PRESIDENT OF THE JURY

ANTONIO CANALES

Bailaor, choreographer and director

He is one of the most prestigious and internationally recognized representatives of our culture. Son and grandson of artists, from a very young age he was interested in dance. His first professional opportunity came with the Ballet Nacional de España (BNE),  for whic…

MARTA CARRASCO

Journalist and dance critic, contributor to the editorial staff of the ABC newspaper in Seville.

She has a degree in Information Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid, where she has also studied Law and dance at York University (Canada). Journalist and dance critic, she currently collaborates in the editorial office of the newspaper ABC of Seville…

MARUXA SALAS

Dancer, choreographer and co-director of the SóLODOS EN DANZA Festival.

Master in Performing Arts from the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid. Degree in Dance, specializing in Choreography and Performance Techniques, from the Instituto Superior Alicia Alonso in Madrid. Classical ballet career at the Royal Academy of Dancing in London…

ALFONSO ORDOÑEZ

Former dancer, choreographer and co-founder of Danat Danza

With a degree in Information Sciences from the Autonomous University of Bellaterra (Barcelona), he was a former dancer, choreographer and co-founder of Danat Danza in the same city from 1984 to 2000. His creations include titles such as 'Bajo cantos rodados hay una salamandra’…

IGNACIO JAVIER DE MIGUEL

Municipal Technician of Culture of the City Council of Burgos

Doctor in Philosophy and Letters from the University of Valladolid after the reading of his doctoral thesis, 'Teatro y para teatro en Burgos, 1550-1752. Study and documents'. Since 1999 he has been a municipal technician of Culture of the City Council…

MARIO BERMÚDEZ

Co-Director and Choreographer of Marcat Dance and Co-Director of the Vildanza Festival.

Is a prolific creator who has developed a language through movement that is recognizable by its dynamic physicality and lasting emotional impact. His acclaimed works and commissions are performed by Marcat Dance and other leading dance companies around the world…

JOSÉ MARÍA VITERI

Director of the Calderón Theater of Valladolid

Born in Bilbao, he studied law at the University of Deusto and at the same time took three theater courses at the Theater Workshop of the University of the Basque Country. As an actor he took part in five theatrical productions of the Akelarre Theatre Company. Later he began to work as…

SENADOR GONZÁLEZ

Responsible for cultural programming at the León City Hall

Graduate in Humanities. Master in Cultural Management: Music, Theatre and Dance from the Complutense University of Madrid. He has been working in the Department of Culture of the City Council of León, where he has directed different artistic projects...

LUISA SANCHO

Artistic director of the Tanzensemble Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern in Germany

Luisa Sancho Escanero (Zaragoza, Spain) began her ballet studies in her hometown and perfected them with the renowned teacher María de Ávila. She received the title of classical dancer, with the highest qualification, from the Ministry of Culture (Madrid, Spain). She began her professional…

CATHERINE COURY

Co-Artistic Director of Marcat Dance and Festival Vildanza

Is a principal dancer and the creative assistant of choreographer Mario Bermúdez, as well as a Gaga teacher (Ohad Naharin ´s Movement Language) and Ilan Lev Practitioner. Her interpretation as a dancer for Marcat Dance has been recognized with several awards such as…

PILAR HECHAVARRÍA

Director of the EPDCYL "Ana Laguna" in Burgos

Cuban dancer who began her training at the Escuela Elemental de Ballet "Alejo Carpentier" in 1979, and later graduated from the Escuela Nacional de Ballet de La Habana in 1987. During her training, she received instruction from outstanding dancers and teachers of the…

PAST JURY PRESIDENTS

KAZUKO HIRABAYASHI

JOSÉ CARLOS MARTÍNEZ

IVÁN GIL-ORTEGA

2002–2011

2012-2013

2014-2015

President of the jury from 2002 to 2011. Kazuko Hirabayashi (1933-2016) was born in Nagano (Japan). In 1957 she moved to New York to study contemporary dance. She graduated from the Julliard School and danced as a professional in Martha Graham's company. After...

President of the jury from 2012 to 2013. The dancer and choreographer José Carlos Martínez (Cartagena), former artistic director of the National Dance Company of Spain and current director of the Paris Opera Ballet, began his ballet studies in Cartagena with Pilar...

President of the jury from 2014 to 2015. Born in Madrid, he trained at the Gran Teatro del Liceo Joan Magrinya Barcelona school and later at Carmen Roche's school in Madrid. In 1995 he joined the Stuttgart Ballet as a member of the...

CATHERINE ALLARD

ANTONIO NAJARRO

RUBÉN OLMO

2016-2017

2018

2019

President of the jury from 2016 to 2017. Born in Brussels in 1960, she studied classical dance in Brussels with Carmen Roche and Victor Ullate. In 1978, she joined Maurice Béjart's Mudra School of Performing Arts, where she worked in classical dance with the teachers...

President of the jury in 2018. Antonio Najarro (Madrid, 1975) is a dancer and choreographer, trained by the most prestigious dance teachers in all styles. He graduated with honors in Spanish Dance at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma de Madrid....

President of the jury in 2019. Rubén Olmo discovered his love for dance at an early age. At the age of nine he entered the Conservatory of Seville, where he graduated in Spanish Dance and Classical Dance in 1996. There he had as teachers, among others, Marisol Delgado...

ROSÁNGELES VALLS

CARMEN ROCHE

GOYO MONTERO

2020

2021

2022

President of the jury in 2020. She is second vice-president of the Academy of Performing Arts of Spain in the first and second Board of Directors. Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts 2019; National Dance Award 2006, in the modality of creation; and the...

President of the jury in 2021. The work of this choreographer, director and former dancer is as extensive as it is relevant in the dance of our country. She began studying with María de Ávila in Zaragoza and at the age of 13 she was already dancing in the Ballet de Antonio...

President of the jury in 2022. Goyo Montero trained with Carmen Roche and completed his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Dance in Madrid and at the National Ballet School of Cuba. Among the awards in his career as a dancer are the 'Prix de Lausanne'...

LUIS MARTÍN OYA

2023

He was born in Madrid and began her classical dance studies with maestro Pedro de la Cruz. He graduated from the Real Conservatorio Superior de Danza de Madrid and from L'École de Danse Clasique Princesse Grace de Monte Carlo directed by Marika Bessobrasova.  In 1987 he joined…

TEAM

DIRECTOR: Alberto Esbébanez

PRODUCTION: Sara Sáiz y Leticia Bernardo

TECHNICAL TEAM: Miguel Tena, Alejandra Miñón y Eva Merchán

DANCE ON CAMINO DE SANTIAGO CONSULTANT: Alfonso Ordóñez

MUSICAL ATMOSPHERE: Samuel Peñas

HOST: Andrea Santamaría

COMMUNICATION: Eduardo Vielba

AUDIOVISUALS: Carlos Herrera

PHOTOGRAPHY: Gerardo Sanz