Published on Apr 26, 2014

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Genre: Dance & Ballet

Dates: Sunday, May 4, 2014

Venue: Poly Theatre

Prices: 150, 300, 600, 800, 1200, 1600

Features: Cristina Hoyos is definitely one of the most dedicated flamenco dancers of the last century. On May 4th, Cristina Hoyos dancing company will presents "the Legend of Flamenco Dance" at Poly theatre in Beijing.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Cristina Hoyos was born in the Alfalfa district of Seville on the 13th June 1946, and she has without doubt, made an undeniable imprint on the world of flamenco dance.

As a child she would dance in the streets of Alfalfa and, when she was old enough, she started to perform in the many flamenco taverns of the area.

Hoyos’ time with Antonio Gades was considered to be the most important of her career, but Cristina Hoyos proved that she was equally capable of making it on her own after she left Gades company in the 1988. She then formed her own company and presented numerous works, which included, Arsa y Toma and Al Compas del Tiempo, a show that she presented during the 4th flamenco festival in California.

This flamenco icon also appeared in more films including Montoya y Tarantos in 1989 and Torreros in 1999 and was also appointed the position as the director of the Ballet flamenco de Andalucía with which she has traveled the world with works like Romancero Gitano (Gypsy ballads) by Federico García Lorca.

She has been awarded many honors throughout her long and dedicated career including the Andalucian gold medal for arts in 1991, the Nacíonal Dance Award, the Premio de Bella Artes and in 2006 she was honored at the XLV1 Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas in Murcia.

At present she divides much of her time between the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía and Seville’s Museo del Baile Flamenco, her flamenco museum, which is housed in the very center of Alfalfa, the same streets of Seville where she grew up as a child.

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