Gelu Barbu Explained

Gelu Barbu
Birth Name:	Gelu Barbu
Birth Date:	14 April 1932
Birth Place:	Lugoj, Romania
Death Place:	Las Palmas, Spain
Parents:	Filaret Barbu (father)

Gelu Barbu (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /ˈd͡ʒelu ˈbarbu/; 14 April 1932 – 17 February 2016) was a Romanian-born Spanish ballet dancer and choreographer.

Life

Barbu was born in Lugoj, the son of composer Filaret Barbu.^[1] He received his basic training at the ballet school of the Romanian National Opera in Bucharest, where he was taught by Anton Romanovski and Floria Capsali.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: S-a stins din viață la vârsta de 83 de ani, marele balerin și coregraf român Gelu Barbu . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424210312/http://occidentul-romanesc.com/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria-s-a-stins-din-viata-marele-balerin-gelu-barbu-fiul-reputatului-compozitor-filaret-barbu/ . 24 April 2016.
2. Web site: Opera Națională București, îndoliată după decesul balerinului și coregrafului Gelu Barbu . 18 February 2016. Agenția Națională de Presă, București. 29 April 2016.