ÚRSULA LÓPEZ


Úrsula López, born in Montilla (Córdoba) but “algecireña” (from Algeciras) by choice, is a graduate of Classic Ballet, Spanish Dance, and Flamenco. She moved to Seville to continue studies under Manolo Marín, with whom she began her professional career in the opera Carmen under Carlos Saura’s direction, in the Spoletto Festival in Italy.

In 1996, she joined the Andalusian Dance Company under Antonio Maeso’s direction, participating in Suite Iberia by Manolo Marín and El perro andaluz, choreographed by María Pagés. Still in this company, in 1997, she participated in Jaleo by Maria Pagés and premiered La vida breve by José Antonio Ruiz, at the inauguration of Madrid’s Teatro Real. In 1998, with José Antonio Ruiz at the helm of the Andalusian Dance Company, she took part in numerous shows, and it is during this time that she performed roles as a solo artist in the choreographies Dharma by Eva Yerbabuena and Malunó and Vals Patético by José Antonio.

En 2002, at the Lorca and Granada Festival, she premiered Bodas de Sangre under Antonio Gades’ direction and La leyenda, an homage to Carmen Amaya by José Antonio Ruiz, for the inauguration of Malaga’s Teatro Cánovas. In November of 2004 she joined the Spanish National Ballet as a guest artist, in which she will stay until 2006.

In 2007, she founded her own company and premiered Abriendo camino at Jerez’s Flamenco Festival, starting her collaboration with the Cervantes Institute to promote flamenco across several Asian and Latinoamerican countries. In 2009, alongside Miguel Angel Berna and Rafael Campallo, she produced Flamenco se escribe con Jota, which premiered at Jerez’s Festival and with which she toured all over Europe from 2009 to 2012. In 2012, she premiered the show La otra piel at Seville’s Bienal de Flamenco, with the participation of fellow choreographers Andrés Marín and Benvindo Fonseca. It was nominated as Best Stage Show in Seville.

In 2013, she participated in the Ibérica Contemporánea of Querétaro’s Festival with her show Dulce sal amarga returning to her role as a teacher in several subsequent editions. In this same year, she founded her own dance school “flamencodanza estudio” in Seville, professionally training dancers of several disciplines across the world.

In 2017, alongside Tamara López and Leonor Leal, she premiered JRT, Julio Romero de Torres pintor flamenco at Jerez’s Festival, and in 2018 she was commissioned Las pequeñas cosas by the Certamen de Guitarra Paco de Lucía.

In 2019, she returned to the Andalusian Flamenco Ballet as répétiteur and artistic head, choreographing Naturalmente flamenco with Rubén Olmo for Jerez’s Festival. The same year the Ballet celebrated its 25-year run, she was commissioned the show 25 aniversario-Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía by the Teatro de la Maestranza, which presented a selection of the most emblematic choreographies created during this period of time..

 

 

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