1 00:00:01,648 --> 00:00:06,648 (feet tapping) (drums beating) 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:19,161 --> 00:00:20,829 - Can't hear it. 5 00:00:23,165 --> 00:00:24,750 - We can't hear the feet. 6 00:00:27,044 --> 00:00:29,671 - We can't hear the guitar either. 7 00:00:30,630 --> 00:00:33,842 - We can’t hear the feet nor the guitar. 8 00:00:33,842 --> 00:00:36,887 we need feet and guitar... 9 00:00:37,554 --> 00:00:39,681 Guitar, and feet. 10 00:01:53,246 --> 00:01:55,829 (upbeat music) 11 00:02:04,700 --> 00:02:07,283 (gentle music) 12 00:02:10,130 --> 00:02:11,965 (music rising) 13 00:02:25,479 --> 00:02:30,380 - Broadway is any performing artist's dream. 14 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,083 It's where the best shows are played... 15 00:02:34,863 --> 00:02:37,157 Naturally Broadway is always a reference. 16 00:02:37,174 --> 00:02:39,350 Every opportunity I had to visit New York, 17 00:02:39,375 --> 00:02:44,014 I would go see each new show that had opened. 18 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:47,875 Searching for that level of artistry, 19 00:02:47,900 --> 00:02:50,287 so it's like the dream is to get there. 20 00:02:59,086 --> 00:03:02,370 - It's very difficult to make a successful show 21 00:03:02,370 --> 00:03:06,240 in New York City, it's a very competitive market. 22 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,700 And it's one of those things that there's all kinds of rules 23 00:03:10,700 --> 00:03:15,143 about how a show gets created, but there's also no rules. 24 00:03:18,810 --> 00:03:22,543 - Coming from Venezuela, there's a lot of excitement. 25 00:03:22,543 --> 00:03:23,993 We're going to New York City. 26 00:03:24,950 --> 00:03:26,143 We're flying to New York City, 27 00:03:26,168 --> 00:03:28,278 we'll bring the show up there soon. 28 00:03:28,303 --> 00:03:30,566 The spirit is super high. 29 00:03:31,470 --> 00:03:33,400 There's girls that have been dancing 30 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,623 this material for over six years. 31 00:03:36,810 --> 00:03:41,130 Going to the Big Apple, take a bite out. 32 00:03:41,130 --> 00:03:42,470 - The biggest step I think to 33 00:03:42,470 --> 00:03:44,213 getting to Broadway is money. 34 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:46,150 Anyone will take your money 35 00:03:46,150 --> 00:03:48,850 and let you come into their theatre and perform there. 36 00:03:49,980 --> 00:03:51,884 - To premiere a show in New York 37 00:03:51,899 --> 00:03:54,610 is an infinitely significant achievement. 38 00:03:54,635 --> 00:03:57,337 There is a wide number of technicalities 39 00:03:57,362 --> 00:03:58,363 that come into play. 40 00:03:58,380 --> 00:04:01,758 In fact, we've seen many shows fail in the attempt. 41 00:04:03,460 --> 00:04:06,240 - We really needed critical acclaim 42 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:07,810 to help sell tickets. 43 00:04:07,810 --> 00:04:10,733 We had to educate the population on what the show was. 44 00:04:13,466 --> 00:04:15,333 - We were dragging a lot of losses. 45 00:04:15,339 --> 00:04:16,939 We were the Titanic. 46 00:04:17,690 --> 00:04:20,040 - My advice from a financial point of view, 47 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:21,580 close down immediately 48 00:04:21,580 --> 00:04:24,403 or you're gonna risk losing a lot more money. 49 00:04:25,891 --> 00:04:28,921 I knew that they were unconventional and I knew that 50 00:04:28,950 --> 00:04:32,320 it was gonna be an unconventional situation. 51 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,236 But that's also what can make magic happen. 52 00:04:35,236 --> 00:04:37,819 (gentle music) 53 00:05:52,060 --> 00:05:54,068 (music fades out) 54 00:05:56,982 --> 00:05:59,227 (dress flapping) 55 00:06:30,103 --> 00:06:32,686 (gentle music) 56 00:06:39,938 --> 00:06:41,282 Three years passed 57 00:06:41,307 --> 00:06:43,359 from the day “Between Worlds” premiered in Venezuela 58 00:06:43,837 --> 00:06:46,180 to the day it arrived on Broadway. 59 00:06:47,699 --> 00:06:50,805 During those three years the show grew little by little, 60 00:06:51,428 --> 00:06:54,412 because we never really had the funding 61 00:06:54,914 --> 00:06:57,350 to produce the show 62 00:06:57,375 --> 00:07:00,279 and to lock ourselves for three months in a warehouse 63 00:07:00,304 --> 00:07:03,341 to assemble artistically, design lighting or scenery. 64 00:07:03,565 --> 00:07:08,245 It was actually something we did little by little. 65 00:07:08,386 --> 00:07:11,473 And what a company can normally accomplish 66 00:07:11,487 --> 00:07:13,907 within three months anywhere, 67 00:07:13,908 --> 00:07:16,229 here it would take a year to accomplish. 68 00:07:16,645 --> 00:07:19,385 - From 2013 to 2019 69 00:07:19,409 --> 00:07:23,668 the deepening of the socialist revolution, 70 00:07:25,044 --> 00:07:30,498 socialism, socialism and more socialism. 71 00:07:30,967 --> 00:07:33,803 - What is going on here? Look It's a protest, you see? 72 00:07:33,803 --> 00:07:35,472 We are arriving at the theater. 73 00:07:35,472 --> 00:07:36,614 You see? 74 00:07:36,639 --> 00:07:39,601 Look at all the buses here. 75 00:07:40,101 --> 00:07:41,895 We have no way of entering the theater. 76 00:07:41,962 --> 00:07:43,643 We come to a rehearsal 77 00:07:43,667 --> 00:07:46,341 and have no way of getting into the theater. 78 00:07:46,649 --> 00:07:49,986 It is very exhausting to work with musicians here. 79 00:07:49,986 --> 00:07:52,614 To work with a group of 30 people, 80 00:07:52,639 --> 00:07:54,266 because when it's not the traffic, 81 00:07:54,282 --> 00:07:55,733 it's the need 82 00:07:55,758 --> 00:07:57,677 or it's the issue of the economy 83 00:07:57,702 --> 00:07:59,496 or the issue of public safety. 84 00:07:59,829 --> 00:08:01,623 All of that somehow 85 00:08:01,623 --> 00:08:05,126 when you sit and you're going to play the music that is written 86 00:08:05,293 --> 00:08:09,306 one way or another, it generates a state of mind 87 00:08:09,331 --> 00:08:11,331 that is not ideal to work. 88 00:08:12,700 --> 00:08:15,457 (music rising) 89 00:08:23,921 --> 00:08:26,995 (dramatic music) 90 00:08:27,148 --> 00:08:28,441 - Put more breath into it. 91 00:08:33,930 --> 00:08:37,325 This is something that I am not going to continue to repeat. 92 00:08:37,350 --> 00:08:40,771 You must breathe doing the posture. 93 00:08:40,854 --> 00:08:42,147 You are not breathing it! 94 00:08:47,304 --> 00:08:49,223 It looks uneven. 95 00:08:49,254 --> 00:08:52,000 We're not seeing the choreography that is being set. 96 00:08:52,533 --> 00:08:54,367 One two and three and... 97 00:08:57,428 --> 00:08:58,747 Bigger! 