28:
191:
Upon retirement in 1997, Lopez joined WNBC-TV in New York as a cultural arts reporter, writing and producing feature segments on the arts, artists and arts education. She was also a full-time senior faculty member and director of student placement, student evaluation and curriculum planning at New
218:
serving as its executive director. Morphoses is a dance company aiming to revitalize dance through innovative collaborations with important artists from the worlds of music, visual arts, design, film and fashion; and by inviting younger and broader audiences to engage in and actively experience
247:
Honors artist committee. In 2011, she received the prestigious Jerome
Robbins Award for her years in dance. She has also served as a dance panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, and has received numerous Hispanic Heritage awards.
192:
York's Ballet
Academy East. She served on the dance faculty of Barnard College and guest taught at numerous dance institutions and festivals in the United States. She even appeared with Jock Soto in some
130:
Miami City Ballet is the largest South
Florida arts organization, reaching an annual audience of over 125,000 in four Florida Counties. It includes a ballet school with over 1500 students and adults.
229:
Also In 2007 Lopez received an award from the
American Immigration Law Foundation honoring Cuban Americans for their accomplishments and contributions to American society.
474:
256:
In 1987, Lopez married Lionel
Saporta. She is now married to George Skouras. They live in Miami Beach and have two children, Adriel Saporta and Calliste Skouras.
499:
509:
286:
203:, which works to educate the public about dance and to further the art of ballet, with a special emphasis on the work and achievements of
365:
Tobar, Cynthia (2009). "Between The Lines: Arte Cubano: A Reference Guide to Cuban Art
Resources at the New York Public Library".
137:, in 1958 and raised in Miami by her parents along with two sisters. At the age of eleven she received a full scholarship to the
442:
211:
188:. Lopez's great interest in children also found her writing and contributing to many of the company's family matinee series.
89:
417:
484:
315:
504:
200:
86:
80:
479:
146:
138:
222:
Lopez co-founded The Cuban
Artists Fund, together with community cultural leaders. The fund supports Cuban and
243:’s board of trustees, marking the first time an artist was elected to serve on its board. She is a member of
92:
489:
153:
in 1974. She was promoted to soloist in 1981 and principal dancer in 1984 and retired at age 39 in 1997.
124:
156:
As a soloist and principal dancer with New York City Ballet, she danced for two legends of the art form,
494:
215:
150:
142:
116:
83:
398:
390:
244:
145:. At fourteen, she moved to New York permanently to devote herself to full-time studies at the
382:
236:
bringing with her a nearly 40-year career in dance, television, teaching and arts management.
233:
204:
157:
112:
70:
272:
374:
240:
223:
120:
161:
108:
27:
468:
402:
340:
193:
134:
226:
artists to achieve their artistic goals, while ensuring their economic freedom.
378:
149:, and shortly after her sixteenth birthday, she joined the corps de ballet of
386:
394:
367:
Art
Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America
232:
In
September 2012, Lopez was named to be the artistic director of the
341:"Lourdes Lopez, Miami City Ballet Artistic Director (Interview)"
44:
196:
segments such as demonstrating cooperation with Elmo and Zoe.
273:
https://dancemagazine.com/dance-magazine-award-recipients/
32:
Lopez as artistic director of the Miami City Ballet, 2015
418:"Lourdes Lopez Named New Director of Miami City Ballet"
119:. She is also a member of the board of trustees of the
287:"Balanchine Disciple Chosen to Lead Miami City Ballet"
76:
66:
51:
37:
18:
443:"Lourdes Lopez of City Ballet Weds Lionel Saporta"
164:, performing countless featured roles, including
199:In 2002, Lopez became the executive director of
8:
239:In 2014, Lopez was elected to serve on the
26:
15:
309:
307:
265:
475:New York City Ballet principal dancers
7:
500:Cuban emigrants to the United States
316:"Lourdes Lopez's dance with destiny"
111:ballet company artistic director of
14:
510:School of American Ballet alumni
201:The George Balanchine Foundation
87:The George Balanchine Foundation
345:New York Latin Culture Magazine
123:. She received the prestigious
115:and former principal dancer of
416:Wakin, Daniel (2 April 2012).
