Olga Pericet. Perspectiva de un baile sonoro

Olga Pericet presents a flamenco piece at Teatros del Canal that reflects on memory and on the present of this art, staged as a dance concert with three bodies on stage.

Awarded the El Ojo Crítico prize in 2014 and the Premio Nacional de Danza in 2018, in the interpretation category, flamenco dancer Olga Pericet has 35 years of artistic career behind her. In this production she examines flamenco through experience and research: she starts from the simplicity of its forms and the echo of tradition to broaden the folkloric format, and turns the body into an instrument of memory and a tool for discovering new possibilities.

The work unfolds as a dance concert involving three bodies. Two of them open the dialogue and a third arrives to alter the movement and create new relationships; over time the three synchronise and form a dance for three. What emerges is a scenic conversation built on imperfect, personal and intimate forms, conceived as an open essay with numerous expressive possibilities.

The production holds that flamenco can interact with the present moment while retaining its connection to the past. Teatros del Canal, in Madrid, mainly programmes theatre and also hosts concerts.