98 00:08:58,818 --> 00:09:00,016 (all inhale in unison) 99 00:09:02,584 --> 00:09:05,334 (dramatic music) 100 00:09:06,312 --> 00:09:07,438 Bigger, Claudia! 101 00:09:14,028 --> 00:09:15,572 I think that flamenco is rich enough, 102 00:09:15,572 --> 00:09:19,284 that it doesn't need any contributions to it. 103 00:09:20,159 --> 00:09:22,441 Flamenco is Flamenco 104 00:09:22,479 --> 00:09:25,315 and it is beautiful the way it is. 105 00:09:26,149 --> 00:09:28,480 But when you make it a stage production, 106 00:09:29,110 --> 00:09:32,281 I still feel that general audiences 107 00:09:32,307 --> 00:09:36,176 are not drawn to watch a "Flamenco show". 108 00:09:36,201 --> 00:09:38,453 Only Flamenco lovers. 109 00:09:38,787 --> 00:09:41,906 Thankfully there are more of them every day worldwide. 110 00:09:42,207 --> 00:09:44,959 They're the ones that buy a ticket, buy records 111 00:09:45,168 --> 00:09:47,087 and gravitate towards Flamenco. 112 00:09:47,103 --> 00:09:50,856 and I believe it is an art form that can reach masses. 113 00:09:51,575 --> 00:09:53,744 Capable of captivating many audiences. 114 00:09:54,261 --> 00:10:00,308 Only if we find ways to expose it in wider forms. 115 00:10:01,785 --> 00:10:06,785 (upbeat music) (feet tapping) 116 00:10:26,502 --> 00:10:29,735 (clapping) (guitar playing) 117 00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:45,158 (guitar playing) 118 00:10:49,483 --> 00:10:52,104 (feet tapping) 119 00:11:35,946 --> 00:11:39,108 (guitar playing) (drumming) 120 00:11:39,825 --> 00:11:41,129 It sounds very high. 121 00:11:42,426 --> 00:11:46,259 (singing in foreign language) 122 00:11:46,558 --> 00:11:49,174 (clapping, foot tapping) 123 00:11:52,061 --> 00:11:54,480 I do two counts, cajón only. 124 00:11:55,924 --> 00:11:56,947 Muted. 125 00:11:57,717 --> 00:12:01,343 (feet tapping) 126 00:12:41,386 --> 00:12:42,816 Yes, it sounds really good. 127 00:12:45,140 --> 00:12:46,347 In regards to "Between Worlds", 128 00:12:46,391 --> 00:12:50,479 It's a piece that fuses Flamenco with the Urban genre, 129 00:12:50,521 --> 00:12:54,457 however, it keeps the essence of each one of these genres 130 00:12:54,482 --> 00:12:56,449 through a dramatic plot. 131 00:12:56,474 --> 00:12:59,837 Meaning it has characters, it tells a love story, 132 00:12:59,862 --> 00:13:01,231 you have a villain and a hero, 133 00:13:01,256 --> 00:13:03,256 therefore it is very appealing for children. 134 00:13:05,466 --> 00:13:08,216 (dramatic music) 135 00:13:16,245 --> 00:13:18,828 (clapping) (feet tapping) 136 00:13:18,945 --> 00:13:21,117 (percussion) 137 00:13:27,682 --> 00:13:31,106 (feet tapping) (clappping) 138 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:39,102 - It was created with a very organic approach. 139 00:13:39,777 --> 00:13:41,892 We were not looking to do 140 00:13:41,916 --> 00:13:43,548 something different to stand out, 141 00:13:43,591 --> 00:13:46,368 but the dialogue between us the choreographers. 142 00:13:46,384 --> 00:13:47,392 In this case, 143 00:13:47,416 --> 00:13:50,692 my work with Jesus Orta who is the urban choreographer, 144 00:13:50,888 --> 00:13:52,997 with Roberto Castillo, who is the choreographer 145 00:13:53,022 --> 00:13:54,560 of all the theatrical percussion 146 00:13:54,625 --> 00:13:56,720 and under the direction of Pablo Croce, 147 00:13:56,745 --> 00:13:58,692 who is in charge of the dramaturgy, 148 00:13:58,717 --> 00:14:03,443 resulted in Between Worlds, which are different worlds 149 00:14:03,468 --> 00:14:06,135 unified by one story. 150 00:14:07,472 --> 00:14:10,055 (upbeat guitar music) 151 00:14:53,493 --> 00:14:57,326 (singing in foreign language) 152 00:15:10,284 --> 00:15:11,644 (music fades out) 153 00:15:24,090 --> 00:15:26,522 (indistinct chatter) 154 00:15:29,178 --> 00:15:32,189 (background hum of airplane) 155 00:15:38,606 --> 00:15:39,606 - Okay. 156 00:15:39,668 --> 00:15:42,458 - On 74th you're going to make a left 157 00:15:42,483 --> 00:15:44,585 and try to get on the Palmetto, 158 00:15:44,610 --> 00:15:48,660 then off the next exit. 159 00:15:48,698 --> 00:15:49,741 - Oh. 160 00:15:49,746 --> 00:15:51,801 - Once you're on 72nd, call me if you need to. 161 00:15:52,119 --> 00:15:54,766 - Okay, perfect. I'll call you later. 162 00:15:57,624 --> 00:15:58,659 Did you understand anything? 163 00:15:58,684 --> 00:16:00,628 - Yeah 72nd, the penitentiary, 73rd... the shit. 164 00:16:05,358 --> 00:16:08,610 (drums banging) 165 00:16:08,610 --> 00:16:11,660 - A lot of people ask me, "What is the show, what is it?" 166 00:16:11,660 --> 00:16:15,910 And I'm like, it's just a fusion of worlds, 167 00:16:15,910 --> 00:16:18,870 of all different worlds coming together. 168 00:16:18,870 --> 00:16:23,670 From the street, from a Flamenco, from Spanish, 169 00:16:23,670 --> 00:16:27,500 from just everything, just everything fusing together 170 00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:31,000 and just creating this crazy cool show. 171 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,880 And it's like, I can't even explain it sometimes 172 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,027 because it's so different. 173 00:16:37,419 --> 00:16:40,002 (upbeat music) 174 00:16:40,161 --> 00:16:41,841 (clapping, percussion) 175 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,631 Great start especially if the New York plan comes true, 176 00:16:45,646 --> 00:16:48,692 we would be a step ahead. 177 00:16:48,716 --> 00:16:52,461 We know everyone, we know our make up. 178 00:16:52,486 --> 00:16:54,335 - It is one of the most important 179 00:16:54,359 --> 00:16:56,907 markets in the entire world. 180 00:16:57,241 --> 00:17:02,038 It's where there are the most artists per square foot, 181 00:17:02,038 --> 00:17:05,499 therefore it is a challenge. We are not quite ready yet. 182 00:17:05,977 --> 00:17:08,560 (upbeat music) 183 00:17:10,529 --> 00:17:12,365 (drumming) 184 00:17:13,324 --> 00:17:15,077 Oh no, come on... 185 00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:17,702 (upbeat pop music) 186 00:17:18,664 --> 00:17:19,664 (laughter) 187 00:17:20,666 --> 00:17:22,222 No filming, only pictures. 188 00:17:24,752 --> 00:17:28,013 (upbeat music continues) 189 00:17:38,489 --> 00:17:41,322 (crew chattering) 190 00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:45,639 (indistinct) 191 00:17:46,373 --> 00:17:48,501 - This is just the beginning! 