Orbit Dance Collective to premiere dance work on trust

Orbit Dance Collective and Tartu New Theatre will premiere a contemporary dance production about trust on December 11, ERR reports. “Hold me gently” is a co-production by the Estonian dance company and the theatre in Tartu.

Choreographed by Maarja Eliisabet Roosalu, the work explores trust and how it is expressed physically. It asks how people can accept one another as they are, entrust their bodies to others and be trustworthy themselves, while finding joy and room to play in sharing.

Roosalu said trust had also been central to the creative process, even though the dancers had not performed together in this lineup before. She said they had made it a priority to support and rely on one another, both mentally and physically. Their trust, she added, is visible in how they move, pay attention to one another and stick together.

Roosalu is the director, Israel Bañuelos is responsible for sound design and Karolin Aatonen for lighting. The performers are Anastassia Meri, Kai-Riin Tomera, Karoline Suhhov, Katrin Tani, Lotta Laureen Loo, Mari-Liis Martin, Maria Schotter, Marta Jamsja, Melani Mõtlik and Saara Lotta Krusell.

Performances are scheduled at Tartu New Theatre in December and January. The production was selected for co-production through the theatre’s open call in 2026.