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Emerald

Flamenco dance as you have never before seen in New Zealand. Passionate and powerful - EMERALD is an intrinsic fight for survival. This is a bold and personal narrative as it challenges our perceptions and beliefs of trauma. The work is built on the premise that "to know there, you have to go there".

Emerald Interweaves traditional and contemporary Flamenco, Folk and Spanish dance styles.

The work draws attention to how we change our skins through life, evolving into the people we are today because of hardships and pain suffered. From childhood, we begin to adapt and build coping mechanisms in response to experiences of life, augmenting current perspectives and defining the future.

The work challenges the audience in the notion of society’s ideals of a perfect picture, and the dance work addresses all that life brings. The work is constructed on the premise that even though we may share similar experiences, every hurt is personal.

Both Hernandez and Tamayo will present their individual narratives and the intrinsic fight to survive through the art of story telling; the premise of traditional Flamenco. The work is shared in the art of their cultural storytelling to connect with similar stories in their audiences.

This production is a re-work from the original production. The Soundtrack was edited and produced by Aaron Lee and Lighting design by Jason James. The EMERALD soundtrack is all pre-recorded.

When:

Feb 14 - 15; 18:30 (Q)

24 - 26 February; 21:00 (TAPAC)


Where:

TAPAC
100 Motions Road, Western Springs

Q Theatre Loft

305 Queen St, CBD


Duration:

45 minutes


Tickets:

$35 - $59 - QTheatre

$30 - $35 - TAPAC


Accessibility:

Accessible seating available
Spoken Language Barrier? No problem!


Content Warnings:

n/a


 
 

Dance & Physical Theatre, Theatre, Cultural - World Dance
Feminism, Religion & Spirituality