Dancing the Portico | VR180 | National Gallery

In this video, choreographer Tony Adigun has created a VR180 dance inspired by the Portico space.

For his dance in the Portico, Tony worked with Krumper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krumping), Theo ‘Godson’ Oloyade and Contemporary dancer, Ajani Johson-Goffe.
“I wanted to respond to the theatricality and grandeur of the Portico and the mix of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ power in its architecture. And I wanted to juxtapose powerful movement by Black dancers and a space which has an imperial feel about it.”

Working with choreographer Tony Adigun, Artistic Director of Avant Garde Dance Company, an East London based dance company pushing the boundaries of hip-hop and contemporary dance, we created a series of four VR180 videos. These feature two short dance works specially created for the format alongside videos telling the story of the creative process.

Composer: Seymour Milton
Choreographer: Tony Adigun
VR180 Dancers: Sara Augieras, Sam Ford, Ajani Johnson-Goffe, Theo ‘Godsun’ Oloyade.