Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:30 PM

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

This performance will last approximately 80 minutes with no intermission.*

Category A $60 | Category B $45 | Category C $25
$10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

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"They fly. They spin. They change how you see the amazing!"

— The New York Times

Direct from sold-out global tours, the world-renowned Compagnie Hervé Koubi arrives in Blacksburg to unleash the radiant power of Sol Invictus. Absolutely unique and utterly original, this fearless company reigns from France, Algeria, and beyond.

Named after the “Invincible Sun” deity of Ancient Rome, this New York Times Critics’ Pick is more than a performance — it’s a physical revolution. Watch as the stage becomes a high-stakes playground for the impossible, blending the raw energy of hip-hop and capoeira with the fluid grace of contemporary movement. It is a celebration that defies gravity and convention alike, proving our love isn't just a feeling; it’s our greatest power.

The music score includes a composition by Swedish composer Mikael Karlsson, with excerpts by Steve Reich and digital composer Maxime Bodson.

“I want to talk about light, solidarity, and those bonds that unite us,” says Hervé Koubi. “Here, the sun and the dance will emerge victorious.”

Drawing creative strength from choreographer Koubi's Algerian roots and the Mediterranean culture, Compagnie Hervé Koubi is a powerhouse player on the international touring circuit and has performed across the globe at TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND, the Joyce Theater, NYU Abu Dhabi, Holland Dance Festival, Venice Biennale, Belgrade Dance Festival, Monaco Dance Forum, and beyond.

About Hervé Koubi

Trained at the École de la danse, notably with Rosella Hightower, Hervé Koubi began his career as a performer in pieces by Jean-Christophe Paré and Emilio Calcagno. A dancer at the Centre Choréographique National de Nantes with Claude Brumachon and Benjamin Lamarche, then at the Centre Choréographique National de Caen with Karine Saporta and in the Thor Company in Brussels with Thierry Smits, he decided to develop his own choreographic project in 2000.

It was first tradition, and all the oral and physical transmission it carries within it, that captured Koubi's interest — a dance that brings together, unites, and creates connections between the balls of yesteryear, the rave parties, and the dance gatherings of today. It was then notions of traces, memories, and affiliations that led him to Algeria in search of his roots.

Koubi's artistic journey was deeply influenced by urban dance, even though it was already present in his earliest work. He has considered the interplay of techniques as a space for experimentation that transcends technical and aesthetic boundaries and affiliations. Since 2017, he has collaborated on all of his creations with Fayçal Hamlat, a dancer and choreographer with whom he shares a common vision. 

Koubi was awarded the Order of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in July 2015.

This is Compagnie Hervé Koubi's first performance at the center.

Photos by Daniel Roblin, Christophe Bernard, Mélanie Lhôte, and Nathalie Sternalski

* Run times listed here are based on information provided at this time and are subject to change.