Compañía Nacional de Danza

Erez Ilan, a shy but passionate ballet dancer, has been a part of the Compañía Nacional de Danza’a (CND) dance team since 2008; an opportunity extended to him by Nacho Duato, then CND director. Starting at a very young age, Ilan trained at The School of Ice Skating and Ballet and at The Thelma-Yellin High School of Arts, both in his native Israel. At 18, he took the leap and crossed the Mediterranean to explore Europe and to work at the CND. His dedication and talent paid off, earning him a place as soloist in 2017, a role he holds to this day, marking both a personal triumph for himself and the CND directorship’s validation of his work.

Sara was born in Almeria. She started her training at the Almeria Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza. In 2006, she graduated from the Mariemma Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza in Madrid and subsequently continued her training in different techniques. In January 2007, she joined the CND2 (an adjunct of the CND, directed then by Nacho Duato) under the artistic direction of Tony Fabre. In September 2010, she moved over to form part of the CND dance team.

Irene is a dancer from Almuñécar and who, at just the age of two, started out in the world of dance at Almuñecar’s Aromar dance academy. At the age of eight she joined the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Reina Sofía, in Granada, with Alejandro Donaire as her teacher. In 2010, she moved to Madrid to continue her studies at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma, where she graduated in 2013. Two years later she joined the Compañía Nacional de Danza, under the artistic direction of José Carlos Martínez.

Felipe Domingos is one of the latest additions to the CND. Also one of their youngest dancers. Born and raised in São Paulo (Brazil), movement and dance are in his blood. Despite her youth, she has danced across three continents and dozens of countries. Now he is adapting to ours in an environment that he describes as "incredible."