SPHERA

A dance of liquid bodies that change and morph under the influence of the Moon

Sphera

Sphera is a visually impactful duet for non-conventional spaces that explores the relationship between the visible, bright side of the Moon and humankind; the luminous moonlight that we see from planet Earth and that illuminates our nights. Sphera is a dance of liquid bodies that change and morph under the influence of the Earth’s spherical satellite: the Moon.

Two dancers performing outdoor contemporary dance in front of a modern glass building, with an audience watching.
A woman in a white karate gi jumps with arms outstretched in an outdoor urban setting, with spectators in the background.

Gallery

Two individuals dressed in white performing a dance or martial arts move outdoors against a modern glass building with an audience watching.

Credits

Choreography, Set Design and Performance

Sphera is danced in white costumes on a circle of white astroturf. This production has evolved from [and complements] the darker Orbis (2017), performed with black capes on black astroturf.

Premiered in September 2020 at Greenwich&Docklands International Festival (Dancing City) in London.

Sphera and Orbis were both presented as part of BBC Arts and Sadler’s Wells’ digital programme Dancing Nation.


Two performers dressed in white costumes are engaged in a contemporary dance or performance art on a white stage outdoors, with a blurred audience and urban buildings in the background.
Two individuals practicing judo outdoors, dressed in white gis, engaged in a throw with onlookers in the background wearing masks.
Two men in white martial arts uniforms practicing judo outdoors, with onlookers watching, some wearing masks.
Woman dressed in white, performing a jump on an outdoor stage during daytime, with a group of seated and standing onlookers in the background.
Two martial artists in white uniforms practicing judo outdoors with a crowd watching.
A woman dressed in white, floating in the air during a performance, with an urban backdrop and an audience watching.

Iain Armstrong

Funded by

Arts Council England

Music Composition and Sound Design

Julia Robert and Rudi Cole

Costume Design

Julia Robert and Rudi Cole

Supported by

RocaUmbert

NEXT PRODUCTION

Orbis