Compañía Nacional de Danza is a dance company operating under the Dirección Nacional de Artes, a department of El Salvador’s Ministry of Culture. The company presents dance performances at national theaters including Teatro Nacional de San Salvador, Teatro Nacional de Santa Ana, and Teatro Nacional Francisco Gavidia de San Miguel. Productions often feature collaboration with the Orquesta Sinfónica de El Salvador, combining dance with live orchestral music.
The company’s repertoire includes works for children and families. In 2024, it premiered “Pedro y el lobo,” a dance interpretation of Sergei Prokofiev’s symphonic fable directed by Mexican contemporary dance producer Sergio Pérez Morales. Other productions include “Reconstruyendo el silencio,” an interdisciplinary work integrating contemporary dance, video projections, and theatrical dialogue, and “Las cuatro estaciones,” set to music by Antonio Vivaldi. Additional pieces in the repertoire include “La nueva otredad,” “Esperanzados,” and “Rodeada.”
The company involves more than 31 artists in its productions. Choreographers who have created works for the company include Yasmin Hernández and Rodrigo, who has developed over 40 works throughout his career in cultural creation and management.