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Lourdes Lopez (born 1958) is a Cuban-American ballet company artistic director of Miami City Ballet and former principal dancer of New York City Ballet. She is also a member of the board of trustees of the Ford Foundation. She received the prestigious Dance Magazine Award in 2018.
In 2017, the magazine also named her one of “The Most Influential People in Dance Today”. She became Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet in 2012, bringing with her a nearly 40-year career in dance, television, teaching and arts management. As a Soloist and Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet, Lopez danced for two legends of the ...
Jan 7, 2022 · Lourdes Lopez has been many firsts. The first Latina Principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, the first artist elected to join the Ford Foundation’s Board of Trustees and the first woman...
- Emilie Murphy
- Suki Schorer, School of American Ballet
- Jennifer Stahl, Editor-in-Chief of Dance Magazine
- Brian Seibert, New York Times Dance Critic
- A Conversation with Lourdes Lopez
We asked Suki Schorer, former New York City Ballet Principal and Permanent Faculty member at the School of American Ballet, what she saw in the young Lourdes. “When Lourdes was around 16 I could see the dancer she would become. She had talent and was extremely focused. She was musical and well coordinated: a natural performer. She was in the lectur...
We asked Jennifer Stahl, Editor-in-Chief of Dance Magazine, why the magazine chose to honor Lourdes this year. “The selection committee chose Lourdes because she has shown herself to be an exceptional leader at Miami City Ballet. She is one of the very few woman artistic directors at a major ballet company. Lourdes has shown the ability to bring ou...
About Miami City Ballet’s performance at the Balanchine Festival at New York City Center, New York Timesdance critic Brian Seibert wrote, “Miami City Ballet proved that it belongs in the festival. An offshoot of City Ballet, the Miami company understands what Balanchine discovered and taught: how exactitude needn’t sacrifice warmth; how even in Rom...
We spoke with Lourdes when she was in New York City for the Balanchine: The City Center Years festival at New York City Centerin early November 2018.
Aug 26, 2021 · Written By Orlando Taquechel. August 26, 2021 at 2:45 PM. Lourdes López with Miami City Ballet dancers in a rehearsal for George Balanchine’s “Jewels.” (Photo courtesy of Alexander Iziliaev) Lourdes López (Havana, 1958) this year received the Lifetime Achievement Award “A Life for Dance” (in Spanish, “Una Vida para la Danza ...
Photo: Alberto Oviedo. Recorded: 5/18/2016, Miami City Ballet. LOURDES LOPEZ became Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet (MCB) in September 2012, bringing with her a nearly 40-year career in dance, television, teaching, and arts management.
Mar 9, 2012 · 46. 6.2K views 11 years ago. Miami City Ballet Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez shares some of her experiences from her 24 year career as a dancer for New York City Ballet, and answers questions ...
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