The revolutionary flamenco dancer, Jesús Carmona, winner of the 2020 National Dance Prize and the Benois Dance Awards 2020, is coming to the Sala Roja Concha Velasco at the Teatros del Canal on 28 October with a performance as part of the latest edition of the Suma Flamenca festival.
The artist born in Badalona in 1985, began his flamenco training at the age of 7. He graduated in Spanish Dance and Flamenco from the Theatre and Dance Institute in 2002, extending his artistic training with leading performers and creators of the period in companies, such as that of El Güito, the New Spanish Ballet or Antonio Canales, among others.
In 2006, he joined the Spanish National Ballet: (BNE), reaching the category of Lead Dancer. The restlessness that characterises him has taken him to become the creator and performer of the Jesús Carmona Dance Company, as well as collaborating as a creator for projects by other artists. His company’s projects include Cuna negra y blanca (2012), 7 balcones (2013), Impetu's (2015), Equilibrio (2017), Amatør (2018), Baile de bestias (2021) and El salto (2020).
Artistic File:
Venue: Teatros del Canal - Sala Roja Concha Velasco
- Choreography and direction – Jesús Carmona
- Dancers – Jesús Carmona and Lucía Campillo
- Singers – Jesús Corbacho, Al-Blanco, Eleazar Cerreduela
- Guitar – El Peli
- Image Credit - © Ionecell
Approximate Duration: 80 minutes
