Rachid Ouramdane is defying the laws of gravity.

20 dancers of the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève share the stage with four extreme sport athletes. Rachid Ouramdane uses minimalistic movement perched perilously in the air.

Dancers and athletes move effortlessly between a criss-crossing web of high wires and slack lines, delving into the connections between extreme sport and dance. Outsider is set to composer Julius Eastman’s hypnotic music, played on four pianos.

Last at Sadler’s Wells with his sell-out Corps extrêmes in 2023, Ouramdane once again takes us to new heights.

Part of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival

Co-presented by Sadler’s Wells and Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels

Header image description: A pastel background fades from lilac to pink. In front, thirteen performers dressed in black are positioned between a tangle of crisscrossing wires on stage. Some performers hold wires while hanging high above the stage, lifting others by their hands.

Header image © Gregory Batardon