Eva “La Yerbabuena”

“This young woman is touch by greatness” The Times

“She has the kind of artistry that appears once in a generation, if at all” The Independent

“Eva Yerbabuena is a visionary, magisterial dancer, whose effects go far beyond technique” The Guardian

Eva Yerbabuena formed her company in 1998 since when she has choreographed six award-winning shows: Eva (1998), 5 Mujeres 5 (2000), La Voz del Silencio (2002), A Cuatro Voces (2004), Lluvia (2009), Cuando Yo era… (2010), Federico según Lorca (2011), AY! (2013) .

Eva has travelled the world with her company. The first flamenco dancer invited to perform in the Sydney Opera House, she has also performed in Paris’s Theâtre de la Ville, London’s Sadler’s Wells and Barbican Theatre, the New York City Center, Opera de Dusseldorf and Sao Paolo’s Teatro Municipal.

Yerbabuena’s work draws on the teaching of her maestros: Enrique ‘El Canastero’, Angustillas ‘La Mona’, Mariquilla, Mario Maya and Johannes García, who taught her choreography and movement in Cuba. Pina Bausch has also been a decisive influence.

Before forming her company she collaborated with many figures in the flamenco world. She has performed with major flamenco figures included Mario Maya, Merche Esmerelda and Manolete, Javier Latorre and Joaquin Cortés.  

Her lifetime honours include the Spanish Ministry of Culture’s Premio Nacional de Danza in 2001, the Andalusian Medalla de Cultura in 2007 and most recently, the 2010 Premio Compás del Cante, which cited her ‘lifetime achievement, transmission and international projection of her art’.