WEBVTT FILE 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.