Marta Gálvez
Compañía
DAMA DE NOCHE
FEATURED SPONSORS
Visit Albuquerque
University of New Mexico Office of the Provost
DATE & TIME
Fri. June 26TH, 6:00pm
LOCATION
Rodey Theatre, UNM
About
Dama de noche
Dama de noche, the night-blooming jasmine, opens only in darkness, releasing its fragrance for a single night before closing again at dawn.
In this debut full-length work, Marta Gálvez takes the flower’s extraordinary life cycle as both structure and metaphor. Moving through the stages of blooming — from the first warmth of dusk through ripening, pollination, and the emergence of fruit — the dancer inhabits the body of an elegant nocturnal lady, weaving together the languages of Danza Española: the stylistic refinement of the escuela bolera and the raw structural play of flamenco. Memory, femininity, and the beauty of transience guide the work toward its closing image: the flower furling shut, a cyclical metaphor for new beginning.
Top photo: Beatrix Mexi Molnar
“”
[Gálvez’s] personal path for renewing Flamenco and Danza Española is charged with brilliance, passion,
and strength.
Guillermo Espinosa
Cast & Credits
Marta Gálvez
Dance
Jesús Corbacho
Cante
José Almarcha
Guitar
Isidora O’Ryan
Voice, Cello, percussion
Marta Gálvez
Choreography, Dramaturgy
La Venidera
Choreography collaboration
Dominique You
Lighting Design
Jesús Díaz
Lighting Design
Txell Cabanas
Lights
Kike Cabañas
Sound
Photo: Esteban Abion
About
Marta Gálvez
Marta Gálvez (Córdoba, 1994) began flamenco at age three and completed her studies in Danza Española at the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Luis del Río (2012). During her training she received a Jóvenes Talentos scholarship (Centro Andaluz de Danza, Sevilla) and later moved to Madrid, earning a degree in Pedagogy of Danza Española and Flamenco (Conservatorio Superior de Danza María de Ávila, 2016). Her formation includes work with leading artists and teachers such as Isabel Bayón and Israel Galván, and collaborations with creators including Daniel Doña, Teresa Nieto, Aída Gómez, Antonio Márquez, and Jesús Lozano. In 2015 she received the “Bailarina Sobresaliente” prize at the Certamen Coreográfico del Distrito Tetuán (Madrid), and in 2020 completed a master’s degree in Cultural Management and Leadership.
As a performer, Gálvez has worked with companies and choreographers including María Pagés, Jesús Carmona, Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía (under Úrsula López), Mercedes de Córdoba, José Porcel, David Coria, and Juan Carlos Avecilla, appearing in theatres and festivals internationally and in leading tablaos such as Corral de la Morería (Madrid) and Tablao Flamenco Cordobés (Barcelona). Since 2023 she has focused on her own creations: Número oculto received the Premio Real Teatro Retiro and a third prize at the Bionic contemporary dance festival; her first full-length work, Dama de noche, continues that trajectory.