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FLASH #39 \u2013 THE SPANISH CONNECTION<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

It’s well known to all with any interest in JBA that Altea Nu\u00f1ez<\/strong>, JBA’s co-leader, ballet mistress and in-house choreographer, hails from Spain, with Madrid as her birthplace. At home and increasingly abroad, people are getting to know, and greatly admire, Altea’s specific style of choreography.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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During childhood, artistic influences were a constant: her father worked in film, her mother Teresa Nieto<\/strong> is an established contemporary choreographer, and Altea, together with her sister, learnt dance from an early age. She trained at the well-known V\u00edctor Ullate School of Dance and at 16 joined his company as a stagiaire. The emotions, rhythm and music, as well as the artistic traditions of Spain, were in her blood from the start.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fast forward to 2026 and it is clear to see how these influences lie at the core of Altea’s own choreographic work (SUMMER, CLAROSCURO, YU and HORIZON, to name a few): the intensity of musical feeling, the generous use of space, the expressive use of hands and arms and, above all, the deep, fiery emotion which overflows the footlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European ballet and dance is a melting pot of cultures, with Spain at the fore on many fronts. The extraordinary creativity of lauded Spanish scenic and lighting designer Gloria Montesinos <\/strong>is an unmissable element in our productions, while Spanish-trained dancers constantly audition for the JBA programme, with two talented young men chosen to join us this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On an international level, Jos\u00e9 Carlos Mart\u00ednez<\/strong>, former star dancer of the Paris Opera and former director of the Compa\u00f1\u00eda Nacional de Danza (Spanish National Dance Company), is now leading the prestigious Paris Opera Ballet. Altea’s work first came to Mart\u00ednez’s attention in Spain when two of his dancers, Cristina Casa<\/strong> and Ion Aguirretxe<\/strong>, were rehearsing CONTIGO, a pas de deux created by Altea at the earliest stage of her choreographic career. Mart\u00ednez admired it and gave her the opportunity to set a larger work, ABSOLUTIO, for the company’s 2018 ‘A la carta’ programme. It received enthusiastic acclaim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But now came the biggest accolade of all: with the newly established Paris Opera Ballet Junior Company in mind, Mart\u00ednez invited Altea to restage her powerful work YU for them! The work premieres in early 2027 at the Op\u00e9ra Garnier as part of the programme ‘\u00c9clats de Danse’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Shortly afterwards, by overwhelmingly popular demand, YU returns to Belgium, taking centre stage in JBA’s most successful production to date. FURORE is already in full preparation for our 2027 national tour!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for FURORE are now on sale! www.juniorballetantwerp.be\/furore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Text: \u00a9 Alain Honorez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translation: \u00a9 Linda Berghen
Images: \u00a9 Alain Honorez & Filip Van Roe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FLASH #39 \u2013 THE SPANISH CONNECTION It’s well known to all with any interest in JBA that Altea Nu\u00f1ez, JBA’s co-leader, ballet mistress and in-house choreographer, hails from Spain, with Madrid as her birthplace. At home and increasingly abroad, people are getting to know, and greatly admire, Altea’s specific style of choreography. 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