The Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series at Cornell University closes its 2025-26 season with renowned company Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana at Bailey Hall for a performance on Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana presents QUINTO ELEMENTO (Fifth Element), a powerful new work by internationally acclaimed dancer‑choreographer Patricia Guerrero, featuring an original live score by Francis Gómez. In this boundary‑pushing creation, Guerrero explores ether—the invisible yet ever‑present “fifth element”—using flamenco’s expressive language as both a foundation and a force to transcend traditional aesthetics. Celebrated for her deep command of flamenco and her fearless deconstruction of the form, Guerrero seeks to reveal flamenco’s own intangible essence, resulting in a work of striking, unconventional beauty.
One of America’s premier flamenco companies, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana reaches more than 30,000 people nationwide each year through performances and inclusive educational programs. Under the artistic leadership of Carlota Santana—honored by Spain with La Cruz de la Orden al Mérito Civil and hailed by Dance Magazine as “The Keeper of Flamenco” – the company has premiered over 30 original works and championed arts education and artist development initiatives since its founding in 1983. Guided by the belief that flamenco’s diverse cultural influences give it a unique power to build bridges, Flamenco Vivo continues its mission to preserve, expand, and celebrate flamenco as a vibrant living art form.
Artist and program information, subscriptions, single tickets, and student memberships are available through the DMCCS website, cornellconcertseries.com.
Free evening parking is available at the Forest Home [37 Forest Home Dr.] and Hoy garages.
The Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series has been hosting musicians and ensembles of international stature since 1903. Originally featuring Western classical artists, the series presented Ravi Shankar in 1987 and has since grown to encompass a broader spectrum of the world's great music. In 2025, the Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts made a gift to Cornell University, renaming the long-standing Cornell Concert Series to the Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series.
