Maite Dono

Maite Dono
Born
María Teresa Dono Duro

(1969-02-17) 17 February 1969 (age 55)
Vitoria, Spain
Alma materRoyal Superior School of Dramatic Art [es]
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, poet, actress
AwardsEsquío Poetry Award [es] (2003)

Maite Dono (born 17 February 1969) is a Spanish singer-songwriter, poet, and actress.[1] She is a recipient of the Egoísta International Book Award and the Esquío Poetry Award.

Biography

Maite Dono studied Philology at the University of Santiago de Compostela and graduated in Acting at the Royal Superior School of Dramatic Art [es] (RESAD) in Madrid.[1]

In 1993, she began her theatrical activity as an actress. In 1998, she began her musical career with her first solo album: Corazón de Brief, in homage to the folk singer-songwriter Emilio Cao [es], in which she sang his works accompanied only by the piano of Manuel Gutiérrez.[1] Dono's second album, titled O mar vertical (2001), was more personal and included her own songs. The work was accompanied by a book of poems of the same name. She also participated in the Cantigas de Nadal compilation CD. She has collaborated on projects with different artists from the Galician scene: jazz, accompanying Baldo Martínez and pianist Alberto Conde, performing medieval cantigas with Carlos Beceiro, and works with Roberto Somoza.[2] She has also participated in musical works by Na Lúa and La Musgaña.

Since 2006, Dono has experimented poetically and musically with Intruso.[1] Her latest contributions to music were in the Miño Project, from bassist Baldo Martínez,[1] and a duet with Martínez on Sons Nús.[3] In 2013, she participated as an actress in the play Hamlet post scriptum, directed by Roberto García de Mesa. She has written stories and theatrical works. She has several unpublished books, among which Poemas da Mamachán ou de cómo podrecen os fardos (in Galician) stands out. Her poems have been part of various anthologies and collective books. She has published in magazines such as Salamandria, El Planeta, Madrygal, and Mester de Vandalía.[4] She resides in Santiago de Compostela.

Works

Music

  • 1998: Corazón de brief
  • 2001: O mar vertical
  • 2010: Sons nús, with Baldo Martínez[3]

Poetry

  • 1996: Manta de sombra (in Spanish). Libertarias/Prodhufi.[5][6]
  • 2000: O mar vertical (in Galician). Espiral Maior. ISBN 9788495625106.
  • 2004: Desilencios v. Sociedade de Cultura Valle-Inclán.
  • 2009: Circus girl (in Spanish). El Gaviero. ISBN 9788493661717
  • 2013: Sobras (in Spanish). El Gaviero.[7]

Collective works

  • 2011: Tamén navegar (in Galician), Toxosoutos.

Awards and recognitions

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "María Teresa Dono Duro" (in Galician). Galician Writers Association. March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Jazz, zarzuela, danza flamenca y pulso y púa". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). A Coruña. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Maite Dono e Baldo Martínez presentaron nun concerto na Casa de Galicia 'Sons-Nús' primeiro disco do dúo" [Maite Dono and Baldo Martínez Present 'Sons-Nús' at the Casa de Galicia, the Duo's First Album] (in Galician). Madrid: Xunta de Galicia. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ "La Nube Habitada" [The Inhabited Cloud]. Frontera D (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Maite Dono gana el I premio de poesía 'Libros del egoísta'" [Maite Dono Wins the 1st 'Libros del egoísta' Poetry Award]. ABC (in Spanish). 23 December 1995. p. 58. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Maite Dono". Poemad. Archived from the original on 12 December 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  7. ^ "El Gaviero Ediciones publica la obra poética 'Sobras' de la escritora Maite Dono" [El Gaviero Ediciones Publishes the Poetic Work 'Sobras' by the Writer Maite Dono]. Diario de Almería (in Spanish). 18 March 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. ^ Loureiro, Ramón (28 November 2003). "Maite Dono gana el Esquío en gallego y Luis Artigue en castellano" [Maite Dono Wins the Esquío in Galician and Luis Artigue in Castilian]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Ferrol. Retrieved 18 October 2018.