Sofia Castro 2022

Unconventional flamenco in it’s purest form

Flamenco pioneer Sofia Castro is touring once again with Dansnät Sverige. This time, on a quest to redefine what is considered genuine flamenco.

Flamenco dancer and choreographer, Sofia Castro has unabashedly embraced the role as a trailblazer within the dance style. With cross-border collaborations and a sense of renewal, she actualises flamenco with groundbreaking rhythms and a hard stamp of her heel. Her style feels as provocative as it does innovative. A fresh voice in an otherwise traditional field. 

Her performance IMPURO is no exception. Castro’s wholly unique approach to flamenco shifts conventional perceptions of what we consider to be authentic, genuine, and pure. With projections, electronic music, and fascinating light displays, the piece becomes not only distinctive but a spectacle.

The performance emerges at the intersection between what’s regarded as pure/impure and genuine/fake. It questions why the original style is considered more desirable and takes precedence over what’s viewed as unconventional. Instead, IMPURO chooses to view the unorthodox as indispensable components and a prerequisite for further development of the art form.

Maybe we’re all authentic imitations?

Sofia Castro

Choreographer

Sofia Castro was born and raised in Sweden, but her roots are in Uruguay. Even as a child, she fell in love with dance, and after discovering flamenco, she moved to its birthplace, Seville. Here, she studied and worked for over 10 years. Castro is active as both a choreographer and dancer, and her work has been showcased in both traditional and contemporary flamenco performances. Although based in Sweden, she regularly works abroad when participating in collaborative projects.