Agnès López-Río (València, 1977) is a Full Professor of Music and Performing Arts and holds a PhD in Humanities, Arts, and Research. Her training as a performer and her extensive dance career, combined with her academic expertise, inform her approach to applied dramaturgy, which integrates theory, research, and stage practice, creating a continuous dialogue between thought and performance.
Since 2002, she has worked as a performer with companies across Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Spain, notably with Studios Wayne McGregor, and was part of the Compañía Nacional de Danza (Spain) from 2011 to 2019 under the direction of José Carlos Martínez. Her repertoire includes works by Mats Ek, Jirí Kylián, Johan Inger, Ohad Naharin, William Forsythe, and Jérôme Bel, among others.
As a dramaturge and artistic advisor, she has collaborated with dance companies such as Full Time Dance Company/Fabian Thomé, Labotilar/Ángel Martínez and Vito Giota, Up-a-three, Dovydas Strimaitis, and flamenco artist Florencia de la Oz, contributing her vision to stage creation and applied dramaturgy. Other notable projects include Las criadas (Teatro Español de Madrid), the exhibition La bailarina del futuro (Espacio Fundación Telefónica), the documentary series ¿Qué miras? (CaixaForum + PhotoEspaña), and the creation of visuals for the Spanish Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka with Cynthia D’Agostino. She has also published articles in Dramática (Centro Dramático Nacional) and Anales de la Historia del Arte.
She collaborates continuously with the Kor’sia Collective as a dramaturge, participating in the conception and development of new creations – Igra (2021), Mont Ventoux (2023), Simulacro (2025) among others- and international commissions such as Kafka (Staatstheater Wiesbaden, 2024), Dreamers (Netherlands Dans Theater, 2024) and Bronia (Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, 2025). The Collective has been recognized with awards including the Concours Chorégraphique de Sens (France, 2018), the Fedora Prize (Opéra National de Paris, 2023), the Max Award for Best Dance Production (2024), and the Time Out Award for Best Production (2024).