Felahikum

Running time: 55 min
Creation 2015
Wang Ramirez - Felahikum

Felahikum

Running time: 55 min
Creation 2015
A duo directed by Wang Ramirez and choreographed by Rocío Molina, Honji Wang & Sébastien Ramirez

An unsettling complicity is on the verge of being born between Honji Wang and Rocío Molina – the most quintessential innovator of Flamenco dance.

As the two dancers confront, they tame each other whilst seeing features of themselves mirrored in the other. Yet with the sea of disparities from their cultural roots to their languages, everything seems to differentiate Rocío and Honji. Nonetheless the encounter works, and one reason is that each dancer is accustomed to challenging the rules and the frontiers of her original universe. In a world in perpetual movement, they have become multifaceted.

"Felahikum" is the Arabic term thought to be the root of the word Flamenco - also the result of mobility and encounters. The end goal is not the fusion of styles nor a discourse on the differences and similarities of their dance cultures. Together, Rocío and Honji allow mystery to emerge, filling the space “between”, so they can possess one another. It’s in this “between” space that the choreographic invention - completely dedicated to human exploration - takes place.

"Molina enlarges the range of vision of Flamenco through improbable and aesthetic transgressions whereas Wang bends HipHop like a reed."
Danser, canal historique

“Sébastien Ramirez’ creations are proof that dance is made of the same substance as poetry (...)”
Epoch Times

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Artistic direction: Honji Wang & Sébastien Ramirez
Choreography: Rocío Molina, Honji Wang & Sébastien Ramirez
Dance: Rocío Molina & Honji Wang
Composition: LACRYMOBOY
With the participation of: Christophe Isselee (guitars) / Cynthia Floquet & Katy Heiting (vocals) / Rocío Molina & Honji Wang (voices)
Sound technician : Javier Alvarez
Light design: Jani-Matti Salo
Light manager: Cyril Mulon
Set design: Thomas Pénanguer
Stylist: Soo-Hi Song
Costumes realization in collaboration with: Catherine Argence
Creation producer in 2015: Dirk Korell
Executive production: Company Wang Ramirez, Clash66


Co-production

L'Archipel, national theatre Perpignan (in the frame of a creation residency)
Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival Steps (Switzerland)
Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona)
Théâtre + Cinéma Scène nationale Grand Narbonne

Support

Regional council Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée
Regional Cultural Affairs Directorate Occitanie
County council Pyrénées Orientales

Thanks!

Sadler's Wells, London
Flamenco Festival, London