Joaquín Cortés

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Joaquín Cortés

Joaquín Cortés (real: Joaquín Pedraja Reyes Cortés) (born February 22, 1969 in Córdoba , Spain ) is a Spanish dancer from a Gitano family.

His grandfather brought him to Madrid when he was eight. Uncle Cristóbal Reyes, himself a flamenco virtuoso, helped him get a classical education. At 14 he was accepted into the Ballet Nacional de España , with which he performed in the Metropolitan House in New York and in the Kremlin in Moscow. At 16 he became the company's solo dancer for the next three years. In 1988 he left the Spanish National Ballet and accepted invitations to the Champs Elysée Theater in Paris alongside Maja Michailowna Plissezkaja or Sylvie Guillem and Peter Schmalfuss . At the same time he choreographed the opera ' Carmen ' in the Arena of Verona (Italy) and performed at the ' Summer Flamenco Festival ' in Tokyo (Japan) and the annual Lincoln Center's Gala in New York (USA).

In 1992 he founded his own ballet company, the Joaquín Cortés Flamenco Ballet .

His style is a mix of flamenco with ballet and modern dance. He juggles classic pirouettes and traditional flamenco steps as well as swapping male and female roles. Purists criticize too much show and betrayal of centuries-old traditions. But with perfect dance technique (and free, toned upper body until around 2010), powerful singers and, in addition to the guitars and drums ( cajónes ), jazzy tones of flutes, violin, double bass and Pino Sagliocco, Spain's most successful manager, at his side himself as a representative of a new flamenco of the 21st century.

Film, television and guest appearances

He became known to a wider audience through his guest appearances with Jennifer Lopez and Alicia Keys . Movie buffs can u. a. in the film noir Gitano (2000) with Laetitia Casta directed by Manuel Palacios, Pedro Almodóvar's film Mein Blooming Secret (1995) and Vanilla and Chocolate (Vaniglia e Cioccolato) with Maria Grazia Cucinotta and the Italian director Ciro Ippolito (2003) . Flamenco fans noticed him in Carlos Saura's film 'Flamenco', which showed current flamenco stars dancing a farruca .

In 2004 he appeared in front of the former US President George W. Bush and his wife Laura Bush with a quintet flamenco musician in the East Room of the White House. In 2011 he made an appearance at the Hispanic Heritage (HHAS) Awards ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington, USA, which was also attended by former First Lady Michelle Obama.

In 2014 he took part as a juror in the first talent show on Italian television ('Forte, Forte, Forte', RAI 1, with Raffaella Carra) and on Portuguese television (SIC).

Joaquín Cortés also provided the template for the antagonist “Vamp” in the game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty for the PlayStation 2 (2007), which is expressed through many dance movements.

Shows

  1. Cibayí (“amazing” in Caló , 1992): In it he dances two solos, a Soleá por Bulería and a Farruca . With his first show he appeared in Japan, France, Italy, Venezuela and the USA.
  2. Pasión Gitana (1995) has been seen by more than a million people worldwide. In 1996 he toured the United States for the first time, including the Radio City Music Hall (New York) and the Universal Amphitheater (Los Angeles). In 1997 he performed in Berlin (International Congress Center, ICC), in 1997 he broke off a gig in Düsseldorf after 45 minutes without replacement, and in 1998 toured Sydney, Tokyo, Canada and New York. The costume designer was Giorgio Armani .
  3. Soul (1999)
  4. Live (2001) contains some choreographies from his first three programs. In 2002 he toured Germany.
  5. De Amor y Odio (2004)
  6. Mi Soledad (2005): In mid-2007 he presented the show in Munich. Costume designer was Jean Paul Gautier .
  7. He dedicated Cale (2009) to his mother, who has just passed away.
  8. Tell Me (end of 2012/2013)
  9. Gitano (2014): From April 2015 he toured through Eastern Europe, e.g. B. Bucharest, Moscow, St. Petersburg or Almtaty (Kazakhstan).
  10. Esencia (2017) tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who wanted to follow in the footsteps of his uncle and hero, Cristóbal Reyes. From the end of June 2017, he had to cancel the performances due to an injury (fascia tear in the area of ​​the right hip / right thigh).

music

In 1997 he produced a music album with his group ' The Gipsy Passion Band ', in which he was the musical concept director and percussionist ( Cachón ).

Political engagement and charity

In 2006 he performed in Venice for the construction of a children's hospital in Haiti. In the same year he was appointed ambassador for Sinti and Roma to the EU Parliament in Brussels, gave a speech in front of the EU Parliament and had a conversation with the former Commission President Barroso . In 2010 he was named a climate ambassador by US Vice President Al Gore , which is a commitment to disseminate the knowledge. He was named an Artist for Peace by UNESCO.

Promotional films and commercials

In December 2004 he was the protagonist of the TV campaign for "Freddy", a manufacturer of sports fashion. In 2006 he produced commercials for a European and South American advertising campaign for Samsonite as well as for Seat and Rondel (sparkling wine). He has been marketing perfumes for men and women since 2006 (Yekipe, 24K, Night Show).

