Iñaki UrlezagaDANCER -Director –Choreographer

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Choreographer: Iñaki Urlezaga

Argentinian classical dancer. Choreographer and Director

First dancer of the Argentinian Theatre of La Plata (1991)

First dancer. of Colón Theatre de Buenos Aires (1993)

Principal Dancer of the Royal Ballet of London (1995-2006)

Principal Guest Dancer of the Het National Ballet (2006)

Director - choreographer of Ballet Concert 10 years today

Director of the National Ballet

Awards received:

First special award in the Latin American competition of

Ballet (1990),

Silver medal at the International Ballet competition in Paris

(1992),

Medal and three special mentions at the International Ballet competition of Moscow (1993), first prize in the arts and in the

Sciences of Coca-Cola (1994), best dancer of the year,

awarded by the critics of Mexico (1999)

Critic's Circle Dance Awards 2000 – Best Male Dancer of the

year

2000 (2001), Foundation Award Konex (2002),

María Ruanova ´s Award to the best Argentinian dancer (2003),

Critic „s circle Dance Awards 2004 - Best Male

Dancer of the year 2004 (2005), Les Etoiles de Ballet 2000, Cannes (2006)

Positano Award 2006 price to Excellence, in Italy

During his carreer he has danced on some of the world´s

most important international stages and festivals

Covent Garden Royal Opera House, Het Muziektheater

Opera House, Metropolitan Opera House de New York, Bolshoi Theatre de Moscú, Mariinski Theatre (ex Kirov) de

Lenningrado; Alla Scalla de Milan, Colón Theatre of Buenos

Aires; N.K Hall de Japón; World Ballet Festival of Tokio,

Japon; Lincoln Center Festival, Estados Unidos; The Ashton

Celebration, USA; Gala des Etoiles de Montreal, Canada;

Vail International Dance Festival, Colorado USA;

Internacional Ballet Stars of Ohio, USA, Festival Diaghilev, Rusia, Gala Award Príncipe de Asturias, España; Gala the

Stars of Theatre Real de Madrid, España; Festival Internationale Ballet of Cremona, Italia; Gala Tribute a

Rudolf Nureyev at Scalla di Milano, Italia; Galas de

stars of XXI century , Paris Francia; Festival International of Ballet of Habana, Cuba; Festival International of

Ballet Edimburgo, Escocia ,an several others

In addition to his roles as Etoile international, in 2000 he

creates his Argentinian ballet company, “Ballet concert” with

which has been presented at renowned stages and

international festivals in Europe, America,

Asia, Oceania and Africa; some of them are Gerald Ford

Amphitheatre Denver, United States of America; Aronoff

Theatre - Cincinnatti, Ohio, United States; Tribeca

Performing Arts Center, United States; Kifisia Theatre,

Athens, Greece; Rialto Theatre, Limassol, Cyprus; Municipal

Theater of Larnaca, Cyprus; Municipal Theatre of Strovolos, Cyprus; Theatre Vanemuine, Estonia; Cairo Opera House,

Egypt; Alexandria Opera House, Egypt; Damascus Opera

House, Syria; Ravenna Festival, Italy; Invito alla Danza

Festival, Rome, Italy; Theatre Comunale Francesco Cilea in

Reggio Calabria, Italy; Theatre Verdi in Terni, Italy; Theatre

Fraschini, Italy; Summer Opera Festival Of Castle Romeo-

Montecchio, Italy; Theatre Comunale Giuseppe Verdi –

Gorizia, Italy; – Mestre Toniolo Theatre, Italy; Theater

Morlacchi-Perugia, Italy; Academy Theatre Conegliano,

Italy; Theater Rossini-Civitanova Marche, Italy; Theater

Ente Fiera Vicenza Dance Festival, Theater Alfieri in Asti,

Italy; Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok, Thailand; Grand

Theatre, Shanghai; International Festival of art, Shanghai;

