Javier de Frutos

Javier De Frutos was born in Venezuela in 1963 where he began his dance training in 1980, continuing at the London School of Contemporary Dance and at the Merce Cunningham School, New York. From 1988 to 1992 Javier was a member of Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians in New York. In 1992, he was appointed Choreographer in Residence at Movement Research in New York City. On his return to the UK in 1994, he established the Javier De Frutos Dance Company, which toured to great acclaim around the world. In 1999, his achievements were recognised a prestigious South Bank Show directed by Susan Shaw that follows the creation of his work Grass and the premiere in Lisbon of the Hypochondriac Bird. The programme was nominated for the Royal Television Society Award. In 2000, the digital channel Artsworld made a documentary about the making of The Celebrated Soubrette for Rambert Dance Company, as well as a companion broadcast of its performance at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London. His ballet Milagro