FlamencAsian 2026

3 Oct, 8pm & 4 Oct, 3pm — Esplanade Theatre Studio Tierra Rota, Viva Alma (Broken Earth, Living Soul) When the earth breaks, the soul still dances. Directed by Antonio Vargas A meditation on ecological collapse and human endurance, imagining a world fractured physically, socially, and spiritually — yet still carrying the persistence of life and memory. Dancers from Flamenco Sin Fronteras join contemporary artists Pang Xin Yi and Gong Wen Xuan, bridging flamenco's raw intensity with contemporary dance's poetic fluidity. Composer Robert Casteels, with guitarist José Ismael Sierra, vocalist Chen Po-Yin, and percussionist Lalit Kumar, builds a score of instability, fragmentation, and fragile harmony. Artistes: Antonio Vargas (Director), Robert Casteels (Composer), José Ismael Sierra, Chen Po-Yin, Lalit Kumar (Musicians), Cheryl Ng, Daphne Huang Vargas, Gan Hui Hui, Misa Noda, Tilly Wong, Toshiaki Konno (Flamenco Dancers), Pang Xin Yi, Gong Wen Xuan (Contemporary Dancers)

4 Oct, 7:30pm — Esplanade Theatre Studio Fragmentos de Mañana (Fragments of Tomorrow) Many futures, one rhythm. A contemporary flamenco production bringing together artists from Singapore, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, and Spain, each offering an original fragment on the forces shaping tomorrow — AI, environmental uncertainty, identity, and human connection. Rooted in flamenco tradition yet reimagined through Asian perspectives, it invites audiences into a cross-cultural dialogue on fracture, resilience, and collective transformation. Artistes: José Ismael Sierra (Spain), Zhao Zhen, Mustafa (China), Lu Lee, Chen Po-Yin (Taiwan), Nobuyoshi Nakane (Japan/Singapore), Lalita Jantaro, Ballet Flamenco Thailand (Thailand), Mariko Drayton (Hong Kong), Chang Hsiao Min, Ren Yi, Yong Kai Lin, Lalit Kumar (Singapore)