Christmas Dance Gala
Nexus Company
MUN Theatre
Saturday 27 December, 19:30h.
75 min, with rest
28, 32 y 34€
Aitor Arrieta, Lead Principal of the English National Ballet, Juanjo Carazo, dancer of the National Dance Company, and Daniel Vicandi, former professional dancer and current promoter with Nexus Company, return to Pamplona to present the IV edition of the Christmas Dance Gala Nexus Company.
After the overwhelming success of the three previous galas, leading figures from the international scene will once again come together to offer a show that combines technique, emotion and stylistic variety.
This edition will feature Eukene Sagues, dancer from Pamplona and soloist of the Royal Danish Ballet, who returns with Meirambek Nazargozhayev, performing an excerpt from the neoclassical ballet Blood Wedding -choreography by Eukene-, evoking the meeting in the forest between the Moon and the Bride. They will also bring La Sylphide, an essential romantic classic.
Nexus Company reaffirms its commitment to bring Spanish talent with international projection. This edition joins forces with Sergio Masero and Emily Carrico, former principal dancers of the Atlanta Ballet (USA), who will bring the most classical dimension with Teneo Integrum (a creation of Masero) and Satanella by Marius Petipa, a piece that stands out for its technical virtuosity and elegance.
Álvaro Madrigal and Shani Peretz, guest soloists of the Compañía Nacional de Danza, will be in charge of bringing the most contemporary vision to the Gala.
The unmistakable stamp of Spanish dance, always present in the program, will come from Matías López and Déborah Martínez, soloists of the Ballet Nacional de España.
As a special guest we will have Daniel Ramos, a leading figure of dance in Europe, choreographer of great national projection and awarded on numerous occasions, who will perform two of his most representative creations.
Art Direction
- Aitor Arrieta
- Juanjo Carazo
- Daniel Vicandi
Guest artists
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Meirambek Nazargozhayev (Royal Danish Ballet)
Eukene Sagues (Soloist Royal Danish Ballet) - Sergio Masero (Former Principal Dancer Atlanta Ballet)
- Emily Carrico (Former Principal Dancer Atlanta Ballet)
- Shani Peretz (Soloist National Dance Company)
- Álvaro Madrigal (Soloist, National Dance Company)
- Matías López (Soloist Spanish National Ballet)
- Débora Martínez (Soloist National Ballet of Spain)
- Daniel Ramos (Principal Dancer Antonio Najarro)
Spanish Caprice
Step two
Duration: 6.30 minutes.
Choreography: Déborah Martínez and Matías López.
Music: Nikolái Rimsi-Korsakov.
Dancers: Deborah Martinez and Matias Lopez
This piece is based on the strength and the classical Spanish character of the musical composition that helps us to rescue the essence of Spanish dance from a modern perspective, but maintaining the traditional codes. Giving prominence to the rhythmic sense of the castanets and the zapateados as a dialogue in the couple.
La Sylphide
Step two
Duration: 7.30 minutes.
Choreography: August Bournonville
Music by: Herman Severin Løvenskiold
Dancers: Eukene Sagues and Meirambek Nazargozhayev
James enters the forest and meets the ethereal Sylphide. They briefly converse about the beauty and mystery of the forest. The two-step captures the moment when James, caught between the real world and the ethereal realm, finds himself facing the Sylphide, a creature as light as a sigh who lives only on the border of sleep.
The Sylph floats around James almost without touching the ground. He tries to catch her, but she slips away with the softness of a breeze that wants to own no one. Her lines are long and vaporous, while his mark an earthy contrast, firm and human. They dance together, but never quite in the same place, as if the air between them were just another character.
Cantata
Step two
Duration: 5.30 minutes.
Choreography: Mauro Bigonzetti.
Music: Assurd (Lorella Monti - Cristina Vetrone).
Dancers: Álvaro Madrigal and Shani Peretz.
Cantata (2001), by Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti for the company Aterballetto, is a vibrant work inspired by traditional Neapolitan songs. With live music and movements that blend contemporary dance and folklore, it celebrates the energy and passion of southern Italian folk culture. The piece is, in essence, a tribute to Mediterranean vitality and the profound union between music and body.
ConTRAcuerpo
Only
Length: 8.16 minutes.
Choreography: Daniel Ramos.
Music: Guillermo Martínez Yusta and Silvia Pérez Cruz.
Dancer: Daniel Ramos.
Towards her, in front of her, against her and in exchange for what she gives him and means to him. His body, half naked, a blank canvas, an empty box that will be filled with memories, experiences and contradictions. Solemnity and tradition.
Satanella
Step two
Duration: 9 minutes.
Choreography: adapted by Sergio Masero and Emily Carrico from the original choreography by Marius Petipa.
Music: Cesare Pugni.
Dancers: Sergio Masero and Emily Carrico.
The paso a dos presents Satanella as a bold and charming figure, who plays with her partner with a tone of elegant defiance. The adagio shows a relationship full of spark, where she mixes charm and mischief while he tries to keep up with her with firmness and nobility.
Break (15 minutes)
Blood Wedding
Step two
Duration: 4 minutes.
Choreography: Eukene Sagues.
Music: El Amor Brujo: Quadre Segon: Introduction. Manuel de Falla, Ginesa Ortega, Josep Pons.
Dancers: Eukene Sagues and Meirambek Nazargozhayev
"This duet is part of the ballet Blood Wedding, choreographed by Eukene for the Royal Danish Ballet in November 2024. In this adaptation, the duet depicts the encounter in the forest between the Moon and the Bride, who has just fled from her wedding. The Moon awakens in her repressed emotions and desires."
Dualia
Step two
Duration: 5.45 minutes.