192 00:17:48,501 --> 00:17:54,298 Based on what we experienced in these 5 performances, 193 00:17:54,298 --> 00:17:57,891 we will be able to work and make the most of it 194 00:17:57,915 --> 00:18:00,704 for the opportunities yet to come. 195 00:18:01,263 --> 00:18:04,692 God willing it will be a bright and beautiful future for us all. 196 00:18:04,717 --> 00:18:05,825 - Amen. 197 00:18:07,228 --> 00:18:09,876 - When the opportunity presented itself 198 00:18:09,900 --> 00:18:11,134 it was like... 199 00:18:12,278 --> 00:18:13,734 all paths opened and said: 200 00:18:13,759 --> 00:18:15,471 Well, this is everything I want in my life! 201 00:18:15,512 --> 00:18:20,884 To measure it next to other world class productions. 202 00:18:22,436 --> 00:18:23,548 To you, 203 00:18:23,573 --> 00:18:24,574 to how you dance 204 00:18:24,813 --> 00:18:25,814 to how you train 205 00:18:26,106 --> 00:18:27,156 to how you sing 206 00:18:27,441 --> 00:18:28,901 and to your way of life. Cheers! 207 00:18:29,250 --> 00:18:30,543 - But honestly... 208 00:18:30,918 --> 00:18:33,104 Pablo was the person that pushed this forward. 209 00:18:33,129 --> 00:18:35,297 Pablo was the number one believer, 210 00:18:35,297 --> 00:18:37,100 confident that we could get there 211 00:18:37,687 --> 00:18:40,038 and run a season 212 00:18:40,077 --> 00:18:43,264 Off Broadway next to the best productions. 213 00:18:43,347 --> 00:18:44,748 For me it was a dream, 214 00:18:45,762 --> 00:18:47,642 but I didn't know how to achieve this dream. 215 00:18:48,193 --> 00:18:50,776 (gentle music) 216 00:19:36,102 --> 00:19:37,782 (gentle electronic music) 217 00:19:38,362 --> 00:19:40,344 (quiet street sounds) 218 00:19:49,436 --> 00:19:50,436 (indistinct) 219 00:19:50,795 --> 00:19:51,795 - It's a... 220 00:19:51,816 --> 00:19:54,310 I'm the producer of the show, Between Worlds 221 00:19:55,487 --> 00:19:57,167 (woman speaking on phone) 222 00:19:57,428 --> 00:19:59,680 - I'm in 35th but it goes west. 223 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,393 I'm gonna have to turn on 34th. 224 00:20:02,118 --> 00:20:03,851 (person speaking on phone) 225 00:20:04,730 --> 00:20:07,000 Hey, there you are. Good to meet you, man. 226 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,423 - Pleasure, Pablo. - Okay, nice to meet you. 227 00:20:14,757 --> 00:20:15,757 - Hey, guys. 228 00:20:16,017 --> 00:20:17,844 (crosstalk) 229 00:20:18,510 --> 00:20:20,361 - Good morning. - You guys okay? 230 00:20:20,635 --> 00:20:21,635 - Yeah. 231 00:20:21,971 --> 00:20:26,884 (indistinct chatter) 232 00:20:27,130 --> 00:20:29,080 I've got a $5000 check right here. 233 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:30,080 But we made it out wrong, 234 00:20:30,104 --> 00:20:31,982 so we gotta deposit in to Pablo Croce. 235 00:20:34,484 --> 00:20:37,667 - Didn't you stay in like a shelter? 236 00:20:37,949 --> 00:20:38,949 - What? 237 00:20:39,156 --> 00:20:40,156 (indistinct) 238 00:20:40,448 --> 00:20:44,119 - Yeah he stayed at like a motel across the street. 239 00:20:44,402 --> 00:20:45,402 - What? 240 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,187 - Pablo did, why? - Yes, Pablo did. 241 00:20:49,253 --> 00:20:51,560 - He could have slept on our (indistinct)... 242 00:20:51,584 --> 00:20:54,630 - Compared to other shows, the development process, 243 00:20:54,630 --> 00:20:57,350 they fast-tracked, they went right to New York 244 00:20:57,350 --> 00:21:00,220 very, very quickly, which was one of the things 245 00:21:00,220 --> 00:21:02,320 that was so interesting about working with them, 246 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:07,320 because they were absolutely fearless in their sense of, 247 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:09,670 they made their decision they were doing it, 248 00:21:09,670 --> 00:21:11,860 they moved, they forged ahead. 249 00:21:11,860 --> 00:21:15,020 And they hired me to come along and basically 250 00:21:15,020 --> 00:21:17,310 tell them everything that they shouldn't be doing, 251 00:21:17,310 --> 00:21:19,693 which was, "Don't do the show yet." 252 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,863 (slow guitar music) 253 00:21:26,411 --> 00:21:29,599 (music intensifies) 254 00:21:31,957 --> 00:21:34,024 (flamenco clapping, percussion) 255 00:21:34,167 --> 00:21:35,847 (fast guitar playing) 256 00:21:49,241 --> 00:21:51,825 Considering that we were Off Broadway, 257 00:21:51,849 --> 00:21:55,244 we were in a privileged location. 258 00:21:55,607 --> 00:21:57,623 We were one block from Radio City. 259 00:21:57,656 --> 00:22:00,241 Wicked and Chicago were behind us. 260 00:22:00,277 --> 00:22:04,867 We were next to all of the great Broadway shows. 261 00:22:07,034 --> 00:22:12,254 (rhythmic Latin music) 262 00:22:32,403 --> 00:22:35,486 (people beat boxing) 263 00:22:35,576 --> 00:22:37,016 (clicking fingers) 264 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:44,830 - Cause the whole show itself is about 265 00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:46,710 worlds coming together. 266 00:22:46,710 --> 00:22:49,560 And it truly, really was an experience of 267 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:51,520 different worlds coming together. 268 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:55,470 Culturally, from all the Venezuelans, 269 00:22:55,470 --> 00:22:58,140 most of them for the first time, 270 00:22:58,140 --> 00:23:02,310 acclimating to New York City and to the culture, 271 00:23:02,310 --> 00:23:04,139 and us acclimating to them. 272 00:23:04,329 --> 00:23:05,888 (background chatter) 273 00:23:05,919 --> 00:23:07,208 - You psyched? - Of course! 274 00:23:07,374 --> 00:23:09,249 (indistinct) 275 00:23:09,434 --> 00:23:10,808 - I can't wait for you to see. 276 00:23:10,808 --> 00:23:13,565 There's nothing for you to see in the theatre yet. 277 00:23:13,565 --> 00:23:14,705 But soon, but soon. 278 00:23:15,771 --> 00:23:17,398 - How are you doing? - Hi, good to see you. 279 00:23:19,128 --> 00:23:21,628 Yeah, Jamie, nice to see you, I met you backstage. 280 00:23:21,809 --> 00:23:23,895 (indistinct) 281 00:23:24,210 --> 00:23:26,230 So listen, I gotta go to the box office 282 00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:28,300 to start processing benefit stuff. 283 00:23:29,528 --> 00:23:31,923 And we're meeting downstairs in like five minutes. 284 00:23:36,050 --> 00:23:38,973 - Five barrels are ready to be used. 285 00:23:40,570 --> 00:23:43,810 But in rehearsals, they're needed. 286 00:23:43,810 --> 00:23:45,093 So we do use them. 287 00:23:46,090 --> 00:23:49,633 - Right, the fans and the shawls and the spears. 288 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,557 Cajones, the square boxes. 289 00:23:52,557 --> 00:23:54,635 - Cajones. - Cajones, there you go. 290 00:23:54,635 --> 00:23:56,779 - Say ca, cajones. 