The Jumping Project

For the first few minutes, the performers walk around the stage, not unlike robots. The fierce faces and the focused eyes seem to conceal a multitude of expressions underneath. The movements, though choreographed, appear to have an ad hoc, chaotic rhythm.

You are immediately hooked on to the performance, eager to find out more.

Gradually, walking shifts to jumping and it gets more intense with a change of pace and music. For the next hour, the ten performers continue to use jumping as their dance medium in the square pit stage. Dressed in track pants and tees, and drenched in sweat, all aesthetic elements are stripped off as only the raw physicality remains.

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