Municipal Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand; Municipal

Theater of Dunedin, New Zealand; Festival Milenni at the

Theater Tivoli in Barcelona, Spain. Theater Arriaga of

Bilbao; Auditorio Baluarte in Pamplona, Spain; Municipal Theatre of Roquetas de Mar, Spain; Theatre of Madrid,

Spain; New theatre Apollo, Spain; Katara Drama Theatre,

Qatar; DUCTAC, Dubai, Korea Expo 2012; Theater Colón of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Estadio Luna Park Buenos Aires;

Theater Solís of Montevideo, Uruguay; Theatre Colsubsidio

Bogota, Colombia; National Theatre of Guatemala; National

Theater of Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana; National

Theater in Managua,Nicaragua National Theatre of Panama, Panama;

Museum of the Nation in Lima, Peru; Festival Internacional

de Trujillo, Peru; National Theatre of Quito, Ecuador, Auditorio Nacional, Mexico and so on.

HIS CAREER AS A CHOREOGRAPHER:

In2003 as well as continuing his career as Principal dancer

he began his carreer as choreographer creating ballets that

have received excellent praise of specialized press, and have been performed at international festivals

“Sylvia”

“Floralis”

Music by L. Delibes,

Music by S. Prokofiev;

Chopin Tales Music by F. Chopin,

“Nutcracker”. Music

“La Traviata” Music

by Tchaicowsky,

by G. Verdi.

"Dios se lo pague""

His ballet had been performed at the Colon Theatre in

Buenos Aires,Argentina

Theatre Solís , Montevideo, Vail International Dance

Festival, and Gala the Etoiles of Montreal.

SYLVIA

link de los videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR2ZnGtu85c

FLORALIS

CHOPIN TALES

The Nutcracker

LA TRAVIATA

DIOS SE LO PAGUE

Chopin tales

Chopin tales are inspired in scenes of life and love

The romanticism inspired Chopin to materialize in

This musical creation the different aspect that love

has.“His music” Iñaki explains,“inspired me to attain

in this work choreographic movement that may

show the awakening of the first love,the pain of

frustration,the purity of real love,and the fire that

passion creates”

These four stories are the mirror of not only the

society of the days of the romanticism,but also of

present and future societies.

Chopin tales have choreography of Iñaki Urlezaga

This is a work of classic language ,in which scenes

of visual esthetic associated to the romanticism

within Féderic Chopin lived and developed his work,

but with a touch of freshness of garments, more

simple and lighter than those habitually used in

ballets of said period.

Dancer perform demanding Pas de Deux closery

related to the musical temperament that notoriously

marked the atmosphere of every one of the

recreated scenes :stories of encounters and

departures, love with a happy end and so ardent

passion that lover are consumed.

So were presented the different facets of one of the

universal themes by excellence.

The nutcrackerChoreography Presentation on scene

and General Direction

By Iñaki Urlezaga

link del video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Bmx8W-yvrY

La Traviata Music: Giuseppe Verdi

Choreography, Presentation on scene and General

Direction

by Iñaki Urlezaga

This Opera was converted in a ballet in two acts

Complete ballet in two acts

This Opera was converted in a ballet in two acts by the

aforementioned talent Argentinean dancer that succeeds

all over the world

link del video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUqro6UeftQ

THE PLOT

Act I

Scene I: THE FEAST AT VILETA‟S HOME

Violeta Valery, a famous courtesan, celebrates a great feast

in her mansion in Paris. One of the last guests to arrive is

Gaston, who comes accompanied by his friend Alfredo

Germont, who wanted to meet Violeta

After being introduced to Violeta, he was fascinated by her

beauty .He tells her his concern about her delicate health

condition and declares her his love.

