Maria Angeles Galbaldon

Ángeles Gabaldón was  born in Seville and began formally studying dance when she was ten  years old, eventually earning degrees in Spanish dance and classical  ballet from the Seville Dance Conservatory. In Seville and Madrid she  received instruction from the likes of masters such as Matilde  Coral, Manolo Marín, Ziro, El Mimbre, Milagros Mengíbar, Manolete,  Javier Latorre, Merche Esmeralda, Ana María Bueno, Eva Yerbabuena, Juana  Amaya, Javier Cruz, Alejandro Granados and Belén Maya.

She  has danced across five continents, participating in major national and  international programmes such as the Flamenco Bienal de Sevilla,  Festival Jerez, Mercat de las Flors (Barcelona), Bienale de la Danse de  Lyon or Tanzmesse nrw (Düsseldorf), besides performing at remarkable  places such as the Metropolitan of New York, Teatro Maestranza (Seville)  among others.

She  has a notable career as a teacher, in Spain where she was guest  professor at the Barcelona Theatre Institute in 2005, as well as abroad  at festivals and dance schools in Japan, Mexico, France, Germany,  Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Australia and Turkey.

During  her brilliant career as an artist she has won numerous awards,  including the Perla de Cádiz National First prize for Best Alegrías Choreography and  the El Desplante 2002 National First Prize of the Cante de las Minas  International Festival in La Unión. She has twice been the only woman  finalist at the Seville´s Bienal de Flamenco and with her first show,  “Inmigración”, was awarded the Flamenco Hoy Critics Choice Prize for  Best Show and Best Company.

In her dance Ángeles joins  flamenco’s most characteristic feelings and passion with the elegance  and subtlety of classical Spanish ballet in a simple and natural way,  combining strength and temperance with elements from other genres such  as contemporary dance, making her performances a true crucible of  artistic expression.

Source: Maria Ángeles Gabaldón

More information: www.angeles-gabaldon.com