Compagnie Hervé Koubi

They fly. They spin. They change how you see the amazing. –New York Times

With powerful imagery and inspired choreography, Compagnie Hervé Koubi dancers defy gravity. In his work, choreographer and Artistic Director Hervé Koubi combines contemporary and urban dance movements, capoeira, and martial arts, drawing creative strength from his Algerian roots and the Mediterranean culture

They bring their evening-length work, Sol Invictus, to The Purchase PAC. Sol Invictus, the “invincible sun,” is an ode to the unifying power of dance. In turbulent times, it upholds love as the guarantor of peace — despite fracture, communion emerges as humanity’s saving grace. The music score includes a composition by Swedish composer Mikael Karlsson, with excerpts by Steve Reich and digital composer Maxime Bodson. “I want to talk about light, solidarity, and those bonds that unite us,” says Koubi. “Here, the sun and the dance will emerge victorious.”

Run time: 80 minutes

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About The Artist

Of Algerian roots, choreographer Hervé Koubi grew up in France where he studied biology and dance at the University of Aix-Marseille before graduating as a Pharmaceutical Doctor in 2002. After deciding to concentrate on a dancing career and graduating from the Rosella Hightower School of Dance in Cannes, Koubi gained professional experience as a dancer before creating his first project entitled Le Golem and collaborating with Guillaume Gabriel for all his works and more recently also with Fayçal Hamlat. Since 2010, he has been working with a group of 12 to 14 all male street dancers from North Africa on several works including What the Day Owes to The Night, The Barbarian Nights or The First Dawns of the World, Boys Don’t Cry (October 2018), and Odyssey (January 2020).

Learn more on his website.