Spirit Level

What does it mean for music and dance to be spiritual? Can exploring this question take us beyond the physical, and help us understand what connects us as humans? In this unique collaboration, composer Blasio Kavuma and choreographer Si Rawlinson team up to explore these questions through the languages of breakdance, gospel and modern composition.

Winner of the George Butterworth prize in 2019, SPIRIT LEVEL incorporates the rhythmic devices of African music, Black Gospel and neo-impressionism. Merges these with street and contemporary dance, the work provides different cultural perspectives on human connectedness, identity and religious experience. As these different forms connect with each other, they discover what they share that makes them so uplifting.