Birmingham Rep 2024, Ballet Black: HEROES
Date: 13 Jun 2024 - 14 Jun 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: The Birmingham Rep
Cassa Pancho‘s Ballet Black return to The Rep with a new double bill, HEROES, following its triumphant visit last May.
Award-winning choreographer, Mthuthuzeli November contemplates the purpose of life in The Waiting Game, his exciting and energetic work about the meaning of life originally created in 2020, infused with a dynamic soundtrack featuring the voices of the Ballet Black artists.
Sophie Laplane, the Franco-British artist and Choreographer in Residence at Scottish Ballet creates a new piece for Ballet Black. Laplane‘s new work explores the complexity of humanity, heroism and self-acceptance in this celebratory and original piece.
Ballet Black has transformed the landscape of British ballet, creating a prominent platform for dancers and artists of Black and Asian descent, as well as establishing a new canon of ballet repertoire that resonates with audiences around the world.
Running time: 1 hour and 35 minutes, including an interval
Age guidance: 7+