Xevi Dorca is returning to HGO as associate director/choreographer of Cinderella, having previously choreographed company productions of The Barber of Seville (2018, 2011), The Italian Girl in Algiers (2012), and this production of Cinderella (2007), all created with director Joan Font, with whom he has worked throughout Europe and North America. Their Cinderella, which made its premiere in Houston, has been presented in revival productions at La Monnaie in Brussels, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Welsh National Opera, Seattle Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Opera Omaha, Washington National Opera, Opéra de Montréal, Atlanta Opera, and Lyric Opera of Chicago. The Italian Girl in Algiers also has been seen at Teatro Real in Madrid, Teatro Comunale of Florence, the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, Royal Opera House Muscat, and Teatre de les Arts in Valencia; and The Barber of Seville at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Wolf Trap Opera, and Canadian Opera Company, where he earned an Outstanding Choreography nomination for Canada’s prestigious Dora Mavor Moore Award. Additional choreographic work includes Leonardo Balada’s Faustball at Teatro Real in Madrid. Additional stage director credits include Dido and Aenas (Purcell) and La serva padrona (Pergolesi), which premiered in Barcelona. Dorca studied at Barcelona’s Institut del Teatre. He was awarded Best Dancer by the Madrid Choreographic Competition, which enabled him to work with the Transitions Dance Company at London’s Laban Centre. As a dancer, Dorca has worked with major choreographers and stage directors including Lindsay Kemp, Sol Pico, Carlos Santos, Andrés Lima, Mar Gomez, and Alex Rigola, as well as with such companies as Chicos Mambo (which for several years he also co-managed), Ballet Contemporani de Barcelona, Els Comediants (also in Barcelona), and Meekers Dance Company (Rotterdam). Dorca co-manages Barcelona’s XeviXaviXou dance company.