Full Text of HR0449 97th General Assembly
HR0449 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Northeastern Illinois University's in-residence | 3 | | dance company and center, Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance | 4 | | Theater, is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater is a | 6 | | not-for-profit corporation chartered to share the rich | 7 | | traditions of dance, music, and culture of Spain with all our | 8 | | communities and to be a center for encouraging new artistic | 9 | | creativity from artists and educators; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Ensemble Espanol is hailed as the "Center for | 11 | | Spanish Dance in America" and is recognized as the leader in | 12 | | Hispanic dance and music, uniting all of our communities via | 13 | | their mission of art, education, and culture; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Ensemble Espanol has been spreading the art | 15 | | and culture of Spain in the City of Chicago, the State of | 16 | | Illinois, and around the world via education, scholarships, | 17 | | performances, and tours for more than three decades; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The company's founder and artistic director, Dame | 19 | | Libby Komaiko, is the first American artist in history to be | 20 | | awarded Spain's highest honor to foreign nationals with the | 21 | | Lazo de Dama de la Orden de Isabel, la Catolica, by Juan Carlos |
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| 1 | | I, King of Spain, for her work in spreading the cultural values | 2 | | of Spain via music and dance throughout the United States; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The company's extraordinary repertoire, tours, | 4 | | classes, workshops, seminars, residencies, and festivals, | 5 | | shared by millions of audience members and students for the | 6 | | past three decades, exemplify their mission as the premiere | 7 | | foundation of the international center for Spanish dance and | 8 | | music at Northeastern Illinois University; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we designate June 16, 2011 as Ensemble Espanol Day in the State | 12 | | of Illinois; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Dame Libby Komaiko at the American Spanish Dance | 15 | | and Music Festival as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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