Programme

The iconoclastic choreographer Rocío Molina has coined her own artistic language based on a reinvented traditional flamenco style which respects its essence, but embraces the avant-garde. Radically free, she combines in her works: technical virtuosity, contemporary research and conceptual risk. Unafraid to forge alliances with other disciplines and artists, her choreographies are unique scenic events based on ideas and cultural forms ranging from cinema to literature, including philosophy and painting.

Dance House Helsinki presents the second part of Molina’s trilogy Trilogía sobre la Guitarra dedicated to the guitar. Al Fondo Riela (Lo Otro del Uno) delves into the dark side of the human psyche.

All transcendent moments are followed by a dark night of the soul. Beneath the slow passing of clouds, the dark, tumultuous sea rises to engulf everything. Atop it, Rocío Molina dances Al Fondo Riela, the antithesis of Inicio (Uno), the meeting with Lo otro de Uno (The Other). “On stage, I am accompanied by my own ego and two completely different guitarists. Eduardo Trassierra is harmony and technical complexity. Yerai Cortés is natural intuition. Al Fondo Riela is a piece about reflection and the loss of reality, a work where all the ghosts of my past emerge. You have to suffer through it to reach the third part, which will be a liberation.”

Dressed in spartan black, Molina spars with two guitarists. She dances farrucas, seguiriyas, bulerías, soleás, in a constant struggle with her own image, with Lo Otro de Uno (The Other), who forces her down into the depths of all her own fears. Vanity, ambition, pride, solitude… but Al fondo riela (it glimmers in the depths). A trembling light pulsates at the end of the never-ending soleá, colour seeps back into the darkness. The liberation, the Vuelta al Uno (Return to the Self), is near.

The performances are part of the Dance House Helsinki's series of international guests, which brings the most interesting dance groups and artists to Finland. The series is supported by the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation and will take place during the opening years of the Dance House Helsinki 2022-2023.

Lyon Opera Ballet will also be part of the House of Dance's international visiting series in spring 2023.

Ticket information

Standard ticket | A 48€ – B 36€
Discount tickets | Alle 25-vuotiaat, opiskelijat, työttömät, siviilipalvelus- ja varushenkilöt: A 28€ – B 22€. Please be prepared to present a certificate entitling you to a discount.
Pensioners | A 43€ – B 33€
Professional ticket | For members of STST and SVÄV: A 29€ – B 22€. Purchase limit one ticket.
Group ticket | Minimum amount 10 persons: 41 €. For group bookings contact: info@tanssintalo.fi

Note: To ensure good visibility to everyone, The Erkko Hall auditorium is steep. Please note that there is no lift to the upper section. Only the first row seats are fully accessible.