At the first moment she rejects him, but anyway she leaves

Open a great possibility when she presents him a camellia

and asks him to returned when the flower is decayed

Them the guest are leaving the feast and Violeta analyzes

the possibility of a relation based on real love; and though

She needs to be free to live her way of life, that is, days

and night full of mundane pleasures, she bets herself for

her love for Alfredo

Scene 2 : AT A COUNTRY HOUSE

Alfredo and Violeta live their love n a country house outside

Paris. She has completely abandoned her former life style

Alfredo discovers that Violeta has sold all her belongings to

Faineance her life in the distant countryside and goes to

Paris to correct the situation

While Alfredo is out, his father arrives to the house to

demand Violeta, saying that the future of Alfredo and his

sister has been ruined because of such relationship

Violeta really worried, listens the injurious expressions of

Germont and decides to abandon her beloved one, sending

him a letter telling him that she wants to return to her old

licentious life.

When Alfredo reads the letter, he is really astonished.

ACTS II

SCENE I THE FEAST AT FLORA‟S HOME

To mitigate her sorrow, Violeta falls more deeply in a

libertine life, and accompanied by Barón Douphal she goes

to another mundane feast in the house of flora.

Alfredo arrives to the feast looking for revenge, and even

without understand the reasons for her behavior, when he

sees her accompanied, he humiliates her before all the

guests to the feast and treats her as prostitute, throwing

to her face a bunch of money for the serviced performed

when they lived together .

Violeta dismayed and falls down

Alfredo is challenged to a duel by Barón Duophal.

Violeta recovers herself and confesses her love for

Alfredo.

SCENE: II IN VIOLETA „S ROOM

Some months after the feast, Violeta lies on her bed

because of the ferocious advancement of her disease, and

reads a letter sent to her by Mr. Germont .

In said letter, he says that finally he told Alfredo all the

truth about the sacrifice of Violeta for him and his sisters.

Alfredo rushes to be at her bedside, finally realizing that

Violeta had sacrificed herself for him, he begs her forgive

him.

Then she dies in his arms.

lA TRAVIATA, PRAISED BY THE means

La Nacion said: “La Traviata” on toes, a real feat of

Urlezaga. He ran a great risks to make of Verdi‟s “La

Traviata” a dancing version .However, the dancer and

choreographer came out successful. Iñaki Urlezaga shows

excellence and talent at the service of his character.

“A soirée remarked by its highest quality” La Nacion, also

said about Urlezaga: La Traviata: Urlezaga and his double

success as a dancer and choreographer.La Traviata His

most transcendental work as choreographer…He

demonstrated to be a great interpreter for the role. An

impeccable performance as an actor and a dancer

“Ambito Financiero” Verdi danced from tip to tip”

“with a sumptuous in all regards show, Iñaki Urlezaga

materialized choreographically the famous opera .La

traviata the final scene in Violeta‟s bedroom is a loving

exteriorization that Urlezaga carries out magisterially.

“Clarin said : that great show desereved the highest

praises” .Urlezaga follows the plot of Dumas (son) and

Francesco Maria Piava, and has attained-thanks to his

talent and knowledge ,a great ballet show with a really

interesting choreography .The audience gave an ovation to

the choreographer and his cast.

A real artistic conception of iñaki Urlezaga, indeed.

He availed himself of cheerful moments of the work, with

vibrating gypsies and bullfighters dances performed by

soloists and dancer.

Revista Noticias

Dios se lo pague

A CLASSIC NATIONAL FILM LED TO THE BALLET

By Iñaki Urlezaga

Argument

Mario, a humble employee of a textile factory develops with

great effort, and pawning to do this every night of his life, the

project of a loom. It has the illusion of power patent as soon as

possible to obtain a higher income of money that allows him to

improve his quality of life. His wife, a poor and ignorant woman,

falls on the traps prepared by the boss of her husband, Mr.

Richardson, to steal him the plans of the loom and become

owner of the project. When Mario learns about the trap

prepared to him by his boss, he gets terribly enraged with his

own wife, and she unable to stand her blame, commits suicide.

