Four dancers throwing another dancer in the air.
Four dancers throwing another dancer in the air.

Biophilia

Cape Town, South Africa

In the wilderness on the southern tip of Africa - Whale speaks to Elephant, while Mantis the mischievous summons ancient rhythm and a circus responds - and flies.

Director: Bryan Garrick Little
Choreographers: Natasha Patterson and Sabine Van Rensburg of People Watching and Kiley Dolaway
Featuring: Zip Zap Circus -- Phelelani Ndakrokra, Jacobus Claassen, Bridgette Berning, Charlie, Jade Palmer, Silumko Ndulula, Vuyani Lottering, Jason Barnard
Original Composition: ‘Silence’ by Silvan in collaboration with Stuart Ziegler
Producers: Ana-Filipa Domingues, Sabine Van Rensburg and Zip Zap Circus
On Set Choreographers: Saskia Van Rensburg and Amy Wood
Art Director / Sculptural element designer and maker: Amy Rusch
Art Director: Rebecca van Beeck 
Final Audio Mix by: Field Audio
Color: Will Adashek
Special Thanks: Steve Benjamin of Animal Ocean and Pippa Erlich
Produced by Jacob Jonas The Company 
Executive Producer/Creative Director: Jacob Jonas
Producers: Jill Wilson, Emma Rosenzweig-Bock
Associate Producers: Joy Isabella Brown, Francisco Cruz, Steve Hackman, Emily Kikta, Rubberlegz, Anibal Sandoval, Mike Tyus, Peter Walker, Christian Stroble
Co-presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music, Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, Stanford Live and Stanford Global Studies