Compañía Nacional de Danza de México, also known as CNDMx, is a ballet company under the artistic direction of Elisa Carrillo and Cuauhtémoc Nájera. David Bear serves as executive director, with Mikhail Kaniskin as artistic advisor and honorary international promoter. The company performs at venues including the Sala Principal del Palacio de Bellas Artes and Teatro de las Artes – CENART in Mexico.
The company’s repertoire includes productions such as La Cenicienta and Cri-Cri, the latter choreographed by José Luis González to music by Francisco Gabilondo Soler with arrangements by Eugenio Toussaint. Programming features a mix of contemporary and folkloric choreographic works. The company structure includes categories of Primera bailarina, Primera solista, Solista, and Cuerpo de Baile.
Company members include Mayuko Nihei, who trained at the Agrippina Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg and joined the company in 2006, and Greta Elizondo, who joined in 2013 after training at Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington D.C. Nihei has performed principal roles in works including El Lago de los Cisnes, Giselle, and La Bella Durmiente, and has been invited to ballet festivals in Albuquerque and Miami.