SURGE

From time immemorial human beings have been mesmerised by the power of wind and water. Wind that roars, cloud that rolls and tides that push and pull. Seething heat that presses in, then shoots skyward as the coldness of the clear night falls. There’s a hypnotic paradox of beauty and violence that rages within the elements, igniting our senses, wrestling with our temperaments and wreaking havoc on our imagination.

From this place SURGE bursts forth, hurling limbs and intensity in a sweeping whir of sound and physicality. An exhilarating human response to the tension and euphoria of natural energy.

Credits

Concept & Direction - Gabrielle Nankivell

Original Soundtrack - Luke Smiles / motion laboratories

Created with & Performed by - Marlo Benjamin, Samantha Hines, Georgia Rudd, Felix Sampson & Jack Ziesing

Costumes - Nathalie Ryner

Commissioned & Produced by - Dancenorth for Festival 2018, the arts and cultural program of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games