Meeting with Jon Maya - Kukai Dantza

 

 

Jon Maya began his dance career at the age of six at Ereintza Dantza Taldea, a leading name in traditional Basque dance, and a group of which he is still a member today. As an Aurresku dancer, he has won prestigious awards and has been the champion of this genre in the Basque Country for several years. In the late 1990s, Jon Maya joined forces with other entrepreneurs to create the Laxok group. But it was in 2001 when he founded Kukai Dantza, a company that develops its work based on traditional Basque dance, proposing encounters with other dance styles and ways of understanding art. In this way, Kukai creates contemporary shows, producing its own creations and collaborating with prestigious choreographers. This has given it an unmistakable label on the international scene, with increasingly frequent appearances at festivals and programs around the world.