The Rubberbodies Collective

The Rubberbodies Collective (RBC), stylised as the rubberbodies collective, is a dance and theatre group that was founded on the Mediterranean island of Malta in 2009 following a series of improvisational workshops and the subsequent production of Grace u Rofflu.

Since 2010, The Rubberbodies Collective has been recognised as one of Malta's national creative groups, and images of their work have been included in the Maltese cultural policy.

The collective was co-founded in 2009 by Jimmy Grima and Rebecca Camilleri

History
The first performance piece by the collective entitled 'Grace u Rofflu' took place in 2009 at MITP Theatre in Valletta, Malta.

In 2012 The Rubberbodies Collective produced an interactive installation entitled -hEx: inverting geometry. This installation formed a part of Malta's, 2012 Science in the City, festival.

That year, the collective collaborated with Greek dance performer Athansia Kanellopoulou on the production of, "Penelope: Dust of our awakened dreams". In March 2012, Mario Sammut, a member of the collective, performed Malta's first “silent concert” held in the Ħaġar Qim temples and in collaboration with French composer Vincent Villuis.

In 2012, the rubberbodies collective performed Old Salt, a theatre piece for Malta's National Art Festival that was made in collaboration with Liam Gauci of the National Maritime Museum.

Notable Performances

 * Mrs Stork's Mysterious Egg (Theatre, 2013) Commission of
 * Old Salt (Theater, 2012),
 * Oracle (Concert, 2012),
 * Penelope Dust in Our Awakened Dreams (Dance, 2012) [In collaboration with Athanasia Kanellopoulou],
 * The Liquid Shark Tooth (Video Installation, 2011),
 * Dun Karm (Theater, 2011) [performances by Chris Galea, Mavin Khoo, Jacob Piccinino, and Ninette Micallef],
 * Lore of the Sea – immemorial waters (Theatre, 2011)
 * EUR – 908 (Film, 2011) [In collaboration with Anthony Askew and Ellen Pillow],
 * White Sea (Theater, 2011),
 * 100 : AVE | EVA | SUMMER | WINTER (Theater, 2010),
 * 100 (Film, 2010),
 * A Revisitation of Grace u Rofflu (Theater, 2010),
 * Grace|Rofflu (Theater, 2009)