August 23rd, 2025 Norrlandsoperan, Umeå
August 25th, 2025 Gävle Teater, Gävle
August 28th, 2025 Folkets Hus, Säter
August 30th, 2025 Dansnät Jönköping, Jönköping
September 2nd, 2025 Dansstationen, Malmö
September 4th, 2025 Dansscen Örebro, Örebro
September 6th, 2025 Festival Platforma, Maribor
October 12th, 2025 Hanzas Perons, Rīga
50 minutes
In the Midst of
a Natural Force
Vērpete (vortex, whirl), the creators-performers Erik Eriksson and Krišjānis Sants take the principle of a turning couple – a movement that is more familiar in games, folk and ballroom dancing – as a starting point and develop it into a dance of precision, speed, trust and exhilaration. As they vortex through the space, turning hand in hand, the performers bring the audience together and take part in dynamic patterns of repetition. The dancers create a paradox by committing to support one another through opposition, collaborating by constantly pulling apart. Vērpete is accompanied by live music of vibraphone and guitar, creating a dense and embracing soundscape, performed by Mārtiņš Miļevskis and Rihards Lībietis.
The audience shares the same space as performers and many have described their experience as if finding themselves in the midst of a natural force, perceived first by the body and then by the mind.