FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026
The Future Softly
Between life, love, and death.
The Future Softly is a new contemporary dance solo created and performed by Jo Omodei, premiering at The Blue Room Theatre Studio as part of FRINGE WORLD Perth 2026. This live, improvised solo dance explores life, love, and death through movement. Guided by a shifting choreographic map, each performance is unique, blending delicate gestures and powerful phrases. Experience a poetic journey of presence, connection, and transformation.
Presented by: The Blue Room Theatre & Jo Omodei
Jo Omodei (she/her) is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist from regional WA, now based on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja (Boorloo/Perth). A WAAPA graduate with the Palisade Award for Most Outstanding Graduate (2018) and LINK Honours (2019), Jo has built a dynamic practice performing and choreographing across the WA dance sector. She has worked with Co3 Contemporary Dance, STRUT Dance, Stephanie Lake, Scott Elstermann, WAAPA, and Enneagon Movement, and most recently performed in Carnivale.6 with WA Ballet and Co3 in STATE: Contemporary Vision. Internationally, she has trained with b12 (Berlin) and Henny Jurriëns Studio (Amsterdam). Her choreographic works As the Edges Soften (2022), A New Dawn (2023), and The Future Softly (2024) explore connection and relationships.Suitability & warnings
Content rating:
18+
Family friendly:
No
Smoke Effects
Nudity: Mild
Strobe Lighting
Please note
Reference to death
Presenter
Presented by: The Blue Room Theatre & Jo Omodei
Jo Omodei (she/her) is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist from regional WA, now based on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja (Boorloo/Perth). A WAAPA graduate with the Palisade Award for Most Outstanding Graduate (2018) and LINK Honours (2019), Jo has built a dynamic practice performing and choreographing across the WA dance sector. She has worked with Co3 Contemporary Dance, STRUT Dance, Stephanie Lake, Scott Elstermann, WAAPA, and Enneagon Movement, and most recently performed in Carnivale.6 with WA Ballet and Co3 in STATE: Contemporary Vision. Internationally, she has trained with b12 (Berlin) and Henny Jurriëns Studio (Amsterdam). Her choreographic works As the Edges Soften (2022), A New Dawn (2023), and The Future Softly (2024) explore connection and relationships.Social media