Gloria Contreras Roeniger
Mexican dancer (1934–2015)
María Gloria Contreras Roeniger, better known as Gloria Contreras (November 15, 1934 – November 25, 2015) was a Mexican dancer, choreographer and academic.
Studies
Contreras started in ballet under Alicia Delgado and Nelsy Dambré in Mexico City from 1946 to 1954, and, after joining the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, in 1955, she studied in the School of American Ballet in New York from 1956 to 1964, where she was taught by Pierre Vladimirov, Felia Doubrovska, Anatole Oboukhoff, Muriel Stuart and George Balanchine. From 1958 to 1965, she was also taught by Carola Trier. During her residence in New York, she established and directed the company "Cielito Lindo".
Coreographer and Teaching
After coming back to Mexico, Contreras taught at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). In 1970, she founded and was the director of the Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM (TCUNAM) for 94 seasons. The company presented in the Teatro Arq. Carlos Lazo and Sala Miguel Corrvabuias at UNAM, Mexico City, as well as New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. She directed more than 275 dance works, of which 193 were her own choreographies, using music from chants of the 12th century to contemporary compositions. Contreras was interested in transforming ballet into a popular art form.
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