COMPAGNIE MONTALVO-HERVIEU
COMPANY HISTORY
Founded in 1985 by José Montalvo and Dominique Hervieu, COMPAGNIE MONTALVO-HERVIEU won Second Prize at the 1986 International Choreographic Dance Competition in Paris. In 1998, Montalvo and Hervieu succeeded Maguy Marin as directors of the Centre Chorégraphique de Créteil. Compagnie Montalvo-Hervieu made its American debut in October 1999 at The Joyce Theater in New York City, where it presented “Paradis.” The Company was seen again as part of France Moves in New York City in spring 2001.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES
JOSÉ MONTALVO (Co-Artistic Director) The son of Spanish parents, José Montalvo was born in Valency, Spain, and educated in the south of France, where his parents had escaped as political refugees. His mother, an amateur flamenco dancer, was infatuated by American musical comedies, and often took Montalvo to see them when he was a child. Originally trained as an architect, Montalvo also studied classical and jazz dance, and after training with Jerome Andrews, an American teacher living in Paris, decided to pursue a career in dance. As a young choreographer, he won several prestigious awards including ones at the 1986 Nyon International Choreographic Competition and the 1986 Concours International de Danse de Paris, among others. In December 1999, he created his first work for the Paris Opera Ballet.

DOMINIQUE HERVIEU (Co-Artistic Director) began studying ballet and gymnastics in her native Normandy at the age of six. She met José Montalvo in 1982 when she moved to Paris to study modern dance at 19, and began working with him that same year. Hervieu has won many international prizes for her performances in works created for her by Montalvo, including First Prize for female interpretation at the 26th Paris Dance Festival for “Les Demoiselles de Saint-LÔ.”