"Trash Bata" Dance Theater Performance by Barbara Martinez

"TrashBata" is a one-woman dance theater production that uses the language of flamenco to speak to the problem of plastic conceived and performed by Bárbara Martínez. The “bata de cola” is a long train skirt traditionally used by the female flamenco dancer in Spanish dance. In this piece, instead of the usual skirt made out of lively ruffles, bright colors or polka dots, a bata made out of trash follows the dancer with every movement. Will we ever escape plastic bottles, plastic bags, six-pack rings, plastic utensils, and other permutations of this toxic material that we humans blindly over-manufacture and overuse?


Learn more here: https://www.barbaramartinez.com/trashbata/#Trailer

Bárbara Martínez has an extensive performance career that began at age 11 with The Children’s Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera. She has spent a lifetime crafting performance skills as a dancer and vocal artist, specializing in choreography, composition and musical arrangements. Bárbara is one of few flamenco artists who perform regularly both as singer and dancer with the major flamenco dance companies in the United States, such as Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, A Palo Seco Flamenco Company, Pasión y Arte Flamenco Company, Sol y Sombra Flamenco Company, EntreFlamenco, Cava Flamenco Miami, Juanito Pascual, Nelida Tirado, Arts Flamenco, Flamenco Sepharad, New Andalucía and others.