José Manuel Alvarez arrived in Barcelona when he was only 4 years old where he began his training and profession. Since 2014, he has been exploring his facet as a creator that has led him to present different proposals such as the choreographic piece in duo D-Structures (2014), Ángulo Muerto with Lucía Álvarez, La Piñona (2015), Hostal Pascual (2016) or Movimiento Colateral (2019). Bailes Colaterales (2019) is his first company proposal touring worldwide as well as Cruces in co-production with tanzhaus nrw and Dansa Metropolitana (2020), and the participatory proposal El Rumbòdrom (2021) premiered at Fira de Manresa. These last proposals have been seen at the Palau de la Música Catalana, the Festival de Jerez, the Flamenco Madrid and Flamenco Azul festivals, in the city of Riyadh, Dansa Metropolitana or La Mercè in Barcelona, and will soon travel to La Villete in Paris among other venues.
He has also choreographed for dancer Sergio Bernal's show Ser, for the company of Angel Rojas in Ya no seremos, for the singer Rosalía and the formation Laboratoria and directed the show La Leyenda del Tiempo for Chaneki Flamenco Ensemble.
He has collaborated with La Fura dels Baus, Antonio Canales, the musical group Las Migas, Pedro Javier González, the tap dancer Roxane Butterfly, the company Increpación Danza and the tar master Hamid Khabbazi. He was part of the flamenco-jazz band Los Aurora. He has worked as a performer in Marco Flores' company in the shows Laberíntica (2014) and Entrar al Juego (2016), as well as in Ana Morales' Sin Permiso as choreographer and dancer.
He performs in different tablaos such as the emblematic Villarrosa, Las Carboneras, El Corral de la Morería, El Cordobés or Los Tarantos. He was artistic director of the now defunct tablao Flamenco Ramblas in Barcelona.
In 2017, he opened his flamenco studio La Capitana!, Espacio Flamenco in L'Hospitalet, with a clear focus on the training of professionals. He has been a guest professor at the Instituto del Teatro de Barcelona and performs choreography workshops and masterclasses all over the world.
04.04.2023