291 00:23:56,812 --> 00:23:58,741 - Cajones. - Don't say cojones. 292 00:23:58,804 --> 00:24:00,195 (laughter) 293 00:24:01,525 --> 00:24:04,720 - It's a very big difference. 294 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:05,829 - Sometimes. 295 00:24:06,900 --> 00:24:09,831 (drums beating) 296 00:24:09,831 --> 00:24:11,296 - My name is Adolfo Herrera. 297 00:24:11,321 --> 00:24:14,741 I'm the drummer percussionist for "Between Worlds." 298 00:24:15,470 --> 00:24:20,430 I'm always playing, or the cajon or the drums. 299 00:24:20,430 --> 00:24:22,520 And I'm always playing Flamenco rhythms 300 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,786 as Seguidilla, Bulería. 301 00:24:25,632 --> 00:24:29,062 So I'm always doubling what they're doing 302 00:24:29,094 --> 00:24:32,834 with the feet as the tradition marks. 303 00:24:32,950 --> 00:24:35,666 And it's very interesting, very nice. 304 00:24:35,666 --> 00:24:40,666 (upbeat music) (feet tapping) 305 00:24:43,999 --> 00:24:46,185 Eight, ten, two... 306 00:24:46,210 --> 00:24:47,337 three, 307 00:24:47,404 --> 00:24:48,792 seven, eight. 308 00:25:05,979 --> 00:25:10,064 - Imagine the amount of work to get there. 309 00:25:10,089 --> 00:25:14,588 Twenty people from everywhere but New York, 310 00:25:14,598 --> 00:25:17,309 that you bring to New York. 311 00:25:17,658 --> 00:25:23,288 Visas, housing, food, rehearsals... 312 00:25:23,313 --> 00:25:25,683 A three-year creative process 313 00:25:25,691 --> 00:25:29,082 to be able to show as transparently as possible. 314 00:25:29,112 --> 00:25:32,165 What we do and what we believe in. 315 00:25:36,639 --> 00:25:38,640 - This is where we're gonna be living 316 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:40,800 for the next couple of months. 317 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,240 These two dressing rooms are gonna be either 318 00:25:44,380 --> 00:25:47,080 stage managing office and wardrobe and a dressing room. 319 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:48,667 So, right this way. 320 00:25:50,024 --> 00:25:52,184 (feet tapping) 321 00:25:52,509 --> 00:25:56,708 (clapping, percussion) 322 00:25:57,683 --> 00:25:59,321 (car horns blaring) 323 00:25:59,741 --> 00:26:02,369 - First time in New York? 324 00:26:02,369 --> 00:26:04,371 - Pioja is also a first timer 325 00:26:04,830 --> 00:26:06,373 - Chique, Pioja, Claudia 326 00:26:06,373 --> 00:26:08,697 - I know New York but not really 327 00:26:08,734 --> 00:26:13,009 - So we have: Cinquemani, Pioja, Claudia, Omar. 328 00:26:13,447 --> 00:26:15,909 - It's also the first time for Aquiles 329 00:26:15,924 --> 00:26:19,213 - First time in New York and it is to dance on Broadway. 330 00:26:21,707 --> 00:26:25,540 (singing in foreign language) 331 00:26:41,226 --> 00:26:44,561 - Brian and Aquiles are going to do it as you used to do it. 332 00:26:59,134 --> 00:27:01,178 - When you run on Broadway 333 00:27:02,054 --> 00:27:03,860 it is customary to do previews. 334 00:27:04,166 --> 00:27:05,298 Two or three weeks. 335 00:27:05,323 --> 00:27:09,254 Well some productions do many weeks of previews. 336 00:27:09,269 --> 00:27:11,480 We only did two weeks. 337 00:27:11,715 --> 00:27:15,317 - It's a trial called “previews”. 338 00:27:15,342 --> 00:27:16,860 Those are shows open to the public, 339 00:27:16,885 --> 00:27:20,354 but you start selling tickets In this case at 50% discount. 340 00:27:21,108 --> 00:27:22,784 - Tonight is the first preview, 341 00:27:22,809 --> 00:27:24,643 which is essentially the first time 342 00:27:25,209 --> 00:27:27,190 the piece is performed for the public. 343 00:27:28,060 --> 00:27:30,090 So the next couple of weeks we'll be going through previews, 344 00:27:30,090 --> 00:27:32,470 which means that designers can 345 00:27:32,470 --> 00:27:33,900 have a chance to change things, 346 00:27:33,900 --> 00:27:36,970 the director can sort out how to make the show better. 347 00:27:36,970 --> 00:27:39,970 So that when we open, that's when it sets in stone, 348 00:27:39,970 --> 00:27:41,399 the show will be the best possible show 349 00:27:41,424 --> 00:27:44,235 that they can have. So, that would be previews. 350 00:27:45,165 --> 00:27:47,768 In the "Seguirilla" since the music goes... 351 00:27:49,253 --> 00:27:51,237 you must focus on being in sync. 352 00:27:51,712 --> 00:27:53,836 Not loud; but even... 353 00:27:53,861 --> 00:27:56,277 making all the feet sounds crystal clear. 354 00:27:56,843 --> 00:27:59,760 (fingers clicking) 355 00:28:03,934 --> 00:28:06,517 (gentle music) 356 00:28:24,244 --> 00:28:26,378 (rhythmic clapping) 357 00:28:30,210 --> 00:28:31,863 (indistinct chatter on radio) 358 00:28:35,957 --> 00:28:40,957 (feet tapping) (drums beating) 359 00:28:46,406 --> 00:28:49,573 (audience applauding) 360 00:28:57,220 --> 00:28:59,430 - The audiences loved the show, 361 00:28:59,430 --> 00:29:02,694 and the audience response for the show was incredible. 362 00:29:02,694 --> 00:29:03,694 - Very nice. 363 00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:06,230 - Terrific. 364 00:29:06,255 --> 00:29:07,332 - Awesome. 365 00:29:07,371 --> 00:29:08,450 - I like it very much. 366 00:29:08,498 --> 00:29:10,500 As a fellow Venezuelan I am speechless. 367 00:29:10,703 --> 00:29:13,794 I am extremely proud of Siudy, who was outstanding, 368 00:29:13,837 --> 00:29:15,552 and of the entire company. 369 00:29:16,102 --> 00:29:18,954 - My favourite part is when 370 00:29:18,978 --> 00:29:21,935 the girl chucked the guy in the cage. 371 00:29:21,970 --> 00:29:23,149 - Fantastic. 372 00:29:23,195 --> 00:29:26,990 I'm from Spain and I have never seen a production like this one. 373 00:29:27,392 --> 00:29:28,880 - You can tell that everyone in the cast 374 00:29:28,904 --> 00:29:30,439 enjoys what they're doing. 375 00:29:30,660 --> 00:29:33,038 I am so emotional I want to cry... 376 00:29:33,460 --> 00:29:38,460 (women cheering) (upbeat music) 377 00:29:41,505 --> 00:29:44,800 We made it! 378 00:29:54,048 --> 00:29:56,631 (wind howling) 379 00:30:06,014 --> 00:30:09,629 ♪ Source of life... ♪ 380 00:30:09,653 --> 00:30:16,524 ♪ ah... ♪ 381 00:30:16,548 --> 00:30:22,747 ♪ transparent... ♪ 382 00:30:22,781 --> 00:30:27,353 ♪ ay ay... ♪ 383 00:30:28,871 --> 00:30:30,929 - A very important building right there. 384 00:30:31,874 --> 00:30:33,945 The New York Times. 385 00:30:34,443 --> 00:30:38,841 (vocalizing) 386 00:30:40,394 --> 00:30:44,130 - The New York Times is the most important 387 00:30:44,130 --> 00:30:48,070 critic in New York, and it's just a known fact. 388 00:30:48,070 --> 00:30:50,293 New York Times has made and broken shows. 