Nina Corti (born 3 August 1953) is a Swiss flamenco dancer and choreographer. In 2007 she was honored by the Swiss government as the first female celebrity to design a stamp for the

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Early life and family

Nina Corti was born on 3 August 1953. Her father, a musician and soloist with the

Tonhalle Orchester Zürich Tonhalle is a German word meaning "tone hall", a concert hall. It may refer to: *Tonhalle Düsseldorf Tonhalle Düsseldorf is a concert hall in Düsseldorf. It was built by the architect Wilhelm Kreis. The resident orchestra, the ''Düsseldorfer ...

, was of Italian and Spanish ancestry. Her mother, an artist, was of Russian and Polish ancestry. She has two brothers and was introduced to music as a young child. She trained as a goldsmith before receiving a scholarship from the city of

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to study classical Spanish dance and flamenco in Madrid and Seville for four years.

Career

After studying dance in Spain, Corti performed with

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, the Ketamas,

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, Manitas de Plata, the

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, and

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. She has performed at the

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, the

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, and the

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. In 2007, Corti designed a stamp for the

, becoming the first female celebrity to be awarded the honor. Her stamp featured a flamenco dancer. In 2012, she became the director of the program ''Musica y Danza'', where she choreographs works in classical Spanish dance and flamenco.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Corti, Nina Living people 1953 births Flamenco dancers Swiss female dancers Swiss choreographers Swiss people of Italian descent Swiss people of Spanish descent Swiss people of Polish descent Swiss people of Russian descent Entertainers from Zurich Swiss women choreographers