IN THE QUIET OF US to Have World Premiere at Lilian Baylis Studio

Choreographer and dancer Georgia Tegou will present the world premiere of In the Quiet of Us in the Lilian Baylis Studio on Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 November, a fluid duet about the fragility of human connection synthesising dance, visual art and neuroscience.

The duet explores the fragile nature of human connection through the lens of the brain's architecture. A raw examination of relationships, the piece explores how the smallest gesture, delay, or misreading can alter everything. Taking inspiration from the mythical mistakes in Tristan and Isolde, and Theseus, where meaning changes with misinterpretation, two performers meet in a shifting space navigating a world where connection depends on precision. 

The work, a Sadler's Wells co-commission, was created in dialogue with architect-curator Andrew Borg Wirth, and is set to a live score that combines piano and modular synth sounds by Alexandros Miaris. It draws on the Tegos Tapes, a rare archive of micro neurosurgery footage set to music, created by Tegou's uncle, neurosurgeon Dr. Stergios Tegos in collaboration with composer Vangelis (Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner), referencing the precision and criticality of an operation.

Tegou's work approaches 'dance-as-design', intertwining choreography with design practices to craft immersive Visual Environments. Driven by a deep curiosity about architecture, sculpture, visual arts, science and philosophy, her work explores the symbiotic relationship between dance and spatial arts, seeking to encapsulate nuances of the human condition.

She opened the Dance Umbrella International Festival 2022 and has presented works at Sadler's Wells, the Royal Opera House, the Greek National Opera and more and has choreographed music videos for dance-pop cult favourite Róisín Murphy.

Georgia Tegou said, “I have always been fascinated by the tragedy of the error that re-orders the world. In the Quiet of Us gazes far into the celestial, and close, right to the cellular. Through the lens of the brain's architecture, it explores the fragile nature of human connection. Looking at the quiet, intangible space between us, it asks whether our smallest acts are any less critical than those inside an operating theatre, where a single movement matters and can have a ripple effect. Fragility isn't the opposite of connection; it's what connection costs. 

Referencing mythical misunderstandings and going under the skin with the Tegos Tapes, an archive of micro neurosurgery footage created by my uncle Dr Stergios Tegos and Academy Award-winning composer Vangelis, the work traces a link between neurons, sound and the constellations that shape our universe.

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