Bio
Noemí is a multidisciplinary dance maker working with traditional & experimental flamenco as well as dance theatre and performance. She has a classical training from Elmhurst Ballet School and Central School of Ballet (UK) and trained in traditional flamenco with her mentor Yolanda Heredia (Seville) for 6 years. She also has an HNC Diploma in Fine Arts. Noemí has performed at many traditional flamenco venues in Spain including Tablao Arenal, La Casa de la Guitarra, Peña la Perla de Cadiz, Peña Niño del Alfalfa and Café Zyriab as well as on CanalSur TV and as a guest artist with the Manuel Montero Trio.
Noemí has been co-director of Luz & Mannion Dance Company (previously Dotdotdot Dance) since 2014. Their productions include award-winning No Frills, In Body which was originally commissioned and produced by Sadler's Wells, Los Nacimientos; a collaboration with composer Tom Randle & Blue Ghost; a collaboration with EDM composer Nick Rothwell. During the pandemic they were invited to perform in Window Shopping curated by Breakin' Convention for Dancing Nation, a Sadler's Wells Digital Festival for BBCiPlayer. They have performed in Sadler's Wells Sampled festival, Sadler's Wells Takeover of the National Theatre River Stage, for Dancenet Sweden and curated a Wild Card Evening for the Lilian Baylis Studio.
Noemí collaborates closely with sound designer José Tomé. Her body of choreographic works includes: The Ugly Truth (Coetani Festival of Experimental Flamenco 2016, Athens), Into Being (Sadler's Wells National Theatre River Stage 2018), Re Red (Residency with Centro Coreográfico de María Pagés 2021, Madrid) and Life, Melvin, is a fish (Vertebración XI festival, Teatro de la Maestranza 2021, Seville).
Noemí has performed at theatres such as Sadler's Wells (London), Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla (Spain), Wales Millenium Centre (UK) and at festivals such as Flamenco y Mestizos (Madrid), Huellas Danza, Huelva (Spain), Coetani Festival for Experimental Flamenco (Athens), Dancenet Sweden, Vertebración XI (Seville), Flamenco Fredag (Sweden), Buxton International Arts Festival (UK), Dartington Arts (UK), in a/her/my/our/their/no flamenco curated by Rosanna Terracciano (London), PAUL Studios Collective as part of The Wall Series (Berlin), Antara Arts (UK) and Contemporary Dance Series Corto y Bailo (Seville).
Noemí has taught extensive workshops in choreography and composition at institutions such as the Conservatorio de Danza Profesional (Seville), Trinity College of Music, The Drama Centre and The Royal College of Music (London). She currently co-runs Luz & Mannion Dance’s Education and Creative Development Programme, which includes curating ENFOQUES online masterclasses with international flamenco artists, and presenting sensory experiences for SEN Schools and organizations.
Image by Emma Alcalá