Founded in 1983, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is one of America’s premier flamenco companies with a mission to promote flamenco as a living art form and a vital part of Hispanic heritage. The universal spirit of flamenco – with diverse influences from Roma, Arabic, Jewish, Spanish, African and Latin American cultures – gives this art form a unique power to build bridges between people. Flamenco Vivo presents QUINTO ELEMENTO (Fifth Element), a new evening-length work choreographed by Patricia Guerrero with an original score by Francis Gomez. The production explores the fifth element of the earth: ether, the essence that makes up the space around us.