Muriel Romero, new director of the Compañía Nacional de Danza

The Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música (INAEM) has announced this Tuesday the appointment of Muriel Romero as the new director of the Compañía Nacional de Danza (CND), a position she will take up as of September 1, 2024 for a period of five years.

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She has extensive experience as a choreographer, manager and teacher. Since 2008 she co-directs the Stocos Institute, of which she is a founding partner, and with which she has led European projects that combine art and science.

As a dancer, she began her professional career, with wide international recognition, linked to the CND, first under the direction of Maya Plisétskaya and later with Nacho Duato.

Among the keys to her project for the Company is her commitment to a unique and diverse repertoire that extols the Spanish cultural heritage and welcomes different choreographic styles of national creators who have not yet premiered with the CND, as well as international works unpublished in Spain.

It also proposes to promote a touring system in collaboration with other companies, scenic spaces and institutions, without losing sight of cultural rights in rural environments.

The project defends a feminist, inclusive and diverse vision, with a multidisciplinary and transversal vocation.

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