ZERO
A sea of energy
ZERO
If we started at point zero, how would we look at reality and experience life? Two individuals dive into a sea of energy, reconnecting with identity.
A magnetic performance of immersive sound, hypnotising lights, and virtuosic movement where the two dancers entangle through a ritualistic journey. Experience a spiritual dance and get transported into a dream-like world of imagination and beauty.
The symbiotic connection between the two dancers and the synchronicity of their movement brings an entrancing effect to the viewer. Powder-like stardust lies on the floor shaping a circle surrounding the performers and morphs as the piece unfolds, to leave a swirling print on stage at the end of the show.
ZERO was created over a period of one year, with a four months field research in India. There, Julia and Rudi shared practices with local artists and carriers of wisdom from Manipur, New Delih and Ponducherry. This production was widely inspired by their interaction with Sheela Raj as well as the community of Auroville, in South East India. Part of the creation happened in the natural landscape of Ireland, where Julia and Rudi underwent a collaborative research with cellist Gyda Valtisdottir from the Icelandic group mum at Shawbrook.
Artists
Artistic Direction, Choreography and Performance
Julia Robert and Rudi Cole
Composition and Sound Design
Iain Armstrong
Lighting Design
Horne Horneman
Mark Howard
Costume Design
Dramaturgy
Lou Cope
Gyda Valtysdottir (cello and voice), Alex Forster, Xhosa Cole, Azizi Cole and Shahzad Ismaily.
Musicians
Selected Performances
MAC Birmingham
2016, UK
Daegu International Dance Festival
2016, S.Korea
M1Festival
2016, Singapore
OpenLook International Dance Festival
2016, Russia
Catch us on Tour
'Extraordinary performance... Like time stopped'
-Exeunt Magazine
Partners
Commissioned by
mac Birmingham
The Movement Partnership: Sadler’s Wells, The Lowry and Birmingham Hippodrome
Re-work Commissioned by
Supported by
DanceXchange, Ace Dance and Music, La Caldera, and Shawbrook
Funded by
Arts Council England
“Extraordinary performance... Like time stopped”
- Exeunt Magazine
“…a sensory explosion of music and movement, thrashing together as equal and powerful partners.”
- Eve Ryan / North West End
“An experience that is intriguing and immersive, highly evocative, excitingly strange and achingly familiar.”
- Peter Jacobs / Reviews Hub
