The Genesis – Peacock Theatre
Human beings are fragile creatures. The connections between us are fraught and tenuous, both physically and spiritually. Copenhagen Collective’s The Genesis offers audiences a powerful reminder of this gravitational reality.
Photo: Luke Chadwick
Beautifully choreographed and directed by Patrick King and Johan King Silverhult, and set to a mesmerizing score by composer Leif Jordansson, this one-hour circus piece is both awe-inspiring and astounding. As sixteen incredible acrobats weave, dart, pulsate, soar, and even sometimes falter, it is impossible to look away—even as tension builds to almost unbearable heights.
The light conception by Stefan Goldbaum Tarabini is so entrancing it occasionally draws focus from the performers themselves—a welcome respite in an hour so deliriously ...