Washington DC-based flamenco performer, teacher and choreographer, Edwin Aparicio has been described by critics as “the most amazing dancer seen in years,” “a technical powerhouse dancing with blistering conviction,” having “hellfire footwork” and choreographies with “beautiful, evocative imagery.”
Trained by the world renowned flamenco artists Tomás de Madrid and “La Tati”, Mr. Aparicio made his debut at the legendary Casa Patas in Madrid in 2001 and in 2005 performed as a soloist and a company member with Jóvenes Flamenco at the Centro Cultural de San Blas in Madrid.
Mr. Aparicio has performed as a soloist throughout the United States with the José Greco Spanish Dance Company and Reynaldo Rincón’s Romería Flamenca. Mr. Aparicio performed with The Washington National Opera at The Kennedy Center in El Gato Montés in 1997 and in Don Giovanni in 2003, under the direction of Plácido Domingo.
He is the artistic director and choreographer of the productions Al Andalús (sponsored by the Creative Alliance of Baltimore), Camino / al flamenco, and Encuentros, co-director and choreographer of Bailes Inéditos, director and choreographer of the nationally acclaimed productions Íntimo with Carmela Greco, which was presented in Washington DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, and at the Kean University in New Jersey, and Entresueño, which marked Mr. Aparicio’s New York City debut as a company director. In 2007, Mr. Aparicio produced and presented Flamenco: Sol y Luna in Portland OR, Edwin Aparicio: Selected Works in Washington DC and performed in Las Vegas NV, as part of the production Spanish Nights on the Lake that featured the top echelon of the US-based flamenco artists.
Mr. Aparicio has created a loyal following as an instructor, performer, director and choreographer in DC. He also frequently performs and gives master classes in Chicago and Miami. Mr. Aparicio often presents his work at the GALA Hispanic Theatre in DC, and he is the resident coordinator and a featured performer of the Theatre’s annual Fuego Flamenco Festival. Mr. Aparico is also on the faculty of the Washington School of Ballet.
