Choreographer | Dancer | Artistic Director
Adrian del Arroyo is an award-winning film maker, choreographer and artistic director from Spain who lives and works in London, England. He has produced dance extensively for stage and screen across the UK, Europe and the USA.
His dance film 4 picked up 17 awards globally and was screened at a further 15 festivals around the world between 2020 and 2023.
Adrian joined the judging panel of the Mobile Dance Film Festival in New York in 2019, as one of six international dance and film experts. He was appointed after his ensemble production, The Hive Minuet, became an official selection of the festival in 2018.
That same year Adrian was longlisted for the One Dance UK Innovation in Dance award.
Adrian has created pieces for dancers from the Gothenburg Opera Ballet in Sweden, with support from the Swedish government’s arts programme, and for performers from Madrid’s Teatro Real. His immersive productions have been created and performed at Oxo Tower Wharf as part of the London Ultra.
Adrian Del Arroyo was classically trained at the Spanish National Conservatoire of Ballet, and has a contemporary dance degree from the University of London, in partnership with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures and The Place.
He is currently producing DESEO - a full-length theatrical production and epic poem in four chapters. Chapter one, PURA, is set to premiere at London’s Sadlers Wells in 2024, closely following the premiere screening of CARNE (chapter two) at Shoreditch Arts Club.
STYLE AND FORM
Typically featuring Spanish baroque and folk influences, Adrian’s work is often concerned with mental afflictions, social harms and healing.
An affinity for film sees his work synthesising screen and stage effects; uniquely merging different forms of art.
Choreography is characterised by original renderings of partner work, and by use of his signature bandages as a way of exploring and expressing physical and emotional wounds and connections. His productions evoke the Churrigueresque architectural influences of his native Spain, and an impactful simplicity inspired by the Generation of ’27 - the influential group of poets that arose in Spanish literary circles in the early 20th century.
Handography features heavily in Adrian’s work: encoded common language and communication, capturing the essence of Spanish Flamenco and Mediterranean folk styles.
As a former interiors and fashion director, Adrian Del Arroyo combines costume and design effects with movement, original lighting, set production and sound scores - reaching new levels of expression and taking audience members each on a personal journey.
Choreographer | Dancer | Artistic Director
Adrian del Arroyo is a choreographer and artistic director from Spain who lives and works in London, England. He has produced dance extensively across the UK, Europe and the USA.
In 2019, he was longlisted for the One Dance UK Innovation in Dance award, and joined the judging panel of the Mobile Dance Film Festival in New York, as one of six international dance and film experts.
He was appointed after his ensemble production, The Hive Minuet, became an official selection of the festival in 2018.
In the past year he has created pieces for dancers from the Gothenburg Opera Ballet in Sweden, with support from the Swedish government’s arts programme, and for performers from Madrid’s Teatro Real. His choreographic works have been performed annually at Oxo Tower Wharf as part of the London Ultra.
Del Arroyo was classically trained at the Spanish National Conservatoire of Ballet, and has a contemporary dance degree from the University of London, in partnership with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures and The Place.
He is currently producing H - a dance film.
STYLE AND FORM
Typically featuring Spanish baroque and folk influences, his work is often concerned with mental afflictions, social harms and healing.
An affinity for film sees Del Arroyo's work synthesising screen and stage effects; uniquely merging different forms of art.
Choreography is characterised by original renderings of partner work, and by use of his signature bandages as a way of exploring and expressing physical and emotional connections. His productions evoke the Churrigueresque architectural influences of his native Spain, and an impactful simplicity inspired by poet F. Garcia Lorca.
As a former interiors and fashion director, Del Arroyo combines costumes and design effects with movement, original lighting, set production and sound scores - reaching new levels of expression and taking audience members each on a personal journey.
Adrian del Arroyo is a choreographer and artistic director from Spain who lives and works in London, England. He has produced dance extensively across the UK, Europe and the USA.
In 2019, he was longlisted for the One Dance UK Innovation in Dance award, and joined the judging panel of the Mobile Dance Film Festival in New York, as one of six international dance and film experts.
He was appointed after his ensemble production, The Hive Minuet, became an official selection of the festival in 2018.
In the past year he has created pieces for dancers from the Gothenburg Opera Ballet in Sweden, with support from the Swedish government’s arts programme, and for performers from Madrid’s Teatro Real. His choreographic works have been performed annually at Oxo Tower Wharf as part of the London Ultra.
Del Arroyo was classically trained at the Spanish National Conservatoire of Ballet, and has a contemporary dance degree from the University of London, in partnership with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures and The Place.
He is currently producing H - a dance film.
STYLE AND FORM
Typically featuring Spanish baroque and folk influences, his work is often concerned with mental afflictions, social harms and healing.
An affinity for film sees Del Arroyo's work synthesising screen and stage effects; uniquely merging different forms of art.
Choreography is characterised by original renderings of partner work, and by use of his signature bandages as a way of exploring and expressing physical and emotional connections.
His productions evoke the Churrigueresque architectural influences of his native Spain, and an impactful simplicity inspired by poet F. Garcia Lorca.
As a former interiors and fashion director, Del Arroyo combines costume and design effects with movement, original lighting, set production and sound scores - reaching new levels of expression and taking audience members each on a personal journey.