Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is one of America’s premier flamenco companies. The company honors the traditions of flamenco while advancing its evolution as a contemporary dance discipline.

Created by internationally acclaimed flamenco dancer-choreographer, Patricia Guerrero, Quinto Elemento (Fifth Element) explores the fifth element of the earth: ether—that which we do not see yet is ever-present, the essence that makes up space around us. 

By drawing on her deep knowledge of traditional flamenco structure and daringly deconstructing its rules, Guerrero seeks to extract the essence of flamenco itself, its invisible fifth element, and showcase it for all the world to see in this captivating dance performance.

Mahalo to our Dance Performance sponsors for the 2024/25 Season: Kate Bell & Tom Blackburn, Carl & Marilyn Bernhardt, Michael & Ruth Bernstone, Carol & Clive Davies, Fred Dosher & Carol Greenwell, Suzanne Hill, Thomas Kapp & Cynthia Roher, Cathi Keene, Marsha & Tom Kerley, Caroline Landry & David Kirk, John C. Ryan, and Niel Thomas & Hermine Baker