po_Duato-NachoJuan Ignacio Duato Bárcia, also known as Nacho Duato (January 8, 1957) is a Spanish modern ballet dancer and choreographer.

After a long and successful career, he was selected by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Education as the artistic director of the National Spanish Dance Company (Compañía Nacional de Danza de España) in June 1990. In July 2010 Nacho Duato was appointed the artistic director of the ballet at the Mikhailovsky Theatre, effective from January 2011.