So blinded by pain, swears to himself to take revenge and

materialize it.

This is how he poses as a charismatic beggard called Jucá, and

thanks to the alms given by rich men, who needed to purify

themselves, and his wide experience of life, he becomes as Mario

Alvarez, a rich man of high society. Being rich was not his purpose

link del video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzPKvsWvOQs

if not take revenge of Sir Richardson, and so as begging day and

night, he can buy the stock of his former boss factory. Thanks to the

weaknesses of his useless son, who sold them on game nights?

In this new life he meets Nancy, a beautiful woman whom he

rescues from poverty. Without losing his objective for a moment,

Mario achieves to become the majority shareholder of the factory

recovering their dignity and feeling that his plan was realized. For a

moment, and focused to meet his goal, It seems Mario Alvarez

loses to Nancy; that ignoring the real story she plans to scape and

marry the son of Richardson.

Faces her with reality and she discovers how facts happened, that is

that, Juca and Mario are the same person, she decides to remain with

love

The choreographer takes the arguments of homonymous book by

Joracy Camargo. but in his narration emphasized how his creativity

grew up, when he saw the Argentinean film directed by Luis Cesar

Amadori. Being this latter what leads him to choreographic creation

The name of Iñaki is directly bound with the meaning of Word

Artist: Iñaki is synonymous of ductility, skill, scenic virtuosity, and charism.

He is the First Dancer of the Royal Ballet of London, and has his own Company:

Ballet Concert, that accompanies him perfectly, and with them he covers different

Styles of dance, such as: classic, contemporary and theatre –dance .At all moment, Iñak and his ballet reflect force, precision and virtuosity.

Urlezaga has appeared successifully all over the world. He has danced in the World Ballet Festival of Japan ,in the kirov Theatre of Saint Petersburg, the Bolshoi of Moscow, and almost all the theatres of Latin America.

It was said about him:

“..between magnificent returns and right step, Iñaki Urlezaga ,the First Dancer of the London Ballet, received standing ovations in the Dominican Republic where for the first time, a group of young talents commanded by the Argentinean Iñaki Urlezaga, enraptured the spectators at the National Theatre….”

“The Newspaper”” by Lucia Demichelis,

Santo Domingo ,Dominican Republic

February 2003.

“Ballet of the majestic and unique Iñaki during almost two hours he surprised the public by the quality of the spectacle…of such majesty that all the assistants two Ruben Dario National Thiatre joyfully enjoyed…”

“The Press ,by Leslie Ruiz Baldelomar

Managua Nicaragua February 2003

“…The Argentinian Machine …Iñaki Urlezaga, the First Dancer of the Royal Ballet,

received the most prolonged standing ovation and his technique and personal style of combining the Russian and English styles kept dazzled to the audience ….

“24 Ore , By Marianella Guatterini ,Italy

December 2002

Url“ Iñaki Urlezaga ,powerful vigor and techinacal exxellence”

“Il Giorno”by Elisa Guzzo Vaccarino,Italy

December 2002

“Iñaki Urlezaga The “chosen one” a perfect combination of fierceness in the technique ,acrobatic physicist and presence of prince…”

Iñaki Urlezaga glared to the audience at the Argentinean Theatre”.

“Due to his force and virtuous precision ,as well as to his technique and interpretative

quality ,Iñaki Urlezaga is considered by the critic like the new jewel of the world dance”

“The Stampa” Sergio Trombetta Italy

December 2002

“ Iñaki Urlezaga ,Charming Prince”

Evening Standard” ,Debra Craine

England .1999

The experts in dance of America and Europe, do not have more words to praise for the work of Iñaki .they consider him one of the best technically prepared dancers of the present time and also with an almost hypnotic charism on the scene.

