María Pagés

María Jesús Pagés Madrigal (born 28 July 1963 in Seville, Spain), better known as María Pagés, is a modern Spanish dancer and choreographer and one of the most internationally renowned Flamenco artists in the world.[1][2] She is considered the paramount representative of flamenco vanguard.[3][4] Internationally acclaimed [5][6] for her personal aesthetic concept of this dance, she has proven to be the leading pioneer in the understanding of this art as an evolution, contemporary and alive, making her a leading innovator of modern flamenco.[7][8][9][10] She founded her own dance company in 1990, now based in Madrid, Spain, while performing worldwide. In 2014 she was awarded with the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain) by the Spanish State through the Ministry of Culture.[11][12]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pagés and the second or maternal family name is Madrigal.
María Pagés
María Pagés in 2011
Born
María Jesús Pagés Madrigal

(1963-07-28) July 28, 1963
Seville, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Alma materRey Juan Carlos University
Known forDancer and choreographer
Children1
AwardsGold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain) 2014
Websitehttp://www.mariapages.com/en/home

Life and career

María Jesús Pagés Madrigal was born in Seville, Spain, and began dancing professionally with the Antonio Gades Company. She choreographed for films including Carmen, El Amor Brujo and Flamenco by Carlos Saura, and in 1990 she established the Maria Pagés Company. Her work is described as incorporating the national flamenco style with outside influences.[13]

María Pagés and her company have toured internationally, appearing in the United States at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City and The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., among other venues. In 1995 the expanded version of the Riverdance show included performance by the company to music of Irish style composed by Bill Whelan.[14] In 2000 she provided choreography for the Hispanic Heritage Awards. Pagés serves on the board of the Cultural Council in Madrid.

Honors and awards
  • 1996 - National Choreography Award
  • Giraldillos Awards, Giennale of Arte Flamenco (four times)
  • 2002 - National Dance Award
  • 2004 - Leonid Massine Award, Italy
  • 2005 - Flamenco Awards, VI Edition
  • 2005 - Premios Flamenco Hoy, VI
  • 2006 - Cultura Viva Award
  • 2007 - Premio Cultura, Community of Madrid
  • 2011 - International Award Terenci Moix
  • 2011 - Medal of Andalucía
  • 2014 - Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain)[15][16]
  • 2022 - Princess of Asturias Award in the category "Arts".[17]

Works

Selected works include:

  • Sol y sombra (1990)
  • De la luna al viento (1994)
  • Riverdance (1995-1996)
  • El perro andaluz, Burlerías (1996)
  • La tirana (1998)
  • Flamenco Republic (2001)
  • Ilusiones FM (2002)
  • Canciones, antes de una guerra (2004)
  • Sevilla (2006)
  • Autorretrato (2008)
  • Flamenco y Poesía (2008)
  • Dunas (2009)
  • Mirada (2010)
  • Utopia (2011)
  • Yo, Carmen (2018)

Filmography

Pagés has appeared in television and films including:

  • Miradas 2 (TV series documentary) (2010–11)
  • A escena (TV series) (2010)
  • Ànima (TV series) (2009)
  • Plácido y la copla (TV movie) (2008)
  • La mandrágora (TV series)(2006)
  • The Late Late Show (TV series) (2003)
  • Riverdance: The New Show (1996)
  • Riverdance: The Show (1995)
  • Flamenco (1995)

References
  1. Flamenco dancer Maria Pages to premiere new work at Esplanade's da:ns festival | the Straits Times. 2014.
  2. 'Endless Arms' of flamenco on Istanbul stage. 2019.
  3. 'Endless Arms' of flamenco on Istanbul stage. 2019.
  4. María Pagés brings flamenco to Australia. 2019.
  5. Inicio - Actividades y Agenda - Entrega de las Medallas de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes 2014. 2015.
  6. Flamenco dancer Maria Pages to premiere new work at Esplanade's da:ns festival | the Straits Times. 2014.
  7. Superstar of Flamenco world: Compania Maria Pages - Autorretrato. 2013.
  8. Flamenco dancer Maria Pages claims Carmen's story for women everywhere. 2016.
  9. A diamond among flamenco’s divas. 2015.
  10. Dance: Maria Pages's Carmen is a woman for our times. 2016.
  11. Inicio - Actividades y Agenda - Entrega de las Medallas de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes 2014. 2015.
  12. Redirigeme. 2016.
  13. The New York Times Dance Reviews 2000. 2001.
  14. Totton, Robin (2003). Song of the outcasts: an introduction to flamenco. p. 69.
  15. Redirigeme. 2016.
  16. Inicio - Actividades y Agenda - Entrega de las Medallas de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes 2014. 2015.
  17. Princess of Asturias Award 2022
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