Enter a metaphorical universe in which all sense of time is lost, where characters evoke a surreal and swirling dreamlike state. Blurring the line between the real and the imaginary, Reverie invites audiences into a ‘fantasy-like’ world in which they might recognise their own emotions, phobias and behaviours.
Reverie explores how memories and the past shape our collective narrative. Drawing inspiration from the use of archetypes in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Carl Jung’s theories on the subconscious, the work creates connections between the known and the unfamiliar to demonstrate how interchangeable these states can be.
Fusing movement and visual arts, choreographers Georgia Tegou and Michalis Theophanous transport audiences into captivating visual environments in their ‘dance-as-design’ creations. Tegou recently created Ochre for ZfinMalta – National Dance Company Malta and the sold-out family production Underwater with Xenia Aidonopoulou at Sadler’s Wells. Movement Artist Theophanous has collaborated with numerous artists and companies including Greek theatre director and choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou and most recently performed in the Olivier Award nominated Transverse Orientation, as part of Dance Umbrella 2021.
Presented by Dance Umbrella in partnership with The Place
Supported by ONASSIS STEGI’s Outward Turn Program
Post-show talk on Friday 7 October 2022
Free for same day performance ticketholders. BSL interpreted.
Cast & Creative +
- Georgia Tegou & Michalis Theophanous
Concept, Direction, Choreography - Nathan Goodman, William James (JJ), Synne Lundesgaard, Virginia Poli
Dancers - Justin Smith / J Smith Esquire
Costume Designer - Jeph Vanger
Music Composition & Sound Design - Xenia Aidonopoulou
Dramaturgy - Michael Toon
Lighting Designer - Chris Burr
Production & Touring Manager - Lia Prentaki
Creative Producer - Mark Mallabone
Original Creative Producer - Lia Garbola
Marketing Associate - Nikolas Louka
Photography
About the Artists +
Georgia Tegou
Georgia Tegou’s choreographic work has been presented and supported by Arts Council England, Dance Umbrella, The Venice Biennale of Architecture, Onassis Stegi, Sadler’s Wells, The Place, ZfinMalta National Dance Company, Studio Wayne McGregor, Royal Academy of Music, The Whitechapel Gallery, Athens and Epidaurus Festival amongst others.
She has choreographed two music videos for Róisín Murphy. Tegou was awarded a OneDanceUK Choreographers Observership and worked with Royal Opera House movement director and choreographer, Kate Flatt. In 2021 she was invited to exhibit a performative installation at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition / La Biennale di Venezia hosted by the Cyprus Pavilion co-directed with Michalis Theophanous. She was a Choreodrome 2021 artist at The Place, a Studio Light Moves / Open Futures resident artist at Dance Limerick and she is currently an artist in residence at Somerset House Exchange.
Michalis Theophanous
Michalis Theophanous is a movement artist. He has a longstanding collaboration with the Greek choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou, appearing in Inside (2011), Primal Matter (2013 – a duet with Papaioannou), Still Life (2014) and Transverse Orientation (2021). In recent years, he has also collaborated closely with the American theatre director Robert Wilson, starring with Lucinda Childs in his Adam’s Passion (2015 – music by Arvo Pärt), and Oedipus Rex (2018).
As a performer, Theophanous has worked with numerous choreographers, companies and organisations, including the Hellenic Dance Company (GR), Carte Blanche (NO), Konstantinos Rigos (GR), the National Theatre of Greece, and the Theatre Organisation of Cyprus (THOC). His own choreographic work has been seen at Dance Umbrella, the Festival of Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Onassis Stegi in Athens, the Napoli Teatro Festival and elsewhere, with support from the Arts Council England, Change Performing Arts, the University of Roehampton, London amongst others.
Credits +
Presented by Dance Umbrella in partnership with The Place
Presentation co-produced & supported by Onassis Stegi’s Outward Turn programme. Supported by Arts Council England & The Lowry, Salford. Initial development supported by SystemsLAB.
Venue & Access Info +
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