389 00:30:51,730 --> 00:30:53,882 And with a few exceptions, 390 00:30:54,710 --> 00:30:56,593 specifically if a show's a Disney show, 391 00:30:56,605 --> 00:30:58,129 then it might run... 392 00:30:58,153 --> 00:30:59,609 it doesn't really need the good reviews. 393 00:30:59,634 --> 00:31:02,954 But for anything else that's not a brand, 394 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:05,300 that isn't something that everybody already knows, 395 00:31:05,300 --> 00:31:06,960 the review, especially the New York Times review, 396 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:09,670 means a lot, and it gets the word of mouth out there. 397 00:31:09,670 --> 00:31:13,320 - And a good review in the New York Times 398 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:17,433 can absolutely create a hit, in of itself. 399 00:31:18,590 --> 00:31:22,663 A bad review can destroy a show. 400 00:31:24,097 --> 00:31:27,290 "Between Worlds" needed good reviews because 401 00:31:28,190 --> 00:31:31,260 we had to educate the population on what the show was. 402 00:31:31,260 --> 00:31:34,880 They didn't know what it was, it's Flamenco, it's hip hop. 403 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:36,870 It's music, it's dance, it's theatre, 404 00:31:36,870 --> 00:31:38,420 it's all these different things. 405 00:31:38,420 --> 00:31:44,158 So we really needed critical acclaim... to help sell tickets. 406 00:31:44,790 --> 00:31:48,720 - The pre-sales were half, 407 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:52,313 50%, of the expected number. 408 00:31:52,994 --> 00:31:54,206 We were halfway there. 409 00:31:54,593 --> 00:31:57,240 - Because the expenses are so high in New York, 410 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,330 it's so expensive to produce a show, 411 00:31:59,330 --> 00:32:02,100 and that was a big show with a lot of elements 412 00:32:02,130 --> 00:32:05,564 in a big theatre right in Times Square. 413 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:08,820 It needed to sell a lot of tickets just to break even, 414 00:32:08,820 --> 00:32:10,724 let alone go into profit. 415 00:32:10,779 --> 00:32:15,575 - The average sales were below 50%... 416 00:32:15,700 --> 00:32:18,661 and most of the audience was purchasing at a 50% discount. 417 00:32:18,954 --> 00:32:24,084 That was an unexpected initial hit which was hard to overcome. 418 00:32:24,798 --> 00:32:27,381 (upbeat music) 419 00:32:31,283 --> 00:32:33,891 (gentle guitar music) 420 00:32:42,539 --> 00:32:46,372 (singing in foreign language) 421 00:32:56,938 --> 00:32:59,883 (rapid guitar playing) 422 00:33:08,236 --> 00:33:11,076 - Mainly, I believe there is a lot of love. 423 00:33:11,253 --> 00:33:14,548 If there wasn't love, it would be impossible. 424 00:33:14,578 --> 00:33:16,670 We've been together 8 years. 425 00:33:20,959 --> 00:33:22,261 Are you happy? 426 00:33:22,726 --> 00:33:24,436 I'm very happy. 427 00:33:27,063 --> 00:33:28,440 As a producer, 428 00:33:28,715 --> 00:33:30,594 I want the best for this artist, 429 00:33:30,608 --> 00:33:32,485 because I believe in this artist. 430 00:33:32,569 --> 00:33:33,862 And as a husband, 431 00:33:33,903 --> 00:33:36,189 I want my wife to accomplish everything she desires. 432 00:33:36,330 --> 00:33:39,541 I want my wife to accomplish everything she desires. 433 00:33:41,313 --> 00:33:44,728 - Siudy's a great talent, she's a hard worker. 434 00:33:45,084 --> 00:33:50,412 And when those two things converge in one person, 435 00:33:50,447 --> 00:33:54,211 the result, you know it's inside, you can't deny that. 436 00:33:54,513 --> 00:33:59,513 (upbeat music) (singing in foreign language) 437 00:33:59,735 --> 00:34:01,562 (clapping) 438 00:34:32,921 --> 00:34:33,922 - Beautiful! 439 00:34:34,214 --> 00:34:35,215 - Bravo, bravo! 440 00:34:35,298 --> 00:34:36,299 Come here. 441 00:34:37,425 --> 00:34:39,219 You danced really well. What’s your name? 442 00:34:39,452 --> 00:34:41,404 - Siudy. - Siudy, how old are you? 443 00:34:41,582 --> 00:34:43,154 - Six. - Six years old! 444 00:34:43,753 --> 00:34:46,336 (upbeat music) 445 00:34:51,530 --> 00:34:54,819 Siudy's dimension of success... 446 00:34:57,358 --> 00:34:58,697 is on the stage. 447 00:34:59,130 --> 00:35:02,530 For her, being ready, dressing up, 448 00:35:02,530 --> 00:35:05,683 standing on the side of the stage and going on stage, 449 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,924 that's it, it's super simple. 450 00:35:09,924 --> 00:35:12,591 (drums beating) 451 00:35:14,195 --> 00:35:17,341 (breathing heavily) 452 00:35:32,159 --> 00:35:33,159 - Gatorade? 453 00:35:33,550 --> 00:35:34,550 - Gatorade. 454 00:35:53,054 --> 00:35:54,218 - Thank you! - You're welcome. 455 00:35:54,335 --> 00:35:55,335 (running) 456 00:35:56,780 --> 00:35:59,413 (fast drumming) (feet tapping) 457 00:36:12,155 --> 00:36:14,959 (drumming) 458 00:36:22,223 --> 00:36:23,663 (final drum beats) 459 00:36:24,734 --> 00:36:27,901 (audience applauding) 460 00:36:33,282 --> 00:36:35,865 (upbeat music) 461 00:36:49,878 --> 00:36:53,610 - So in that theatre situation, our bet is 462 00:36:53,610 --> 00:36:55,333 we gotta sustain this until the moment 463 00:36:55,333 --> 00:36:58,540 that we can get reviewed to see the behaviour 464 00:36:58,540 --> 00:37:02,130 of the box office in terms of sales 465 00:37:02,130 --> 00:37:05,443 so that we can begin floating on our own. 466 00:37:06,510 --> 00:37:10,587 You wanna open the show, you have money to open it, 467 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:14,897 but you need to sell tickets to sustain it. 468 00:37:15,627 --> 00:37:18,033 - But we were dragging a lot of losses. 469 00:37:20,782 --> 00:37:22,270 We were the Titanic. 470 00:37:22,295 --> 00:37:24,411 - So when did you tell Siudy 471 00:37:24,453 --> 00:37:26,825 and the rest of the dancers that... 472 00:37:27,956 --> 00:37:29,579 it was gonna get closed early. 473 00:37:29,854 --> 00:37:32,486 (dramatic string music) 474 00:37:38,371 --> 00:37:39,651 (traffic noises) 475 00:37:40,871 --> 00:37:42,151 (street chatter) 476 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:54,070 - So, this is our flash mob meeting. 477 00:37:54,070 --> 00:37:56,107 - This is our flash mob meeting. 478 00:37:56,399 --> 00:37:58,303 We wanted to do a "flash mob" to help sell tickets. 479 00:37:58,328 --> 00:38:01,921 To somehow reach potential ticket buyers and the media 480 00:38:01,946 --> 00:38:03,787 through alternative means. 481 00:38:03,934 --> 00:38:06,184 - Someone at the Times Square Alliance. 