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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Northeastern Illinois University's in-residence
3dance company and center, Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance
4Theater, is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2011; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater is a
6not-for-profit corporation chartered to share the rich
7traditions of dance, music, and culture of Spain with all our
8communities and to be a center for encouraging new artistic
9creativity from artists and educators; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Ensemble Espanol is hailed as the "Center for
11Spanish Dance in America" and is recognized as the leader in
12Hispanic dance and music, uniting all of our communities via
13their mission of art, education, and culture; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Ensemble Espanol has been spreading the art
15and culture of Spain in the City of Chicago, the State of
16Illinois, and around the world via education, scholarships,
17performances, and tours for more than three decades; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The company's founder and artistic director, Dame
19Libby Komaiko, is the first American artist in history to be
20awarded Spain's highest honor to foreign nationals with the
21Lazo de Dama de la Orden de Isabel, la Catolica, by Juan Carlos

 

 

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1I, King of Spain, for her work in spreading the cultural values
2of Spain via music and dance throughout the United States; and
 
3    WHEREAS, The company's extraordinary repertoire, tours,
4classes, workshops, seminars, residencies, and festivals,
5shared by millions of audience members and students for the
6past three decades, exemplify their mission as the premiere
7foundation of the international center for Spanish dance and
8music at Northeastern Illinois University; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we designate June 16, 2011 as Ensemble Espanol Day in the State
12of Illinois; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to Dame Libby Komaiko at the American Spanish Dance
15and Music Festival as a symbol of our respect and esteem.