José Manuel Benítez

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Place of birth

Málaga

Formation

Master in Performing Arts from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid. Diploma of Higher Education in Dance from the Conservatorio Superior de Danza María de Ávila, Madrid. Conservatorio Profesional de Danza in Málaga. Flamenco workshop at the Centro Andaluz de Danza. Luci Montes Flamenco School. Remedios González y Verónica Jiménez Dance School. He has also done courses with José Antonio, Aída Gómez, Eva la Yerbabuena, Juanjo Linares, Eloy Pericet, Ana María Bueno, Carlos Robles, Cristina Urbano, Genesia Kindelan, Aurora Bosch, Alberto Lorca, José Granero, Antonio el Pipa, Fernando Romero, Andrés Marín, Juana Amaya, Rafael Campallo, Alejandro Granados, Pilar Pérez Calvete and Ramón Oller, among others.

In the BNE

2005, under the directorship of José Antonio. 2007, promoted to soloist under the directorship of José Antonio.

Career highlights

With the Ballet Nacional de España he has danced the lead in Dualia, El café de Chinitas, Farruca, Suite Sevilla, Sorolla, Zapateado de Sarasate, Danza y tronío, El sombrero de tres picos, Electra and De lo flamenco. Homenaje a Mario Maya.

Before joining the BNE, he worked at the Compañía Andaluza de Danza, at the Centro Andaluz de Danza (El sombrero de tres picos and El café de Chinitas) and in the companies of Antonio el Pipa, Paco Mora (Wallada), Mario Maya (Diálogo del Amargo) and José Porcel, where he danced in Espartaco, directed by José Granero. He also participated in La Gitanilla with the Opera di Roma Ballet, directed by Carla Fracci and in Carlos Saura’s film Iberia.

He has also performed in the show La otra piel, with the Úrsula López Company; Adalí, with Aída Gómez Company; Lisístrata, directed by José Carlos Plaza; and La romería de los cornudos, directed by Antonio Najarro.

Other information

He has given courses or masterclasses at the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Pepa Flores in Málaga, at Shanghai International Dance Centre, at the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Reina Sofía in Granada, at the Centro Superior de Arte Sylvia Gulizia in Buenos Aires and at the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Maribel Gallardo in Cádiz, among others.