Compañía Nacional de Danza de México (CNDMx) is Mexico's national dance company under the artistic direction of Elisa Carrillo and Cuauhtémoc Nájera. The company presents classical and contemporary ballet productions featuring professional dancers and performs at major venues including Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Compañía Nacional de Danza de México, also known as CNDMx, is a ballet company under the artistic direction of Elisa Carrillo and Cuauhtémoc Nájera. David Bear serves as executive director, with Mikhail Kaniskin as artistic advisor and honorary international promoter. The company performs at venues including the Sala Principal del Palacio de Bellas Artes and Teatro de las Artes – CENART in Mexico.
The company’s repertoire includes productions such as La Cenicienta and Cri-Cri, the latter choreographed by José Luis González to music by Francisco Gabilondo Soler with arrangements by Eugenio Toussaint. Programming features a mix of contemporary and folkloric choreographic works. The company structure includes categories of Primera bailarina, Primera solista, Solista, and Cuerpo de Baile.
Company members include Mayuko Nihei, who trained at the Agrippina Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg and joined the company in 2006, and Greta Elizondo, who joined in 2013 after training at Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington D.C. Nihei has performed principal roles in works including El Lago de los Cisnes, Giselle, and La Bella Durmiente, and has been invited to ballet festivals in Albuquerque and Miami.
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Compañía Nacional de Danza de México (CNDMx) is Mexico’s national dance company. The company is led by artistic directors Elisa Carrillo and Cuauhtémoc Nájera, with David Bear serving as executive director and Mikhail Kaniskin as artistic advisor and honorary international promoter.
The company presents ballet and dance performances including classical ballet productions and contemporary choreographic works. Productions in their repertoire include La Cenicienta and Cri-Cri, as well as contemporary and folkloric choreographic pieces.
The company presents performances for audiences at theaters including Teatro de las Artes – CENART and Sala Principal del Palacio de Bellas Artes.
The company employs professional dancers in various categories including Cuerpo de Baile, Solista, Primera solista, and Primera bailarina positions.
The company presents performances at venues including Teatro de las Artes – CENART and Sala Principal del Palacio de Bellas Artes. The repertoire includes classical ballets such as El Lago de los Cisnes, Giselle, La Silfíde y El Escocés, Las Sílfides, La Bayadera, Coppélia, Sueño de una Noche de Verano, El Cascanueces, and La Bella Durmiente, as well as contemporary and folkloric choreographic pieces.
Contact the main switchboard at (55) 10 00 56 00. Artistic directors Elisa Carrillo and Cuauhtémoc Nájera can be reached at extension 4374, executive director David Bear at extension 4374, manager Aldo González at extension 4384, and diffusion coordinator Humberto Granados at extensions 4360 and 4362.