A linha curva

1. Accompaniment

1.1. Percossa, a group based in Holland.

1.2. 4 percussionists

1.3. Inspired by Brazilian samba music

1.4. The dancers also contribute to the performance when they chant

2. Dancers

2.1. 15 male and 13 female

3. Choreographic approach

3.1. Itzik Gallili worked collaboratively with the dancers

3.2. He asked each dancer to devise a short solo

3.3. He believes you can see an essence of their personality in each of the sequences

4. Performance environment

4.1. End stage

5. Mettaloc disc shaped collars that reflect the lighting

6. Starting point

6.1. Brazilian culture and the Brazilian celebration of life and the ability to live in the moment

7. Structure

7.1. The big ensemble sections features the dancers performing a series of repeated phrases in a number of different formations dictated by the multi coloured checkerboard lighting effect.

8. Costume

8.1. Black vests with different coloured lycra shorts

8.2. Colourful zips

8.3. Inspired by carnival music and are meant to enhance the impact of the lighting

9. Dance style

9.1. Contemporary capoeora and samba

10. Lighting

10.1. The different coloured lighting creates a checkerboard effect on stage

10.2. The timing and cues for the lighting is pre programmed.

11. Staging/set

11.1. There is no set apart from the raised platofrom at the back of stage in which 4 percussionists perform.

11.2. In one section skateboards are used to propel five dancers across the stage