Based on the tragicomedy
El Maleficio de la Mariposa
by Federico Garcia Lorca

A Poet Beetle falls in love with a beautiful, unattainable butterfly. The plot is further complicated as Sylvia Beetle pursues the poet. Witch Beetle forsees and guides the flow of fate.

Link to Review of Mariposa

Performed at Dance Canada
Wednesday, June 9, 2004
7:30 p.m. NAC Studio, Ottawa

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For the first time in its history, Flamenco takes the stage at the Canada Dance Festival. Flamenco, modern dance and Spanish classical dance come together in a searing, emotional interpretation of a tragic love story...in which all of the characters are dreamlike insects. Artists from across Canada join to create this exceptional dance drama based on the play by Spanish poet Garcia Lorca. This performance marks the first time Mariposa has been performed since its debut in Spain in 1921.