Seven Sins

Seven Sins is a contemporary dance/theatre piece that delves into the seven deadly sins through grotesque, animalistic movement and evocative lighting. Inspired by Dante’s Inferno and Mictlan from Aztec mythology, the show blends ancient allegories with contemporary themes.

This immersive experience holds a mirror to the audience revealing the darkest, most intimate emotions and silent truths of contemporary society. Each sin is disguised within pressing societal issues, including marginalization and social judgment, particularly within a Canadian context.

Seven Sins challenges the audience to reflect on their role within these dynamics, uncovering the tensions and complexities that define our collective human experience.

Age recommendation 16+
Sensory warning: The show will have nudity, smells of essential oils and flashing lights

October 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Falciony is a dancer and choreographer with a keen eye for observation and a long career that began at the age of seven. He is not afraid of taking on large, ambitious and complex pieces that he navigates with dexterity. His work asks us to look deep into our souls and that of society at large. Seven Sins has had some development in Mexico and Colombia and I can’t wait to see how the sins manifest themselves in Toronto. 

Beatriz Pizano, Aluna Theatre Artistic Director

About the artist

Falciony Patiño

Falciony Patiño was born in Funza, Colombia, and began his training in Colombian folk dance. He graduated from the Superior Academy of Arts of Bogotá in contemporary dance, and in 2009, he moved to Toronto to join Ballet Creole as a student and company member. In the spring of 2012, he founded Cabildo, a group that explored a contemporary approach to Colombian folk. His career expanded as he collaborated with various dance companies such as Newton Moraes Dance Theatre, Little Pear Garden Dance Company and The Parahumans. He collaborated in productions such as Amalgama by Alejandro Ronceria at the Pan American Games, The Honoring with Kaha: Wi Dance Theatre and in Mistatim by Red Sky Performance. Patiño has participated in residencies and workshops in Europe and Latin America, exploring different dance styles such as afro-modern, urban dance, and parkour. His passion for movement continues to drive him beyond the ordinary.

Luis Fernández

Luis Fernández is a Venezuelan-born dancer, performer, and drag artist whose passion for the arts began at an early age. Coming from a family of musicians and professional folkloric dancers, he was immersed in the arts from a young age. After moving to Canada 15 years ago, he discovered social dancing and soon began training in Cuban salsa and traditional bachata with Drey Dance Academy. He later joined Abanico Dance, where he expanded his repertoire, competing and earning eight first-place medals in salsa and bachata.

Determined to create his own path, Luis founded LF Constellation DC and led the Phoenix Ladies Bachata Team to the finals at the 2023 Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress. Currently, he collaborates with Sazón Dance Company and is deeply involved in the dance community. Beyond dance, he is a celebrated drag performer with multiple shows and hosts Karaoke Night at La Plaza, where he showcases his talent as a singer and emcee.

Lucía Llano

Lucía Llano trained on scholarship and performed professionally at MISI, the School of Musical Theatre in Bogotá, Colombia. She moved to Canada and graduated in 2018 from York University with a BFA in Dance. Lucía is a passionate learner, continuing her training in various intensives, including the Deltebre Dansa Summer Intensive in Spain. She has worked with choreographers such as Hanna Kiel, Dave Wilson (The Parahumans), Mateo Galindo Torres, Carol Anderson, and Rufi O. Rodriguez. In 2022, she danced in Jessie Reyez’s music video ‘Mutual Friend,’ choreographed by Martha Hart, and has since enjoyed working with hART Dance Company. Lucía is currently a Master of Teaching candidate at OISE (UofT), aspiring to design curriculum and pedagogy in dance and movement education.

Jianna Neufeld

Jianna Neufeld (she/they) is a queer, Tkaronto-based, dance and theatre artist, who was born and raised at Mile Zero of the Alaska Highway. She is a graduate of the Victoria Academy of Ballet (2017), and The School of Toronto Dance Theatre (2020), where she was honoured co-valedictorian and the two-time recipient of the Walker Wood Bursary. She also holds a BFA Hons. in Choreography/Performance from York University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2023. Neufeld is currently working as an independent artist across Turtle Island, having performed for Frog in Hand, Adrian de Leeuw, Caroline Bentley, Dave Wilson, Newton Moraes, The Bentway Conservancy, Dust and Soul Dance (Tara Butler), Litt Dance Collective, and Maria Isabel Salgado, among others, as well as in festivals such as Fall for Dance North and SummerWorks. Alongside performing, she is passionate about experiential education, and works as an outdoor educator and wilderness guide for youth.

Alexander Herrera

Alexander Herrera was born in Chiapas, Mexico, a state rich in culture that would later become one of his creative inspirations for two of his pieces. He began his dance degree, demonstrating exceptional performance, which earned him an exchange opportunity to Mexico City. There, he had the chance to participate in a thesis seminar and train at Mexico’s most renowned school of classical and contemporary dance. During his exchange, determination and passion led him to become a part of many dance companies and stage productions. In Toronto, Alexander has performed with The Parahumans in Fall For Dance North IPP and with Sarah Di Iorio in 2024 Night Shift Festival. Most recently he performed with Little Pear Garden in Hamilton and Ottawa.   These experiences and perspectives have deepened his passion for dance and continue to inspire him to explore new horizons in the world of movement and art. 

Yui Ugai

Yui Ugai is a dance artist from Hiroshima, Japan, now residing in Toronto, Canada. She has collaborated with diverse dance companies globally, performing on numerous national and international stages. Yui’s journey began with drama studies at Takarazuka North High School, followed by intensive training in dance and music at Kobe College, Japan. She holds a BFA and an MFA in Dance from York University, Toronto, where she serves as contract faculty. Yui’s talents extend to acting, debuting in Summer Days directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, and collaborating with Hollywood casting director, Yoko Narahashi. She plays a lead role in Raptura which premiered at the imagineNATIVE film+Media Arts Festival at TIFF, her talent has graced screens worldwide, including Netflix, Disney+, and Sony Pictures.

Jessica Zepeda

Jessica is a multidisciplinary performance artist born and based in Tkaronto (Treaty 13) with roots from Kuskatan, post-colonial El Salvador. They are a part of Native Earth’s Animikiig Creators Unit 2024/25 season and is a Buddies in Bad Times 2024/2025 Queer Emerging Artist Recipient. Jessica has produced and starred in their short film Sinvergüenzilla in First Kiss (Official Selection: 31st Inside Out LGBTQ Film Festival) and starred in the short film Saturday Fuego Diablo (Official Selection: Sivar en Cortos 2022). In 2024 and 2025, Jessica has been able to perform excerpts of their solo, mi historia que no es única, a Contemporary North/Central American folk horror that blends experimental jazz, and recorded testimonials and is centred around an entity that is haunted by her parent’s undocumented journey from El Salvador to El Norte. mi historia que no es única has been apart of The Weesageechak Begins to Dance 37 Festival, The 46th Rhubarb Festival, and The 3rd Edition of the MxM Encuentro de Danza Contemporánea based in Tuxtla/Chiapas, Mexico. In summer 2025, Jessica had their contemporary dance debut in Toronto, performing in Xilopango by Irma Villafuerte, Co-presented by DanceWorks and SummerWorks.