Five people find themselves between worlds. Led by a mysterious voice, they set out on an adventure to create a new universe, one shape at a time. As they dance through a cosmic orientation, echoes of past creations rise and fall. New cast members arrive without a map or instructions and a new universe is brought to life, a journey where dance, art, and spontaneity come together.
How To Build A Universe is the latest from Leeds-based choreographer Jamaal Burkmar. Formed of two parts, the piece showcases Extended Play’s striking movement to intoxicating music, plus improvisation via guest participants. Jamaal Burkmar’s work is about music, the world that music creates and the world that performers inhabit because of this.
In 2021 Jamaal became one of ten new Workplace artists at The Place. How To Build A Universe is co-produced by The Place and co-commissioned by The Place and Certain Blacks.
Find out more about the Certain Blacks Soul on Ice Festival
Events from March 14 – March 1 › Soul on ice › – Soul On Ice Music Festival (certainblacks.com)