482 00:38:06,203 --> 00:38:09,318 So we gave them a call and said, 483 00:38:09,527 --> 00:38:12,770 "Just hypothetically speaking, if there were to be 484 00:38:12,770 --> 00:38:14,280 a flash mob in Times Square, 485 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:16,713 would you guys wanna know about it or not?" 486 00:38:16,755 --> 00:38:17,764 And they said, "Well... 487 00:38:21,171 --> 00:38:23,110 we would because we would like to tell you what else 488 00:38:23,110 --> 00:38:24,350 was happening in Times Square 489 00:38:24,350 --> 00:38:26,820 so that you could avoid bumping into another event." 490 00:38:27,388 --> 00:38:29,768 And it turns out that on March 16th, 491 00:38:29,770 --> 00:38:33,440 there's a film shooting, a major motion picture, 492 00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:36,420 and they're recreating New Year's Eve 493 00:38:36,420 --> 00:38:37,784 with the ball dropping, 494 00:38:37,784 --> 00:38:41,889 so there would be thousands of extras there. 495 00:38:41,889 --> 00:38:43,530 - And that's when I wander on at lunchtime 496 00:38:43,530 --> 00:38:44,533 and join the party. 497 00:38:44,654 --> 00:38:45,654 (laughing) 498 00:38:46,827 --> 00:38:49,061 Turns out the day we’re doing the flash mob 499 00:38:49,388 --> 00:38:51,598 there is a film shoot 500 00:38:51,623 --> 00:38:54,542 and the scene is New Year’s Eve 501 00:38:54,743 --> 00:38:56,070 with the ball dropping and all. 502 00:38:56,086 --> 00:38:57,358 - Okay, we can't then. 503 00:38:57,504 --> 00:39:00,337 (people laughing) 504 00:39:01,540 --> 00:39:03,710 - Well, they said, "Also, if you wanted to get a permit, 505 00:39:03,710 --> 00:39:05,340 it would cost $50,000." 506 00:39:06,975 --> 00:39:07,987 So they said- 507 00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:09,358 - Welcome to New York, kids. 508 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:12,943 - There wasn't $50,000 in existence anywhere. 509 00:39:12,968 --> 00:39:14,178 We did it without a permit. 510 00:39:14,605 --> 00:39:17,272 (drums beating) 511 00:39:22,503 --> 00:39:25,205 (dancers clapping) 512 00:39:32,493 --> 00:39:34,093 (dancers exclaiming) 513 00:39:36,344 --> 00:39:37,344 (exclaiming) 514 00:39:38,378 --> 00:39:40,422 (feet tapping) 515 00:39:41,416 --> 00:39:45,249 (singing in foreign language) 516 00:39:46,175 --> 00:39:48,175 (exclamations, crowd cheering) 517 00:39:50,430 --> 00:39:52,830 (percussions, feet tapping) (singing) 518 00:39:59,827 --> 00:40:02,410 (upbeat music) 519 00:40:07,074 --> 00:40:11,077 (feet tapping, shouts) (clapping, cheering) 520 00:40:14,909 --> 00:40:18,742 (singing in foreign language) ♪ I wonder between worlds ♪ 521 00:40:19,058 --> 00:40:24,240 ♪ Sailing in search of my heading ♪ 522 00:40:24,758 --> 00:40:28,466 ♪ adrift ♪ 523 00:40:29,235 --> 00:40:34,396 ♪ like the wind I live my life. ♪ 524 00:40:37,894 --> 00:40:42,734 - Short in resources for publicity and promotion 525 00:40:42,748 --> 00:40:47,456 our bet was on a good review from the press. 526 00:40:47,937 --> 00:40:50,520 (gentle music) 527 00:40:51,157 --> 00:40:56,220 - Clearly, opening night is when all of the critics attend. 528 00:40:56,245 --> 00:41:00,821 We were anxiously awaiting the New York Times review. 529 00:41:01,253 --> 00:41:02,674 The most important newspaper, 530 00:41:02,711 --> 00:41:05,306 with the most credibility in New York. 531 00:41:05,798 --> 00:41:08,258 - Opening night, I'm happy. 532 00:41:08,704 --> 00:41:12,537 (singing in foreign language) 533 00:41:19,354 --> 00:41:24,281 (uplifting music) 534 00:41:40,050 --> 00:41:44,666 (uplifting music continues) 535 00:42:10,248 --> 00:42:12,831 (upbeat music) 536 00:42:13,031 --> 00:42:16,260 (beatboxing, percussion) 537 00:42:36,908 --> 00:42:39,575 (drums beating) 538 00:42:49,859 --> 00:42:50,859 (roaring) 539 00:42:51,444 --> 00:42:53,044 (playful beatboxing) 540 00:42:53,982 --> 00:42:55,662 (laughter from audience) 541 00:42:58,661 --> 00:43:01,244 (feet tapping) 542 00:43:01,339 --> 00:43:03,081 (clapping) 543 00:43:07,335 --> 00:43:09,917 (feet tapping, clapping, drums) 544 00:43:56,150 --> 00:43:58,150 - We did it! 545 00:43:58,277 --> 00:43:59,528 They said that 546 00:43:59,654 --> 00:44:04,158 as the audience applauded the dancers were brought to tears, 547 00:44:04,311 --> 00:44:05,688 because they said 548 00:44:06,435 --> 00:44:08,144 'It was a lifetime achievement'. 549 00:44:09,188 --> 00:44:12,636 And I think that one performance was just that. 550 00:44:12,900 --> 00:44:15,104 It was a once in a lifetime achievement. 551 00:44:15,292 --> 00:44:17,426 A life experience that no one 552 00:44:17,457 --> 00:44:18,979 will ever be able to take away from us. 553 00:44:20,425 --> 00:44:23,592 (audience applauding) 554 00:44:25,874 --> 00:44:28,407 (uplifting music) 555 00:44:29,834 --> 00:44:31,296 (clapping) 556 00:44:33,298 --> 00:44:35,444 (vocalizing) 557 00:44:36,340 --> 00:44:39,211 The truth is that I had tears in my eyes watching the show. 558 00:44:39,742 --> 00:44:42,489 - Beautiful, I really enjoyed. 559 00:44:44,640 --> 00:44:46,859 - Beautiful show, beautiful. 560 00:44:47,062 --> 00:44:48,063 - Siudy what a talent... 561 00:44:48,088 --> 00:44:49,106 Darn! 562 00:44:49,245 --> 00:44:50,526 - Look who's talking. 563 00:44:51,220 --> 00:44:52,733 - Beautiful performance. 564 00:45:00,117 --> 00:45:02,700 (uplifting music continues) 565 00:45:04,515 --> 00:45:05,955 (Siudy air kisses) 566 00:45:10,124 --> 00:45:12,210 (uplifting music) 567 00:45:25,139 --> 00:45:26,939 (background street chatter) 568 00:45:34,110 --> 00:45:36,020 - Opening night, everybody was on pins and needles 569 00:45:36,020 --> 00:45:39,304 until 11:00 PM when we read the review online. 570 00:45:39,820 --> 00:45:41,240 Because of the way the system works, 571 00:45:41,240 --> 00:45:43,960 the New York Times has an enormous amount of power 572 00:45:43,960 --> 00:45:45,860 in the theatre world. 573 00:45:45,860 --> 00:45:51,302 It's the very first and the most important critic there is. 574 00:45:51,700 --> 00:45:54,373 We're in a very critic driven industry. 575 00:45:57,385 --> 00:45:58,880 - It took me by surprise. 576 00:46:01,750 --> 00:46:06,167 You see the audiences so charged up, so satisfied. 577 00:46:07,723 --> 00:46:08,727 You can't- 578 00:46:08,770 --> 00:46:10,589 I can't really explain, myself. 579 00:46:10,613 --> 00:46:12,340 I don't have an explanation to 580 00:46:13,490 --> 00:46:15,977 how can a review like this come across. 581 00:46:47,933 --> 00:46:52,055 (melancholy music) 582 00:47:11,387 --> 00:47:16,061 - From the office they were advising us to close the show, 583 00:47:16,159 --> 00:47:18,811 because there was nothing we could do against 584 00:47:18,839 --> 00:47:21,357 The New York Times review and the sales would plummet. 