Mariano Cruceta - Artistic director, choreographer, performer
Madrid, 1972
Native of Madrid , Mariano Cruceta has more than twenty years of experience. His career is intense and eclectic.
Cruceta was the lead dancer of numerous national companies: Blanca del Rey, Rafael de Córdoba, Mariemma, Luisillo and Elvira Andrés ( director of the National Ballet) amongst others. He took part in the TVE dance company and was invited to be a part of the Fifth Centenary of the Discovery of America at the New York Lincoln Center with the Salute production and at the XXI Festival OTI 92.
Cruceta also played lead roles in such important productions as "Romeo and Juliet", produced by Columbia Artists at the Kennedy Center, the Embassy Theater in L.A., the Chicago Auditorium and the Detroit Orchestra Hall, as well as in the " Festival Flamenco" at the Gyspie Tea Room in Dallas, the festival "Pure Flamenco" in Sydney and as the invited artist in several international productions.
Among his choreographic work should be noted his version of Ravel's Bolero for the München Philamornik Orchestra, his " Kurosuka" in Tokyo and Osaka, the "Flamenco Katah" at the Miss India contest, the premiere of "Carmen" at the National Theater of Taiwan, choreographies for Esmeralda Enrique's Spanish Dance Company presented at the prestigious Harbour Front Center of Toronto, choreographies for the show Malambo-fusion of Malambo presented in numerous festivals in Canada and United States, and his award-winning works at the International Choreography Contest of Madrid.
Since 2007, he is the director of the CENTRO DE ARTES ESCÉNICAS DE LA CIA CRUCETA FLAMENCO in Madrid where he also teaches. He also shares his knowledge giving several workshops in Canada, France, Australia, Germany, Japan and USA since the 90’s.
For the last 12 years, he is the choreographer, performer and artistic director of CRUCETA FLAMENCO in which he shows his constant versatility and innovative way to understand flamenco. Por amor al arte (2000), Hechiceros (2001), Yényere (2002), En Rojo Vivo (2003), Othello (2005), En Rojo (2006), Invernadero-8reflexiones (2009), La Confidencia (2011) and La Diosa Impura (2012) have been presented in the most prestigious festivals and theatres of Spain such as: Festival Madrid en Danza, Festival La Otra Mirada del Flamenco, Festival Flamenco Viene del Sur, Festival Internacional de Santander, Cartografias de la Danza and at many international festivals such as Festival de Biarritz, Vancouver International Dance Festival, Festival Flamenco Montreal, Chicago Flamenco Festival etc.
Multidisciplinary artist, in 2010 Mariano produces composer/guitarist Caroline Planté’s first album, 8REFLEXIONES and also produces a short-film, “Invernadero”, awarded at the 1st International Flamenco Short-Films Festival (FFLAC 2010) in Madrid. The short-film has been then presented at the Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla, at the Festival Flamenco de Nîmes (France), in the FNAC’s of Spain and at the V Ciclo de Cine Flamenco in Sevilla and in Jerez de la Frontera, organized by the Instituto Andaluz de Desarollo del Flamenco, in Brasil and at the Cinema Beaubien in Montreal during the FFLAM 2012.
He is now working on the next production of the company, on his 2nd short-film and on the production of Caroline Planté's next album.
Madrid, 1972
Native of Madrid , Mariano Cruceta has more than twenty years of experience. His career is intense and eclectic.
Cruceta was the lead dancer of numerous national companies: Blanca del Rey, Rafael de Córdoba, Mariemma, Luisillo and Elvira Andrés ( director of the National Ballet) amongst others. He took part in the TVE dance company and was invited to be a part of the Fifth Centenary of the Discovery of America at the New York Lincoln Center with the Salute production and at the XXI Festival OTI 92.
Cruceta also played lead roles in such important productions as "Romeo and Juliet", produced by Columbia Artists at the Kennedy Center, the Embassy Theater in L.A., the Chicago Auditorium and the Detroit Orchestra Hall, as well as in the " Festival Flamenco" at the Gyspie Tea Room in Dallas, the festival "Pure Flamenco" in Sydney and as the invited artist in several international productions.
Among his choreographic work should be noted his version of Ravel's Bolero for the München Philamornik Orchestra, his " Kurosuka" in Tokyo and Osaka, the "Flamenco Katah" at the Miss India contest, the premiere of "Carmen" at the National Theater of Taiwan, choreographies for Esmeralda Enrique's Spanish Dance Company presented at the prestigious Harbour Front Center of Toronto, choreographies for the show Malambo-fusion of Malambo presented in numerous festivals in Canada and United States, and his award-winning works at the International Choreography Contest of Madrid.
Since 2007, he is the director of the CENTRO DE ARTES ESCÉNICAS DE LA CIA CRUCETA FLAMENCO in Madrid where he also teaches. He also shares his knowledge giving several workshops in Canada, France, Australia, Germany, Japan and USA since the 90’s.
For the last 12 years, he is the choreographer, performer and artistic director of CRUCETA FLAMENCO in which he shows his constant versatility and innovative way to understand flamenco. Por amor al arte (2000), Hechiceros (2001), Yényere (2002), En Rojo Vivo (2003), Othello (2005), En Rojo (2006), Invernadero-8reflexiones (2009), La Confidencia (2011) and La Diosa Impura (2012) have been presented in the most prestigious festivals and theatres of Spain such as: Festival Madrid en Danza, Festival La Otra Mirada del Flamenco, Festival Flamenco Viene del Sur, Festival Internacional de Santander, Cartografias de la Danza and at many international festivals such as Festival de Biarritz, Vancouver International Dance Festival, Festival Flamenco Montreal, Chicago Flamenco Festival etc.
Multidisciplinary artist, in 2010 Mariano produces composer/guitarist Caroline Planté’s first album, 8REFLEXIONES and also produces a short-film, “Invernadero”, awarded at the 1st International Flamenco Short-Films Festival (FFLAC 2010) in Madrid. The short-film has been then presented at the Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla, at the Festival Flamenco de Nîmes (France), in the FNAC’s of Spain and at the V Ciclo de Cine Flamenco in Sevilla and in Jerez de la Frontera, organized by the Instituto Andaluz de Desarollo del Flamenco, in Brasil and at the Cinema Beaubien in Montreal during the FFLAM 2012.
He is now working on the next production of the company, on his 2nd short-film and on the production of Caroline Planté's next album.
