Isabel Rodríguez
Born in Barcelona in 1987. She began studying dance at the Theatre Institute of Barcelona and flamenco at dance schools as La Tani and Paca García.
She began her career in the Catalan company “Somorrostro” with the show “Andanzas” in 2002, directed by Javier Latorre.
She has participated in several dance festivals highlighting Grec 2003 and Nou Barris 2004.
In 2005 she works in a tablao flamenco in Tokyo and on her return to Spain she acts in different venues and tablaos of Barcelona as El Carmen or Los Tarantos. Since 2006 until today she works with María Pagés company with which toured the best theaters in the world combining it with performances in Madrid tablaos including Las Carboneras or, in Seville, El Arenal, sometimes as guest artist.
In 2010 she participates in the 3rd edition of the Noche Blanca del Flamenco of Córdoba as guest artist in the show “Manolete, arte, pasión y muerte “.
In September that year she presents her show “Parte de mí” in the Alameda de Hércules in Seville, including programming at the XVI Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla.
In 2012, together with José Jurado, she premiered “Templanza” at the XIII European Cultural Festival in Algeria and, at the end of 2013, with this same show, she toured EEUU as well as participating in festivals such as Les Nuits de Chateauvallon, d’Aubagne and the Palais des Festival de Cannes, all with the Casa Patas Conservatory Foundation. In 2014 she presented the show “Antaño” at the Félix el Grande Chair of Flamencology and at the XXIII Castell de Denia Music Festival.
Graded in pedagogy of flamenco dancing, from 2014 to the present she combines performances in different tablaos such as Casa Patas, Las Carboneras, Villa Rosa, Corral de la Morería, Café de Chinitas, Las Tablas, Los Tarantos, El Arenal and collaborations with various companies that include “Nómada” by Manuel Liñán, “Cuna negra y blanca” by Jesús Carmona or “Momentos”, “Encuentros” by Jose Porcel. Winner of the Vicente Escudero prize 2002 and Juana La Faraona 2004 in the young values competition of Hospitalet and of the first contest Homage to Carmen Amaya of Barcelona 2010.