585 00:47:22,050 --> 00:47:25,434 We always had faith that if we had gotten there, 586 00:47:25,459 --> 00:47:26,691 it was for a reason. 587 00:47:32,644 --> 00:47:35,678 (music swells) 588 00:47:36,648 --> 00:47:40,214 - We needed to be there triple the time, 589 00:47:40,239 --> 00:47:47,028 and we needed triple the budget and publicity exposure 590 00:47:47,214 --> 00:47:49,396 in order to truly have a chance 591 00:47:49,420 --> 00:47:50,926 to recuperate the money invested. 592 00:47:54,371 --> 00:47:56,238 (melancholy music continues) 593 00:48:11,597 --> 00:48:13,837 - We couldn't understand how we could've... 594 00:48:14,186 --> 00:48:17,645 traveled... almost 5,000 miles, 595 00:48:17,812 --> 00:48:19,843 from Caracas, Venezuela to New York 596 00:48:20,304 --> 00:48:22,875 to have to close the show immediately 597 00:48:22,900 --> 00:48:24,321 the day after opening. 598 00:48:24,363 --> 00:48:25,453 We didn't understand! 599 00:48:25,836 --> 00:48:29,506 To us it deserved a little more work and a little more effort. 600 00:48:31,749 --> 00:48:34,332 (feet tapping) 601 00:48:46,925 --> 00:48:50,765 - In addition to the money from our investors 602 00:48:50,805 --> 00:48:52,805 we used all of our savings. 603 00:48:53,100 --> 00:48:55,521 We were "all in" in order to be there. 604 00:48:55,932 --> 00:48:59,537 So, to have to close after opening night was... 605 00:48:59,562 --> 00:49:04,695 Wow... that was hard for both of us. 606 00:49:05,190 --> 00:49:09,030 - From where we were in sales before we started 607 00:49:09,030 --> 00:49:11,570 to where we were right after the reviews, 608 00:49:11,570 --> 00:49:15,050 I knew that the show was not gonna be a financial success. 609 00:49:15,050 --> 00:49:17,810 And that's a really hard position for me to be in 610 00:49:17,810 --> 00:49:20,640 and to have to tell a producer that 611 00:49:20,640 --> 00:49:23,650 from a financial point of view, you need to close up 612 00:49:23,675 --> 00:49:25,774 in order to... 613 00:49:28,251 --> 00:49:30,999 minimise the financial risk. 614 00:49:31,310 --> 00:49:32,680 He didn't take my advice. 615 00:49:33,188 --> 00:49:34,406 (laughs) 616 00:49:34,808 --> 00:49:36,528 He didn't take my advice. 617 00:49:36,860 --> 00:49:41,279 Which I applaud him for, he believed in the show. 618 00:49:41,697 --> 00:49:44,280 (feet tapping) 619 00:49:56,911 --> 00:49:59,350 - Yes, the reviews are really important, 620 00:49:59,496 --> 00:50:02,850 but they don’t justify an immediate closure of a show. 621 00:50:02,875 --> 00:50:07,188 As long as the show finds the audience that has an affinity 622 00:50:07,213 --> 00:50:08,717 it can be sustained. 623 00:50:08,733 --> 00:50:11,316 (upbeat music) 624 00:50:13,843 --> 00:50:17,676 (singing in foreign language) 625 00:50:22,786 --> 00:50:26,176 - Pablo wanted to keep the show running 626 00:50:26,200 --> 00:50:28,200 and did the possible and the impossible. 627 00:50:28,895 --> 00:50:31,496 Found money where there was none. 628 00:50:31,949 --> 00:50:35,854 - Once “Between Worlds” hired a team 629 00:50:35,879 --> 00:50:38,981 specializing in Hispanic media 630 00:50:39,402 --> 00:50:42,848 the message about what "Between Worlds" really was 631 00:50:42,873 --> 00:50:44,176 began to arrive. 632 00:50:45,768 --> 00:50:48,400 For the first time a Venezuelan dance company 633 00:50:48,447 --> 00:50:50,814 enters the New York musical theater scene, 634 00:50:50,839 --> 00:50:51,942 which is no easy task. 635 00:50:53,108 --> 00:50:55,746 - New York had never seen anything like it. 636 00:50:55,771 --> 00:50:59,564 That is confirmed by the "Drama Desk" nomination. 637 00:51:00,350 --> 00:51:02,381 - The Drama Desk is- next to the Tony Awards, 638 00:51:02,406 --> 00:51:06,310 the Drama Desk is the second most important award in 639 00:51:06,310 --> 00:51:07,556 the New York theatre scene. 640 00:51:08,232 --> 00:51:12,845 The people who nominate for the awards are not the critics. 641 00:51:13,460 --> 00:51:16,330 It's industry people who saw the show 642 00:51:16,330 --> 00:51:19,704 and appreciated the artistic achievement. 643 00:51:19,900 --> 00:51:21,840 - It means a lot, it puts it on the map. 644 00:51:21,840 --> 00:51:23,420 People who might not have ever heard of the show 645 00:51:23,420 --> 00:51:25,276 suddenly notice it because of a nomination. 646 00:51:25,844 --> 00:51:29,677 (singing in foreign language) 647 00:51:37,611 --> 00:51:38,862 It's packed! 648 00:51:39,683 --> 00:51:41,212 The house is packed... 649 00:51:42,366 --> 00:51:43,829 It is packed! 650 00:51:44,725 --> 00:51:47,558 (thunder booming) 651 00:51:48,044 --> 00:51:50,044 ("One Day at a Time") 652 00:51:52,525 --> 00:51:54,220 - "Between Worlds" - everybody had to 653 00:51:54,245 --> 00:51:55,340 rise to the occasion. 654 00:51:55,340 --> 00:51:59,166 And I think everybody did, especially Siudy and Pablo. 655 00:51:59,440 --> 00:52:04,440 They put everything on the line 656 00:52:04,500 --> 00:52:07,410 personally, professionally, financially, 657 00:52:07,410 --> 00:52:08,913 and everybody knew it. 658 00:52:10,260 --> 00:52:12,392 (uplifting music) 659 00:52:14,140 --> 00:52:15,970 And I think everybody really came, 660 00:52:15,970 --> 00:52:18,449 rallied around to make it a success. 661 00:52:18,514 --> 00:52:22,716 - Every single opportunity that I had to return to that stage 662 00:52:22,741 --> 00:52:24,309 I cherished the most, 663 00:52:24,978 --> 00:52:29,048 simply thankful for opportunity to perform one more show. 664 00:52:31,849 --> 00:52:34,800 ♪ Up in the clouds ♪ 665 00:52:34,800 --> 00:52:39,800 ♪ Reaching the stars from the ground ♪ 666 00:52:40,677 --> 00:52:43,850 ♪ Lost in this garden ♪ 667 00:52:43,850 --> 00:52:48,403 ♪ Embracing the place that we found ♪ 668 00:52:50,696 --> 00:52:55,236 ♪ Shadows turning into light ♪ 669 00:52:55,236 --> 00:52:58,689 ♪ Our eyes open wide ♪ 670 00:52:58,689 --> 00:53:03,020 ♪ When we're together the world comes alive ♪ 671 00:53:03,020 --> 00:53:07,480 ♪ Every colour shining so bright ♪ 672 00:53:07,480 --> 00:53:12,000 ♪ The hope that we hold, the story unfolds, ♪ 673 00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:19,219 ♪ Together we find we'll get there one day at a time ♪ 674 00:53:42,035 --> 00:53:46,368 ♪ We'll get there one day at a time ♪ 675 00:53:52,726 --> 00:53:56,934 ♪ When we're together the world comes alive ♪ 676 00:53:56,934 --> 00:54:01,350 ♪ Every colour shining so bright ♪ 677 00:54:01,350 --> 00:54:06,166 ♪ The hope that we hold, the story unfolds, ♪ 678 00:54:06,166 --> 00:54:12,404 ♪ Together we find we'll get there one day at a time ♪ 679 00:54:12,566 --> 00:54:15,033 (music fades) (background airport hum) 680 00:54:15,920 --> 00:54:19,637 - Financially the show could not recuperate, 681 00:54:19,662 --> 00:54:24,754 because it was dragging an accumulated loss. 682 00:54:27,055 --> 00:54:29,122 (indistinct background chatter) 683 00:54:32,619 --> 00:54:36,308 - I wanted to consult with you. - Ok tell me about it. 684 00:54:36,360 --> 00:54:39,547 - Look, I have jewelry that belonged to my grandmother... 