**Israel Galván returns to PLAYGROUND for the arts**
Three years [and a pandemic] after his very successful but brief visit, the multi-award winning and internationally recognised pioneering dancer and choreographer will be joining us for five-days of intensive seminars!!
#1
Masterclass - introduction to the special kinesiology of Israel Galvan. No previous experience is required.
Wednesday, 26 October \19.00-21.30 \Duration: 1 day- 2.5 hours \Cost*: 60€
#2
Intensive seminar for advanced-professional flamenco dancers. A unique opportunity for in-depth study with a living flamenco legend. Beyond kinesiology, we will work on the creative methods of Israel Galvan, offering feedback on participants's projects.
Wednesday 26 - Sunday 30 October \11.00-13.30 \Duration: 5 days-12.5 hours \Cost*: 270€
#3
Intensive seminar for intermediate-advanced flamenco dancers. Repertoire of the internationally acclaimed and multi-award winning subversive dancer and choreographer, Israel Galvan.
Thursday 27 - Sunday 30 October \19.00-21.00 \Duration: 4 days-8 hours \Cost*: 190€
*VAT is not included
REGISTRATIONS: https://forms.gle/i96pv2X5gdJACZSE6
ABOUT ISRAEL GALVAN
Born in Sevilla, Spain, into the dancing family of José Galván and Eugenia de los Reyes, Israel Galván underwent classical flamenco training but since his first creation ¡Mira! / Los zapatos rojos (1998), that paves the way for a manifesto for a new spirit of flamenco dance, he has gradually transformed into an unclassified dancer and choreographer.
Galván recodifies the physical language of flamenco, using not only modes of expression genealogically close to it, such as bullfighting, but also performative aspects of other rituals of popular culture, from football to activism and cross-dressing. He produces a multiplicity of bodies for a flamenco that is itself going through a process of change. Each of his creations is to be a milestone in his pursuit of a dance that seeks to free itself from certain features inherited from a crystallized flamenco. He wants to refocus dance on the actual act of dancing.
Israel Galván was honored with the most prestigious prizes such as the Premio Nacional de Danza (Spain), the New York Bessie Performance Award, the National Dance Award for Exceptional Artistry (UK). In 2016, he was promoted to the rank of Officier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France. He is featured in the Netflix documentary series Move and is a collaborating artist at Le Théâtre de la Ville (Paris). He has also presented his works at Athens Epidaurus Festival and Onassis Stegi.