Loop stations, spoken word, and Jungian shadows, as Vancouver International Flamenco Festival pushes the form September 22 to 24
Anastassiia Alexander, Kara MIranda, and Albert Hernandez present fresh work
Kara Miranda. Photo by Herman Surkis
Anastassiia Alexander. Photo by Tyler Baker
Vancouver International Flamenco Festival continues to September 24
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FLAMENCO Festival continues to show how vast and form-pushing its art form is as it heads into its final week.
On September 22 at the Waterfront Theatre, Calgary’s Anastassiia Alexander mixes spoken word with dance in The Machination of Memories Suppressed, based on the poem "Maquina de Olvido" (“Oblivion Machine”). In an innovative touch, the artist creates all her own rhythms and soundscapes using a looping station.
The following night at the same venue, Kara Miranda draws on Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung’s concepts of the Shadow Self in Sombras/Shadows, complete with live music and visual projections that play with light and dark.
And wrapping the festival is hosting company Flamenco Rosario, September 24 at 8 pm at the Waterfront, with Nuevo III. Ballet Nacional de España’s leading dancer and award-winning choreographer Albert Hernandez joins the troupe on stage, presenting three of his works with Madrid’s Irene Tena Mora, including his award-winning work Loca. Granada’s Sara Jimenez and maven Rosario Ancer also create pieces on the program.
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