Israel Galva n La Curva during IV Dutch Flamenco Biennale Rotterdam, 20 January 2013

As the son of a Sevillian dancer, Israel Galván was brought up on flamenco. The Spanish choreographer and dancer followed in the footsteps of his father José Galván and his teacher Mario Maya, but came to adapt tradition to his own purposes. Israel Galván dances on the edge, breaks up traditional movements, abruptly changes the rhythms and freezes his position at the most unexpected moments. Galván shows his mastery by standing still, wrote the New York Times. In his work, Galván unravels all the elements