Humanhood

HUMANHOOD’s story is a love story, ignited by the meeting of founders Julia Robert and Rudi Cole and their shared love of dance and movement.

Together, through rigorous training and spiritual exploration, they developed a unique, symbiotic, and fluid movement practice that lies at the core of their work and choreographic language.

Since 2016, they have created five dance productions that have been performed in five continents at renowned festivals such as Venice Biennale in Italy, Festival Grec in Barcelona, Sadler’s Wells in London, SIDance in Seoul, CINARS in Canada and Loja International Festival in Ecuador. Their first dance film INFINITY was commissioned by the BBC and showcased on BBC in the UK.

In 2018, they received a commission by The Movement (Sadler’s Wells, Birmingham Hippodrome and The Lowry) to upscale their first-ever production ZERO. That same year they curated a special sold-out evening as part of Sadler’s Wells Wild Card.

In 2021, they were selected as part of Aerowaves21, became Associate Artists at Mercat de les Flors, and resident company at IAB. Their first group piece TORUS was nominated for best choreography at the Catalan Critics Awards, their second ground piece ∞ {Infinite} for best choreography at Premis Butaca, and their duet ZERO won 1st Price at the Madrid Choreographic Competition as well as the Tanja Liedtke Award at Hannover Competition, for which they were commissioned to develop their practice with Australian Dance Theatre in Adelaide.

They have received further special commissions by Without Walls, Greenwich & Docklands International Festival, Norfolk & Norwich Festival and Déda Derby for their outdoor works ORBIS and SPHERA, which toured extensively in the UK and Internationally including Festival Tàrrega, La Mercè, Birmingham International Festival as well as being broadcast as part of Sadler’s Wells & BBC’s initiative: Dancing Nation.

Beyond the stage, Rudi & Julia embody their mission to bring the power of movement into people’s lives and have guided thousands of individuals of all ages and abilities to access the portal of the body through HUMANHOOD movement practice.