Dystopian and violent in its aesthetic and movement, Seed Dance Company’s Lost Connection, is a physically intensive show. A meditation on the detachment, impassivity and prevalence of social media’s impersonal nature, it combines elements of classical and modern dance as well as acrobatics to loosely convey an overall feeling about the state of human connection.

A dissonance is created throughout between the dancers’ impassivity and the violence of their movements. The choreography is intensely physical and impressively so, to the point where the dancers appear to be fighting against each other. Even when they are partnered or move as a group, the feeling created is that while they may be synchronized, they’re not dancing together, but more as individual pieces moulding a much larger message.

Throughout, there’s a glimmer of the narrative, but it would be a disservice to focus on interpreting each segment’s interpretation instead of just letting the physicality and stunning visuals wash over you. And without such a clear narrative, we’re able to find individual meaning in the movement. Lost Connection is a truly engrossing dance piece, with impressive stamina required for its execution. 

Seed Dance Company: Lost Connection, Summerhall, until 25 August, 1.35pm; main picture: Lucas Chih- Peng Kao.