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Vicente Balbino Nebreda Arias (Caracas, Venezuela, March 31, 1920 - ibid, May 26, 2002)[1]​ was a Venezuelan choreographer and dancer, part of the pioneer generation for Venezuela dancisitc activity in the 1940s. He was part of the Cátedra de Ballet del Liceo Andrés Bello, the first attempt at a formal dance school in the country, and of the Ballet Nacional de Venezuela, the first long term professional company was also one of the first Venezuelan dancers to have an international career, working with Roland Petit’s company in France, the Joffrey Ballet, and the Harkness Ballet in the United States, and Ballet Nacional de Cuba. With an extensive career as a choreographer, beginning in 1958 when he began his professional career and ended with the creation of his version of The Nutcracker in 1996, he created 61 original choreographies and adaptations of universally classic repertoires, for diverse companies all over the world.

Programa de mano (página 01) de una función del Cuerpo de baile del Liceo Andrés Bello. Junio de 1946. Caracas, Venezuela

Carrera internacional[editar]

Cuba[editar]

In 1952 he received an invitation from Alicia Alonsa to join her dance company in Havana, Cuba.[2]​ After almost a year of work, he injured his knee and had to rest, which when he decided to return to Venezuela in 1953, to recover from his injuries. After his recovery he joined the recently created company, Ballet Nena Coronil. With this company he adapted and interpreted ballets from classic repertoire and began to create choreographies; his adapted pieces of Les Sylphides, Aurora Wedding (act III), and an original work: Concerto in Warsaw, are from this time.[3]​ On November 15, 1953 the television station Radio Caracas Televisión was founded and on the 16 broadcasts began, Ballet Nena Coranil was part of the first broadcast with Vicente’s adaptation of the ballet Les Sylphides, where he performed the principal role with Irma Contreras and Graciela Henríquez. He also was part of the first professional show that the company performed in Teatro Municipal de Caracas.

France[editar]

After two years of work with the Nena Coronil company, Nebrada along with his inseparable friends of the time, Irma Contreras and Graciela Henríquez, realized that to continue their professional careers they should travel outside of the country. It was then that Irma Contreras, using her close contacts to Marcos Pérez Jiménez, got an appointment with him and asked for a scholarship for the three to study outside of the country. Pérez Jiménez granted them the scholarships and paid their airfares. In 1955 they resigned from Ballet Nena Coronil and traveled to France, funded by the Venezuelan government, and settled in Paris. Ballet Nena Coronil closed shortly after this. A main factor of the closure was that Margot Contreras, Irma’s sister, left the company and started a new ballet school, Academia Interamericana de Ballet and Ballet Interamericano de Venezuela, opening its doors to the prior students and dancers from Nena Coronil.

The same year Vicente joined Roland Petit’s company, in Paris. In addition to dancing he created two small pieces for the company, Pas de Deux and Dance of the Adolescents.[3]​ A year later he moved to the company Las Estrellas de Montecarlo. Little more than a catalog or program is known about his involvement in this company.

In 1957 he returned to Venezuela with Irma Contreras, who joined Ballet Nacional de Venezuela together with her sister, Margot. Vicente worked in the new company as a soloist and choreographer. He created two works for this company, Fifth Symphony with Tchaikovsky’s music and The Waltz with Maurice Ravel’s music.

United States[editar]

Determined to continue his international career and seeing The United States as his goal, he auditioned for the Joffrey Ballet in 1958. This company was funded by billionaire Rebekah Harkness who inherited her husband’s fortune, he owned shares in the holdings of Standard Oil and, thanks to her investment, the Joffrey company paid the dancers, hired choreographers, and performed shows and tours. Rebekah called for more participation in the artistic decision making and for the company to be named in Harkness’ honor. Robert Joffrey, who was the director and founder of the company, did not accept Rebekah’s demands and the Harkess Foundation withdrew its sponsorship. Then in 1964 Rebekah founded Harkness Ballet, and hired many of the dancers who formed Joffrey Ballet, including Vicente.

The Harkness Ballet had its premiere outside of the United States in 1965, in Cannes, with George Skibine as director[4]​ and a repertoire composed of works by Alvin Ailey,[5]​ George Skibine, Erik Bruhn, Brian Macdonald, and Stuart Hodes. The company’s work was initially overseas and they were immediately successful.

