Juan Carlos Avecilla

Director, choreographer, and dancer, graduated in Spanish Dance from the Maribel Gallardo Conservatory in Cádiz and with a degree in Choreography of Spanish Dance and Flamenco from the María de Ávila Superior Dance Conservatory in Madrid.

From a young age, he has worked with companies such as those of Antonio Márquez, Javier La Torre, Antonio "El Pipa," Ángel Rojas, and María Pagés.

In 2015, he began his career as a choreographer with the premiere of "Melómano" and just a year later, he created "Tic Tac Toe" for the Cervantes Institutes of Chicago and New York, being nominated as a breakthrough show at the 2017 Max Awards.

In 2019, he premiered "Beliefs" in Toulouse, receiving three nominations for the 2020 Max Awards: Breakthrough Show, Breakthrough Authorship, and Best Male Performer.

With "Equilateral" in 2021, he participated in the Jerez Festival and the Madrid en Danza Festival 2022. As a performer, he has been awarded the First Prize at the Choreographic Contest of Spanish Dance and Flamenco in Madrid in 2016, First Prize at the Almería Festival 2017, and was a Semifinalist at the Cante de las Minas Festival 2019.

He currently directs his own company, presenting the new production "Pasaje," which has been nominated for two Max Awards in 2024. Additionally, he performs at renowned national tablaos such as the Corral de la Morería, Casa Patas, and Villa Rosa in Madrid, as well as El Cordobés in Barcelona.