685 00:54:39,568 --> 00:54:40,614 - Aha... 686 00:54:40,623 --> 00:54:43,181 - And I would like to have it appraised, 687 00:54:43,408 --> 00:54:45,633 to look into the possibility of selling it. 688 00:54:46,013 --> 00:54:47,024 - Ok. 689 00:54:47,049 --> 00:54:49,235 - So maybe, you know someone 690 00:54:49,244 --> 00:54:53,713 who will give me a realistic estimate. 691 00:54:54,266 --> 00:54:55,703 - Yeah, it's a lot of work. 692 00:54:55,703 --> 00:54:58,903 Very pale, very, very good, old piece. 693 00:55:01,300 --> 00:55:04,031 Very nice piece, it doesn't belong in the building. 694 00:55:04,054 --> 00:55:07,937 Again, if you want a second opinion, go up and down. 695 00:55:10,098 --> 00:55:12,109 (street humdrum) 696 00:55:12,768 --> 00:55:15,258 (hum of car engine) 697 00:55:21,543 --> 00:55:23,640 - OK, so twelve times what? 25? 698 00:55:23,665 --> 00:55:27,328 My Holy Lord! $300 bucks. 699 00:55:27,658 --> 00:55:28,871 (woman answering phone) 700 00:55:29,037 --> 00:55:30,055 - Plus Tax. 701 00:55:31,248 --> 00:55:34,043 - Then we spent six months working on it 702 00:55:34,348 --> 00:55:37,240 until we were able to re-stage the show in Miami. 703 00:55:37,265 --> 00:55:38,928 Our second home. 704 00:55:39,659 --> 00:55:41,367 - How much is that? 705 00:55:41,367 --> 00:55:44,820 - A roll of a 20 by 100 is 55 bucks. 706 00:55:46,710 --> 00:55:48,780 You don't have enough time, really, 707 00:55:48,780 --> 00:55:51,380 to do what you wanna do for the show. 708 00:55:51,380 --> 00:55:52,940 So let's just get it looking good. 709 00:55:52,940 --> 00:55:54,890 It's not gonna be clear coated. 710 00:55:54,890 --> 00:55:56,960 It's only gonna be painted good. 711 00:55:56,960 --> 00:55:59,110 And we'll get through with the show, believe me. 712 00:55:59,110 --> 00:56:01,600 The floor is important, but it's not the element. 713 00:56:01,600 --> 00:56:03,970 You forget about the floor after the first 714 00:56:03,986 --> 00:56:05,139 two minutes of dancing. 715 00:56:05,584 --> 00:56:08,577 (flamenco guitar, feet tapping) 716 00:56:08,615 --> 00:56:10,436 (clapping) 717 00:56:17,805 --> 00:56:22,055 (audience cheering and applauding) 718 00:56:26,091 --> 00:56:29,775 (loud cheering and applauding) 719 00:56:37,661 --> 00:56:38,972 - And it was very successful 720 00:56:38,997 --> 00:56:40,820 and it was like the rebirth of “Between Worlds” 721 00:56:41,235 --> 00:56:43,343 A success! We did three Adrienne Arsht performances. 722 00:56:44,029 --> 00:56:45,672 Regardless of the situation, 723 00:56:45,697 --> 00:56:48,422 everyone pulled through. The show ran 724 00:56:48,630 --> 00:56:51,758 and I wanted to congratulate each one of you artists.... 725 00:56:51,950 --> 00:56:52,996 - It is confirmed! 726 00:56:53,013 --> 00:56:56,025 We have been approved to play at the "Teresa Carreño" Theater 727 00:56:56,041 --> 00:56:57,110 in Caracas. 728 00:56:57,804 --> 00:56:58,804 (cheering) 729 00:56:58,919 --> 00:57:01,643 - Then we had the opportunity to bring it 730 00:57:01,668 --> 00:57:03,690 to the Teresa Carreño Theater in Venezuela. 731 00:57:03,715 --> 00:57:04,749 Home! 732 00:57:04,966 --> 00:57:06,551 And came triumphantly. 733 00:57:07,052 --> 00:57:08,984 We returned as the Venezuelan company, 734 00:57:09,009 --> 00:57:10,206 that succeeded 735 00:57:10,230 --> 00:57:12,057 in the Off Broadway New York Theater scene. 736 00:57:12,266 --> 00:57:13,290 Because that's how it was. 737 00:57:13,656 --> 00:57:16,239 (upbeat music) 738 00:57:16,579 --> 00:57:18,288 Above all after New York, for each one of us 739 00:57:18,313 --> 00:57:20,440 it was like an big impulse 740 00:57:20,454 --> 00:57:24,040 making us want to be better and continue forward. 741 00:57:24,069 --> 00:57:28,815 And from that point forward there was still more growth. 742 00:57:29,780 --> 00:57:33,041 (acoustic guitar playing) 743 00:57:43,460 --> 00:57:46,554 (guitar music continues) 744 00:57:59,816 --> 00:58:04,066 (audience cheering and applauding) 745 00:58:27,421 --> 00:58:29,383 (cheering) 746 00:58:31,428 --> 00:58:32,948 (audience cheering) 747 00:58:32,977 --> 00:58:34,657 - And curtain, curtain! 748 00:58:36,321 --> 00:58:38,001 (cheering, celebrating) 749 00:58:38,883 --> 00:58:40,563 (guitar music continues) 750 00:58:51,044 --> 00:58:54,615 - Constantly we ask ourselves: Was it really all worth it? 751 00:58:54,660 --> 00:58:56,451 Everything we did in New York? 752 00:58:56,744 --> 00:59:00,621 Then we try to imagine where we would be, had we not done it? 753 00:59:02,401 --> 00:59:05,613 And we definitely realize that we had to do it. 754 00:59:06,004 --> 00:59:07,615 We had to go through that experience 755 00:59:07,639 --> 00:59:09,261 to become who we are today. 756 00:59:09,830 --> 00:59:12,413 (upbeat music) 757 00:59:21,117 --> 00:59:23,265 (upbeat pop music) 758 00:59:53,896 --> 00:59:55,887 (music intensifies) 759 01:00:00,013 --> 01:00:03,200 Sometimes we think success is based out of achievements 760 01:00:03,225 --> 01:00:04,605 or in the recognition received. 761 01:00:05,519 --> 01:00:08,714 When in reality it is in every stumble along the way, 762 01:00:09,151 --> 01:00:11,734 allowing us to stand up and continue forward. 763 01:00:12,776 --> 01:00:14,800 True to our real essence. 764 01:00:15,320 --> 01:00:18,480 Closer each time to whom we truly dream to become. 765 01:00:19,203 --> 01:00:21,759 Enjoying every detail life offers, 766 01:00:22,195 --> 01:00:24,353 because the journey is just beginning. 767 01:00:28,787 --> 01:00:31,200 (upbeat music) 768 01:01:32,063 --> 01:01:36,113 - I don't know, sometimes... We are shop windows 769 01:01:36,480 --> 01:01:38,425 and if you are display yourself in a display case 770 01:01:38,448 --> 01:01:39,542 you can be condemned. 771 01:01:39,754 --> 01:01:41,964 We have no choice but to accept the condemnation. 772 01:01:42,470 --> 01:01:45,097 We can agree or disagree with it, 773 01:01:45,122 --> 01:01:47,307 but if there is no next step 774 01:01:49,748 --> 01:01:52,421 or no risk or an adventure to move forward, 775 01:01:52,434 --> 01:01:54,914 Then Flamenco has its days counted and would die. 776 01:01:54,956 --> 01:01:56,710 Because those things that aren't mixed 777 01:01:56,755 --> 01:02:01,555 or nurtured with other things end up dying isolated.