The Barcelona Ballet was a

classical ballet Classical ballet is any of the traditional, formal styles of ballet that exclusively employ classical ballet technique. It is known for its aesthetics and rigorous technique (such as en pointe, pointe work, turnout (ballet), turnout of the legs, ...

company based in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

, Spain. Formerly called the Corella Ballet, the company was founded by dancer

Ángel Corella Angel Corella López is a Spanish former principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (the only Spaniard to have achieved such a position in history) and guest artist with The Royal Ballet, Kirov Ballet, New York City Ballet, La Scala and ...

, who is the current artistic director of

Philadelphia Ballet Philadelphia Ballet (formerly known as Pennsylvania Ballet until its rebranding in 2021) is the largest ballet company in Philadelphia. The company's annual local season features six programs of classic pieces, such as George Balanchine's ''The ...

. The company toured through Spain and internationally.

History

In April 2008, Corella established the first classical ballet company in Spain in 20 years: ''Corella Ballet, Castilla y Leon''. In February 2012, it moved to Barcelona and became the Barcelona Ballet. The company had its world premiere in La Granja,

Segovia Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is located in the Meseta central, Inner Pl ...

, Spain on July 11, 2008 performing a mixed program of ''Bruch Violin Concerto'', ''Clear'' and ''In the Upper Room''. Its first full-length ballet was ''

La Bayadère ''La Bayadère'' ("the temple dancer") ( ru. «Баядерка», ''Bayaderka'') is an 1877 ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by the French choreographer Marius Petipa to music by Ludwig Minkus and libretto by . The ba ...

'' (staging by Natalia Makarova) on September 4, 2008 at the

Teatro Real The Teatro Real () is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as "''El Real''" (The Royal One). it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts ...

in Madrid, Spain. Barcelona Ballet has since gone on to expand its repertoire and gain a great following across both Spain and the rest of the world. They were a touring company performing in many theatres across Spain, including

, Madrid and the

Liceu The Gran Teatre del Liceu (; ; ), or simply Liceu, is a theater in Barcelona, Spain. Situated on La Rambla, it is the city's oldest theater building still in use for its original purpose. Founded in 1837 at another location, the Liceu ope ...

, Barcelona. They have performed internationally at the

New York City Center New York City Center (previously known as the Mecca Temple, City Center of Music and Drama, and the New York City Center 55th Street Theater) is a performing arts center at 131 West 55th Street (Manhattan), 55th Street between Sixth Avenue, Six ...

(March 2010) as well as at the

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and Santa Barbara, California. They have toured cities such as New Orleans, Seattle, Charleston,(

Spoleto Festival The ''Festival dei Due Mondi'' (Festival of the Two Worlds) is an annual summer music and opera festival held each June to early July in Spoleto, Italy, since its founding by composer Gian Carlo Menotti in 1958. It features a vast array of conc ...

), Spoleto, Italy, and at the Guadalajara book festival, Mexico in November 2010. Barcelona Ballet returned to

in April 2012 with a world premiere of ''Pálpito'' by Spanish choreographers Rojas y Rodriguez, and music b
Hector Gonzalez Sanchez
as well as visiting Purchase NY, Detroit, Houston.

Repertoire

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* ''

'' (

Natalia Makarova Natalia Romanovna Makarova (, born 21 November 1940) is a Russian prima ballerina and choreographer. ''The History of Dance'', published in 1981, notes that "her performances set standards of artistry and aristocracy of dance which mark her a ...

after

Marius Petipa Marius Ivanovich Petipa (; born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa; 11 March 1818) was a French and Russian ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. He is considered one of the most influential ballet masters and choreographers in ballet history ...

) * ''

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...

'' ( Corella after

Ivanov Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine, , Sometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation), or Ivanova (feminine, , ) is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bu ...

and Petipa)

triple bill and pas de deux

* '' After the Rain'' pas de deux (

Christopher Wheeldon Christopher Peter Wheeldon (born 22 March 1973) is an English international choreographer of contemporary ballet. Early life Born in Yeovil, Somerset, to an engineer and a physical therapist, Wheeldon began training to be a ballet dancer at th ...

) * ''

Apollo Apollo is one of the Twelve Olympians, Olympian deities in Ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek and Ancient Roman religion, Roman religion and Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, mu ...

'' pas de deux (

George Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze;, Romanization of Georgian, : April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers ...

) * ''Bruch Violin Concerto'' ( Clark Tippet) * ''Clear'' (

Stanton Welch Stanton De Burgh Welch (born 1969) is an Australian dancer and choreographer. He is the artistic director of the Houston Ballet. Early life Welch was born in Melbourne to Marilyn Jones and Garth Welch, two prominent Australian dancers. Care ...

) * '' Corsaire Suite'' * ''DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse'' (Christopher Wheeldon) * '' Diana and Actaeon'' pas de deux * ''

Don Quixote , the full title being ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'', is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is of ...

'' pas de deux * ''Epimitheus'' ( Russell Ducker) * ''Facing the Light'' ( Kirill Radev) * '' Fancy Free'' (

Jerome Robbins Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his nu ...

) * ''In the Upper Room'' (

Twyla Tharp Twyla Tharp (; born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City. In 1965 she formed the company Twyla Tharp Dance, which merged with American Ballet Theatre in 1988. She regrouped the compa ...

) * '' Satanella'' pas de deux * ''Pálpito'' (Rojas y Rodriguez) * ''

Paquita ''Paquita'' is a ballet in two acts and three scenes originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to music by Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus. Paul Foucher received royalties as librettist. History ''Paquita'' is the creation of French c ...

'' (Angel Corella after Joseph Mazilier) * '' Sleeping Beauty Suite'' * ''SOLEÁ'' pas de deux ( María Pagés) * ''String Sextet'' (Angel Corella) * ''Sunny Duet'' ( Vladimir Vasiliov and Natalia Kasatkina) * ''Suspended in Time'' (Corella, Ducker and Radev) * '' Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux'' (George Balanchine) * ''VIII'' (Christopher Wheeldon) * ''Walpurgisnacht'' ( Leonid Lavrovsky) * ''We got it good'' (Stanton Welch) * '' Who Cares?'' (George Balanchine)

Dancers

The company currently consists of dancers chosen from over a thousand applicants coming from many countries:

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

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Principal dancers

* Carmen Corella *

* Dayron Vera

Principal guest dancers

Alina Cojocaru Alina Cojocaru (born 27 May 1981) is a Romanian ballet dancer. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and a lead principal with the English National Ballet. Early years Alina Cojocaru was born and raised in Bucharest, Ro ...

* Paloma Herrera * Sarah Lane * Gillian Murphy * Herman Cornejo * Nehemiah Kish

References

External links

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