Abstract
This article presents an overview of the process of researching, reimagining, and reconstructing Doris Humphrey’s Felipe “El Loco,” the missing work from her trilogy of Spanish repertoire. In 1954, Humphrey created Felipe “El Loco” for her protégé, José Limón, and his then-emerging company, and showcased it in that year’s American Dance Festival. Although the debut had an enthusiastic reception, the 1955 performances had mixed reviews, and the work was lost and forgotten, leaving no filmed, written, or notation recordings. In 2022, M. Gabriela Estrada undertook the project of restoring Felipe “El Loco” to bring awareness of its legacy as a unique example of interdisciplinary collaboration and multicultural repertoire connecting modern dance, ballet, and flamenco’s history. This restoration project has aimed to pay tribute to the dance pioneers represented in this choreographic project: Doris Humphrey, José Limón, Pauline Koner, and Félix Fernández, the flamenco dancer on whose legend this choreographic work is based.
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