In the Quiet of Us

Commissioned by Sadler’s Wells
Co-commissioned by Cambridge Festival
Supported by Studio Wayne McGregor through the Resident 6 programme
and South East Dance

An interdisciplinary choreographic work by Georgia Tegou

A duet tuned to micro-signals, the work explores the fragile nature of human connection through the lens of the brain’s architecture. A delicate and raw examination of relationships, it unfolds at the thresholds where the smallest gesture, delay, or misreading can alter everything.

Two performers meet in a shifting space, a room, a house, an operating theatre, a synapse- the connective void between brain neurons. At times they appear as humans, at others as electrical waves moving through a network, navigating a world where connection depends on precision, and a single missed signal can lead the system to reorganise, collapse, or form new connections. Myth surfaces through stories such as Tristan and Isolde and that of Theseus, where meaning turns on delay and misinterpretation. Across them, the missed signal, a ship that never arrives, becomes a recurring motif.

The live score, composed and performed by Alexandros Miaris, combines prepared piano and modular synth processes into fragile, unexpected patterns shaped by Euclidean sequencing. Textures transition between experimental electronics and acoustic intimacy, resolving into a lyrical musical language.

Developed in dialogue with architect-curator Andrew Borg Wirth, the work brings spatial and curatorial thinking into the choreographic process. It draws on the Tegos Tapes, a rare archive of microneurosurgery footage created by neurosurgeon Dr. Stergios Tegos in collaboration with pioneering composer Vangelis, who set footage from inside the operating theatre to music. Gazing far to the celestial, and up close, to the cellular, archival images and sound appear as fragments, mapping connections within the human body onto the large constellations that govern the universe.

Dance, live music, and visual installation come together to explore dependence, vulnerability, and the precarious labour of staying with what can be lost. The quiet, critical moments that determine whether we fall together or apart.

Performance Duration: 1 hour

WORLD PREMIERE
SADLER’S WELLS
Lilian Baylis Studio
183 Rosebery Ave, London EC1R 4TJ
19, 20, 21 NOVEMBER 2026

SCHEDULED PERFORMANCES
South East Dance Preview, 2 October 2026
University of Bath 26 November 2026
Cambridge Festival March - April 2027

Concept, Direction, Choreography
GEORGIA TEGOU

Music Composition & Live Performance
ALEXANDROS MIARIS

Set Design - Curation
ANDREW BORG WIRTH

Performers
JOSHUA SMITH, SYNNE LUDESGAARD

R&D Performers
ARTEMIS STAMOULI, EDD ARNOLD

Visual & Sonic Material
DR.STERGIOS TEGOS & VANGELIS

Lighting Designer
JACKIE SHEMESH

Costume Designer
SARAENKA

Dramaturgy
KRISTINA PULEJKOVA

Scientific Advisors
DR.LEOR ZMIGROD, DR.NIKOS ERINAKIS

Photography
CAMILLA GREENWELL

Trailer Videography
GENEVIEVE REEVES

R&D Videography
JACKIE READ

Creative Producer
TALA LEE-TURTON

Producing Consultant
LIA PRENTAKI

Assistant Creative Producer
MARITA ANASTASI