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Mass Effect is an award winning high-intensity performance with a cast of 7 international performers and 20 community members. (The performance is available to tour with minimum cast of 5 for smaller venues.)
Together they push their physical limits, deal with exhaustion, motivation, and group dynamics in endurance activity. Spatial patterns carve out complex running formations and team collaboration becomes the key element as they push to the limits of their physical thresholds.
Together they move beyond exhaustion as they find their second wind. A second wind is an unpredictable phenomenon experienced in sports and long distance running whereby an athlete who is out of breath and too tired to continue suddenly finds the strength to press on at top performance with less exertion.
20 members of the local community join the dancers on stage in the last 15 minutes of the performance. They enter and pump up energy to offer the performers that last push to keep going. The community members help activate the so-called crowd effect, filling the theatre with an energetic pulse and a total Mass Effect.
The result is a tremendous spectacle that fills the room with vitality and joy, leaving the audience on the edge of their seats, wishing to join them on stage.
Link to trailer:
https://youtu.be/fo7B_wtXYYM?si=dyaFHk3_jqjVngZm
Awards & Nominations
- Nominated for Melbourne Fringe Award 2025
- Nominated for Sydney Fringe Award 2025
- Won SummerHall Award for Outstanding Performance 2023
- Won the CPH Culture Award 2022
- Nominated for best performance Reumert Awards 2020
- ScenekunstPrisen: Nominated for best performance 2021
- Listed as "One of the best Dance Performances of 2023" by The Guardian
Work with us
We are always looking to collaborate with theatres, festivals, co-producers, and community partners to bring this work to new audiences. If you are interested in hosting, supporting, or participating in the project, we would love to hear from you.
REVIEWS & FEEDBACK
“Uplifting and humanizing” – The Stage
“A celebration of the human physical form at a moment of heightened, endorphin-rushing physical activity. After experiencing it, you will want to breathe the fresh air and run all the way home.” – The Scotsman
“The performance fills the entire theatre with a vibe of high-octane energy, culminating in a euphoric mass effect.” – Theatre News
“A wild dance towards the named truth” – The Guardian
“Exceptionally beautiful and a powerful portrayal of the distinction between physical and mental endurance” – Kulturleben
“With energy and a spark for life, the dancers in Mass Effect tear the audience out of their lonely trivialities and make them pulse in their seats” – KulturNyt
“Mass Effect drills into your body and mind as it displays physical resilience in a unique way. Compelling and engaging” – Ungt Teaterblod
“Mass Effect is dynamic, enthralling and fun” – Stiften
“Mass Effect leaves the audience in blissful euphoria” – Cph Culture
“Visceral and authentic drills” – The List
“A shining example of how physical theatre crosses the threshold between performance and watching real, tangible work unfold in front of you” – Entertainment Now
“A performance you will remember” – Theatre Reviews
“Mass Effect is entertaining and impulsive” – Iscene
