{"id":23,"date":"2024-06-21T12:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irenealvarez.eu\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2024-06-24T15:47:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T15:47:06","slug":"the-dancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/irenealvarez.eu\/the-dancer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Irene \u00c1lvarez’s dance embraces tradition and innovation. From the knowledge and respect for this ever-evolving art form that is flamenco, Irene enjoys experimenting with connections and disparities in reference to other musical expressions, drawing on traditional cante, the most emblematic compositions of centuries past, and building bridges to all current artistic expression.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Born in Triana, Seville (1975) flamenco dancer Irene \u00c1lvarez began her training at the age of 9 under the direction of the famous Maestra Matilde Coral, as well as the Real Conservatorio de Danza de Sevilla.\u00a0In addition to obtaining her diploma in Classical Spanish Dance and Flamenco, Irene has continued to complement and improve her training, studying and working with well-known maestros of flamenco such as; El G\u00fcito, Manolo Marin, Javier Latorre, Jos\u00e9 Galv\u00e1n, Pilar Ogalla, Angel Atienza, Manuel Betanzos and Isabel Bay\u00f3n.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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She acted as assistant to maestra Isabel Bayon in the Flamenco Festival Jerez in the years 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018 and currently combines her love to the stage with her job as guest teacher and choreographer for the flamenco department at Codarts, Rotterdam.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Having started from a traditional vision of flamenco, Irene\u2019s years of work and study have now developed into a personal and unmistakable style, moving between an impulsive and sometimes modern expression whilst maintaining the feminine elegance defined in the Sevillian school.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In 1992 she participated in the film \u2018Sevillanas\u2019 (Carlos Saura). From then onwards she continued to perform in tablaos and international theatres, working alongside guitar player Antonio Andrade and the singer Jos\u00e9 Parrondo, or her collaboration with guitar players Rafael Cort\u00e9s and Mariano Mart\u00edn. She founded with dancer Federico Ordo\u00f1ez the group DOS, together with guitar players Alexander Gavil\u00e1n and Ulrich Gottwald, and the singer Carmen\u00a0Fern\u00e1ndez. In 2010 she formed the group \u201cCuadro Flamenco Irene \u00c1lvarez\u201d with guitarist Alexander Gavil\u00e1n, singer Carmen Fern\u00e1ndez and the percussionist Ruven Ruppik, acting as leading director and producer for the projects \u201cDe Alegrias y Soledad\u201d, \u201cZarZamora\u201d \u00a0and \u201cLevante\u201c.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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She performs in several European flamenco festivals such as u.o. Guitar Festival Balatonf\u00fcred (Hungary) Festival \u201cSur les Routes des Musiques Tsiganes\u201d (Caen, France), Berliner Philharmonie (Germany), Flamenco Festival Rotterdam, Gypsyfestival Tilburg (Holland), Gypsyfestival ROMA, Czech Republic. In addition, Irene also performs as guest soloist with the polish Ensemble \u201cLos Payos\u201d (Breslauer Philharmonie), \u201cSevilla Mia\u201d (Gewandhaus Leipzig: Jos\u00e9 Ramirez, Cristina Hall), and more recently the jazz\/flamenco ensemble \u201cTiempos Nuevos (Edsart Udo de Haes, Mar\u00eda Mar\u00edn) or the BVR Flamenco Big Band (Bernard Van Rossum). She performs for the Dutch Royal Family in the t.v. Gala Koningsdag Concert 2018.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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She collaborates in several cross-over projects \u2013 such as \u201cEl Pelele- Noche de Canciones Espa\u00f1olas\u201d with the soprano B\u00e1rbara Amador, the Indian-Andalusian \u201cKathak Flamenco\u201d with the \u201cMusic Ensemble of Benares\u201d and Jos\u00e9 Parrondo and the \u201cClassic Club Nights\u201d with the trombone players of the \u201cRotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest\u201d in \u201cDe Doelen\u201d. More recent is her participation with the Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest under the direction of Jalal Chekara and \u201cAntifona\u201d of Alexander Gavil\u00e1n, with singers Madhu Sing and Mar\u00eda Marin and percussionist Ruven Ruppik.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2017\/2019 Irene tours with the Opera \u201cCarmen\u201d (Bizet) in the renewed Tania Kross\u2019 production, more than 70 concerts, under the musical direction and arrangements of Thijs Borsten and Arturo Ram\u00f3n, with singers Tania Kross, Erminia Fern\u00e1ndez C\u00f3rdoba and Carles Denia u.o.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2017 she coproduces the play MUSA with classical guitar player and singer Mar\u00eda Mar\u00edn, (Festival Odegand, Ghent\/ Festival Den Flamenka, Prague\/ Brussels Flamenco Festival, Bozar, Brussels) still on tour on european theaters. His latest productions, \u201cDreaming Carmen\u201d (Play in four acts about the myth of Carmen of Merim\u00e9 with the dancer Virginia Delgado, 2019) and \u201cLos misterios de Rosario\u201d (about the life of Rosario La Mejorana, Pastora Imperio\u00b4s mother, 2021), reaffirm Irene as a consecrated artist internationally recognized.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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