (White cloud). I guess I can say we finished the piece yesterday right before the Company took off on a small tour to Asheville. I’ve been surprised and amazed by the dancers’ energy, dedication and extreme speed in
Photos from the Antojito on March 11, 2009
Posted March 11, 2009 in Process of Creation (No Comments)
Deshár Alhát (Leave Sunday) Rehearsal
Posted September 5, 2008 in Process of Creation (No Comments)
Vilaro and the creation of Deshar Alhat (Leave Sunday)
Posted September 4, 2008 in Process of Creation (No Comments)
Deshar Ahlat is almost finished now. It has taken nearly four months to develop, test and examine the six sections I have completed. When it comes to the question of how I got here, well there's never a short answer. Here are some ponderings on my choreographic process.I never plan a movement or how to execute vocabulary when I am
Meet the Artists
Luis Eduardo Sayago
Choreographer
Luis Eduardo Sayago (Caracas, Venezuela) originally trained in the art of Judo for ten years. His dance studies in ballet began with the Eliot Jazz School and the Fundacion Arte Nuevo. He performed as a dancer in many different Venezuelan...


