Antonio Najarro

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Antonio Najarro, 2015

Antonio Najarro (born November 22, 1975 in Madrid ) is a Spanish ballet and flamenco dancer and choreographer .

Life

childhood

Antonios Najarross parents came from Málaga . His mother was a dressmaker and his father owned a photo shop. He was considered a shy child until a cousin suggested the dance to him at the age of six. When he was nine years old, his parents enrolled him in the dance school.

Education and early career

Antonio Najarro studied Spanish dance at the Royal Conservatory in Madrid and graduated with honors in 1994. Studies with well-known masters completed his training, including Antonio Canales , José Granero , José Antonio Ruiz , Aída Gómez , Teresa Nieto and Ramón Oller . In 1991, at the age of 15, he appeared on the public stage for the first time: under the direction of Elvira Sanz, he danced in the show Aspavientos . A year later he joined Rafael Alguilar's Ballet Teatro Español . After a very short time he took on the role of a solo dancer there.

In 1993 he joined the company of Mariemma 1994 then Alberto Lorca in the Ballet del Teatro Lírico de la Zarzuela , 1996 in the ballet of the Arena of Verona , the same year the company of Antonio Márquez and 1997 to the Ballets Españoles by José Antonio Ruiz . During these years he also created his first works as a choreographer:

In 1997 he joined the Ballet Nacional de España and became a solo dancer in 1999. In the same year he even won first prize at the Certamen Coreográfico , again with a choreography to music by Javier Paxariño. The piece, Nereidas , was recorded by the Ballet Nacional de España in the repertoire and in the Flamenco Biennial of Seville listed 2000th In the same year he was promoted to Principal Dancer with the Ballet Nacional.

Works from 2001 to 2011

In 2001 he created another pas de deux for the 60th anniversary of the Real Conservatorio de Danza in Madrid: Contigo en soledad to music by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra based on a poem by Pablo Neruda . Together with Pascal Gaona he choreographed the piece Danse création for Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat . With this choreography, the ice dancing couple won the gold medal at the European Championships in 2002 and the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City . Antonio Najarro completed his choreographic work in 2001 with Viejos aires to music by Nuevo Tango , another work for the Real Conservatorio de Danza .

In 2002 he had an appearance in Aída Gómez 'ballet drama Salomé . For the Certamen Choreográfico he choreographed Alma porteña to music by Astor Piazolla and Fernando Egozcue and for the Compañía Ibérica de Danza Laberinto, capilla y plaza to music by The Chieftains . At the end of 2002 he founded the Talent Danza ensemble with Pascal Gaona . It premiered in Bayonne with Tango-Flamenco , a piece in which flamenco, traditional Spanish music and Tango Argentino met. With this piece the company went on tour through Spain, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey, Romania, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus, Canada and the USA.

In 2005 the company Talent Danza was renamed Compañía Antonio Najarro . With Donaire to music by Fernando Egozcue Antonio Najarro choreographed again for the Real Conservatorio de Danza . With Flamencoriental , performed in Madrid, he again created a bold synthesis of different styles of music and dance: Flamenco and Spanish dance met music and dances from the Middle East , including dervishes .

In 2006 he created another choreography to music by Javier Paxariño with Granada y Córdoba . Again this year he turned to figure skating. For Stéphane Lambiel he choreographed Poeta by Vicente Amigo , Dreams on Ice and Spectacular, spectacular .

In 2007 he won first prize for the best choreography with Arraigo at the first Certamen Nacional Coreográfico de Danza Clásica, Española y Contemporánea in Seville . With Carne cruda he created another choreography for Stéphane Lambiel, and also in 2008 with Summertime . At the gala for the Día Internacional de la Danza, he presented Ser and Jazzing, two choreographies to music by Fernando Egozcue. With Jazzing flamenco he presented his third full-length show in November 2008 in Madrid. The piece was among the finalists for the Premio Max de la Danza in 2010 . In 2010 he choreographed for the US figure skater Jeremy Abbott and the French Brian Joubert .

