“THE PULSE OF NATURE”

BY GROOVE& FLAMENCO

CANADA/SOUTH KOREA, 2026

The Pulse of Nature is a short dance and music film inspired by the remarkable migration of the ancient murrelet, a small shorebird that makes a rare east-west migration between Haida Gwaii, Canada, and Ueumdo Island, near Seoul, South Korea. Created by Canadian flamenco artists Lia Grainger and Tamar Ilana in collaboration with Korean percussion trio Groove& during a residency in Seoul in January 2026, the film blends flamenco dance, voice, and traditional Korean percussion. The group worked with Cree language consultant Rosary Spence to write the first original flamenco lyrics in Cree, and collaborated with choreographer Cotee Harper to weave fancy shawl movements with flamenco mantón. Filmed in Hwaseong National Dinosaur Park in South Korea, The Pulse of Nature traces the bird’s borderless journey while reflecting on our own interconnectedness and the fragility of the natural world.

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