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Gustavo Ramírez Sansano (1978 San Fulgencio, Spain) has been Artistic Director of Luna Negra Dance Theater (2009-2013), and now he combines his work as a choreographer freelance with the direction of TITOYAYA, the company he founded on 2006 in Spain with Veronica Garcia Moscardo. Sansano has been the recipient of numerous awards for his choreography, including first prize at the Ricard Moragas Competition in Barcelona (1997), Prix Dom Perignon Choreographic Competition in Hamburg (2001), and Premio de Las Artes Escénicas de la Comunidad Valenciana (2005). He has been commissioned to create works Many Companies such as Alvin Ailey, Nederlands Dans Theater, Compania Nacional de Danza, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Luzerner tanz Theater, Ballet BC, The Hamburg Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Hispánico, Luna Negra Dance Theater among others. As a dancer, Sansano was part of the most prestigious companies such as Ballet Joven de Alicante, Ballet Contemporaneo de Barcelona, Ballet de la Comunidad de Madrid/Victor Ullate, Nederlands Dans Theater II and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago doing some original works by Jacopo Godani, Hans Van Manen, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Johan Inger, Paul Lightfoot, Victor Ullate and many more.

Gustavo was chosen by the magazine POR LA DANZA for its 15th anniversary as one of the ‘Fifteen Choreographers to Watch’(2004) Dance Magazine featured Luna Negra’s Artistic Director, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, ’25 to Watch’(2011), and named a ‘Chicagoan of the Year in Arts & Entertainment’ by the Chicago Tribune (2012) and in June 2017 was chosen by the APDCV  for its 30th anniversary as ‘Outstanding Valencian choreographer‘

also has created a few operas with Chicago Opera Theater (Andreas Mitisek) “María de Buenos Aires”, Opera Omaha (James Darrah) «Semele » , Bard SummerScape “Iris”(James Darrah) and Philip Glass’s  Les Enfants Terribles (James Darrah)

Along his time creating he has work with Luis Crespo as Set Design for most of his productions.

Also has collaborated with other artist such as David Delfin, Angel Sanchez, Nicolas Fischtel, Bregje van Balen, Gelson Amaran to name a few.

He has been invited to numerous Schools and Universities all over the World, including  Centro Coreográfico Gallego (Spain),  Scottish Dance Theatre (Scotland), Conservatorio superior y professional de danza de Valencia (Spain), Springboard Danse Montréal (Montreal-Canada), The Juilliard School (New work City-USA), Escuela Municipal de Música y danza de Torrevieja(Spain), Institut del Teatre de Barcelona (Spain), the school of the Jacob’s Pillow (Boston-USA), Daf Dance Arts Faculty.(Rome- Italy) CalArts-California Institute of the Arts(Los Angeles-USA), Butler University (Indianapolis, U.S.A.), Escuela Moderna de Música y Danza (Santiago-Chile),Copenhagen Contemporary Dance School, among other.

He has been invited to numerous Schools and Universities all over the World, including  Centro Coreográfico Gallego (Spain),  Scottish Dance Theatre (Scotland), Conservatorio superior y professional de danza de Valencia (Spain), Springboard Danse Montréal (Montreal-Canada), The Juilliard School (New work City-USA), Escuela Municipal de Música y danza de Torrevieja(Spain), Institut del Teatre de Barcelona (Spain), the school of the Jacob’s Pillow (Boston-USA), Daf Dance Arts Faculty.(Rome- Italy) CalArts-California Institute of the Arts(Los Angeles-USA), Butler University (Indianapolis, U.S.A.), Escuela Moderna de Música y Danza (Santiago-Chile),Copenhagen Contemporary Dance School, among other.

2017 Victoria 

AUGSBURG BALLET – Germany

2018 18+1

ATLANTA BALLET – Atlanta, U.S.A. 

2016 El Beso

ABC DANCE COMPANY – St. Polten, Austria

2002 One for all

AGORA PROJECT – Reggio Emilia , Italy

2017 Flabbergast

BALLETMET – Columbus, Ohio, USA

2016 CARMEN.maquia (Full evening)

2014 Lovely Together

2014 18+1

2002 En vez de

BALLET HISPANICO – New York, New York, USA

2018 Espiritus Gemelos

2016 Flabbergast

2014 El Beso 

2014 CARMEN.maquia (Full evening)

BALLETBC – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2015 Consagración

2014 Lost and Seek 

BALLET DE CARMEN ROCHE – Madrid, Spain

2003 Érase otra vez

BALLET DE TEATRES DE LA GENERALITAT VALENCIANA – Valencia, Spain

2006 Viñetas

BALE TEATRO GUAIRA – Curitiba, Brazil

2014 La Cinderela 

BADORA DANCE COMPANY – Budapest, Hungary

2011 Lo que no se ve

BODYTRAFFIC – Los Angeles , U.S.A.

2016 Bounce

BUDAPEST DANCE THEATER – Budapest, Hungary

2009 Flabbergast 

BUTLET BALLET – Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.

