Choreographer Neus Gil Cortes

⚡️COMING TO LONDON THIS MONTH!⚡ #BendingReality blends TED Talk-style insights with contemporary dance, circus, and playful visual and sound illusions. BeND YoUR RealiTY on // 29th+30th May // Jacksons Lane // 7:30pm 🎫 ---> #linkinbio // BOOK YoUR TicKeTS ToDAY What if everything we see is a construction? This brand new show explores how perception and memory shape our understanding of reality. Here are some surprising facts we discovered during our research: 🧠 You lose around 50% of a memory’s accuracy each year. After five years, nearly 97% is gone — and your brain invents the rest. 🌍 The Earth spins at 40,000 km per second — yet we feel completely still. 👁️ We see the world upside down — our brains flip it back for us. Directed by Spanish choreographer Neus Gil Cortes, Bending Reality is atmospheric, physically daring, and visually rich, transforming the stage with sculptural costume by Isabel Castro-Jung and video design by Ben Glover, creating a space where reality feels fluid and layered. Accessibility is at the heart of the show, with creative captions, sound-reactive visuals, and Woojer vests available to experience sound vibrations — making it especially welcoming for deaf and hard of hearing audiences. Trailer © Henry Curtis ft. Performers: Alex Morton  Tia Hockey Yilin Kong Jem Bentham Dilly Taylor Yen-Ching Lin

🎫 🪄 BOoK NoW // for the ultimate collision of Circus, Dance and Design! BeNDiNG ReALiTY // 29+30 May // @jacksons_lane BeND YoUR ReALiTY // Our brains don’t just perceive reality; they reconstruct it, piecing together fragments of experience, memory, and expectation. What if what we see isn’t all there is? What if the way we look shapes what we find? This performance invites you to step into a world where certainty might be an illusion. Through extreme physicality that integrates dance, circus, and parkour, this show reveals reality as a series of shifting perspectives and questions. With innovative design at its core, a sculptural dress by @isabel_castro_jung reshapes the space, while @bengglover video design captures the moments between what is seen and what is imagined. --- Art work: Patricio Forrester a.k.a @artmongers Incorporating image: Paul Fuller a.k.a @pf_photographer Graphic design: Steven Nicolaides @lucumamagazine ---- @jacksons_lane @jacksons_lane #worldcircusweek #circus #dance #design #visualarts @aceagrams @theplacelondon

Trump said “a whole civilisation will die out tonight” One might brush it off as one more of Trump’s provocations But I find it quite scary that a president can say that without consequences Who Do You Think I Am is a solo created by migrants Looking at the meeting of cultures as a social experiment in bias And what happens to the body, the struggle and the growth #workinprogress #outdoorart #interactiveperformance

Amazing day of R&D with the incredible @ttomasbriones for a new outdoor solo- Who Do You Think I Am? A privilege to chat through ideas about our experience as immigrants, how we are perceived, how it feels to be alone in a new country, what it asks from your body, the moments where you think you can’t go any longer and then overcome them and there is a new growth... And I think we coined a new word for the physicality we explored: “exprimir” something like wringing out (see first image! 😅) Thanks for always stepping up to the challenge with your humble playfulness and extraordinary technique Tomas! Looking forward to bringing @bengglover into the studio for Augmented Reality interactivity next 🤩

Let’s talk about guilt. We feel guilty for not resting enough. And then guilty for resting instead of sending the email. As dancers: – For not going to every audition – For going to auditions we knew weren’t right – For not pushing hard enough – For pushing too hard As choreographers: – For seeing friends instead of seeing a show – For not seeing friends enough – For almost burning out – For not using the train journey to draft that Arts Council England application – For not explaining our boundaries – For not holding them Here’s the thing. Guilt is not feedback. It doesn’t clarify your priorities. It doesn’t improve your leadership. It keeps you fixated on what’s missing — and paralyses you into self-criticism. And yes, there are systemic tensions here. We are told to rest, to avoid burnout. But if we don’t apply for funding, email programmers, coordinate collaborators, and prepare plans A, B and C — the work doesn’t happen. That pressure is real. It’s not just personal failure. But leadership isn’t about responding to pressure with panic. It’s about developing intentional awareness: – What actually matters today? – What is the best use of my energy? – What can wait? – What needs support? You already practise this in the studio. You assess capacity. You adapt to conditions. You work relationally. This is not about doing more. It’s about choosing with clarity. So I’m curious: Which feels hardest for you right now? – Assessing your energy – Accepting your limits – Asking for help Or — which one will you practise this week? If you want a space to think this through properly, you can book a 1:1 session with me. Leadership doesn’t mean doing it alone. #danceleadership #creativeleadership Filmed at @espailagranja

Having all the feelings before an important meeting! Can you relate?

#Passing Traces, exhibition now open. Curated by Elisabetta Garletti @elisabetta_ga With the artists: Joana Mamede @joannamamede , Natalija Vikulina @natashavikulina , Sid White Jones @sidwhitejones , Stepanca Facerova @stepanka.facerova and myself. Result of the AA2A RESIDENCY PROGRAMME 2025 @aa2aproject at the Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge I'm showing 'Bending Reality' which as been part of Neus Gil Cortés ' @nuadance show : ' Bending Reality' #performanceart #sculpture #ruskingallerycambridge #exhibition

Gloucester artists! Video artist Ben Glover and artistic director Neus Gil Cortés here. We're excited to share our journey of incorporating access for deaf people as a source of creative inspiration. Based on our projects NOISE and Bending Reality, we'll share our findings, lessons learned, and invite you to contribute your creative ideas. Together, let's explore ways to reach diverse audiences. This session will be BSL interpreted. Photos by @henryjhc