Condemnation

In 2010 he was sentenced to probation for embezzling € 700,000 from a South American businessman for opening a flamenco venue.

Family and relationship

Since April 2008 he has a son (Samuel) with his personal assistant Katie Asumu, whom he initially refused to recognize after the separation. In December 2008 his mother, Basilia Reyes Flores, died after a serious illness. His father is called Pascual Cortés. Until 2015 Joaquín lived with his sisters (including Mariana) and nephews of seven on two floors of 240 m² in a house in Madrid on the ' Tirso de Molina ' square . His uncle is the flamenco dancer and choreographer Cristóbal Reyes (* 1949). Two cousins ​​are Antonio and Manuel Reyes. The entire family consists of around 200 people in southern Spain.

He has been in a relationship with Mónica Moreno since 2010.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ingrid Böck: El testosterone. In: focus-online. March 24, 1997, accessed November 1, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Joaquín Cortés: Joaquín Cortés biography. Retrieved October 18, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Dávila Barsaly, Blas Perez: Apuntes del dialecto "caló" o guitar puro . 2005, ISBN 84-9761-236-1 .
  4. ↑ Sophia Matenaar: The Spanish flamenco star Joaquin Cortes in the ICC I, I, I say every movement. In: Berliner Zeitung. May 13, 1997. Retrieved October 20, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Dieter Sieckmeyer: The Philipshalle is looking forward to the ten millionth visitor. In: Westdeutsche Zeitung (Düsseldorfer Nachrichten). January 25, 2010, accessed November 1, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Miguel Ángel Díaz González: Joaquín Cortés Biography. IMDb.com, Inc., accessed October 18, 2017 .
  7. ^ Rainer Hackl: Tour dates. Rainer Hackl, accessed on October 18, 2017 .
  8. ↑ the king of flamenco, Joaquín Cortés, finally back in Munich! "Mi solidad" from July 12-15, 2007 in the Deutsches Theater. In: Ganz-muenchen.de. Retrieved October 21, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Concha Barrigos: Flamenco music's fusion star Joaquin Cortes returns to Madrid with "Esencia". In: Agencia EFE. June 6, 2017, accessed October 27, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Joaquín Cortés cancela 'Esencia' en Madrid tras lesionarse durante una actuación Ver más en: http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3076249/0/joaquin-cortes-cancela-esencia-lesion/#xtor=AD-15&xts = 467263. In: 20minutos. June 27, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017 (Spanish).
  11. ↑ European Parliament: Flamenco star in the European Parliament. November 30, 2006, accessed October 27, 2017 .
  12. ^ Rolf Zehnpfennig: Joaquín Cortés - Biography. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 22, 2017 ; accessed on October 20, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.starbooking.com
  13. ↑ Ina Sabitzer: Al Gore's Climate Ambassador. (No longer available online.) In: Sea Succeed. 2013, archived from the original on October 28, 2017 ; accessed on October 27, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.se-award.org
  14. ↑ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): Honorary and Goodwill Ambassadors. 2017, accessed on October 27, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Joaquin Cortes: Dancer convicted of embezzlement. In: The press. APA / dpa, March 18, 2010, accessed on October 18, 2018 .
  16. ^ Illegitimate children that revolutionize the tabloids. (No longer available online.) Archyworldys.com, June 28, 2016, archived from the original on October 21, 2017 ; accessed on October 20, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / archyworldys.com
  17. ↑ Joaquín Cortés: "Cuando mi madre se fue, yo también me quise ir". telecinco.es, July 13, 2012, accessed October 21, 2017 (Spanish).
  18. ↑ Joaquín Cortés expone los utensilios de su padre pleita de. Teleroda SL, May 2, 2017, accessed October 21, 2017 (Spanish).
  19. ↑ Jesús Manuel Ruiz: Joaquín Cortés pone a la venta su casa por un millón de euros. In: El Mundo. January 9, 2015, accessed October 22, 2017 (Spanish).
  20. ↑ Rosario Reyes: ¡Adiós! a Cristóbal Reyes, el 'bailaor'. In: El Financiero. September 7, 2016, Retrieved October 21, 2017 (Spanish).
  21. ↑ Ángel Álvarez Caballero: Los hermanos Reyes, contra el estilo de su primo Joaquín Cortés. In: El País. January 17, 1994, Retrieved October 21, 2017 (Spanish).
  22. ↑ Martina Farmbauer: I also wanted to play soccer and have fun. But then I fell in love with flamenco. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. August 2010, accessed October 22, 2017 .
  23. ↑ Manuel Román: Joaquín Cortés lleva ya ¡siete años! con una misma novia, la psicóloga Mónica Moreno - Seguir leyendo: http://www.libertaddigital.com/chic/corazon/2017-06-30/joaquin-cortes-amantes-mujeres-monica-moreno-1276602114/. In: Libertad. June 17, 2017, accessed October 20, 2017 (esp).
personal data
SURNAME Cortés, Joaquín
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish dancer
DATE OF BIRTH 22nd February 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Cordoba , Spain