“Iñaki Urlezaga is the New Jewel of the dance world”

The New Herald “Erwin Perez Miami

September 1999

“Iñaki Urlezaga is a complete artist ,the power of his singles and codas ,the perfection in the preparations and completions ;the excellence of his numerous turns and the line the adheres spontaneously to the style tour him a prototype of the role. without exhibitionisms, realness. .he is a fabulous partenaire. Iñaki has grown up at huge steps.

But as a star it is necessary to say that he is a great artist who undresses his interior with a calm delivery

“The Nation “ Silvia Gsell.Argentina

September 1999

Thursday at night ,Iñaki Urlezaga dazzled to the audience of the theatre of the Liberator

In his role of Albrecht, His interpretation is so convincing that it fulfills one of the functions of the art that Balanchine indicated: to show the glory that we can reach like human being.

Urlezaga Knew that nobody on scene could surpass him .nevertheless, he did not use this to “rob” the public. His interpretation and virtuosity were so magnificent that at the end of show, all the public broke in tears.

In “the Voice of Interior”, Luisa Heredia ,from Cordoba quoted in September 2002

“I have seen a great artist to dance Don Quixote ,but I had not seen Iñaki Urlezaga . I thought that neither Yoshida nor Urlezaga could surprise me, but I was wrong, incredibly wrong….I think that both are very exciting”

"Ballet.co Postings Page Royal Opera House, Covent Garden",

Inglaterra.- “Iñaki looks now much better than ever before. I had never been a fan of him until now .What really surprised me was his quality as dancer and the great technique he has. I never before applauded when the dancers are performing a “pas de deux” but that sequence of double tours in the air, and double pirouettes were simple perfect!! The movement of his legs has notoriously grow up during these last years, with a real sense of personal style and very good conclusions in all respects Anneliese Handley Royal Opera House Covent Garden . “Guests of the royal ballet ,shine in the gala of Nureyev in Milan.” “the pas de deux” of Don Quixote was danced by Urlezaga and Cojocaru with absolute virtuosity.” Ballet .co Posting Page England

“Iñaki with his classical formation that acquires a greater relief with his armas of plastic movements, can dance all possible styles

“News Magazine” Enrique Destaville.

Argentina ,Noviembre 2001

“The sea, the music and the stars The perfect conjunction for an unforgettable night

with Iñaki Urlezaga who dazzled to about 2500 people who vibrated with the show “

“The Nation Dario Palavecino

Argentina 2001

“Iñaki demonstrated again his conditions that consolidated him as one of highest exponents of dance, internationally respected “

“Today “Argentina October 2002

“Iñaki Urlezaga,the revelation of actual masculine ballet ,of the Royal Ballet of London, ,in the Covent Garden “

“Ballet 2000” magazine,

October 2002

“Great unfolding of dancing art”

“Iñaki Urlezaga ,from Argentina shook the spectators with his waste of art and technique that molded in the “pas de deux” and in all the dance .He showed his great style ,with endless and precise turns”

“Iñaki is one of the great ones. One of the best dancer in the world”

“International Ballet Festival of

La Habana ,Cuba Ada Oramas October 2002

“Iñaki and his ballet shone”

“For the first time, Iñaki Urlezaga , accustomed to greatest theatres of the world,

presented with his company ,The Concert Ballet at the Colon Theatre.

What is customary for him, was for his company a tremendous challenge to be overcome.

These shows demonstrated that the Concet Ballet rigorously trained by Lílian Giovine and Esmeralda Agoglia, is prepared to assume responsibilities.

“The Fight “: the personality that Urlezaga confers to Tancredo ,will remain as a prototype.

His vehemence ,aspect and formidable technique make him ideal for the character.

Superb is the performance of all the Concet Ballet.

“Don Quijote “ the technical perfection make possible the realization of feats, and this what was show by Urlezaga and his partenaire.

“The Nation” Silvia Gsell

Argentina September 2002

“Iñaki Urlezaga gave professorship”

“Last Thursday at night ,Iñaki Urlezaga dazzled the audience at the Libertador ‘s

Theatre , in his role of Albrecht