Head of the National Ballet

In 2011 he was appointed director of the Ballet Nacional de España.

The daily El Mundo named Antonio Najarro one of the 50 most influential homosexuals in Spain in its Orgullo Gay 2016 list . At the beginning of 2018, he directed a performance in a small cast with five dancers at the Juan March Foundation : La romería de los cornudos , the re-performance of a concert piece by Gustavo Pittaluga , which La Argentinita had originally choreographed in 1933. On April 29, 2019, International Dance Day, Antonio Najarro was appointed by Unesco as the ambassador of this event.

During his time as director of the Ballet Nacional, Antonio Najarro remained connected to figure skating. So he choreographed:

In September 2019 he handed over the position of director of the Ballet Nacional to his successor Rubén Olmo .

Web links

Alexandra Ilina: Antonio Najarro: A man who lights the ice cream. In: Long Program. July 2015, accessed on May 20, 2019 (interview).

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Volume V. Signatura Ediciones de Andalucía, Sevilla 2010, ISBN 978-84-96210-88-2 , p. 242 .
  2. ↑ a b Anatxu Zabalbeascoa: Entrevista | Antonio Najarro: “La sociedad tiene miedo a crear hombres sensibles” . In: El País . August 25, 2019, ISSN  1134-6582 (Spanish, elpais.com [accessed September 8, 2019]).
  3. ↑ a b c José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Volume V, S. 243 .
  4. ↑ a b c d José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Volume V, S. 244 .
  5. ↑ a b José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Volume V, S. 245 .
  6. ↑ Rosana Torres: La gran pifia de los Premios Max . In: El País . May 3, 2010, ISSN  1134-6582 (Spanish, elpais.com [accessed May 20, 2019]).
  7. ↑ Reut Gilinsky: Antonio Najarro: "Each skater is a different world." In: Absolute Skating. December 7, 2010, accessed May 20, 2019 .
  8. ^ Roger Salas: Nuevos propósitos en el Ballet Nacional . In: El País . March 22, 2012, ISSN  1134-6582 (Spanish, elpais.com [accessed May 20, 2019]).
  9. ^ Roger Salas: Najarro, versatilidad y fusión . In: El País . April 12, 2011, ISSN  1134-6582 (Spanish, elpais.com [accessed May 20, 2019]).
  10. ↑ Gay pride, or perhaps common gay pride
  11. ↑ José Luis Romo: Lot 50 homosexuales más influyentes de 2016 . In: El Mundo . June 28, 2016 (Spanish, elmundo.es [accessed May 19, 2019]).
  12. ↑ Luis Gago: Una resurrección . In: El País . January 11, 2018, ISSN  1134-6582 (Spanish, elpais.com [accessed May 20, 2019]).
  13. ↑ Ediciones El País: Antonio Najarro: “Una sociedad movida por la sensibilidad es una sociedad mejor” . In: El País . April 29, 2019, ISSN  1134-6582 (Spanish, elpais.com [accessed May 20, 2019]).
  14. ↑ Olalla Cernuda: Una jota sobre hielo . In: El Mundo . March 28, 2014 (Spanish, elmundo.es [accessed May 20, 2019]).
  15. ↑ Cecilia Moya: La creación artística también gana medallas. In: El Economista. April 27, 2018, Retrieved May 20, 2019 (Spanish).
  16. ↑ Juanma Leiva: Patinaje y flamenco, el nuevo proyecto de Javier Fernández. In: Diario AS. May 9, 2019, Retrieved May 20, 2019 (Spanish).
  17. ↑ El patinaje español, bajo el embrujo de Antonio Najarro. (Video) In: RTVE . May 3, 2019, accessed May 20, 2019 (Spanish, name of Kirill Khaliavin misspelled in the explanatory text).
  18. ^ Raquel Vidales: Rubén Olmo, new director of the Ballet Nacional de España . In: El País . April 1, 2019, ISSN  1134-6582 (Spanish, elpais.com [accessed May 20, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Najarro, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Madrid