Elena Gutiérrez
Elena Gutiérrez | |
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| Born | Elena Gutiérrez Nascimento 1944 (age 81–82) |
| Education |
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| Spouse |
Mohsen Sadoon Yasin (divorced) |
| Children | Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez |
| Father | Joaquín Gutiérrez |
| Career | |
| Former groups | Chilean National Ballet, 1968–1973 |
Elena Gutiérrez Nascimento (born 1944) is a Costa Rican-Chilean ballet dancer, choreographer and founder of Costa Rica's National Dance Company (Spanish: Compania Nacional de Danza).[1][2][3] Gutiérrez was the founder and the first director of the School of Dance at the National University of Costa Rica.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Gutiérrez was born in 1944 to Joaquín Gutiérrez, a Costa Rican writer, and Elena Nascimento, a Chilean.[1][2][3]
Enrolling at the School of Dance at the University of Chile in 1958, Gutiérrez studied under Joan Jara, Sigurd Leeder and Patricio Bunster.[2][3][5] Gutiérrez later studied at the Beijing Dance School and the Bolshoi Theatre before earning a MA from the Choreography Faculty of the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts.[3][5]
Career
In 1968, Gutiérrez settled in Chile and began dancing for the Chilean National Ballet.[3] Following the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, Gutiérrez and her family fled to Costa Rica.[3][6][7]
In 1974, Gutiérrez founded and became the first director of the School of Dance at the National University of Costa Rica.[2][3][4] The following year, Gutiérrez and Cristina Gigirey founded the Ballet Moderno de Cámara.[2] Later institutionalized by the Ministry of Culture, the Ballet Moderno de Cámara became the National Dance Company (Spanish: Compania Nacional de Danza) in 1979.[2]
Gutiérrez choreographed Beatles 3/4 (1976), Pavana Para una Infanta (1980), Brindis (1985) and Bienaventurados (1987).[2][3][4]
Personal life
Gutiérrez was previously married to Mohsen Sadoon Yasin (1932–2014), an Iraq theatre director, before later divorcing.[5][6][8] Gutiérrez gave birth to the couple's daughter Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez, a director, screenwriter, producer and actress, whilst studying in Moscow.[3][6][8][9]
References
- 1 2 Méndez Garita, William (28 October 2000). "Despedida a Don Joaquín Gutiérrez". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ávila Aguilar, Marta (2007). "The Influence of German Modern Dance in Costa Rica". Dance Chronicle. 30 (1): 29–43. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Chilenos en la Cultura: ELENA GUTIÉRREZ NASCIMENTO". Embajada de Chile en Costa Rica (in Spanish). San Pedro, Costa Rica: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 Mosciatti, Ezio (22 May 2024). "Mi país perdido, de Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez: Desarraigo y la entrañable relación de padre e hija". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Chile. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 Granja Núñez, Daniela; Espinoza, Mauricio; List, Jared (2023). "Film and Gender in Central America: Five Voices". In Espinoza, Mauricio; List, Jared (eds.). The Rise of Central American Film in the Twenty-First Century,. Translated by Espinoza, Mauricio; List, Jared; Pérez Méndez, Ana. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. pp. 292–308. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Young, Neil (21 November 2022). "'My Lost Country': IDFA Review". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 Yasin Gutiérrez, Ishtar. "Bio". ISHTAR YASIN GUTIÉRREZ. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Marshall, Lee (13 February 2008). "The Path (El Camino)". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 2 June 2026.