
VORTEX
Step into a world where rhythm unravels, gravity dissolves and energy converges. Vortex is the new dance production from 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.
Artists
Concept, Direction and Choreography
Julia Robert and Rudi Cole
Lighting Design
Aiden Bromley (Woodroffe Bassett Design) with Julia Robert and Rudi Cole
Music Composition
Iain Armstrong
Music
Kamil Boguslawsky, Alex Forster, Iain Armstrong, Rudi Cole and Julia Robert
Performance
HUMANHOOD Company Dancers
Costumes
Julia Robert and Rudi Cole
Set design
Julia Robert and Rudi Cole
Selected Performances
Midlands Art Center (Premiere)
2025, Birmingham
Festival Dansa Valencia
2025, Spain
Festival Grec
2025, Barcelona
Catch us on Tour
Partners
Co-commissioned by
Mercat de les Flors, Mercat de les Flors, Festival Grec and MAC Birmingham
Institut of the Arts of Barcelona, FABRIC Birmingham, and RocaUmbert
Supported by
Arts Council England, Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals, and Institut Ramon Llull
Funded by
“A dreamlike vocation of cosmic beauty and otherworldly fluidity”
- Artezblai
“Vortex captivates and overwhelms from the very beginning with images of great visual power. An ambitious and highly accomplished creation.”
- susyQ
“The dancers exhibit optimal body flexibility and superlative movement quality.”
- redescenica
Bookings
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