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.

Live performance

UK Premiere

  • Venue: The Place
  • Date: Fri 7 & Sat 8 October 2022, 7.30pm
  • Admission: £14 & £18
  • Duration: 50 minutes (no interval)

Additional events: Post-show talk

Dance Umbrella Festival 2022 Across London & Online
7–31 October

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Credit Nikolas Louka & Andreas Simopoulos

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

Photo Nikolas Louka

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

Photo Nikolas Louka

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 +

Venue

Address

The Place
17 Duke’s Road
London WC1H 9PY

Public Transport

The nearest Tube stations to The Place are Euston (Victoria Line, Northern Line, London Overground and National Rail services) and King’s Cross St Pancras (Victoria Line, Northern Line (Bank branch), Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines, National Rail services and Eurostar).

The nearest bus stops to The Place are British Library (services 10, 205, 30, 390, 476, 59, 73, 91, N73, N91) and Upper Woburn Place (services 168, 59, 68, 91, N91).

The nearest Santander Cycle Hire docking stations are Endsleigh Gardens, Euston and Cartwright Gardens, Bloomsbury.

For journey planning and live travel updates, visit the Transport for London website.

Parking for bicycles, cars and motorcycles

There are bicycle racks outside The Place’s Flaxman Terrace entrance.

There are metered parking spaces in the roads around The Place (free after 6.30pm weekdays, 1.30pm Saturdays and on Sundays) and dedicated spaces for Blue Badge holders outside each entrance.

There is motorcycle parking on Duke’s Road.

Nearby car parks include Euston Station (Melton Street, off Euston Road, NW1 2EP) and St Pancras Station (Pancras Road NW1 2TB).

Access information

Visit The Place website for detailed access information.

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