2013 Camino

BALLETTO DELL’ESPERIA – Turin, Italy

2009 Caliban

CALARTS-CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ARTS -Los Angeles , USA

2017 18+1   

COMPAÑÍA NACIONAL DE DANZA – Madrid, Spain

2009 Chapter 10

HAMBURG BALLET – Hamburg, Germany

2002 Un peso en la Espalda

JOVE COMPANYA DE ALICANTE , Spain

2018 Recortes

GYÖRi BALLET – Gyor, Hungary

2008 Gaudi (Full Evening)

HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO – Chicago, U.S.A.

2015 I Am Mister B 

JULLIARD – New York, New York, USA

2017 1000 thoughts

JUNIOR BALLET OF GENÉVE – Geneve, Switzerland

2009 Flabbergast

LUZERNER THEATER – Lucerne, Switzerland

2015 Giselle (Full Evening)

LUNA NEGRA DANCE THEATER – Chicago, U.S.A.

2012 CARMEN.maquia (Full Evening) 

2012 En busca de 

2012 18+1

2011 Not Everything 

2011 Moniquilla y el Ladron de Risas (Full Evening)

2010 Toda una Vida 

2004 Luna de Miel

2004 Vamos a contar mentiras

2002 Flabbergast

MM CONTEMPORARY COMANY – Reggio Emilia, Italy

2016 Le Silfidi

NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY WALES  – Cardiff, United Kingdom

2011 Quixoteland

NEDERLANDS DANS THEATER 2 – Den Haag, Holland

2007 De ida y Vuelta

2005 79 42 17

2004 Chapter 9. * Mario Alberto Zambrano

NORRDANS – Härnösand, Sweden

2012 Great Expectations (Full Evening)

NO)ONE.ART- Los Angeles , USA

2014 Recortes (Full Evening)

SALT CONTEMPORARY COMPANY – Salt Lake , USA

2018 Stand by me 

OTRA DANZA – Elche, Spain

2013 Da Capo 

PATAS ARRIBA – Elche, Spain

2003 Dícese 

PROYECTO TITOYAYA – Valencia/Alicante, Spain

2019 Carmen.maquia

2018 Social Animal 

2017 LLuita * Eduardo Zúñiga, Daniel Abreu (Full Evening)

2016 Baking 16

2015 Moniquilla y El Cascanueces (Full Evening)

2014 La Metamorfosis (Full Evening)

2013 Insert Coin 

2012 Radio Station

2009 Lo que no se ve (Full Evening)

2008 Baking 

2008 Moniquilla y El Ladrón de Risas (Full Evening)

2007 Manera 

2007 Flabbergast

2007 79 42 17

2006 Retrato de Oscar Wilde (Full Evening)

DOMINIC WALSH DANCE THEATER – Houston, U.S.A.

2004 2 and 1 for Mr. B

2008 Dícese

iNSTITUT DEL TETARE- – Barcelona, Spain

2015 coma

2019 1000thoughts

IT DANSA – Barcelona, Spain

2003 Tito

2005 Flabbergast

2008 En busca de

PASSARELLES – Brussels, Belgium

2002 Entre  *Asun Noales

* Coreografía conjunta con / Collaboration with 

TANZTHEATER  MüNSTER – Germany

2017 Recortes (Full Evening)

THEATER ULM – Germany

2017 El Beso

2017 2 and 1 for mister b 

2017 Recortes 

2013 Maria de Buenos Aires

Music by Astor Piazzolla

Direction by Andreas Mitisek

OPERA OMAHA – Omaha, U.S.A.

2016 Semele

MUSIC BY G. F. Handel

Production + Stage Director James Darrah

BARD SUMMERSCAPE -Annandale on Hudson – New York, U.S.A.

2016 Iris

Music by Pierto Mascagni

Director James Darrah

OPERA OMAHA – Omaha, U.S.A.

2019  Les Enfants Terribles 

MUSIC BY Philip Glass

Production + Stage Director James Darrah

next 

european central 

lava 

luzerner ballet 

Ballet Hispanico

Balletmet

titoyaya 

institut del teatre

copenague contemporary school 

full of bold, astute, unexpected choices,

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/17/arts/dance/ballet-hispanic-performs-gustavo-ramirez-sansano-at-joyce.html?_r=0

Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” whose lyricism and audacity could be turned into treacle and bombast in the wrong hands. Instead, we and the dancers are treated like adults, and are shown not something pornographic, but something metaphoric, and honest.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2015/06/26/ballet-kicks-off-jacob-pillow-festival-with-flair-ballet-kicks-off-jacob-pillow-festival-with-flair/YyS7W8wyNDWTWKPTKqoNFI/story.html

Sansano winds up borrowing an old tale for a new and lively celebration of art itself.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-03-25/entertainment/ct-ent-0326-carmen-dance-review-20120326_1_carmen-healthy-dose-don-jose

