In his latest opus, the choreographer draws inspiration from spontaneous gatherings for a common cause. He explores the energy that runs through bodies, the modes of recognition and the tacit codes used by people committed to shared goal: how do movements for global change arise? Sit-ins, marches, breathless sprints and burning tears can all generate the exultant feeling of being part of a rising movement with its share of new encounters and romance. As a choreographer who has worked for forty years with dancers engaged in their own collective union, Preljocaj is keenly sensitive to the moments when popular movements become a vital necessity and eyes meet across a crowd, flashing with hope. At its heart, this work contains a promise that will galvanise social and artistic utopias.

Thomas Hahn