Alberto Velasco
creator and actor
An indispensable actor and creator on the Spanish scene, his professional engagements include working with Marta Pazos in ‘ORLANDO’ in 2025, Lola Blasco in ‘EL TEATRO DE LAS LOCAS‘ in 2024, Marta Carrasco ‘DIES IRAE‘ in 2009, ‘NO SE SI…’ in 2011, Hiroko Tanahasi & Alicia Soto in ‘SUPERGRAVITYZEROGRAVITY‘ in 2009, Carlota Ferrer in ‘TIRESIAS’ in 2024, ‘LOS NADADORES NOCTURNOS’ in 2015, ‘ESTO NO ES LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA’ in 2018, ‘LOS NADADORES DIURNOS’ in 2023 (winner of Premio Unión de Actores award for best supporting actor in theatre in 2023), with Chevi Muraday in ‘JUANA’ in 2018, ‘CENIZAS’ in 2013 and ‘EN EL DESIERTO’ in 2015 (Max performing-arts award for best dance show in 2015), Alberto Conejero in ‘CLIFT/ACANTILADO’ in 2014, Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente in ‘NUMANCIA’ in 2016, David Serrano in ‘BILLY ELLIOT, EL MUSICAL’ in 2017. As a stage director and creator, his work has been seen throughout the world with ‘¡VACA!’ in 2007, ‘LA INOPIA’ in 2018, ‘ESCENAS DE CAZA’ in 2017, ‘DANZAD MALDITOS’ in 2015 (MAX performing-arts award for best new staging in 2015), ‘DANCE TO DEATH’ in the GREC 2017 festival, ‘CUANDO TODO CAMBIA’ in 2020 (by Itziar Pascual and Amaranta Osorio), ‘ATRA BILIS’ in 2021 (by Laila Ripoll) and ‘SWEET DREAMS’ in 2022 (Godoff award for best staging in 2022 and Premio Unión de Actores award for best actor in theatre in 2022). His most recent undertaking as a creator was ‘MOVER MONTAÑAS’ in 2024, which was coproduced by the International Festival of Theatre and Street Arts of Valladolid and the Danseu Festival of Les Piles. (awarded as most innovative show at 25th International Festival of Theatre and Street Arts of Valladolid, finalist in award for best dance solo of the year at Critics' Awards of Barcelona in 2024). He also worked as a consultant in the staging of Manuel Liñán's ‘VIVA’ in 2019 (Jerez Critics' Award in 2019 and Max audience award in 2020), ‘LA OTRA ESCENA’ in 2020 and ‘PIE DE HIERRO’ in 2021, and Carlos Rodriguez ‘ETERNO’ in 2022, Lucia Álvarez La Piñona ‘LUCIA EN VIVO’ in 2025 and Isabel Vazquez's ‘ZAMBRA DE LA BUENA SALVAJE’ in 2025.