El ritmo de la tierra. Nino de los Reyes
Nino de los Reyes, dance.
Nino de los Reyes is a world-renowned flamenco dancer who has performed with international pop and jazz superstars including Paul Simon and Chick Corea. His dancing has been called “spectacularly explosive and subtle at the same time” (Aire Flamenco). He draws influences from modern dance and tap, but his art always has flamenco and duende at its core.
De los Reyes is featured on Paul Simon’s latest album, Stranger to Stranger. He performed with Simon in the Madrid Barclays Center to an audience of 20,000. The living legend of jazz, Chick Corea, invited de los Reyes to perform with him in his 75th birthday celebration at the Blue Note in New York and later in Madison Square Garden. His blazingly fast footwork and dynamic clapping feature on Corea’s latest album, Antidote, and “give the album its authentic Spanish touch” (Financial Times). De los Reyes toured with Corea’s The Spanish Heart Band in the summer of 2019, performing in some of the most important festivals in Europe including the Montreux Jazz Festival, the North Sea Jazz Festival, and Love Supreme.
De los Reyes is a flamenco prodigy who continues the dynasty of his parents, Ramón de los Reyes and Clara Ramona. At the age of nine he toured the world in the show, Campanas Flamencas, directed by Paco Sánchez, founder of the legendary Cumbre Flamenca. In this show he danced in many prestigious venues worldwide, including London’s Sadler’s Wells and the Sydney Opera House, and he was soon performing with the great flamenco companies of Eduardo Serrano “El Güito”, Carmen Cortés, and Javier Barón.
Recently he was invited to participate in a memorial tribute to Paco de Lucía, Beyond the Memory, sharing the stage with the members of de Lucía’s band. He has also appeared in Spanish television’s Flamencos en El Berlín, collaborating with the biggest superstars in flamenco dance: Antonio Canales, Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya “Farruquito”, Antonio Fernández Montoya “Farru”, José Maya, Paloma Fantova, and Belen López.
An esteemed and award-winning choreographer, de los Reyes has created three original shows: Origen, Inside, and his most recent creation, Tierra, directed by David Picazo. Origen won multiple awards in the Madrid Spanish Dance and Flamenco Choreography Competition, including First Prize for Solo Choreography, Best Emerging Flamenco Artist, and Best Original Music (composed by Paco Cruz).
José Cortés Fernández, vocals.
Born in the south of France in 1974 from an important gypsy family from Almería. At the age of ten, Jose began his career in Jerez de la Frontera where he won the "premio del joven aficionado del cante flamenco," accompanied on guitar by Terremoto hijo. He was immersed in the world of flamenco with the greatest artists, such as Terremoto, Pansequito, or Camarón de la Isla. In 2010, he moved to the United States and now works with many amazing artists such as Jason McGuire, Yaelisa "Camino Flamencos", Carola Zertuche "Teatro Flamenco."
José Luis de la Paz is a composer, virtuoso and performer recognized in all the disciplines of the Flamenco Art. Musical director for the Ballet Cristina Hoyos for ten years, he accompanied numerous famous Flamenco singers and dancers like Farruquito, A. Canales, Cristina Hoyos, Buika or Belen Maya among others. From 2015-16 participated in Amor Brujo by LA Phil and G. Dudamel with artistic direction by Siudy Garrido, and Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo Master Piece) with Des Moines Symphony and was nominated for the US Artist Fellowship.