RUTA BUDVILIENE

She began her dance studies at the Vilnius Ballet School, when she was 10 years old, graduating in 1976. That same year she joined the Lithuanian Ballet company, where she performed as a soloist until 1993. In 1980 she was also part of the Ballet company Neoclassical Vilnius, as prima ballerina and teacher.

In 1993 he traveled to Venezuela, residing in that country. In Venezuela she worked as a dance teacher and repertorist at the Nina Novak Classical Ballet Academy since 1994. In that same year, she began teaching classes at the Caracas Contemporary Ballet Company, under the artistic direction of María Eugenia Barrios.

In 1995 she was hired, as a dance teacher, at the Caracas National Ballet, now Teresa Carreño Ballet, under the artistic direction of Vicente Nebrada and later under the direction of Cristina Fungairiño. She participated in the Contemporary Dance Choreographic Laboratory in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, in Caracas. With the National Ballet of Caracas he danced the roles of Lady Capuleto, in the play Romeo y Julieta; the Queen Mother in Swan Lake; and Vincent’s mother in the Van Gogh play; all with choreography by Vicente Nebrada.

She was a professor of Classical and Technical Repertory and Classical Dance Methodology at the University Institute of Dance of Caracas.

For his contribution to dance in Venezuela, he was awarded in 2001 and 2005, an honorable mention of the Municipal Dance Prize. She was academic deputy director of the National School of Dance-Núcleo Caracas from 2001 to 2004. In 2002 she was hired by the Emil Friedman School to hold the position of Advisor to the Classical Ballet Chair of said school.

In 2004 he graduated as a Ballet Master Coach from the Slavonic University Institute in Kiev.

She is the artistic director of the Lithuanian Ballet.

CARLOS PAOLILLO

Researcher and dance critic. Creator of university dance studies in Venezuela. Lawyer and Social Communicator graduated from the Andrés Bello Catholic University. Master in Cultural Management from the University of Barcelona, ​​Spain.

Professor of Dance History and Choreographic Analysis at the Central University of Venezuela and the National Experimental University of the Arts. Honorary Teacher of UNEARTE. Dance critic for the newspaper El Nacional. Founder and President of the Young Choreographers Foundation of Venezuela. Recognized with the National Culture Award 2010-2012 Dance Mention. Winner of the Municipal Dance Award of the Mayor of Caracas 1991, 2007 and 2010.

LAZARO CARREÑO

He began his studies at the National School of Art «Cubanacín» and from the third year he was awarded a scholarship to complete his career at the Agripina Vaganova choreographic school in Leningrad, USSR, coming into contact with the different forms and styles of the Russian school . At the end of his studies, he became part of the National Ballet of Camagúey, interpreting various roles in both classical and contemporary choreographies. There he stayed for a year. The following year he joined the National Ballet of Cuba, with which he traveled the five continents interpreting the main roles of the extensive repertoire of the BNC, being worthy of excellent criticism in all places. Some of his professors during their academic training were, in order of learning, among others: Alexander Sergueievich, Puschkin, Josefina Méndez, Ana Petrovna Sajjacva, Victor Mijaiiovlch, Tulublov Semenon, Solomonovich, Caplan …

His professional debut: 1969 Soloist category: 1972 Principal dancer category: 1974 Principal dancer category: 1976 He has been a guest artist at: Ballet de Bellas Artes, Mexico; Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, U.S.A; Arenas de Cimiez Festival, France; International Ballet of Caracas, Venezuela; Ballet of the Municipal Theater of Rio, Brazil. Getting great successes in each country, both from the public and from the critics. Its extensive repertoire includes main roles of the great traditional classics, as well as choreographies of current creation both by Cuban choreographers and other countries, among them we could mention: Mijail Lacopson, Russia; Anton Dolin, U.S.A; Braim Mac-Donald, Canada; Híla Reveros, Chile; Alberto Méndez, Cuba; Lic D’Laire Belgium; Atilio Lavís, France; Elsa Marianne Bone Rossen, Denmark; Alberto Alonso and Alicia Alonso, Cuba.

He has been a partner of Alicia Alonso, playing alongside her roles such as: «El Torero de Carmen», «Dido Abandonada», and of his own creation, «Roberto el Diablo and» Cleopatra «.

HERNAN GONZALEZ

Actor and dancer from the city of Manizales, for 7 years he was a dancer and leader of the contemporary dance body and space seedbed at the University of Caldas. Dancer and teacher for 8 years at Olga Lucia Dance Studio. In 2016 he developed the project «identities» at the University of Guadalajara – Mexico. Dancer for two years of Viraje Compañía.

Invited to different academic and cultural activities in different cities of Colombia and in countries such as: Mexico, Guatemala, Salvador and Peru.

He is currently working on projects, cultural and training activities such as:

Itinerant virtual dance school in Manizales for people with physical disabilities in the lower extremities – «dance for all»

I Can From Home Program supported by the Manizales Institute of Culture and Tourism and the Manizales Mayor’s Office.

Winner in the departmental program of cultural initiatives for cultural entities and agents 2020.

Guest teacher to the On-Line festival Rescuing art in pandemic 2020