BIOGRAPHY of Carlos Revollar
Flamenco guitarist Carlos Revollar is one of the most sought-after flamenco artists in New York City, performing regularly with some of flamenco's top dancers and singers at such venues as the Carnegie Hall, Guggenheim Museum, Lincoln Center Summer Stage, Caramoor Festival, New York Fashion Week, New York City Center and NJ Performing Arts Center.
He has performed with many dance companies including Flamenco Vivo, Sol y Sombra, Danzas Españolas, Fiesta Flamenca and Oscar Valero Flamenco Dance Company, enjoying collaborations with consummate artists like Elena Andujar, Soledad Barrios, Jose Fernandez, Chayito Champion, Oscar Valero, Nelida Tirado and Yloy Ybarra.
An accomplished composer, Carlos Revollar has won American Music Center Award Grant three consecutive years for his compositions Revmenco (2004), Zapateado Irish (2005), and Tangos de Oliva (2006) for Alborada Dance Theater. He is currently the Musical Director of the Alborada Dance Theater.
Mr. Revollar, an avid advocate of expanding horizons, brings the fire of flamenco and inspiring musical stories to New York City schools, presenting concerts and workshops for children through venues such as the Midori & Friends Foundation and Lincoln Center's educational outreach programs. Always inspired by various art forms, Mr. Revollar has appeared in many theatrical productions including Two River Theater Company’s production of Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding with Noche Flamenca’s Martin Santangelo in Manesquan, New Jersey.
He has often appeared on TV and radio. In addition to appearing in the Fox Five Morning Show with Mission Impossible’s Antonio Vargas, Carlos and his guitar have been featured by the legendary chef Emeril Lagasse as the perfect Spanish flavor in Emeril Live Cooking Cable TV Show. He has also been seen in Univision Channel 41's Noticiero Al Despertar and was showcased in Radio WADO’s Sin Sensura with Miguel Perez.
Mr. Revollar studied both classical and flamenco guitar with Dennis Koster, Antonio "Canito" Suarez, El Entri, Jesus Torres and Luis Heredia.
