Perdida
Perdida, is a multi-disciplinary performance, which combines dance, theatre and live music. The work integrates the language of dance with original text in Spanish, English and Náhuatl, (Mexican Indigenous language) woven with an original live musical score. It is a personal excavation of the performer’s female blood lines and an embodied dialogue with the spirit of her ancestors. As the piece unfolds the performer portrays three female archetypes representing her ancestry: a warrior woman, a goddess, and a ghost woman.
Performance length, 45 minutes.
Premiere Feb 15- 18, 2018, Scotiabank Theatre, Prevailing Voices, A DanceWorks CoWorks Series Event
Choreographer, co-writer: Lilia Leon
Director/dramaturge: Anita La Selva
*appears courtesy of Canadian Actors Equity Association
Co-Writer: Charles C. Smith
Composer: Brandon Valdivia
Lighting Designer: Andy Moro
Costume Designer: Julia Tribe *member of Associated Designers of Canada
Stage Manager: Sasha Tate-Howarth
Assistant Stage Manager: Gehan Udayanga
Aztec Dance and Náhuatl (Mexican –Indigenous Language) consultant: Asalia Arellano
Producers: Lilia Leon and Aria Evans
Presenter: DanceWorks CoWorks
Mentor Company and Production Support: Aluna Theatre
Box Office and Front of House Coordinator: Vero Diaz
Volunteers: Liisa Smith, Candice Irwin, Irma Villafuerte, Ashley Kotva, Rowen McBride, Lucia Llano, Aitana Gunaratne
Publicist: Sue Balint
