Blanca Li
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Blanca Li © Ali Mahdavi (2011)
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| Born |
January 12, 1964 Granada, Spain |
| Residence | Paris, New York City |
| Nationality | Spanish and French |
| Education | Martha Graham School |
| Occupation | choreographer, film director, dancer, actress |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Website | www.blancali.com |
| Current group | Blanca Li Dance Company |
| Dances | contemporary dance, hip hop, flamenco, ballet, electro dance |
Blanca Li (born January 12, 1964) is a choreographer, film director, dancer and actress from Granada, Spain.
She has created choreographies for the Paris Opera Ballet, The Berlin Ballet, the Metropolitan Opera, for filmmakers like Pedro Almodovar and Michel Gondry or for musical artists like Beyoncé, Daft Punk ("Around the World" ), Paul McCartney, Kanye West and Coldplay, among others. Whether performance, opera, musical, museum installation, event, music video or feature film, she initiates and realizes a great number of projects : "I like to give life to all that’s in my brain". Never restricted to one style, she gets her inspiration from a broad spectrum of physical forms of expression (from flamenco to classical ballet and hip-hop). With Blanca Li, everything begins and ends in the energy of movement and dance.
Born in Granada, Spain, Blanca Li is already competing with the Spanish national team for rhythmic gymnastics by the age of 12. At 17 she sets out for New York City to study with Martha Graham for five years. She also studies extensively with Paul Sanasardo and Alvin Ailey. Living in Spanish Harlem, she is witness to the birth of hip-hop, and creates a Flamenco Rap band. Back in Madrid, she sets up her first company of dance with a work commissioned for the world exhibition in Seville Expo '92.
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