VERVE – Northern School of Contemporary Dance 2025

Each year the company commissions choreographers from all over the world to create an artistically distinct, physically daring and engaging programme of dance work.

Luca Signoretti’s creation for the company reflects his pursuit of honesty in his work, through resisting the urge to let external views alter the creative process.

The piece serves as a reminder to stay authentic, embrace vulnerability and trust your own voice, even when the world is watching.

Thanh-Tú ‘Sattva’ Nguyen, is a Vietnamese, German-born interdisciplinary artist based in London, who is also widely known as ‘Sattva Ninja’ representing the Ballroom Culture for the past decade.

Their artistry is known worldwide for their mystical, geometrical and in-depth approach to movements and storytelling in connection with sound.

Bosmat Nossan is an international choreographer and dancer. Her work originates from an attraction to the unnatural, the exaggerated and the stylised. She is inspired by science fiction, comics and surrealist art.