Acclaimed dancer David Toole has collaborated with a team of UK and South African artists, both able-bodied and disabled.

The Impending Storm created with artist Mark Storor is personal, particular and political. The work is an explosive and emotional look at the stories that we tell, and the stories that we are. The dancers of Remix, South Africa’s only professional integrated dance company, will perform with UK-based David Toole and Lucy Hind. UK musician Dom Coyote in collaboration with South African singer Sandile Gontsana provide a passionate spoken text and sung score, that effortlessly crosses  geographic and cultural continents. Pushing the boundaries of integrated dance the piece will premiere at International Dance Festival Birmingham 2012.

The Impending Storm was awarded one of the thirteen commissions in the second round of awards for Unlimited - the ground-breaking programme that celebrates arts and culture by disabled and deaf artists on an unprecedented scale for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. It is one of three commissions in this round created in collaboration with international partners and with funding contributed by the British Council.  Unlimited is principally funded by the Olympic Lottery Distributer and is delivered in partnership between London 2012, Arts Council England, the Scottish Arts Council, Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the British Council.