SPAC 2024-2025 Dance Season at Spa Little Theater – Modern Dance Troupes, A World Premiere
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, a showcase of the world premiere of “Quinto Elemento” will be staged at Spa Little Theater. Photo: Christopher Duggan.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s 2024-2025 dance season at Spa Little Theater features modern dance troupes A.I.M by Kyle Abraham (Nov.9 & 10) and Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana (March 8 & 9) for the world premiere of its new work “Quinto Elemento.”
“Our year-round home in Spa Little Theater has truly become a vibrant hub for all genres of music, dance, and theater. In addition to the presentation of and education in the arts, we are also proud of our role as a commissioner and incubator of new and exciting works,” Elizabeth Sobol, President and CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Center, said in a statement.
Kicking off the series is A.I.M by Kyle Abraham with two performances that feature the company’s signature tapestry of Black and Queer stories, intertwined with a sensual and provocative vocabulary and a strong emphasis on music, text, video, and visual art. The performances mark the SPAC debut of the company, following the success of Kyle Abraham’s two New York City Ballet works The Runaway and Love Letter (on shuffle), which held their SPAC debuts in 2019 and 2023, respectively.
Also highlighting the season is SPAC debut of Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, which will showcase the world premiere of its new evening-length work “Quinto Elemento” (Fifth Element) with this appearance.
Set to an original score of live music and choreographed by Patricia Guerrero, internationally acclaimed flamenco dancer-choreographer, the new work explores the fifth element of the earth, ether, the essence that makes up the space around us. Guerrero embraces chaos through choreography, building from flamenco’s expressive movement language while venturing beyond its current aesthetic bounds.
The news follows the announcement of SPAC’s inaugural McCormack Jazz Series in the Spa Little Theater and is part of SPAC’s mission to present year-round programming. Additional programming for the 2024-2025 Spa Little Theater season will be announced soon.
The programming is as follows: A.I.M by Kyle Abraham – Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.; Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana – Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 9 at 2 p.m.
For tickets and more information, visit spac.org.