Choreography: Ángel Rojas and Carlos Rodríguez.
Music: José Nieto.
Dancers: Deborah Martínez and Matías López.
Fragment of the paso a cuatro in the work Dualia. The work is inspired by Sorolla's painting, exploring the sensuality and complicity of the couple's dance, capturing emotions through movement and castanets.
Teneo Integrum
Step two
Duration: 4.15 minutes.
Choreography: Sergio Masero Olarte.
Music: Tchaikovsky Valse Sentimentale Op.51, No.6, Franz Schubert Serenade.
Dancers: Sergio Masero and Emily Carrico.
"Teneo Integrum", by Sergio Masero for Atlanta Ballet, is a piece that pays tribute to classical ballet from a modern sensibility. With music by Schubert and Tchaikovsky, the work creates a lyrical atmosphere where the dancers move with elegance, precision and calm. The paso a dos functions as an intimate dialogue: the couple alternates supports, soft elevations and long lines that show mutual trust. The variations highlight the technique of each performer and the coda brings together energy and lightness. The ending, simple and contemplative, leaves a sense of unity, as if the piece sought to return to the essentials of ballet.
Carmen
Step two
Duration: 7.15 minutes.
Choreography: Johan Inger.
Music: Georges Bizet and Rodion Shchedrin.
Dancers: Álvaro Madrigal and Shani Peretz.
When Johan Inger was commissioned by the CND to stage a new version of Carmen, being Swedish and Carmen a work with a markedly Spanish character, he was faced with an enormous challenge, but also a great opportunity. His approach to this universal myth would have to bring something new. To this end, Inger decided to focus on the theme of violence, approaching it through a pure and uncontaminated gaze... that of a child. Based on this approach, Inger creates a character that allows us to witness everything that happens through his innocent eyes, while we contemplate his own transformation.
Johan Inger, author of this choreography originally created for CND, received for this work the Benois de la Danse in 2016 and the Venice TV Award in 2018.
Petenera
Step two
Length: 8.46 minutes.
Choreography: Daniel Ramos.
Music: David Durán, Víctor Guadiana and Juan Debel.
Dancer: Daniel Ramos.
In this piece the choreographer and dancer Daniel Ramos, wants to show the weight of life reflected in a Manila shawl.
Álvaro Madrigal
Born in Seville, he trained at the Professional Dance Conservatory of his city and completed his studies at the London Studio Centre thanks to a scholarship. He began his career at the Joven Ballet de Málaga and the Corella Ballet, and later joined the Sarasota Ballet (USA). Since 2012 she has been a member of the National Dance Company, consolidating herself as a versatile performer between classical and contemporary.
Shani Peretz
Soloist dancer of the National Dance Company (CND), born in Tel Aviv. She began her professional career at The Israel Ballet where she danced solo roles in classical and contemporary works. She joined CND in 2015, rising to soloist in 2019. She has performed works by Forsythe, Kylián, Duato, Inger and Naharin, among others.
Matias Lopez
She began her studies of Spanish Dance in 2011, graduating from the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma. Since 2019 she is part of the National Ballet of Spain, where since 2022 she is a soloist. She has participated in works such as Eterna Iberia or Afanador and in galas such as Ballarins Catalans al Món.
Debora Martinez
Prima Ballerina of the Spanish National Ballet. Trained at the Institut del Teatre and Amor de Dios. In the National Ballet since 2010, she has performed leading roles in Ritmos, Suite Sevilla and La Bella Otero. She combines her career with teaching and choreographic creation.
Eukene Sagues
Soloist of the Royal Danish Ballet. Born in Navarra, trained at the Escuela de Danza de Navarra and VM Dance Studio in Toulouse. She has worked with choreographers such as McGregor, Morau, Kylián, Dawson and Wheeldon. She also works as a choreographer.
Meirambek Nazargozhayev (The Royal Danish Ballet)
She began her dance studies at the Choreographic School in Almaty, her hometown, where she graduated in 2014 from the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. She belongs to the corps de ballet of The Royal Danish Ballet since 2017 but previously danced at the Russian State Ballet in Moscow and Theater Kiel. He has worked with choreographers such as Ulan Merseidov, Wayne McGregor, John Neumeier, Christopher Wheeldon, Julio Bocca, Nikolaj Hubbe, Liam Scarlett, Loipa Araujo, Dinna Bjorn, Vadim Pisarev, Eduard Malbekov, Aset Murzakulov or Yevgeny Neff.
Sergio Masero
Dancer and choreographer from Madrid. Trained at the San Francisco Ballet School, he was Principal Dancer of the Atlanta Ballet. Creator of Teneo Integrum, Schubertiada and Querencia, he combines technique, strength and joy in his pieces.
Emily Carrico
Former Prima Ballerina of the Atlanta Ballet. She has performed lead roles in La Sylphide, The Nutcracker and Coco Chanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon. In addition to her artistic career, she teaches workshops and dance programs.
Daniel Ramos
She has been part of companies such as the Ballet Nacional de España, Manuel Liñán, Shoji Kojima and Nuevo Ballet Español, as well as performing in the most emblematic tablaos of Madrid.
Recognized with prestigious awards and nominated for the Max Awards 2023 as Best Male Performer, he combines his work as a soloist in top level companies with the direction of his own company, where he has premiered highly successful shows such as Boreal at the Teatros del Canal and Sadler's Wells (London), and with TRAcuerpo, presented at international festivals such as Jerez, Almería or Arcachon. In 2024 he took his second production, Identidad, to China and is preparing his new project Eco with violinist Víctor Guadiana.
Date
December 27, 2025
Time
19:30