El Péndulo at the Evolution Festival

Photo Credit: Alice Chacon

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 Sunday, OCTOBER 4, 2026, at 7 PM
St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church

263 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024

Doors open at 6:30 pm

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An immersive experience featuring improvisational dance that reflects cultural perspectives, from collectivism to individualism.

 

About the Performance:
El Péndulo (The Pendulum) transports the audience through an immersive experience featuring improvisational dance, inspired by the image of the oscillating pendulum as the driving force. Throughout this interactive piece, dancers explore an array of movement ideas from a relational perspective, shifting between instances of connection and disconnection. While the dancers swing, suspend, sway, and vacillate, we invite the audience to stand or walk during the performance, observing the piece from varied perspectives. They are encouraged to get close to the performers, appreciate details, connect with the dancers, and become integral parts of the experience. This project stems from an idea that has become increasingly relevant in our current political climate. Historically, the ‘pendulum’ has swung incessantly from one dominant political perspective to the opposite. We look at the pendulum's opposite ends as reflecting our cultural perspectives, ranging from collectivism to individualism.

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Cast & Creative Team

Direction & Costumes: Carmen Caceres

Choreography & Performance: Angelica Barbosa, Carmen Caceres,

Chisato Fujii, Eryn Barnes, Facundo Ferreyra, Madi Gibson,

Shizu Higa, Sofia Ameglio, & Uila Marx
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Tickets:

General Admission $28.52 | Student/Artist $17.85 | Reserved Seating $52.20​

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