Israel Galván de los Reyes revolutionizes the concept of traditional flamenco performances by creating his own innovative expressive language. His talent stands out as a dancer and stage creator, based on technique, fragmentation, and his very personal mixing and accumulation of gestures. His ability to generate a new language within this art form combines innovation with a deep respect for his roots, allowing him to evolve without losing sight of the essential elements that sustain it. 

The 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 atmosphere of the ‘tablaos’ , the ‘fiestas’  and flamenco academies where he was dancing with his parents, but it was in 1990 when he decided to devote himself to dance. 

In 1994, he joined the newly created Andalusian Dance Company directed by Mario Maya, beginning an unstoppable career marked by important flamenco and dance awards both nationally and internationally. In 1998, he presented her first show with his own company, ¡Mira! / Los Zapatos Rojos, which revolutionized the concept of flamenco. 

He then 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 be an innovator with projects such as Torobaka (2015) in collaboration with Akram Khan, La Fiesta (2017) at the Avignon Festival, Gatomaquia (2018) with Circo Romanes, and Israel &イスラエル , a project with artificial intelligence created in Japan in 2019. That same year, he premiered Mellizo Doble in collaboration with El Niño de Elche and then Stravinksy’s Rite of Spring. More recently, he presented shows such as Ri Te (2022) with Marlene Monteiro Freitas, Carmen (2024), Sevillanas Solteras (2024), and New Sketches of Spain (2024) with Michael Leonhart, further cementing his reputation as the most influential artist on the contemporary flamenco scene. Each of these projects reflects his unique approach to reinterpreting flamenco, fusing tradition and modernity through his own personal and experimental style. 

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

During his career, he has been awarded important prizes, such as the Premio Nacional de Danza (2005), the Bessie Award in New York (2012 and 2021), la Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes (2012), the title of Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture (2016), and the National Dance Award of London (2023), among others.