Antonio Molina “El Choro”
Compañía
IN SITU
DATE & TIME
Mon. June 22nd, 8:00pm
LOCATION
Rodey Theatre, UNM
About
IN SITU
IN SITU is conceived as a recital rather than a narrative work: flamenco presented “on site,” in the present tense, with the dancer functioning as both protagonist and pulse. Antonio Molina “El Choro” is known for a powerful, rhythm-driven style—feet that strike with dry clarity, intricate escobillas, and an acute control of silence—yet the dancing is not only percussive. The performance repeatedly shifts into lyrical suspension, inviting the room to slow down and attend to what the body and the voice are doing.
The title signals method. IN SITU does not rely on a closed dramaturgy; instead, it is built from shared listening among baile, cante, and guitarra, and it is designed to “breathe with the room” and remain open to what is unforeseen. The structure is modular and responsive: an opening of concentrated intensity (often beginning with forms associated with unaccompanied or work-song sonorities), a central sequence in which the dance tests gravity through tarantos and other serious palos, and a concluding turn toward cantiñas/alegrías and bulerías, where compás becomes collective celebration.
For this Festival engagement, El Choro performs with guitarist Juan Campallo, winds specialist Francisco Roca (flute and harmonica), and singers Juan de la María and Johnny Reyes (cante; pending confirmation). The addition of winds enlarges the timbral palette without displacing flamenco’s core: guitar and voice remain the anchor, while melodic lines in flute or harmonica add color and counterpoint.
Top Photo: Remedios Málvarez
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Es un virtuoso del ritmo. (He is a virtuoso of rhythm.)
Juan Vergillos
Diario de Sevilla
Cast & Credits
Antonio Molina “El Choro”
Dance
Juan de la María
Cante
Johnny Reyes
Cante
Juan Campallo
Guitar
Francisco Roca
Flute & harmonica
SERENDIPIA Global
Representation
Photo: Remedios Málvarez
About
Antonio Molina
“El Choro”
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Antonio Molina Redondo, known professionally as “El Choro,” was born in Huelva (1985) and began dancing in a family lineage of flamenco. He learned foundational compás and baile from his father. He expanded his training with teachers including Manolo Marín and Javier Cruz, later continuing at Sevilla’s Fundación Cristina Heeren de Arte Flamenco. In 1999 he won the II Certamen de Baile Flamenco Joven de Huelva, a turning point that took him to Sevilla and into a professional network of major creators.
Across the 2000s and 2010s he worked with influential companies and artists, including Israel Galván (Galvánicas), Eva Yerbabuena, Javier Barón, and Rafael Campallo, and appeared in leading flamenco contexts such as the Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla and the Festival de Jerez. Critics and presenters often emphasize his rhythmic authority—dance that operates as percussion while retaining lyrical control and architectural phrasing.
As a maker, El Choro premiered Aviso: bayles de jitanos, (2016), receiving Revelation/Emerging Artist recognition at the Festival de Jerez. Subsequent stage works include Gelem (2018, directed by Manuel Liñán) and #SiDiosKiere (2022). In 2025 he received the Premio Lorca for Best Male Performer (Danza Española/Flamenco) for Prender, un acto de combustión. Alongside larger productions, he maintains recital formats like IN SITU, foregrounding improvisation, musical listening, and the immediacy of flamenco performance.
Photo: Courtesy Fundación Cajasol
Study with
Antonio Molina
“El Choro”
during festival flamenco 39
