Antonio El Pipa Flamenco Company

Antonio Ríos Fernández Dancer And Choreographer Was Born In Jerez De La Frontera In A Gypsy Family In The Santiago Quarter. He Is A Grandson Of Tía Juana La Del Pipa A Matriarch Of Flamenco And A Nephew Of Antonio And Juana La Del Pipa From Whom He Inherits His Stage Name. He First Learned To Dance In His Family Circle And Later Studies With Fernando Belmonte Paco Del Río Angelita Gómez Matilde Coral Manolo Marín And Manolete. He Was A Member Of The Following Companies Manuel Morao Ballet De Cristina Hoyos La Tati Ricardo Franco And Antonio Vargas. He Performed Together With Such Great Artists As José Mercé Manuela Carrasco Carmen Linares And Matilde Coral. He Appeared On Stage With Personalities Like José Carreras Lola Flores And Isabel Pantoja As Well As With The Órquesta De Cámara De Sevilla And The European Romani Orchestra. Among The Theatres Where He Performed Are The City Center Plymouth And Symphony Space New York Kennedy Center Washington Theatre Des Champs Elysées And Theatre Chaillot Paris Sadler’s Wells And Queen Elizabeth Hall London The Opera Houses Of Graz And Cairo Teatro Albéniz La Zarzuela Gran Vía De Madrid Teatro Lope De Vega And The Maestranza Sevilla Palau De La Música De Valencia. He Participated In Events Like Among Others Festival Internacional De Música Y Danza De Granada The Vienna Dance Festival The Congreso Internacional Rafael Alberti The World Music Festival Amsterdam The Expo ’92 And The Biennial In Seville The Festival De Jerez The USA Flamenco Festival The London Flamenco Festival The Festival Caja Madrid The Suma Flamenca As Well As In Flamenco Viene Del Sur. Awards - “Juana La Macarrona” And “Paco Laberinto” National Awards Of Córdoba 1995 - “Copa Pavón” For “Vivencias” Círculo De Bellas Artes Madrid 1997 - The National Critic’s Award For The Best Dancer National Critic’s Association Lucena 1998 - “Insignia De Oro” De La Pena Flamenca “Tio José De Paula“ Jerez 1998
- The Critic’s Award For Generaciones Festival De Jerez 1999 - “Flamenco Hoy” For The Best Dancer Madrid 2001 - “Flamenco Hoy” For “Pasión Y Ley” Best DVD Madrid 2004 - “De Flamenco.Com” For “De Tablao“ Best Show Madrid 2006 - “Premio Nacional De Baile Flamenco“ By The Chair Of Flamencology At The Jerez University 2008 The Specialized Press Called Him A Worthy Successor Of The Veterans Antonio Gades Mario Maya Or El Güito. His Choreographies For The Company “VIVENCIAS” “GENERACIONES” “PUNTALES” “DE LA TIERRA” “PASION Y LEY“ DE TABLAO And The Latest Work “PUERTAS ADENTRO”.
For Several Seasons The World Music Institute Of Manhattan Invited Him To Take Part In The Musical Show “Gypsy Caravan”. With This Show He Travelled The U.S.A. And Europe. He Was Chosen By The Connecticut Ballet As Representative Of Spain For The Gala “Men In Dance” That Was Celebrated In Stanford. His Last Great Success “DE TABLAO” Which Had Been Considered The Best Show Of The Biennial “Málaga En Flamenco” Was Performed At Theatres Like Teatro Albéniz Madrid City Center New York Sadler’s Wells London Teatro Villamarta Jerez The National Theatre Of Costa Rica The Theatre Chaillot Paris The Guitar Festival Córdoba. It Received The Readers’ Award Of The Internet Magazine DeFlamenco.Com For The Best Flamenco Show Of 2005. In The Same Year Antonio Obtained The Award “Estrellas Del Flamenco” Which Had Been Only Recently Created By The Tablao Corral De La Morería And Had Been Given To Antonio Gades After His Death. The Year 2007 Begins At The Teatro Gran Vía De Madrid Where The Successful Show “DE TABLAO” Is Performed Eight Times. It Was Undisputedly Successful And The Specialized Press Called Antonio “new Star Of Flamenco Dance”. The Première Of His Last Choreography “PUERTAS ADENTRO” Takes Place On The 26 August 2007 At The Biennial “Málaga En Flamenco”. It Was Performed At The Teatro Central Seville Teatro Villamarta Jerez Infanta Leonor Jaén Teatro Alhambra Granada And Teatro Cánovas Málaga . At The Beginning Of 2008 He Performs For One Week At The Auditorio Dos Océanos Lisbon . Later He Tours Costa Rica With The Festival De Las Artes 2008 Where He Performs During The Opening Night In San José. The Last Award He Received Was An Award That Has Been Called The “Oscar Of Flamenco” By The Specialized Press The National Award By The Chair Of Flamencology At The University Of Jerez. Antonio Is Considered A True Heir Of The Purest And Most Authentic Gypsy Dance Free From Artificial And Superfluous Ornaments. He Keeps Away From The Latest Tendencies In Flamenco Although He Does Respect Them. read less