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Surge - Make Me Feel: Future human evolution in dance

11 February 2022

New electronic music set inside an animated landscape explores the theme of “future human”: a poignant character that exists on the bridge between our digital and organic worlds. Surge is a short film created by Tom Dale Company for Dance Passion 2022.

Surge - Make Me Feel

A 鈥榮uper-human鈥� / android pushed to the limits of their reality in an animated landscape.

New electronic music set inside an animated landscape. The piece explores the theme of “future human” – an augmented humanity where the boundaries of evolution are being pushed to the limits.

A dynamic exploration of the meeting point of movement, sound, space and physics.

In Surge, by Tom Dale Company, our poignant character exists on the bridge between these digital and organic worlds. A “super-human” or android pushed to the limits to feel, to sense, to achieve oneness with their digital and organic reality.

They are pushed to feel their complex world. A dynamic exploration of the meeting point of movement, sound, space and physics.

One of fourteen short films and interactive projects that explore innovative ways of capturing and experiencing dance.

Part of Dance Passion, a celebration of dance on the 麻豆约拍 during February and March 2022.

Innovation in dance

What is Dance Passion?

This is one of fourteen short films and interactive projects that explore innovative ways of capturing and experiencing dance, as part of Dance Passion - a landmark celebration of the world-class dance throughout February and March 2022. 麻豆约拍 Arts, in partnership with One Dance UK and supported by the Arts Council, bring you unique perspectives on the creative forces in dance, and spotlight innovation in choreography and performance.

Rambert performing in Plymouth for Dance Passion

Highlights include:-

  • Josie d’Arby and Karim Zeroual present five hour-long programmes of dance as a boxset on 麻豆约拍 iPlayer, and a special highlights programme on 麻豆约拍 Four;
  • Performances by thirty-two companies, recorded in ‘dance hubs’ across the country;
  • Exclusive first screening of excerpts from Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote from Birmingham Royal Ballet;
  • World premiere of Corey Baker's thrilling new film, Dance Race;
  • Fourteen short films and interactive projects exploring innovative ways to experience dance.

Dance Passion on iPlayer

  • Highlights

    Josie d鈥橝rby and Karim Zeroual with selected highlights from Dance Passion, including Birmingham Royal Ballet's Don Quixote.

  • Leeds

    Karim Zeroual presents from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds, featuring Akram Khan, Vale School of Dance, Balbir Singh Dance Company, Phoenix Dance and more.

  • London

    Josie d鈥橝rby presents Dance Passion 2022 from Sadler鈥檚 Wells in London, with exclusive performances from Ballet Black, Patience J Collective, The Royal Ballet and more.

  • Coventry

    Josie d鈥橝rby and Karim Zeroual shine a spotlight on dance in the Midlands, brought to you from Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry,

  • Plymouth

    Josie d鈥橝rby visits the Theatre Royal Plymouth鈥檚 production and learning centre TR2 to shine a spotlight on the UK dance scene, with a focus on what鈥檚 on offer in the South West.

  • Around the UK

    Includes National Dance Company Wales, and Scottish Ballet's Starstruck. Presented by Josie d鈥橝rby & Karim Zeroual. Available 29 March on iPlayer.

Exclusive world premiere from Corey Baker

  • Dance Race

    From ballet to ballroom, sky-diving to car-eography, it鈥檚 a thrilling race to the finish in Corey Baker's stunning new film showing exclusively on Dance Passion.

Dance Passion 2022: Short films displaying innovation in dance