Vortex

Vortex is a contemporary dance piece that turns the stage into the eye of a tornado. Step into a world where rhythm unravels, gravity dissolves and energy converges...

The new dance production by Julia Robert & Rudi Cole, where the stage becomes the 'eye of the tornado'. Intuitively composed as a journey from darkness to light, the piece explores the physical and energetic phenomenon of a vortex, and how we, as human beings, can activate deep reserves of unexplored resilience to adapt and transform ourselves in the midst of chaos.
Performed by the international powerhouse HUMANHOOD dancers, the cast moves with precision and virtuosity, synchronising seamlessly with a cinematic soundscape that resonates throughout the auditorium, immersing the audience in the pulse of the dance. Between extreme physicality and spiritual elevation, Vortex takes both dancers and audience to the limits of human endurance, swept away by the hypnotic and overwhelming dynamics of a vortex.

HUMANHOOD is a visionary dance company creating Art for transformation with a purpose to unleash human potential. Based in both Birmingham and Barcelona, HUMANHOOD produces powerful and vital work that fuses modern Physics and ancient Mysticism with the company’s original fluid Body language. Founded and lead by Artistic Directors Julia Robert and Rudi Cole, HUMANHOOD has risen quickly to become a successful National and International touring dance company with a reputation for an exceptional choreographic language of exquisite fluidity and powerful rhythm. Since 2016, the company has performed in renowned festivals and venues around the globe, including Sadler’s Wells (London), Venice Biennale, Festival Grec (Barcelona), SIDance (Seoul), CINARD (Montreal), Birmingham Hippodrome, and Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona); as well as being commissioned by the BBC for the dance film Infinity.

Concept, Direction, Design and Choreography: Julia Robert and Rudi Cole / Performed by HUMANHOOD Company Dancers: Tseng-Tzi, Mauricio Zúñiga, Ainhoa Yuantao, Alex Thirkle, Pol Guimerà, Siyu Lu, Rudi Cole / Performer: Julia Robert / Music Composition: Iain Armstrong with Julia Robert and Rudi Cole / Light Design: Aiden Bromley (Woodroffe Bassett Design) with Julia Robert and Rudi Cole / Original Music: Kamil Boguslawski, Alex Forster, Iain Armstrong, Julia Robert and Rudi Cole / Costume: Julia Robert and Rudi Cole / Technical Production Manager: David Salter / Company Manager: Maria Cano / Marketing & Communications: Ruchi Chavda

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