Flamenco fever

Rocio Molina reinvents the centuries-old flamenco more quickly than purists can cry foul. Her legion of fans include ballet titan Mikhail Baryshnikov who dropped to his knees when he met her.

In Bosque Ardora (Forest Worship) which makes its Singapore debut this weekend, Molina channels her rapid footwork and fiery pirouettes into a theatrical story of survival in an enchanted forest.

Her slick, conceptual framing of the traditional dance form broadens the work's appeal to contemporary dance audiences, while her technical chutzpah has attracted standing ovations even in Seville, home of flamenco.