This is one of those pieces that you will want to see over and over again.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/hubbard-street-dance-chicago-in-a-dazzler-of-a-program/

The audience, half-shvitzing from the room temperature, also seemed half-stunned by how stimulating, immediate and excellent the experience.

http://artsmeme.com/2014/10/07/fresh-air-hot-night-no-1-art-house-highways/

The work had a dramatic feel along with the quality of a pure movement piece; not an easy combination

https://seedance.com/news/l-dances-hollywood-bowl/

Ramírez Sansano’s social interpretation with Juan Garcia Esquivel’s high-spirited music created an original animated, charismatic fanfare.

http://stagebuddy.com/reviews/review-ballet-hispanico-performs-works-ramon-oller-gustavo-ramirez-sansano-pedro-ruiz

Mr. Sansano has crafted a movement vocabulary that is quick, illustrative, explosive, and efficient. Rather than something stiff and staccato, we are rewarded with a ballet that simulates reality while reveling in its foibles. Most importantly, the dancers are allowed to move with verve.»

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Dance-Review-BALLET-HISPANICO-Starts-Strong-but-Comes-up-Short-at-The-Joyce-20160412

opera

Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s choreography added narrative heft to the production. The singers don’t just stand and sing (“park and bark” in opera parlance); rather, they move constantly, giving the performance a sweeping feel.

http://www.omaha.com/go/in-production-fit-for-the-gods-semele-can-be-called/article_c27a05a2-85d2-5c49-9ed1-70e7e1dc0582.html

Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s “endless well of movement invention and his creative expansion of pantomimic gesture into abstract movement, along with Hubbard Street’s flawlessly bouyant execution, left me positively giddy with excitement,”

http://seechicagodance.com/review/collective-identities-hubbard-street-spring-series

Sansano uses dialogue, set and costumes as well as choreography to make his elegant point

http://chicagotheaterbeat.com/2016/03/20/spring-series-season-38-review-hubbard-street-dance-chicago/

simply unforgettable.

https://artsair.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/balletmets-carmen-maquia-a-lustful-triumph/

coreografía intensa y sin barreras

http://elminnesotadehoy.com/una-presentacion-apoteosica-ballet-hispanico/

the musicality was marvelous……… This upbeat work left the audience on a high note at the end of the evening.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/BWW-Reviews-Hubbard-Street-Dance-Chicago-Takes-New-York-City-20150519

The movement is non-stop, the energy level intense, and Sansano shows an ability to move small armies of dancers across the stage quickly and uniformly.

http://criticaldance.org/hubbard-street-dance-chicago-at-the-joyce/

Gustavo Ramirez’ El Beso, the most celebrated performance of the night, humorously and perspicaciously explores some of the mix-ups, situations and pleasurable moments involved in the simple act of kissing.

http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=107157

a masterpiece……destined to become an instant classic

Chicago Sun-Times

By: HEDY WEISS | March 25, 2012

Brilliantly knowledgeable by the comedian sensibility of Gustavo Ramirez Sansano,

http://www.suffieldtimes.com/entertainment/opening-night-of-chicago-dancing-festival-a-mixed-bag/55947/

Sansano’s choreography is brilliant

http://www.lordsofdogwood.com/review-ballet-bc-rite/

I believe it’s the most sophisticated male pas de adieux I’ve ever seen

http://williamhaywriter.blogspot.com.es/2015/05/bc-ballet-rite.html?spref=fb

Just when I thought the Rite couldn’t produce any more surprises, there is this: a glorious springtime celebration of the right to sexual freedom.

http://performanceplacepolitics.blogspot.com.es/2015/05/ballet-bcs-rite-at-queen-e.html?spref=fb

You could literally see the music happening in the dancers’ bodies and in the trajectories of their paths across the stage. Tchaikovsky wouldn’t have known what to make of this wild abandonment to raw movement, but my guess is Mr. B would have been proud.

http://seechicagodance.com/headline/hubbard-street-themes-and-variations

the piece’s vocabulary, its intricate hand movements, vogue-like undulations, and body slaps are certainly engaging and unexpected

https://www.ballethispanico.org/uploads/Broadway_World_Review_11.25.14.pdf

Sansano’s «Consagracion» offered a bold, inventive look inspired by a now classic ballet work.

http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/06/dance_review_ballet_bc_jolts_j.html

It was restless and a bit difficult, that feeling exacerbated by the still-jarring music, which Sansano dissects and interprets with aplomb, finding its sense of yearning.

http://www.straight.com/arts/447511/ballet-bcs-rite-refuses-play-it-safe

The audience could hardly wait to give Hubbard Street Dance Chicago a standing ovation.

http://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/hubbard-street-dance-chicago-spring-series-elevates-weekend

You could literally see the music happening in the dancers’ bodies and in the trajectories of their paths across the stage. Tchaikovsky wouldn’t have known what to make of this wild abandonment to raw movement, but my guess is Mr. B would have been proud

http://seechicagodance.com/headline/hubbard-street-themes-and-variations