GDIF 2024 | London’s free, annual outdoor performing arts festival 23 August-8 September 2024
Gravitas
Part of Dancing City
4 & 5 September
Duration: 30 mins
What to Expect: Speech free
Free
This highly playful performance combines dance and acrobatics and explores the joy in simply letting gravity take charge. As two acrobats bounce and roll on an outdoor airmat, they realise that no matter how complex their acrobatic feats, ultimately, gravity is the driving force that they can either surrender to it or push against.
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Access
Site Access
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Show Access
Accessibility:
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
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Brochure
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Notes for Audience
No speech, music does add to the performance but does not lead the story. One track has lyrics – Easy by Son Lux.
Where to find it
Gravitas will be performed as part of Dancing City at Jubilee Plaza, Canary Wharf, E14 5NY.
About the company
In his pieces, Ofir seeks to embody an extreme physicality, some of which come from his background as an acrobat and Capoeira teacher. His interest lies in stretching the limits of his performer’s bodies and capabilities and broadening the borders of what is considered dance and choreography.
The duet Gravitas is impressive in Ofir and Asher’s passion to use their bodies to discover the movement possibilities that are born from giving in to gravity… The beauty lies in the mixture between the extreme physical effort and its fusion with the pleasure of the embraced fall. This type of material can broaden the borders of movement in dance. – Ruth Eshel, Haaretz
Supported by
Gravitas is co-produced by Hazira and Bat Yam International Street Festival, The Choreographers’ Association, Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sports and supported by the Embassy of Israel.