From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Antonio Salinas
Antonio Salinas
Antonio Salinas is a Mexican dancer, choreographer and polar bear), a hybrid work which is meant to have the
actor whose career has put his name on marquees in audience thinking about how human intelligence affects
most of Mexico’s major theaters. He has studied and col- the world around them. It also aims to show that humans
laborated with Mexican and international artists and has share many characteristics with other living things, even
taught in a number of universities at home and abroad. spinach. It contains dance, song, theatre performance
In 1999, he was named one of the best dancers in Mexico and video. The work was performed at the Festival Inter-
by Zona de Danza. nacional Cervantino in 2011.[1]
He has won awards such as the San Luís 2006 Award
Preparation for best play, Best Dancer at the XXVI Lila López Interna-
tional Festival of Dance, Best Monologue Actor by AMCT
Salinas studied dance in Mexico and the United States,[1] in 2005, the 2005 Miguel Covarrubias Price of the Univer-
graduating the Escuela Nacional de Danza Clásica y Con- sity of Colima, Best Choreographer at the ISSSTE Young
temporánea de México, then studying at the Palucca Choreographers Competition in 2002 and Best Dancer at
Schule Dresden Hochschule für Tanz in Dresden, Ger- the XIX INBA-UAM National Dance Prize.[2][3] He was
many and Movement Research in New York. He has also named one of the most important choreographers and
studied under movement, acting, voice and drama ex- one of the best dancers of Mexico by the Zona de Danza
perts such as Iñaki Aspillaga, Mikel Schumacher, David ballet studio and art center in 1999.[2][3]
Zambrano, Ori Foening, Nancy Stark Smith, Andrew Har-
wood, Lutz Foster, Dharly Thomas, Sondra Loring, Paul
Backer, Maria Huesca, Gabrielle Staiger and Patricia Car-
As a teacher
dona .[2] As a teacher, he has worked at the Escuela Superior de
Danza of Monterrey, the Centro Dramático in Michoacán
Career in the arts and has been part of the faculty of the Casa del Teatro
at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. He has also taught at the
He has collaborated as an actor, choreographer, dancer, Universidad de los Andes in Venezuela, the National
interviewer, and playwright in various Mexican and in- University of Colombia, the National School of Drama
ternational organizations. He has authored a series of in New Delhi, the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua,
one-person shows which have been presented in festivals Universidad de Colima and UNAM .[2] Salinas has pre-
in the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, sented solo shows at prominent dance and theater festi-
Venezuela, Brazil, Germany, Spain and India .[2] He has vals in various countries such as the United States, Spain,
choreographed events for the Festival Internacional Cer- India and Brazil. He has done the choreography for the
vantino, for solists at the National Dance Company of National Dance Company of Mexico, the National Theatre
Mexico, the dance company of the Universidad de Xala- Company of Mexico and the National Opera Company of
pa, the Mexican Dance Academy, the Escuela Superior de Mexico .[1]
Danza of Monterrey and for plays directed by Mauricio
García Lozano and Luís de Tavira .[2][3] He has worked
with international directors such as Elena Fokina, Laura
References
Arís and Germán Jáuregui .[2] During the 2000’s, he man- [1] ^ "El oso polar compadece la tragedia de los seres
aged to appear on the marquees of most of Mexico’s ma- humanos [The polar bear suffers tragedy from
jor theaters.[3] human beings]" (in Spanish) (Press release).
In 1999, he collaborated with Alicia Sánchez on the Conaculta. September 8, 2011.
play Waiting for Godot and with Beckett on Filling Silence.[3] https://festivalcervantino.sharepoint.com/
Among his most important works are Las casualidades de _layouts/WordViewer.aspx?id=/
Benjamín (1999), Lucas Lucan (2000), Aeropuerto, Toneladas Boletines%20e%20imgenes/Danza/
de luz (2004) and a theatre piece called O44 55 Disección de Antonio%20Salinas/Informaci%C3%B3n/
corazones which stands out for its use of language along Antonio%20Salinas.doc&Source=https%3A%2F%2Ffestivalcervanti
with dance, performance art and painting.[3] This is one Retrieved October 4, 2011.
of Salinas’ major theatrical successes, which was spon- [2] ^ "Antonio Salinas Biografía [Antonio Salinas
sored by INBA as part of a series on alternative theater.[2] Biography]" (in Spanish). Mexico City: Ballet
One recent work is La fiebre del oso polar (The fever of the Moderno de México.
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[3] ^ "Antonio Salinas" (in Spanish). Personajes de la
Danza. Mexico City: UNAM.
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