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The Heart of Spain: The Spanish National Ballet |
| Section: THE ARTS / DANCE |
| Author: Maya Wallach |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1993 |
| Size: 1,908 Words, 11,753 Characters |
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Never mind the past glories of Barcelona's Olympics or Seville's World's Fair. The best of Spain, the irresistible, seductive heart of Spain, makes its home in Madrid: the Ballet National de Espana (BNE). Formed only fourteen years ago by Spain's Ministry of Culture to preserve and promote Spanish dance, the BNE has not only become the company for Spanish dance, it has also arguably become the most electric, enticing dance company in the world.
Infrequent Tours
Yet the BNE remains remarkably little known. Its international tours tend to be sporadic and underpublicized. After winning the Critic's Prize for Best Foreign Performance at the Met in New York in 1988, the BNE did not touch American soil for four years, returning at last only for a one-week engagement (October 6-11) at t...
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...dead weight of the whole.
Still, the BNE has plenty more potent story ballets with which it can round out its performances, and to condemn the company for one artistic error would be like cutting off your nose to spite you face. This is the most consistently thrilling and satisfying company I know--well worth a voyage to see. And plan to stay a while. One performance will not be enough.
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