Bill Text: IL HR0449 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates June 16, 2011 as Ensemble Espanol Day in the State of Illinois.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0449 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0449-Introduced.html

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

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