DATE & TIME
Thurs. June 27 at 6:00pm
LOCATION
Rodey Theatre, UNM
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ÁGUEDA SAAVEDRA
Águeda Saavedra begins her journey at just 3 years old, but it is at 8 when she enters the “Conservatorio Profesional de Málaga” to pursue her studies in Spanish Dance and Flamenco, moving to Madrid at just 15 to finish them at the “Conservatorio Profesional Carmen Amaya” with the qualification of SOBRESALIENTE (outstanding).
It is then, after winning the “1st PRIZE OF TABLAO VILLARROSA,” that she begins to perform at the most prestigious tablaos in the Spanish Capital and throughout the country and takes her dance to numerous festivals.
In parallel, her professional career grows as a member of numerous companies, standing out in Daniel Doña and Manuel Liñán’s show “Rew”. She is also part of Manuel Liñan’s show “Nómada”.
In addition to the Pericet Company, Miguel Ángel Corbacho, and Elena Algado, she also participates in the shows “De Flamenca” and “Entrar al juego” by Marcos Flores, “Impetu’s” by Jesús Carmona, in the production “Duende” for the Lorca cycle in the Jardines del Generalife led by Manuel Liñán and Fuensanta “La Moneta”, and in the show “Simbiosis” by Adrián Santana, as a guest artist, which received great acceptance at the Festival de Jerez in 2019.
Soloist of the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía under the direction of Úrsula López, awarded as a breakthrough artist for her performance in the show “Si,quiero” by the company Mercedes de Córdoba premiered at the Festival de Jerez 2022, awarded the Venencia Flamenca 2022, combining everything with her continuous training, her intervention as a soloist in tablaos, festivals, and with her work as a teacher worldwide, being invited by the University of Albuquerque for the 2018 course, guest teacher at the Superior Conservatory of Dance in Madrid, “María de Ávila”.
She premiered her first solo work at the Festival de Jerez in 2023, “Venero,” which has been in various festivals in the same year, receiving great acceptance from the public and critics.
Study with
Águeda Saavedra
during festival flamenco 37