Rocío Molina fuses traditional flamenco and avant-garde dance improvisation fearlessly and with blazing passion. In Fallen from Heaven, she dances with captivating beauty and disturbing power through the course of a work that celebrates the many aspects of what it means to be a woman.
Rocío Molina fuses traditional flamenco and avant-garde dance improvisation fearlessly and with blazing passion. In Fallen from Heaven, she dances with captivating beauty and disturbing power through the course of a work that celebrates the many aspects of what it means to be a woman.
A feminist scream from the flamenco queen of the 21st century
“At once lyrical, raunchy and impeccably danced, Molina’s fiercely provocative work is unforgettable” ★★★★★ The Guardian
“Molina has genius: irresistible, all-consuming, all-powerful.” ★★★★ Financial Times
Rocío Molina fuses traditional flamenco and avant-garde dance improvisation fearlessly and with blazing passion. Her command of her art is so complete that after one of her performances Mikhail Baryshnikov was moved to fall to his knees in admiration before her. In Fallen from Heaven–which won her Outstanding Female Modern Performance at the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards 2018 (UK) and the awards for Best Female Dancer, Best Choreography and Best Lighting Design at the 2017 Spanish Max Awards for the Performing Arts–she dances with captivating beauty and disturbing power through the course of a work that celebrates the many aspects of what it means to be female.
Co-direction, Choreography, Musical Direction Rocío Molina
Co-direction, Dramaturgy, Design and Lighting Carlos Marquerie
Music Eduardo Trassierra
Musical Composition José Ángel Carmona José Manuel Ramos “Oruco” Pablo Martín Jones
Sound Javier Álvarez
Costumes Cecilia Molano
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A feminist scream from the flamenco queen of the 21st century
“At once lyrical, raunchy and impeccably danced, Molina’s fiercely provocative work is unforgettable” ★★★★★ The Guardian
“Molina has genius: irresistible, all-consuming, all-powerful.” ★★★★ Financial Times
Rocío Molina fuses traditional flamenco and avant-garde dance improvisation fearlessly and with blazing passion. Her command of her art is so complete that after one of her performances Mikhail Baryshnikov was moved to fall to his knees in admiration before her. In Fallen from Heaven–which won her Outstanding Female Modern Performance at the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards 2018 (UK) and the awards for Best Female Dancer, Best Choreography and Best Lighting Design at the 2017 Spanish Max Awards for the Performing Arts–she dances with captivating beauty and disturbing power through the course of a work that celebrates the many aspects of what it means to be female.
Cast & Creatives
Co-direction, Choreography, Musical Direction Rocío Molina
Co-direction, Dramaturgy, Design and Lighting Carlos Marquerie
Music Eduardo Trassierra
Musical Composition José Ángel Carmona José Manuel Ramos “Oruco” Pablo Martín Jones
