Co-presented with SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs & in partnership with Vancouver International Flamenco Festival.
Fallen from Heaven (Caída del Cielo)
April 1-4, 2020, 8pm & April 5, 2020, 2pm
SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (149 W Hastings)
Running time: 90 minutes
Speaking of Dance Post-Show Talk will be hosted on Thursday, April 2, 2020 after the performance. Host: Rosario Ancer (Vancouver International Flamenco Festival). Guest: Rocío Molina.
The enfant terrible of Flamenco, Rocío Molina brings her masterwork Fallen from Heaven (Caída del Cielo) to Vancouver. Channeling multiple incarnations – fetishistic matador, bloodied avenging angel – Molina crushes expectations, reinventing classical form with anarchic punk energy.
Since bursting onto the international stage, Molina has revolutionized Flamenco and galvanized audiences. A fearless performer, she conjures images that recall both the natural world and the ruffled beauty of the human body. In Fallen from Heaven, Molina’s mastery of contrast is on full display. Accompanied by four male musicians, she moves in thunder and stillness, powered by avant-garde theatricality, peerless technique, and a gonzo sense of humour. Molina summons the deepest stuff of life — blood and earth, ferocity and fragility — demanding audiences bear witness to her acts of radical creation.
DanceHouse is pleased to partner with VIFF to present a screening of Impulso, a documentary featuring Rocío Molina in advance of the performance. This will also include a Speaking of Dance Conversation after the screening. For more details and to buy tickets, visit the VIFF website.
