Israel Galván de los Reyes has revolutionized the conception of traditional flamenco performance by creating a unique and innovative expressive language of his own. His talent sets him apart both as a dancer and as a stage creator, grounded in technique, fragmentation, mixture, and the accumulation of gestures. His ability to generate a new language within this art form fuses innovation with respect for its deep roots, allowing him to evolve without losing sight of the essential elements that sustain it.

Son of Sevillian dancers José Galván and Eugenia de los Reyes, Israel was born in Seville in 1973. From a very young age, he naturally experienced the environments of tablaos, fiestas, and dance academies that he attended alongside his parents, but it was in 1990 that he decided to devote himself fully to dance. In 1994, he joined the newly created Andalusian Dance Company directed by Mario Maya, embarking on an unstoppable career marked by major flamenco and dance awards at both national and international levels.

In 1998, he presented his first production with his own company, ¡Mira! / Los Zapatos Rojos, which revolutionized the conception of flamenco. He subsequently created a series of key works such as La Metamorfosis (2000), Galvánicas (2002), Arena (2004), La Edad de Oro (2005), Tábula Rasa (2006), Solo (2007), El Final de Este Estado de Cosas, Redux (2008), La Curva (2010), Lo Real / Le Réel / The Real (2012), and FLA.CO.MEN (2013).

Over the years, Galván has continued to innovate with projects such as Torobaka (2015), in collaboration with Akram Khan; La Fiesta (2017) at the Avignon Festival; Gatomaquia (2018) with Circo Romanès; and Israel & イスラエル, an artificial intelligence project created in Japan in 2019. That same year, he premiered Mellizo Doble in collaboration with Niño de Elche, followed by The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky. More recently, he presented works such as Ri Te (2022) with Marlene Monteiro Freitas, Carmen (2024), Sevillanas Solteras (2024), and New Sketches of Spain (2024) with Michael Leonhart, further consolidating his reputation as the most influential artist in the contemporary flamenco scene. Each of these projects reflects his unique approach to reinterpreting flamenco, fusing tradition and modernity through a personal and experimental style.

In 2025, he presents Israel & Mohamed, a joint creation with Mohamed El Khatib premiered at the Avignon Festival, where both artists explore documentary dance under the bewildered gaze of their parents. That same year, the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris dedicates a special program, Focus Israel Galván, celebrating fifteen years of collaboration between the artist and the institution, with multiple productions presented across different venues in the city.

Throughout his career, he has received major awards, including the Spanish National Dance Award (2005), the New York Bessie Award (2012 and 2021), the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts (2012), the title of Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres awarded by the French Ministry of Culture (2016), and the London National Dance Award (2023), among others.