Alejandro Cervera

Alejandro Cervera studied music at the Conservatorio Municipal Manuel de Falla and was trained in dance at the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón and the School of Contemporary Dance directed by Oscar Araiz, all in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He worked with well-known teachers such as Ilse Wiedmann, Wassil Tupin, Norma Binaghi, Renate Schotellius, Ana Maria Stekelman, Betty Jones, Jennifer Muller and Miguel Angel Soto. Between 1977 and 1985, Cervera was a member of the Contemporary Ballet of the Teatro General San Martin of Buenos Aires before assuming directorship of the company in 1985.  Cervera’s name became better-known to the North American public after his company was first invited to perform at the American Dance Festival and the Kennedy Center in the mid-1980s. He has since received numerous invitations to return to the festival to perform, teach and collaborate with American companies. Hailed as a leading creative force in his native Argentina, Cervera is widely acclaimed for his work, not only in dance, but in opera, theater and music. He has choreographed works for companies throughout Argentina, Mexico and, through the American Dance Festival.  Presently, Cervera is the Executive Director of Prodanza, in Buenos Aires.