Hacia La Luz- (Towards The Light)

Overview

Hacia la luz is a dance journey into the many worlds I have inhabited. This work is the culmination of an intensive exploration into my Andean ancestry through extensive travels and studies with gifted Shamans coupled with my lifelong passion and commitment to my beloved flamenco.

After I discovered several years ago that I was of 51% Andean indigenous descent, I immersed myself in the spiritual teachings of Andean Shamanic medicine and rituals. While on this path, I sought out healing modalities that allowed me to connect with the light and dark shadows that I have inherited. My spiritual interests and studies of Andean cosmology have led me to question the paradigms that governed my prevailing notions of reality, identity, creativity, activism, spirituality, race, gender, class, and sexuality. Through the lens of flamenco and my own dance modalities, I hope that Hacia la luz will invite the audience to go on a journey of connection and healing, and to look deeply at the dark shadows we have all inherited. Join me as we bear witness to what haunts us, and we ask ourselves, “How can we repair el daño (the damage)?”

About the Artist

Pasion y Arte is an all-female flamenco dance company based in Philadelphia, that celebrates the many cultural traditions of classical flamenco while also seeking to expand the art form in new and modern ways. Pasion y Arte and its Artistic Director Elba Hevia y Vaca present new and commissioned works that draw upon mastery and respect for flamenco dance, cante and palos while experimentally incorporating elements of other dance forms, music genres, multimedia, and narrative storytelling. In this manner, Pasion y Arte investigates the trajectory of modernization and change in 21st century flamenco, with a special emphasis on the empowerment of women.
Pasion y Arte’s innovative work pushes the boundaries of a highly structural, traditional art form while embracing the tension that this creates, harnessing the flamenco language to unleash the feminist truths.

 

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