Danish-Spanish award-winning dancer and choreographer.
Selenes dance training began when she was four years old and at the age of eleven, she made her first production which was followed by Danish National Television DR1. A few years later, she began teaching and giving workshops. Selene has given workshops in Europe, USA, Asia and has taught dancers from The Royal Danish Ballet, NYC Ballet, and Cirque Du Soleil. Selene has studied at the renowned dance academy Amor de Dios and at The Royal Conservatory of Dance in Madrid.
Selene is the contemporary flamenco artist with a Scandinavian background who has achieved the largest international exposure to this day. She has won awards and scholarships for her avant-garde and personal style, mixing classical lines with modern expression.
She has performed at venues such as the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the World Expo in Shanghai, the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, the Tower of David in Jerusalem, the Royal Danish Theater, Opera House in Denmark, CPH Summerdance at the Copenhagen Police Headquarters, the Louisiana Museum, the Bergen Festival in Norway and the UN’s UNLEASH Award show in Musikhuset Aarhus.
She has performed at venues such as the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the World Expo in Shanghai, the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, the Tower of David in Jerusalem, the Royal Danish Theater, Opera House in Denmark, CPH Summerdance at the Copenhagen Police Headquarters, the Louisiana Museum, the Bergen Festival in Norway and the UN’s UNLEASH Award show in Musikhuset Aarhus.
Besides performing at leading cultural venues and festivals in various countries, she has also performed at some prestigious events such as the The Danish Crown Prince award ceremony, The Prince Henrik of Denmark Gala Dinner, HRH Queen Margrethe’s 75th Anniversary.
Selene won the Beat Cancer special edition in Dancing with the Stars (Danish version) TV program and donated the prize money which was $3.7 million to The Foundation Against Cancer.
The most recently premiered her new production 7SENSES which played sold out shows at the Glass Hall at Tivoli.
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS
DANCE, TV program 2021, collaboration with Danish National Television DR1 annual theme “Together in motion”
CELLI DANCES FLAMENCO, 2015, tour in Denmark with the 10 cellists from Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
THE NUTCRACKER, 2012 & 2014, Tivoli Concert Hall. Scenography and costumes by HRH Queen Margrethe II
SUMMER BALLET, 2011, 2012 & 2021, Bellevue Theater
Selene won the Beat Cancer special edition in Dancing with the Stars (Danish version) TV program and donated the prize money which was $3.7 million to The Foundation Against Cancer.
The most recently premiered her new production 7SENSES which played sold out shows at the Glass Hall at Tivoli.
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS
DANCE, TV program 2021, collaboration with Danish National Television DR1 annual theme “Together in motion”
CELLI DANCES FLAMENCO, 2015, tour in Denmark with the 10 cellists from Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
THE NUTCRACKER, 2012 & 2014, Tivoli Concert Hall. Scenography and costumes by HRH Queen Margrethe II
SUMMER BALLET, 2011, 2012 & 2021, Bellevue Theater
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2021: Named by CPH Culture as “Dancer of the Season 2020/21. And wins the “Danish Crown Prince movement relay”
2020: Scholarship recipient of the Albert Gaubier Foundation
2018: Wins the choreography competition in Madrid with her choreography “Shake” and receives the first title as an honorary member for her spread of dance and culture in Scandinavia and at the association “Casa de España en Dinamarca” supported by the Spanish Embassy
2017, 2020 & 2021: Nominated as Dancer of the Year by CPH Culture
2013: Three awards for her choreography “Alegria de papel” at the choreography competition in Madrid “Certamen Coreográfico de Danza Española y Flamenco”
2012: Nominated as “Best Dancer ” at the Danish Reumert Awards
Receives the Neel Resling Halpern scholarship and the Vibeke Rørvig’s scholarship
2006: Award “Fotoescena” for “Best Image on Stage”
Selected Reviews:
“The very flexible Selene Muñoz danced “Matrix”-like, and kept the audience spellbound”
(The New York Times)
2021: Named by CPH Culture as “Dancer of the Season 2020/21. And wins the “Danish Crown Prince movement relay”
2020: Scholarship recipient of the Albert Gaubier Foundation
