Cie Hervé Koubi: Sol Invictus

The new NYUAD Arts Center season opens with a spectacular new show from the returning Compagnie Hervé Koubi. Koubi is building a reputation for stunning choreography that blends contemporary dance and kinetic urban moves; this piece features no fewer than 17 male and female dancers who perform as a cohesive unit, emphasising collective responsibility and personal accountability that celebrates the unifying power of dance in a turbulent world. When this show premiered in New York earlier this year the New York Times called it “thrilling … amazing … the dancers’ extraordinary moves are integrated into a poetic vision … the distinctive aesthetic achievement of this company is to make those extraordinary acrobatics and hip-hop power moves feel at times pedestrian, almost like walking”.

Very highly recommended, especially at The Arts Center’s ticket prices; there’s a second performance tomorrow (6 September)

Sol Invictus is presented with the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.