Alejandro Urguell Reyes
Dancer | multidisciplinary artist
Alejandro Urguell Reyes is a multidisciplinary artist\ballet dancer originally from la Havana, Cuba. Alejandro has travelled and performed internationally with renowned dance companies. He is currently working on a multidisciplinary exhibition|performance to take place in San Francisco in 2016.
"Mr. Reyes was trained in classical ballet at the National School of the Arts in Havana Cuba since age 7, under such notable teachers as Director/teacher Mirths Hermida, Clara Carranco, Laura Alonso, Andres Williams and Jorge Esquivel. Upon graduation Mr. Reyes was invited to join the National Ballet of Cuba under the direction of Alicia Alonso. He performed as a soloist and Principal dancer in several classical ballets including Don Quixote, Coppelia, Ravels Bolero, Nutcracker, Spiral, and Sleeping Beauty. Relocated to Madrid, Spain in 1989, Mr. Reyes was invited to dance with the National Ballet of Spain, under director and choreographer Nacho Duato. In addition to performing with NBS, Mr. Reyes also performed in Italy at the Balleto di Roma, and in France and Belgium with Bejart Ballet Lausanne. In the United States, Mr. Reyes performed with the Alvin Ailey American Ballet Theater, at the Festival International de Ballet de Miami, and Napoles Ballet Theatre in San Francisco."
"Mr. Reyes was trained in classical ballet at the National School of the Arts in Havana Cuba since age 7, under such notable teachers as Director/teacher Mirths Hermida, Clara Carranco, Laura Alonso, Andres Williams and Jorge Esquivel. Upon graduation Mr. Reyes was invited to join the National Ballet of Cuba under the direction of Alicia Alonso. He performed as a soloist and Principal dancer in several classical ballets including Don Quixote, Coppelia, Ravels Bolero, Nutcracker, Spiral, and Sleeping Beauty. Relocated to Madrid, Spain in 1989, Mr. Reyes was invited to dance with the National Ballet of Spain, under director and choreographer Nacho Duato. In addition to performing with NBS, Mr. Reyes also performed in Italy at the Balleto di Roma, and in France and Belgium with Bejart Ballet Lausanne. In the United States, Mr. Reyes performed with the Alvin Ailey American Ballet Theater, at the Festival International de Ballet de Miami, and Napoles Ballet Theatre in San Francisco."
Mr Reyes is 50+ years old and with this project we also intended to celebrate the beauty and power of mature dancers. We created this series to portray the multiple characters that Alejandro embodies in his live performances, where he mixes afro-cuban mysticism with european expressions. He is at play with social stereotypes, and he is a sensitive, satirical, theatrical, classical, and experimental narrator.
