- Alternative Stage
Born in Legazpi, Spain. He graduates as a countertenor from the Academie voor Oude Muziek in Amsterdam. The encounter with the choreographer Marcelo Evelin encourages him to further explore the potential of the body as a total instrument and tool of expression. After working with, amongst others, Pieter C. Scholten, Emio Greco and Lloyd Newson (DV8 Physical Theatre), he meets Sasha Waltz in 1996, a collaboration that ends in 2022. His own work, as a choreographer and director, shows his interest in bringing his musical and dance backgrounds together, relentlessly exploring the relationship between both disciplines, and questioning the role and integration of music into the performing event. A strong believer and advocate of genuine artistic collaborations, he develops his projects around these: Luc Dunberry, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Damien Jalet, Joanna Dudley, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Les Monts du Reuil, Stephanie Thiersch, Antonio Ruz, Compañía Estévez y Paños. He teaches and gives workshops and masterclasses regularly all around the world.