Forest Floor

Shot in Abernethy Forest, Cairngorms, close friends Julie and Robbie sit quietly together on the ground, a simple idea requiring a novel approach.

In collaboration with Julie Cleves (London) our work together playfully investigates cooperative, embodied solutions to access problems, often Involving simple DIY-made objects.

“...a short film of astonishing beauty that redefines “adventure”... first they solve the technical challenge that besets all good adventures — how to get there — and then, they dance."

- Keme Nzerem, Financial Times, May 2020.

Winner of the awards including the Changemaker Award Kendal Mountain Festival, UK (2019); Special Mention, Leeds International Film Festival, Leeds, UK (2020); Best of Fest, Dance Camera West, USA (2021); Best of International Shorts, Flickerfest, Australia (2021).

Also with Julie Cleves…

To Earth

In collaboration with Julie Cleves (London), To Earth is touring galleries in UK including BALTIC, Turner Contemporary and Bluecoat in 2021 and beyond through the CONTINUOUS Network. https://www.continuousdance.com/works/to-earth-robbie-synge-julie-cleves

To Earth creates an open and warm atmosphere for performance and discussion with a small audience. It combines performance, projected video, discussion and a complementary participatory workshop. Julie and Robbie chart the evolution of their practice over the past ten years, initiated in a floor-based studio practice to their ongoing pursuit of challenging physical access through simple solutions, particularly in natural environments and landscapes.

Supported by Creative Scotland, Dance North, METAL and Siobhan Davies Dance.