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Humanimalia

Humanimalia /hyuu-man-i-maye-leea/

  1. A fascinating and dramatic insight into the most dominant species on earth;
  2. A physical journey into what irrevocably binds us to our closest relatives;
  3. An extraordinary new work from Scotland?s award winning contemporary dance company

“It is a genius idea. It says something profound about the human condition.”
The Independent on Enclosure 44

Humanimalia
by Janis Claxton Dance
choreography by Janis Claxton
75 mins
2011
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Humanimalia is an extraordinary new work with a commanding sound score, a visually arresting set and all female cast of international dancers inhabiting a world of movement that is both revealing and familiar. Through this powerful and evocative performance we are exposed to the intrinsic evolutionary complicity between humans* and other primates.

Bipedal Great Apes: Kingdom: Animalia, Class: Mammalia, Order: Primate, Species: Homo Sapien

Conceived and Directed by Janis Claxton
Choreography by Janis Claxton and dancers
Sound Score Composed by Philip Pinsky
Box Design and Construction by Noel Perkins
Managed and Produced by Catalyst (Dance Management) and Janis Claxton Dance
Funded by Creative Scotland,
Supported and co-produced by Tramway, Woorkroom, Dance Base, Dance Digital