Roots Above Ground, Marc’s final work for AXIS as Artistic Director, explores the multiple meanings of home as it peels back the layers to uncover the human need for belonging. The signature dance piece delves deep into Marc’s own emotional journey as an immigrant, a disabled gay man, and a dancer–always moving to follow his ambition while longing to belong.
Roots Above Ground was presented first as an in-person live performance, and then as an award-winning full-length dance film, made in collaboration with Rapt Productions.
Marc Brew – Choreographer
Miles Lassi – Music Composition
Emma Kingsbury – Set and Costume Design
Walter Holden – Lighting Design/Production Manager
Jaco Strydom – Projection Design
RAPT Productions – Film/Video
Antoine Hunter & Zahna Simon – ASL Consultants
Gravity Access Services – Audio Description
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant – Community Partner
Dancers – Yuko Monden Juma, DeMarco Sleeper, Sonsherée Giles, JanpiStar, Erik Debono, Louisa Mann
Best Experimental Feature Film
Best Feature Film
Experimental Dance & Film Festival
Best Live Capture Dance Film
Best Dance Film, Best New Media
Best New Media
Find out more about the show in a series of conversations with the team behind The Race.
‘I couldn’t stand up or dance the way I used to, but I still wanted to express myself’.
Read Marc’s interview with Sara Keating in the Irish Times
Listen to Marc speaking on RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena about The Race, and the importance of represention on the stage.
Commissioned by Axis Dance Company 2021
Please contact our Producer Susan Hay for more information.