2018: Wins the choreography competition in Madrid with her choreography “Shake” and receives the first title as an honorary member for her spread of dance and culture in Scandinavia and at the association “Casa de España en Dinamarca” supported by the Spanish Embassy
2017, 2020 & 2021: Nominated as Dancer of the Year by CPH Culture
2013: Three awards for her choreography “Alegria de papel” at the choreography competition in Madrid “Certamen Coreográfico de Danza Española y Flamenco”
2012: Nominated as “Best Dancer ” at the Danish Reumert Awards
Receives the Neel Resling Halpern scholarship and the Vibeke Rørvig’s scholarship
2006: Award “Fotoescena” for “Best Image on Stage”
Selected Reviews:
“The very flexible Selene Muñoz danced “Matrix”-like, and kept the audience spellbound”
(The New York Times)
“Selene represents to perfection the stamp of a finely tuned aesthetic dancer ”
(Roger Salas, El Pais)
(Roger Salas, El Pais)
“Her remarkable timing and agility make her highly stylised and varied choreographies thrilling”
(Justine Bayod, Dance Europe)
(Justine Bayod, Dance Europe)
“The innovation, elegance, and class that Selene shows in her dancing complement perfectly”
(Mercedes Gigosos, La República Cultural)
(Mercedes Gigosos, La República Cultural)
“When Selene enters the stage with her electrifying charisma as a force of nature, our senses are locked up wide open”
(Monna Dithmer; Politiken)
(Monna Dithmer; Politiken)
“With Selene Muñoz we get world-class flamenco”
(Morten Hede, Jyllands Posten)
DANZART
The dance company Danzart was founded in 2013 by award-winning dancer and choreographer Selene Mufioz, who is internationally known for her productions that combine the art of flamenco with contemporary art.
Danzart is dedicated to dance productions and artistic projects with the purpose to explore fundamental themes of human life and relevant issues of today's modern society, challenging and entertaining the audience through awakening and exciting dance and musical performances. Some of the most crucial and recurrent themes that Danzart shines a spotlight on are contrasts; including the aesthetic matter of elegance and raw wildness as two opposing elements represented in the self-same production or character. Likewise, the productions are known for their sensuality and force.
A very strong focus of Danzart is the aim to integrate the aspect of music with dance; thus musicality plays a great part in Danzart's productions. In the light of this important aspect, Danzart focuses on artistic collaborations with some of the world's best musicians. Every musician in each production is carefully selected and hand-picked based on several criteria to match the essence of the Danzart's artistic style. Among other things, these include intensity, precision and a strong sense of rhythm.
All of Danzart's productions and performances are noted for their fascinating fusion of musicality, costume design and artistic collaborations across cultures.
Often interplaying with the musicians, Selene Mufioz is also a musician in many of her own performances.
(Morten Hede, Jyllands Posten)
DANZART
The dance company Danzart was founded in 2013 by award-winning dancer and choreographer Selene Mufioz, who is internationally known for her productions that combine the art of flamenco with contemporary art.
Danzart is dedicated to dance productions and artistic projects with the purpose to explore fundamental themes of human life and relevant issues of today's modern society, challenging and entertaining the audience through awakening and exciting dance and musical performances. Some of the most crucial and recurrent themes that Danzart shines a spotlight on are contrasts; including the aesthetic matter of elegance and raw wildness as two opposing elements represented in the self-same production or character. Likewise, the productions are known for their sensuality and force.
A very strong focus of Danzart is the aim to integrate the aspect of music with dance; thus musicality plays a great part in Danzart's productions. In the light of this important aspect, Danzart focuses on artistic collaborations with some of the world's best musicians. Every musician in each production is carefully selected and hand-picked based on several criteria to match the essence of the Danzart's artistic style. Among other things, these include intensity, precision and a strong sense of rhythm.
All of Danzart's productions and performances are noted for their fascinating fusion of musicality, costume design and artistic collaborations across cultures.
Often interplaying with the musicians, Selene Mufioz is also a musician in many of her own performances.
