A profoundly moving and timely new work which examines humanity’s impact on the natural world comes to Aviva Studios, home of Factory International, this February.
The piece is the latest production from renowned choreographer Crystal Pite and director Simon McBurney, and is the culmination of the pair’s award-winning dance trilogy exploring the age of disconnection.
For the past four years, Crystal Pite and Complicité artistic director and co-founder Simon McBurney have weaved their hopes and fears for our current moment into the dance trilogy Figures in Extinction.
In Spring 2025 Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), Complicité, and Factory International will present the final instalment of this major new collaboration at Aviva Studios, featuring performances by the astounding NDT 1 dancers.
The first work, Figures in Extinction [1.0], which premiered in The Hague in 2022 and received top prize for a dance production at the 2022 Nederlandse Dansgaden, takes a sweeping look at the species and environments we have lost and are losing.
The second work, which premiered in February 2024, is a ‘searing look’ at our need for connection in a separated world. Making its world premiere at Aviva Studios, Figures in Extinction [3.0] is the third and final piece of this moving trilogy, offering a spark in the darkness as to where we might go next through a mixture of dance, video and spoken word.
This special performance at Aviva Studios brings together parts one, two and the never-before-seen part three, and is the first chance to experience the Figures in Extinction series as a whole.
‘A moving menagerie from a world in crisis’ 4*️️️️ – The Guardian
‘Astonishingly imaginative’ ️️️️5*️- The Telegraph
Figures in Extinction comes to Aviva Studios from Wed 19 Feb – Sat 22 Feb. Tickets are on sale now, grab yours using the button below.
Wed 19 Feb - Sat 22 Feb, Aviva Studios, Water St, Manchester M3 4JQ
- Words:
- Bradley Lengden
- Published on:
- Wed 15 Jan 2025
