NAHUA STAGE CREATOR
Enrique Melgarejo, winner of the National Dance Award, is considered by many to be one of the best Mexican contemporary dancers of his generation. He was born in Mexico City to an Indigenous family descended from the peoples of the central region of the country. His paternal grandparents come from the Nahuatl communities of Apan (Hidalgo) and San Lucas Tunco (State of Mexico), while his maternal grandparents are originally from El Aguaje Elota (Sinaloa). Proud of his Indigenous roots, he describes himself as an urban Indigenous person and uses his art as a tool for the decolonization of Mexican identity and social criticism.
Enrique Melgarejo in
OMPHALOS
Choreography by Damian Jalet
His beginnings as a performer led him to dance, and he studied at the National Institute of Fine Arts. He later expanded his performing skills with studies in Theatre and Physical Masking with Foco al Aire. His talent soon became apparent, and he was selected to star in productions at the country's leading theaters: the Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Teatro de la Ciudad, and the Foro Shakespeare. He worked with leading directors and choreographers such as Damian Jalet, Xavier Le Roy, Alicia Sánchez, and Alfonso Ruizpalacios, and shared the stage with leading artists such as Natalia Lafourcade, Yansi Méndez, and Aladino Blanca.
Enrique Melgarejo in
THE LOST SAMURAI
Kaizen Dance Choreography
NATIONAL DANCE AWARD - BEST MALE PERFORMER
Her need to create innovative and critical projects led her to found her own company in 2013, with which she has created more than ten social intervention projects that have impacted the current Mexican scene, such as "Proyecto Cansado," "Hubiese quiero llamarme también Fausto," "Rama Hombre," "Dicen que soy Salomé," and "Chiquito," which have reached international stages in France, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Argentina. Her latest work, "Proyecto Vendido," presented at the Shakespeare Forum, was a huge success with critics and audiences.
Enrique Melgarejo in
RETROSPECTIVE
Choreography by Xavier LeRoy
