In the Quiet of Us: Georgia Tegou at London’s Sadler’s Wells

A new production by the Greek choreographer at the Lilian Baylis Studio, featuring a live musical dialogue with Alexandros Miarris and rare archival footage by Vangelis Papathanassiou.

A duet attuned to the most imperceptible signals of the human body comes to Sadler’s Wells in London from 19 to 21 November 2026. Titled In the Quiet of Us, the production, co-produced by the renowned London institution, places dance at the intersection of visual art and neuroscience.

Working closely with architect and curator Andrew Borg Wirth, choreographer Georgia Tegou moves beyond conventional stage design to create a unified scenographic world. The space is in constant transformation: at once a room, an operating theatre, a neural synapse. Two performers shift between functioning as bodies and as electrical impulses within a network, where the slightest transfer of weight, a breath or an almost imperceptible glance can alter everything. Bridging the microscopic and the cosmic, the work explores the intangible space between us, seeking connections between the cellular realm and the vast structures of the universe.

“In the Quiet of Us looks simultaneously at the cosmic and the cellular,” says Georgia Tegou. “Through the silent, intangible space between us, it asks whether the smallest gestures of our everyday lives are any less consequential than movements in an operating theatre, where a single action can trigger a chain reaction. Fragility is the true price of connection.”

Alexandros Miarris Live on Stage

The original score is composed by Alexandros Miarris, known for his work in film and as a member of the band Electric Litany. He will perform live on stage, creating a soundscape shaped by prepared piano and modular synthesisers. The musical dramaturgy follows the bodies’ subtle pulses, amplifying the sensation of an internal electrical network.

Lighting is by award-winning designer Ryan Joseph Stafford, while costumes are created by Saraenka, whose collaborations include the Royal Ballet and Opera, Wayne McGregor and Birmingham Royal Ballet.

The Tegos Tapes and Vangelis’s Musical Legacy

At the visual and conceptual heart of the production are the Tegos Tapes: a rare historical archive of microneurosurgical procedures created by neurosurgeon Dr Stergios Tegos, the choreographer’s uncle, in collaboration with Vangelis Papathanassiou.

Set to Vangelis’s original musical composition, the surgical footage is transformed into video art by Andrew Borg Wirth and Nick Theuma and projected onto the stage, turning it into a sculptural installation. Surgical precision meets human intimacy, as the slightest movement beneath the skin becomes directly connected to the delicate balance of coexistence.

Myth as an Irreversible Error

The notion of irreversibility lies at the core of the work’s dramaturgy. Classical tragedy frames fragility as a matter of timing: “Disaster often lies in an imperceptible delay, a misreading, a detail overlooked. Through stories such as Tristan and Isolde or Theseus – where a ship bearing the wrong sails or a message that never arrives irrevocably reshapes reality – myth becomes a model of a one-bit error,” the choreographer observes.

On stage, human connection depends on signals that risk being lost, revealing how the most imperceptible moments can bring about irreversible consequences.

Biography

Georgia Tegou | Concept, Direction and Choreography

Georgia Tegou is a London-based choreographer and director whose artistic identity is rooted in the practice of dance-as-design, weaving together choreography, architecture, sculpture, science and philosophy.

In 2026, she was nominated for a UK National Dance Award. Her work has been presented by leading international institutions and platforms, including Dance Umbrella (as part of its 2022 festival opening), Sadler’s Wells, the Royal Ballet and Opera, the Venice Architecture Biennale, Onassis Stegi, the Greek National Opera and the Athens Epidaurus Festival.

She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a resident artist at Somerset House Exchange and one of six resident artists at Studio Wayne McGregor.