Benjamín Leiva

Benjamín Leiva

Academic Background:

  • 2008-2012 Graduate as Flamenco Choreographer C.S.D de Málaga
  • 2003-2008 Professional Intermediate Degree of Spanish Dance C.P.D of Malaga

Vocational training:

  • Flamenco teacher at Málaga Higher School of Performing Arts ESAEM.
  • Show “Clitemnestra” of Producciones Equivocadas “teatro-danza” in 2019, being the choreographer of the show and performing the roles of Agamemnon and Chorus.
  • Cia BFE (Spanish Ballet Flamenco), in 2018 performing the show “Ravel’s Bolero and Flamenco Live”.
  • Cia Antonio Gades, in 2017 performing the shows “Carmen” and “Fuego”.
  • Cia Esther Carrasco 2017.
  • Show “Café del Gato” 2016, performed in Japan under the choreographic direction of José Barrios.
  • Ballet Rafael Aguilar, 2016 with the show “Wallada, The Last Umayyad Princess”.
  • Cía flamenca José Porcel, in 2015 two-month tour of the United States with the show “Flamenco Fire”.
  • Cia flamenca José Porcel, in 2015 with the show “Momentos”.
  • Cía Rojas y Rodriguez “Nuevo Ballet Español”, 2015 with the show “Flamenco y Alvero”.
  • Cia Flamenca José Porcel, in 2014 with the show “Moralejas” in Tel Aviv.
  • Cía Rojas y Rodriguez “Nuevo Ballet Español”, 2014 with the show “FlamencoSoul”.
  • Cia Flamenca José Porcel, in 2013 with the show “Moralejas” in Tel Aviv.
  • Dancer in Canal Sur, in 2012 in the program “Se Llama Copla”.
  • Carmen Mota Ballet at the Torrequebrada Casino in 2011.
  • Cia Flamenca José Porcel, in 2011 tour of two and a half months in the USA.
  • Cia Flamenca la Lupi, in the 2010 tour in France and Tuscany.
  • Tablao Cardamomo
  • Flamenco Venue Las Carboneras
  • Tirititrán Flamenco Venue
  • Achilipú Flamenco Hall

Courses taken with various artists such as:

  • Rocio Molina
  • Pedro Cordoba
  • Marcos Flores
  • Olga Pericet
  • Rafael de Carmen
  • Oscar de los Reyes
  • Juan de Juan
  • Torombo
  • Pastora Galván
  • David Paniagua
  • Carmen la Talegona
  • Mara Martin
  • Fran Espinosa
  • Alfonso Losa
  • The Lupi
  • La Moneta
  • Alejandro Granados
  • Inmaculada Aranda
  • Concha Jareño
  • Javier Latorre
  • Nani Paños
  • Dani Navarro
  • Andres Peña
    Other information of interest:

He has danced in several flamenco clubs in Malaga in relation to the course with Virginia Gámez, Curro de Mría and Susana Lupiañez “La Lupi” carried out through the federation of flamenco clubs with the circuit of “Jóvenes Flamencos” in clubs such as:

  • Peña de Ronda
  • Peña de Nerja
  • Peña de Alhaurín el Grande
  • Peña de Torrox
  • Peña del Piyayo
  • Peña Casa de Alora
    Among many others.
  • He has also participated in several flamenco works performed at the C.S.D of Malaga such as:
  • The Thirteen Roses
  • The Thousand and One Nights
  • Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown
  • Dreaming to create
  • Naïve Wisdom
  • The Legend
  • Montoyas and Tarantos
  • Dionisio
  • Don Juan
  • The Defesio