Soldaderas
Camila Arroyo
Mexico
Directed by Mexican choreographer-director Camila Arroyo, and created in collaboration with designer Sabrina Olivera, “Soldaderas” is a contemporary interpretation of the figure of the Soldadera, known as the women fighters of the Mexican revolution. The choreographic portrait follows a young woman as she dances her way through Mexico City, capturing her twists and turns as well as the different self-fashioning rituals that accompany her. The film is also a moving archive of Olivera’s first collection, created in honor of the Soldaderas, for her upcoming brand Sabrina Ol. The movement in the film plays with the idea of the word soldar, translated in English as to weld. Centering this action, the choreographic language plays with the actions of melting, and rebuilding, braiding and forging as a backbone to how the protagonist moves around the city. As we watch the film, we play dress up with the dancer and sink into our bodies, allowing her movements to travel through us.
words from the filmmaker
We dance to imagine a contemporary Soldadera. We manifest her away from the hyper-masculine and militaristic imaginary that created her, and within a tender choreography with the city that we exist in today. We think of the Soldadera away from the figure of the soldier, and within the logic of soldar (translated as “to weld”) as an action. We weld new worlds as we move. Melting and rebuilding, braiding and forging. We believe in welding ties that allow us to be together in difference. We trust in the possibilities that open up when we sweat together, when we melt and start over, soldando, trenzando y sabroseando, over and over, and over again.
why we love this film
From start to finish, we see her seamlessly morph into this powerful being through fashion & environment, intermixed with human experiences in Mexico City.
credits
Direction and Choreography
Script, Performance, Production
Produced by
Line Producer
DP
Editor
Color
Sound Design
Original Music
Sonidera
Sound
Focus Puller
Production Assistant
Choreography and PA
Graphic Design
Costume Design
Styling
Hair
Make Up
Nails
Last song
Camila Arroyo
Camila Arroyo
Camila Arroyo
Sabrina Olivera
Gongy G
Flavia Martínez
"losmose"
Ana Montaño
Chiclosx
Jonás Arena
Mabe Fratti
Jonás Arena
Rogelio the Third
Chiclosx
Sonora Mulata
David Sánchez
Zitlali Vargas
Esteban Rodríguez Rochin
Ricardo Daniel
María Fernanda Olivera
Sabrina Ol
Hernán Esquinca
Mariana Palacios
Adrián González
Ángela Quijano Villanueva
Elena Mondragón Quijano
Chicloso - Plan by Bootleg
(Original beat by Kelman Duran)
