05/19/2026
Sixth post from my F for Flamenco Festival 2026 series: F for Frontera.
This yearâs F for Frontera brought back ALCHEMY, one of the most emotionally intense and visually beautiful flamenco productions Iâve had the chance to photograph. Blending flamenco, contemporary dance, and live music, the performance explored transformation, collapse, rebuilding, and everything in between.
On stage:
Alison MacDonald () â Artistic Director, Dance;
Rocio Conde () â Dance;
Kiyo Asaoka () â Dance;
Alex Herrera () â Dance;
Sebastian âBashâ Hirtenstein () â Dance;
Benjamin Barrile (.barrile) â Musical Director, Guitar;
Ana LĂa () â Voice;
Alvaro Echanove () â Voice;
George Crotty () â Cello;
Dani Carbonell (.macar.percu) â Percussion.
The production also carried the artistic fingerprints of Mariana Collado (), Jose Maldonado (), Javier La Torre (), Alfonso Acosta Pantera (), Roy Vargas, and many others behind the scenes.
I also had the chance to photograph ALCHEMY last year at The Wi******er Theatre (), and some of those photos are still somewhere in my older posts if you feel like travelling back in time a little.