Here’s what’s happening in the Fisher Room (Dance Studio)! 10am – 1pm: Nua Dance Workshop exploring video design, dance, and accessibility. Ages 12+ 1.15 – 2.15pm: Company Scheherazade Powerful Bodies Workshop: Contemporary & classical Persian dance. Ages 16+ 2.15 – 2.45pm: Be Fierce Dance Collective Heels Workshop. Ages 18+ 2.45 – 3.15pm: Dancify South House & Shuffle Style! Open to all ages 3.15 – 3.45pm: Bodyscape Dance Creative contemporary with visual imagery. Ages 16+ 3.45 – 4.30pm: Open Arms Artists’ Collective Introduction to working creatively with older people. Open to all ages ⚡️This is JUST the Dance Studio line-up, the entire Guildhall will be buzzing all day with tasters, performances, films & workshops across the Hall, Gallery, Bluecoat Room, George Hunt Room, and Cinema. 📍 Gloucester Guildhall Top Floor (Dance Studio / Fisher Room) 📅 Sunday 14 Sept 🎟 FREE / ALL WELCOME Come for one session or stay all day: discover new styles, new people, and new ways to move! ✨ 👠 🪩 #DanceInGloucestershire #danceday2025 #GloucesterGuildhall #gloucestershire #GloucestershireDance #danceday2025 #NuaDance #neusgilcortés #Dancify #DancifySouth #CompanyScheherazade #MariaTarokh #AccessibleArts #InclusiveDance #inclusivemovement #befiercedancecollective #bodyscape #openarms #OpenArmsArtists #DiG

Let’s get Reel about Friday night at the Playground ✨ What a night! Huge love to everyone who showed up with energy and heart — you made it unforgettable. 💃 Big shoutout to our choreographers & musicians: @dancecollide Lauren @laurendwilliams Reuben @reubenspencer01_ bobby @audiophiliacuk Bar @sababa.company William @williamsouthmusic Cali @calihollisterr & Pouya @pouyaehsaei — your creativity lit up the room. 🗣️ Thanks Neus @nuadance @leadandcreate for holding space in the Chat Room so beautifully. 📲 And Jonah @jonah.yang.finearts @jonah_jy — your Insta Takeover was pure magic! (Catch it in our Highlights if you missed it 👀). Finally, love to our dream team — Rambert Reception @rambertdance Jenny @jenny.c.hayes Hua @huahan_taiwan Sarah @srubidge1 & Archie @archie.white — none of this happens without you 🫵 We grow, create & celebrate together — see you at the next Playground, Friday 26 Sept 2025 🎉 #weareback #theplayground #originalformat #rambert #dance #community #artists #create #explore #collaborate #share #artistswhocollaborate #play #7years

A treat for Gloucestershire Dance Day! We are beyond excited to welcome the internationally acclaimed Nua Dance to Gloucester Guildhall, and it’s completely FREE for everyone! On Sunday 14 September, 10 am–1 pm, visionary choreographer Neus Gil Cortés and long-term video designer Ben Glover will lead an extraordinary workshop blending dance, video projection, and accessibility in ways you’ve never experienced before. Normally seen on major stages across the UK and beyond, Nua Dance’s work is groundbreaking, playful, and deeply inclusive and now they’re bringing it right here to our community as part of our Day of Dance. This is your chance to create, and connect in a professional-level workshop, with seated options and a BSL interpreter to make sure everyone can take part. Please note: This workshop is part of Dance Day, but you’ll need to book a free ticket separately to secure your spot. Don’t miss this rare opportunity, we are so lucky! 💛 #GloucestershireDanceDay #Gloucestershire #NuaDance #BSL #AccessibleArts #DanceTechnology #FreeEvent #GloucestershireDance #neusgilcortés #gloucester #dance #danceonfilm #dancevideo

The Chat Room is back 💭 Come join uk UK-based choreographer, dramaturg, and teacher Neus Gil Cortés @nuadance 🫰 No Pain, All Gain? Rethinking Creativity Without the Chaos. Topic: Is Stress a Prerequisite for Genius — Or a Sign of Poor Leadership? Why do we so often accept that creativity has to be messy, stressful, or even painful? Is the myth of the tortured genius still shaping how we work—and is it helping or hurting the final result? Can strong leadership make creative work smoother and more impactful? Or does too much structure kill inspiration? Let’s debate what drives great art: chaos, control, or something in between. Neus is the artistic director of Nua Dance, a project-based company funded by Arts Council England, known for its bold integration of dance, circus, and visual design. A former dancer with Hofesh Shechter, NDCWales, and Dance Works Rotterdam, Neus has contributed to over 60 creative processes across Europe. Her work often explores perception, power, and the body, with a strong focus on accessibility and inclusion. Through Lead & Create @leadandcreate , Neus supports freelance choreographers with leadership training, mentoring, and peer-led dialogue. The platform includes a podcast, annual leadership programmes for both choreographers and teachers, and weekly resources tailored to the freelance dance sector. She has facilitated three Rethinking Leadership Conversations to date, bringing artists together to explore alternative models of leadership grounded in care, agency, and sustainability. Neus has also been invited to deliver leadership training sessions for Sadler’s Wells Young Associates, speak at a Dance Leaders Group conference, and contribute to other sector-wide initiatives. Book your spot via the Linktree in our BIO, and find out more Neus. Images by | Patricio Forrester | Magdalena Korpas | Daniel Phung | #weareback #theplayground #originalformat #rambert #dance #community #artists #create #explore #collaborate #share #artistswhocollaborate #play #7years #chatroom