314:Levin, Jordan (8 April 2012).
285:Wakin, Daniel (3 April 2012).
212:Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company
141:, the official school of the
90:Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company
1:
81:The School of American Ballet
275:. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
41:1958 (age 65–66)
526:
210:In 2007, Lopez co-founded
379:10.1086/adx.28.2.27949527
147:School of American Ballet
139:School of American Ballet
98:
59:
25:
93:Morphoses Productions
485:Cuban ballet dancers
216:Christopher Wheeldon
151:New York City Ballet
143:New York City Ballet
125:Dance Magazine Award
117:New York City Ballet
84:New York City Ballet
505:American ballerinas
182:Divertimento No. 15
178:Liebeslieder Walzer
245:The Kennedy Center
133:Lopez was born in
77:Former groups
67:Current group
234:Miami City Ballet
205:George Balanchine
158:George Balanchine
113:Miami City Ballet
107:(born 1958) is a
102:
101:
71:Miami City Ballet
55:Artistic director
517:
480:Cuban ballerinas
459:
458:
456:
454:
439:
433:
432:
430:
428:
413:
407:
406:
362:
356:
355:
353:
352:
337:
331:
330:
328:
326:
311:
302:
301:
299:
297:
282:
276:
270:
30:
16:
525:
524:
520:
519:
518:
516:
515:
514:
465:
464:
463:
462:
452:
450:
441:
440:
436:
426:
424:
415:
414:
410:
364:
363:
359:
350:
348:
339:
338:
334:
324:
322:
313:
312:
305:
295:
293:
284:
283:
279:
271:
267:
262:
254:
241:Ford Foundation
166:Violin Concerto
121:Ford Foundation
47:
42:
33:
21:
12:
11:
5:
523:
521:
513:
512:
507:
502:
497:
492:
487:
482:
477:
467:
466:
461:
460:
449:. 27 July 1987
447:New York Times
434:
422:New York Times
408:
357:
332:
303:
291:New York Times
277:
264:
263:
261:
258:
253:
250:
224:Cuban-American
162:Jerome Robbins
109:Cuban-American
100:
99:
96:
95:
78:
74:
73:
68:
64:
63:
57:
56:
53:
49:
48:
43:
39:
35:
34:
31:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
522:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
496:
493:
491:
490:Living people
488:
486:
483:
481:
478:
476:
473:
472:
470:
448:
444:
438:
435:
423:
419:
412:
409:
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
361:
358:
346:
342:
336:
333:
321:
317:
310:
308:
304:
292:
288:
281:
278:
274:
269:
266:
259:
257:
252:Personal life
251:
249:
246:
242:
237:
235:
230:
227:
225:
220:
217:
213:
208:
206:
202:
197:
195:
194:Sesame Street
189:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
154:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
131:
128:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
105:Lourdes Lopez
97:
94:
91:
88:
85:
82:
79:
75:
72:
69:
65:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
40:
36:
29:
24:
20:Lourdes Lopez
17:
451:. Retrieved
446:
437:
425:. Retrieved
421:
411:
373:(2): 67–71.
370:
366:
360:
349:. Retrieved
347:. 2018-12-03
344:
335:
323:. Retrieved
320:Miami Herald
319:
294:. Retrieved
290:
280:
268:
255:
238:
231:
228:
221:
209:
198:
190:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
155:
135:Havana, Cuba
132:
129:
104:
103:
60:
495:1958 births
469:Categories
351:2019-05-28
260:References
52:Occupation
403:193318312
387:0730-7187
127:in 2018.
453:25 April
427:24 April
395:27949527
325:25 April
296:25 April
174:Serenade
170:Firebird
219:dance.
401:
393:
385:
184:, and
61:Career
399:S2CID
391:JSTOR
214:with
455:2012
429:2012
383:ISSN
327:2012
298:2012
186:Agon
160:and
45:Cuba
38:Born
375:doi
471::
445:.
420:.
397:.
389:.
381:.
371:28
369:.
343:.
318:.
306:^
289:.
207:.
180:,
176:,
172:,
168:,
457:.
431:.
405:.
377::
354:.
329:.
300:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
