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Israel Galván

Born in Seville, Spain, into the family of dancers José Galván and Eugenia de los Reyes, Israel Galván received a classical flamenco training. However, since his first creation ¡Mira! / Los zapatos rojos (1998), Galván has recoded the body language of flamenco, drawing not only on forms of expression genealogically close to it, such as bullfighting, but also on performative aspects of other rituals of popular culture—from football to activism and cross-dressing.

Each of his creations (Torobaka with Akram Khan, La Fiesta, La Edad de Oro, RI TE with Marlene Monteiro Freitas, La Consagración de la Primavera, Mellizo Doble with El Niño de Elche, up to his version of Bizet’s Carmen) represents a step in his quest for a dance that seeks to free itself from certain inherited characteristics of a crystallized flamenco tradition. He aims to refocus dance on the very act of dancing itself.

Israel Galván has received some of the most prestigious awards, including the Premio Nacional de Danza in 2005, the New York Bessie Performance Award in 2012 and 2021, and the National Dance Award for Exceptional Artistry in 2016 and 2023. In 2016, he was promoted to the rank of Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in France.

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Event presented in Spanish, with translation into English
Spain

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