Insecto Primitivo (excerpt)

Insects have a life comparable to a dance: short, ephemeral and intense. "Insecto Primitivo" (excerpt) by Elías Aguirre explores a constant search for harmony between the heartbreaking and the subtle beauty of what happens on the tiny, improvised stages of invisible nature.

Choreographer: Elías Aguirre
Premiere Date: 2022
Run Time: 16 minutes

Available for touring

Credits

Commissioned by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain
Choreography by Elías Aguirre
Choreography based on the Elías Aguirre production of "Insecto Primitivo”

Performances by Hyosun Choi, Kate Coleman, Nicole Hagen, Colleen Hendricks, and JM. Rodriguez with Guest Artists Derrick Paris and Hunter Wayne

Collaborators Include:

Original Music: Jorge da Rocha
Lighting Designer: Claire Chrzan
Assistant Choreographer: Ruth Muelas
Rehearsal Director: Kate Coleman
Wardrobe Stylist: Angel Tyson
Wardrobe Stylist Assistant: Ryan Ruiz
Wardrobe Manager & Tailor: Robert Huerta

WATCH REHEARSAL TRAILER

WATCH SPAIN RESIDENCY TRAILER

Trailer | Insecto Primitivo (excerpt) | L.A. Contemporary Dance x Elías Aguirre

Additional Info

Trailers Filmed by Anna Tse and Edited by Danielle King

Watch the dance film companion piece: INSECTOS: arte y vida

"...a very beautiful but eerie exit of a male dancer crawling off with a female on his back in a shape that, for me, evoked a newly hatched insect on the back of its parent." --Jeff Slayton, L.A. Dance Chronicle

"The dancers collect against one of the side walls like flies on a screen door and continue to move throughout the space as a community with a commitment known only to them." --Jeff Slayton, L.A. Dance Chronicle