In 1967, tired of dance, with an injured body and thinking Nebrada could not continue his career much longer because he was getting old, he decided to speak with Rebekah and asked her for the opportunity to begin his career as a choreographer and for a smooth transition. Rebekah accepted his proposal and allowed him to begin his choreographic work with the junior company. Vicente started to create the work Caín that was revised and evaluated in the studios by the company’s direction, which earned him the opportunity to continue working in the choreographic realm. Thanks to this opportunity in 1969 he created, what would be his first international success, Percussion for Six Men with the music of Lee Gurst. This piece was presented in 1969 and immediately became part of the company’s professional repertoire, which it took to a festival in Germany, receiving great reviews from the judges. This success definitely opened the doors for Harkness Ballet to dedicate itself to choreography and stop interpretation. He retired as a dancer in 1970, at 40 years old. He created a total of 8 pieces for the company: Percussion for six men, Schubert Variations, Percussion for Six Women, Geminis, Moonlight, Sebastian, and Shadows and Memories. Being in the company he established his relationship with the dancer Zane Wilson, who would become his good companion and dedicated assistant for more than 30 years and who would accompany and support him in all of his companies.

The company dissolved in 1975 and many of the dancers were incorporated into different companies around the world, among these Ballet Internacional de Caracas, under the artistic direction of Vicente Nebrada and Zhandra Rodríguez.[6]​


Referencias[editar]

  1. ↑ «Vicente Nebrada Bailarín, coreógrafo y maestro venezolano». Danza.es. Consultado el 28 de enero de 2013. 
  2. ↑ Cabrera, Miguel (1978). «Bailarines extranjeros». En Norma Padilla, ed. Órbita del Ballet Nacional de Cuba/1948-1978. La Habana, Cuba: ORBE. p. 59. 
  3. ↑ a b Lobo, Belén (1996). «Legado Coreográfico». Nebreda Nebrada. Caracas, Venezuela: Editorial Arte. p. 107. ISBN 980-07-3049-4. 
  4. ↑ «Dance: Angel in Tights» (en inglés). Time Magazine. 2 de abril de 1965. Consultado el 10 de abril de 2013. 
  5. ↑ Defrantz, Thomas F. (2004). «Appendix». En Oxford University Press, ed. Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture (en inglés). Estados Unidos. p. 247. ISBN 0 19 530171 4. Consultado el 10 de abril de 2013. «El Amor Brujo. 8 June 1966. Harkness Ballet». 
  6. ↑ Alvarenga, Teresa (1980). Zhandra Rodríguez y el Ballet Internacional de Caracas. Venezuela: J.J. Castro y Asociados. p. 79. «La compañía toma el nombre de "Ballet del Nuevo Mundo" y luego por exigencias gubernamentales cambia por "Ballet Internacional de Caracas". Varias estrellas del disuelto "Harkness Ballet" son contratadas, así como otros bailarines norteamericanos y canadienses.» 

Bibliografía[editar]

  • MONASTERIOS, Rubén. Cuerpos en el espacio. Editado por Producciones Lithya Merlado para GRAMOVEN. Impresión:Editorial Art. Caracas, 1986. ISBN 980-6117-00-X
  • LOBO, Belén. Revista M, Pasión de la danza. Impresión: Editorial Arte y Montana Gráfica C.A., Caracas, marzo de 1990. Número 93, Año XXV, Depósito Legal, pp 76-0671
  • REVISTA IMAGEN. Número extraordinario. Caracas, febrero de 1991
  • LOBO, Belén. Nebreda/Nebrada. Editado por el Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y Fundación Cultural Chacao. Impresión: Editorial Arte. Caracas, junio de 1996. ISBN 980-07-3049-4, ISBN 980-6361-37-7
  • PAOLILLO, Carlos. Una aventura, un hito. Ballet Nacional de Venezuela 1957-1980. Editado por Asociación Civil Publicaciones La Danza. Producción e impresión: Ediplus producción, C.A. Caracas, 2004. ISBN 980-6795-00-8

Enlaces externos[editar]

{{NF|1930|2002|Nebreda, Vicente}} [[Categoría:Caraqueños]] [[Categoría:Coreógrafos de Venezuela]] [[Categoría:Maestros de danza de Venezuela]] [[Categoría:Bailarines de Venezuela]] [[Categoría:Directores de compañías de danza]] [[Categoría:Orden de Andrés Bello]] [[Categoría:Fallecidos en Caracas]]

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