It seems that tonight there’s a pact with those above and those below. Lorca said, “There are things locked within walls that, if they were to suddenly burst out into the street and scream, would fill the world.” Tonight, flamenco sneaks through every crack in every wall. It’s as if a pact existed between those who were and those who will be. It's as if a prayer existed, a way of invoking. Tonight there’s a pact with the night itself, invoked by Carmen and Derek with Invocation and FLAMANTE.

Carmen Muñoz kicks the night off with Invocation, an investigation into performance that revolves around the bodies of postmodern dance—Steve Patxon, Yvonne Rainer and Trisha Brown—and the entire historical constellation they represent. Channelling them, she proposes a journey through flamenco based on a physical and mystical exploration, like a dance of invocation, that culminates in the intuitive and spontaneous present body, in which the boundaries of dance are blurred. What is the body of the present? What are its ties to the world?

Carmen Muñoz is a dancer, choreographer and researcher who trained at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona, where she also teaches. During her career she has focused on researching the body and flamenco, developing an artistic practice that combines stage theory and experimentation, participating in collaborative projects that explore new forms of choreographic creation and thinking.

We’ll end the night enjoying the imagination of Derek van den Bulcke with FLAMANTE, a project of musical research and production carried out with the flamenco singer Curro Rodríguez and the performer Carmen Muñoz. With a sound that travels between experimental music and pop culture, FLAMANTE connects with different audiences: from ambient and techno lovers to those who seek the emotion of great hymns. His style draws on global references, flamenco and the latest electronic music.

Derek van den Bulcke is a musical creator, DJ and independent artist who develops his practice from an art research perspective that incorporates sound, context and experimentation. He creates his work individually and collectively, showing it at major venues and institutions. At the same time, he is expanding his creative language to the visual arts and other contemporary formats.