Dance No 2°

Dance No 2° takes you on a timeless journey. Earthy, Minimalist, and Powerful. It redefines our connection to Earth, a dance which brings you home. 

Rediscover how human existence is influenced by the water, land, and elements we live with, Dance No 2° is set in an infinite landscape of waves and rolling hills, hypnotic oceans and vivid deserts. 

Lead by its cinematic soundtrack, a minimal setting, and danced with raw and sustainable fashion, the piece examines how the land we live on and the planet we inhabit shapes us. Our body becomes a planet, and the planet our home. 

Dance No 2° is the culmination of Sivan Rubinstein’s 3 year research project, Generation Z, as Artist in Residence of Kings’ College London. Working with Gen Z students from London, China and communities around the world, Sivan’s work explores ideas from migration to climate, and our impact on the future. DN2° refers to the 2° tipping point in the rise of global temperatures. ​

Duration: 60 minutes
Age Recommedation: 8

Production Credits

A work by Sivan Rubinstein 
Created with and performed by:Jordan Ajadi, Nathan Goodman, Harriet Parker-Beldeau, Lydia Walker 
Composer: Liran Donin 
Lighting Designer and Scenographer: Edward Saunders 
Dramaturg: Xenia Aidonopoulou 
Fashion: Olubiyi Thomas
Fashion Assistant: Olivia Stewart
Sound design, recording and mix: Gal Cohen
Community Performer & Voice Over: Aturah Kedeeshah Baht Israel 
Film made in collaboration with: Bar Alon (film direction), Dror Shohet (cinematography and editing), Shai Skiff (cinematography) 
Assistant Production Manager: Stacey Nurse
Creative Producer: Lia Prentaki 
Academic Partner: Dr. Sarah Fine 
Mentor: Theresa Beattie 
Access Support Worker: Lauryn Pinard 
With thanks to The Hebrew Israelite Community of Dimonah, The Zvulon Dance Studio led by Tsiferah Baht Israel. 
Co-produced with The Place.

Commissioned by The Place in partnership with King’s College London, with further commissioning support from South East Dance, Corali and Oh Creative Space. 
Supported by PRS Foundation’s The Open Fund and using public funding from Arts Council England. 

About Sivan Rubinstein
Sivan Rubinstein is a London-based choreographer whose art uncovers contemporary cultural issues which facilitate creative public conversations. Her work is deeply rooted in collaboration with academics, artists, communities and methods of alternative learning. Sivan is a Work Place artist (2021-26), Artist in Residence at King’s College London (2019-20) and a Co-founder of OH Creative Space. Sivan was chosen as the UK artist for Pivot Dance commissioned by Creative Europe, selected by The Place for Exit Visa, right after she graduated from Trinity Laban with a First-Class Honours in 2013. Her work has been presented at Bloomsbury Festival (Wellcome Collection, London), Being Human Festival (London), Sotheby’s, Sadler’s Wells, Migration Museum, The Place, JW3 (London), Turner Contemporary (Margate), Dance4 & The Attenborough Arts Centre (Midlands), European Dancehouse Network, B.Motion Festival, (Italy), The Dutch Dance Festival (Netherlands) and the 2019 YAP Residency Program in Beijing, China. Sivan also shares her practice in academic conferences, teaches in university settings across the UK and creates new ways of collaborating with multimedia, fashion artists and researchers. Sivan Rubinstein is currently a Work Place Artist at The Place.

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