Julia Nicolau

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She is currently working on the new dance production of Spain’s National Classical Theatre Company in the piece Bruja. She recently worked on the short film Dama by Torre for SEMINCI, and previously with Miguel del Arco and Rómulo Aguillaume on Las Noches de Tefía for Atresmediaplayer, as well as on Cuéntame Cómo Pasó for TVE. She was nominated for Best Dancer at the IVC Awards for the latest production at Teatro Rialto.

She works under the direction of Juan Echanove at the Palau de les Arts in Pan y Toros, and at Teatro de la Zarzuela in El Bateo and La Revoltosa. Her work has been programmed at the 40th Festival de Otoño with her piece Y Todavía Somos (MAX Awards 2024 candidate), following tours in Mexico, Costa Rica, Iceland, Turkey, Italy, and Spain.

She performs in Supermedium by Nuria Guiu at Mercat de les Flors and tours Latin America with the Hurycan company. In Madrid, she works at venues such as Naves del Español at Matadero, Teatros del Canal, Conde Duque, and Cuarta Pared, among others, and tours nationally with various productions.

She trained in on-camera acting at La Central de Cine in Madrid. She holds a degree in Acting from RESAD and completed her actor training at Rose Bruford College in London, where she worked with Secret Cinema and Sadler’s Wells, and co-founded Third Arrangement, touring internationally with Pages from the Book of and Kometa. In San Francisco, California, she worked with ODC Dance Company. She received a scholarship to complete a Master’s degree in Contemporary Dance at CWRU. She also studied transverse flute and voice at the Madrid Professional Conservatory.


Julia Nicolau
34 yearsMadrid (ES), Barcelona (ES)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1991 (34 years)
Acting age25-40 years
Place of birthMadrid
NationalitySpanish
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
Housing optionsAlicante (ES)
SpecializationsDancer, Singer, Musical actor
Driver's licensesB196 - Extension category B / small motorcycles
Other licensesDeep Diver brevet (international), Firearms license
Eye colorbrown
Hair colordark brown
Height (cm)163
Weight (in kg)53
LanguagesCatalan(native)Spanish(native)EnglishFrench
DialectsNorthern Peninsular (Castilian-North)(native dialect)Southern Peninsular (Andalusian)
InstrumentsCastanetsFluteGuitarPiano
DanceArgentine tangoChoreographyContemporary danceFlamenco
PitchSoprano
SingingA cappella
Special skillsChoreographyImprovisationAcrobat
Training
Primary professional training
Other professional training
2014 – 2016
Master in Contemporary Dance
Awards
Mejor Intéprete de Dance IVC (nominated) (Choreography)
2025
Bailarina Sobresaliente AISGE
2023
INJUVE
Film
2024
Dama Por Torre (Short film)
Clara (LR)
Sergio Torres Seminci
Television
2023
Las noches de Tefía picture
Las noches de Tefía (TV series)
Bailarines
Rómulo Aguillaume, Miguel del Arco Ignacio Corrales, Sonia Martínez, David Troncoso Antonio Rojano, Miguel del Arco
2011
Cuéntame cómo pasó picture
Cuéntame cómo pasó (TV series)
Maquilladora
Agustín Crespi, Antonio Cano, Óscar Aibar Miguel Ángel Bernardeau, Nicolás Romero Lara, Carlos Garzón Bárbara Alpuente, Ángela Armero, Carlos Asorey
Theater
2023 – 2026
Viernes I'm in Love (Other) In development
María (LR)
Sandra Arpa La rueda Teatro Sala Cuarta Pared
2025
Bruja! picture © Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico
Bruja! (Drama) In development
Doña Mencía (LR)
Manuel Barrero CNTC Teatro Español CNTC Calderón de la Barca
2025
Supermedium (Choreography)
Bailarina (LR)
Nuria Guiu Mercat de les Flors Sandnese Kulturhus, Noruega.
2025
Salva (Choreography)
Bailarina
HURYCAN Gira por Lationamérica (Chile y Argentina)
2025
El Bateo y la Revoltosa (Operetta)
Bailarina (SUP)
Juan Echanove Teatro de la Zarzuela
2021 – 2023
Pan y Toros (Opera)
Bailarina (SUP)
Juan Echanove Teatro de la Zarzuela
Other
2014 – 2016
Master in Contemporary Dance (Other)
Case Western Reserve University EEUU