Miguel Fernández “El Yiyo”
Compañía
A Mi Aire
FEATURED SPONSORS
New Mexico Gas Company
The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Convention & Tourism
DATE & TIME
Wed. June 24th, 8:00pm
LOCATION
Rodey Theatre, UNM
About
A Mi Aire
Created for a close theatrical setting, Miguel Fernández “El Yiyo”’s festival appearance A Mi Aire centers on a rare configuration: three brothers—“El Yiyo,” “El Tete,” and “El Chino”—sharing the stage as equal protagonists. The structure is intentionally elastic. It can pivot from a focused solo in which one dancer tests the musical line alone to duets that sharpen contrast, and then to a trio section where timing becomes a shared responsibility rather than a spotlight.
Rather than presenting a single narrative, the program is organized as a suite of scenes shaped by live music from invited artists. The choreography emphasizes how each brother phrases weight, pauses, and turns differently—family resemblance without uniformity. The result is a performance that highlights flamenco’s compositional intelligence in real time: how listening becomes movement, how silence edits rhythm, and how a collective vocabulary can still make room for individual decisions.
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“One of the great hopes of flamenco dance.”
El País
Cast & Credits
Miguel Fernández Rivas “El Yiyo”
Dance
Sebastián Fernández Rivas”El Chino”
Invited artist, Dance
Ricardo Fernández Rivas “El Tete”
Invited Artist, Dance
Juan de la María
Cante
Iván Carpio
Cante
Ramón Amador
Guitar
Photo: Courtesy the Artist
About
Miguel Fernández “El Yiyo”
Miguel Fernández “El Yiyo” (Badalona, 1996) is a flamenco dancer from a Roma family with roots in Jaén. He began appearing professionally in tablaos as a child after being noticed at a family celebration, and by age eleven had already completed an international tour. His formation blends self-directed study—he is often described as part of a “YouTube generation” of dancers—with direct contact with senior figures he cites as references, including Eduardo Serrano “El Güito”, Joaquín Cortés, Farruquito, and Antonio Canales.
El Yiyo’s career spans intimate flamenco spaces and major stages. He has been presented at Madrid’s Teatro Real within the Flamenco Real series, including the productions Jubileo (2023) and A mi aire (2024). Teatro Real’s artist profile also notes touring abroad with his own projects and shared stages with leading figures of contemporary cante and baile (including Estrella Morente and Miguel Poveda, among others).
Outside the theatre, his visibility has extended into fashion and media; Teatro Real cites appearances in Vogue and interest from major brands. Across formats, El Yiyo is recognized for a stage presence that reads as alert and adaptive: a dancer who treats improvisation as a compositional tool and builds structure through listening as much as through steps.
Photo: Courtesy the artist
Study with
Miguel Fernández
“El Yiyo”
during festival flamenco 39
