F FOR FRONTERA
ALCHEMY
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For the third edition of F for Flamenco, we introduce a new event: F for Frontera, an evening exploring the North American flamenco dancers and dance companies creating boundary pushing new work. This year, F for Frontera features ALCHEMY, an interdisciplinary dance production exploring the transformative intersection of flamenco and contemporary dance. Drawing on themes from the classical alchemical process and Carl Jung’s theory of individuation, ALCHEMY examines personal evolution and transformation through the lenses of challenge, dissolution, and reintegration. Featuring a dynamic ensemble of three flamenco dancers, two contemporary dancers, and five musicians, ALCHEMY fuses movement and sound into a richly textured, emotionally resonant experience.
PLUS: The Pulse of Nature, World Premiere
The event will open with a world premiere screening of the international flamenco dance film, The Pulse of Nature.
ALCHEMY - ARTISTS
Alison MacDonald - Artistic Director, Dance
Rocio Conde - Dance
Kiyo Asaoka - Dance
Alex Herrera - Dance
Sebastian ‘Bash’ Hirtenstein - dance
Benjamin Barrile - Musical Director, Guitar
Ana Lía - Voice
Alvaro Echanove - Voice
George Crotty - Cello
Dani Carbonell - Percussion
Co-Direction and Dramaturgy - Mariana Collado
Choreography - Alison MacDonald, Mariana Collado, Jose Maldonado, Javier La Torre, Sebastian ‘Bash’ Hirtenstein
Original Music - Benjamin Barrile, Alfonso Acosta Pantera, Ana Lía, Roy Vargas
Dancers

Alison MacDonald

Kiyo Asaoka

Rocío Conde

Alexander Herrera

Sebastian "Bash" Hirtenstein
Musicians

Benjamin Barrile

Ana Lia

Alvaro Echánove

George Crotty

Dani Carbonell
WORLD PREMIER
"THE PULSE OF NATURE"
PART OF THE F FOR FRONTERA
at Randolph Theatre,
April 18, 2026 - 8pm (Doors 7:00pm)
736 Bathurst Street Get Directions
Licensed bar
ABOUT
PLUS: The Pulse of Nature, World Premiere
The event will open with a world premiere screening of the international flamenco dance film, The Pulse of Nature. The film was inspired by the remarkable migration of the ancient murrelet, a small shorebird that makes a rare east-west migration between Haida Gwaii, Canada, and Ueumdo Island, near Seoul, South Korea. Created by Canadian flamenco artists Lia Grainger and Tamar Ilana in collaboration with Korean percussion trio Groove& during a residency in Seoul in January 2026, the film blends flamenco dance, voice, and traditional Korean percussion.






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