DDF News — 21 Apr 2026
DDF Blog: Q&A with LaCerda
This year at Dublin Dance Festival, LaCerda bring The Dance of La Zurda into the public realm, a work that draws on the energy of gathering, rhythm and collective movement.
Rooted in social dance and shaped by their Latin American backgrounds, the piece unfolds in the street, where boundaries blur and audiences become part of the experience.
We spoke with the artists behind the work ahead of their performances.
What sparked The Dance of La Zurda?
The piece emerged from a desire to return to dance as a vital and social impulse rather than a formal discipline. We were interested in the energy that appears when people gather to dance — in parties, celebrations, or popular festivities — where unpredictability, contradiction and collectivity coexist. At the same time, it is deeply rooted in our Latin American backgrounds, where joy and violence, celebration and tension, are often intertwined.
How would you describe it in three words?
Collective. Rhythmic. Uncontainable.
What do you want audiences to feel in the moment?
We want audiences to feel inside the experience rather than observing it from a distance — to sense the pulse that drives the dancers, and to recognise something familiar in that shared impulse to move. Ideally, it evokes both pleasure and tension: the joy of dancing together, but also the fragility and unpredictability that exist within any collective celebration.
Why is the street the right place for this work?
Because the work originates from dance as a social and collective phenomenon, the street naturally becomes its most coherent context. It is a space where people gather without hierarchy, where encounters are unpredictable, and where the boundaries between performer and audience can dissolve. Presenting the piece in the street allows it to reconnect with the spontaneous, festive and communal dimension that inspired its creation.
The Dance of La Zurda takes place on Sat 2 May at Wolfe Tone Park and Sun 3 May on South King Street at 1PM and 4PM.
This is a gathering, a pulse, a moment shared. Huge thanks to LaCerda for sharing their insight. Now it’s your turn. Be part of it and bring a friend.
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