The dancer Antonio Canales will chair the jury of the International Choreography Competition Burgos & New York, which reaches its twenty-third edition consolidated as a benchmark of the movement arts in Spain and that, throughout July, will turn different enclaves of the capital of Burgos and the Camino de Santiago in scenarios where emerging artists draw a panoramic view of contemporary dance. 

The Andalusian artist thus joins the list of other great masters of international prestige who have headed the event, such as Japan's Kazuko Hirabayashi, veteran professor at Juilliard; the Belgian Catherine Allard Vandenhove, artistic director of the company IT Dansa; Carmen Roche, former deputy director of the National Classical Ballet; Goyo Montero, 2011 National Dance Prize; Rubén Olmo, director of the Spanish National Ballet; and José Carlos Martínez, director of the Paris Opera Ballet. 

Canales, born in Seville in 1961, is one of the most recognized representatives of Spanish dance. The son and grandson of artists, he was interested in dance from an early age. His first professional opportunity came with the Ballet Nacional de España (BNE), for which he was a soloist and principal dancer, and for which he choreographed two works: Grito (1998), premiered at the City Center in New York, and A ciegas (1999), a production with which Canales made his debut at the Teatro de la Zarzuela as a guest of the BNE.

Before heading his own company, which was presented in Bilbao in 1992 with the productions A ti, Carmen Amaya and Siempre Flamenco, he developed a solo career as a flamenco performer, required in international galas in which he shared the stage with figures such as Rudolf Nuréyev, Maya Plisétskaya and Carla Fracci, among others. Leading his company, Canales signed works such as Torero (1993), Gitano (1997), La Cenicienta (2000), Ojos verdes (2003) and Carmen, Carmela (2004). The choreographer and dancer from Seville has also starred in the feature film Vengo (Tony Gatlif, 2000) and is the author of the novel Sangre de albero (2002). Among his main awards are the National Dance Award in 1995 and the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts in 2020.

The renowned choreographer will be joined on the jury by Marta Carrasco, journalist and dance critic, as well as contributor to the editorial staff of the ABC newspaper in Seville; Ayako Kurakake, choreographer and founder of Reverb Dance Festival NY; Alfonso Ordóñez, former dancer and co-founder of Danet Danza, as well as coordinator of various artistic and cultural projects; Mario Bermúdez, artistic director and choreographer of Marcat Dance; Catherine Coury, dancer and creative assistant choreographer; Ximena Eleta, dancer, choreographer and director of the Panamanian company Gramo Danse, as well as founder and co-director of the PRISMA Festival; José María Viteri, artistic director of the Teatro Calderón de Valladolid and Ignacio Javier de Miguel, technician of the Municipal Management of Culture and Tourism of the City of Burgos. The jury of Bailando con Piedras will include Marta Carrasco, journalist, dance critic and contributor to the ABC newspaper in Seville; Maruxa Salas, dancer, choreographer and co-director of the SóLODOS en Danza festival in Costa Rica, and Ximena Eleta.

The Burgos & New York Choreography Contest, which will transform various stages of the city of Burgos and different enclaves of the Camino de Santiago throughout the country into a showcase for the latest trends and expressions of the arts of movement by emerging creators, has opened the call for entries for its twenty-third edition. 

The deadline for the reception of proposals for the different competition categories -with the exception of the contest for choreographies recorded with a cell phone 'Burgos T-moves'- will remain open until Saturday, June 1. The rules to participate in the five competitions can be consulted on the website of the Contest (www.cicbuny.com), which in its twenty-third edition will distribute 63,000 euros in prizes.

The 23rd edition of the International Choreography Competition Burgos & New York proposes for the first time that a selection of its winning works will be staged in the incomparable setting of the Roman Theater of Clunia, a stage that combines history and spectacularity. Thanks to the sponsorship of the Diputación de Burgos, they will participate in the gala 'Burgos & New York in Clunia', to be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Located in the municipality of Peñalba de Castro, the archaeological site of the ancient Roman city of Clunia Sulpicia is one of the main cities of Roman Hispania and one of the most important in Spain.

One of the most exciting aspects of this gala is the materialization of the firm commitment of the Contest with the environment. To this end, this event will be organized following the guidelines of the Spanish Office for Climate Change of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, and will use lighting and sound equipment with zero carbon footprint. In this way, CICBUNY reinforces its commitment to sustainability and environmental protection.