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ALBERTO DEL SAZ

DANCER
TEACHER
CHOREOGRAPHER

ABOUT ME

“The most compelling performer Alberto del Saz, a cross between the 

quicksilver, whimsical Louis of old and the legendary, magisterial Jose Limon.”

 Tobi Tobias

THE NEW YORK MAGAZINE

“…Mr. Del Saz, a master of the style, exuberant, demonstrates what is important in Mr. Louis's choreography, the quality of movement and how it is phrased.”

Anna Kisselgoff,

THE NEW YORK TIMES

 

“… A quietly stunning solo for Mr. Del Saz epitomizes the fluid yet crisply articulated motion that in part identifies a Louis or Nikolais Dancer. Mr. Del Saz himself typifies the strong presence of the company’s dancers, from early performers, like Beverly Blossom and Phyllis Lamhut.”

Jennifer Dunning,

THE NEW YORK TIMES

“In Alberto del Saz Mr. Louis has found someone who can convey his particular quicksilver qualities of movement that were once unique to Mr. Louis. It is encouraging to see how the tradition is being carried on.”

THE WESTSIDER

ALBERTO DEL SAZ has been the director of the Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance for the past 42 years. He is the reconstruction director of the Nikolais/Louis repertory and stages the repertory on university and professional dance companies worldwide. He focuses on preserving the Nikolais/Louis technique, repertory, and legacy through his teaching and directing.

            Mr. del Saz was born in Bilbao, Spain. At an early age, he studied ice skating, leading to his performing career. In 1980, he became the Spanish National Champion in figure skating and soon debuted with Holiday on Ice International.  The NY State Council of the Arts (NYSCA) has funded his work in collaboration with the Ice Theater of New York. His skating work has appeared on Ice Wars, Grand Slam, and the Professional World Championships televised on CBS, FOX, and ABC, as well as the official openings of Rockefeller Center and Bryant Park.

His early dance training was received at the Nikolais/Louis Dance Lab from such great teachers as Hanya Holm, Alwin Nikolais, Murray Louis, Claudia Gitelman, Tandy Beal, Beverly Blossom, among others.

            Debuting as a lead soloist with the Nikolais Dance Theater in 1985, (later renamed the Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance Company), he toured virtually every continent globally; made special appearances for: President Reagan at the Kennedy Center Honors in a CBS telecast featuring the Nikolais Dance Theatre; in the PBS American Masters series "Nik and Murray," (an award-winning documentary film by Christian Blackwood); served as a representative for the US State Department on a tour of India; and appeared at the Paris Opera Garnier in a Homage to Alwin Nikolais.

  

            He went to Japan as a guest artist to perform in "V," by Mr. Ushio Amagatsu, artistic director of Sankai Juku. He has also performed at: "Men Brazil;” and as a solo artist in works by Hanya Holm, Maureen Fleming, Sara Pearson, Cleo Parker Robinson, and others; appeared at the Next Wave Festival at BAM with Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane Dance Company; and danced Rudolph Nureyev's role in "Moments," a work created by Mr. Louis.  Del Saz was recently seen in CORNINGWORKS 2024 production of “What do you think you just heard me say?!”

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