VERMOUTH WITH ANTONIO RUZ

Choreographer and independent dancer, Antonio Ruz is currently, and has been for years, one of the most outstanding creators of dance in our country. His discourse, developed at the head of his own company or with interesting collaborations for reputable national and international groups, is based on an accentuated interest in the most open character of dance. An openness that is the result of both an extensive training and the development of his creative homilies, framed in contemporary dance, but also in Spanish dance and flamenco and in the encounter of both.

Antonio Ruz was born in Cordoba in 1976 and trained in flamenco, Spanish dance and classical ballet in his hometown. He began his professional career at the Victor Ullate Ballet and later at the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon. In 2006 she returned to Spain to join the National Dance Company, under the direction of Nacho Duato. During his stay in foreign companies, Antonio Ruz started in the field of creation. Collaborations with other artists and other disciplines are a constant in the discourse of this choreographer. In this line, since 2007 and until today, he has been developing an interesting creative relationship with the company Sasha Waltz & Guests, based in Berlin, participating as a dancer, choreographer and assistant choreographer. Also since 2007, he starts an interesting collaboration as choreographer and guest dancer with the Spanish dance company Estévez-Paños & Company. "My challenge in every project is to enhance the human side of the performers, to undress their personality. Technique and virtuosity without an underlying discourse do not interest me," explains the creator.

It was in 2009, as a result of a personal and artistic need, when Antonio Ruz created his own dance company in Madrid.

Among the mentions and awards that outline his career are the recent National Dance Award 2018 in the Creation Category and the "Ojo Crítico" Dance Award 2013 RTVE.