Barclays Dance Pass – New Highlights
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Botis Seva’s beautifully brutal commentary on how the youth of today are coping in a world not built for them in an emotionally charged hip hop dance performance, With a pounding, brooding score the music has grown from a long-standing collaboration with Torben Lars Sylvest and includes a mixture of original music and words performed by Botis’ powerhouse company Far From The Norm and guests.
ZooNation - Mixtape
Mixtape – Celebrating 20 years of ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company
Some Like It Hip Hop, Into the Hoods, The Mad Hatters Tea Party and Message In A Bottle, are just some of the iconic shows that will be revisited in Mixtape, an explosive evening sweeping through 20 years of ground-breaking storytelling, inspired by the music and culture of hip hop.
NYDC - Quartier Paradis
Thirty-two outstanding young dancers from National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) collaborates with internationally renowned choreographer Alesandra Seutin. Quartier Paradis dives into parallel universes where there is no apparent endgame.
Jasmin Vardimon Company - ALiCE
Award-winning choreographer Jasmin Vardimon’s newest creation is a re-imagining of the ground-breaking classic, Alice in Wonderland and promises a sensory feast of arresting images, powerful performers and striking kinetic scenery.
Birmingham Royal Ballet - Into the Music
An unmissable autumn triple bill celebrating the marriage of music and movement. This exciting mixed programme curated by Carlos Acosta, features major orchestral scores by Beethoven, Benjamin Britten and Mikael Karlsson performed live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia.
English National Ballet - Ek/ Forsythe/ Quagebeur
Three pieces of of joyful contemporary work from superstar choreographers Mats Ek, Stina Quagebeur, and William Forsythe. Enjoy music by Stravinsky, singer songwriter James Blake and unique arrangements of classical and jazz standards recorded by Nigel Kennedy.
Bruno Beltrão / Grupo de Rua - New Creation
A blast of Brazilian magic hits the stage as Beltrão reinvents hip hop into ‘an eye-popping, jaw-dropping, gravity-defying blitz of artistic brilliance’ His intense choreography with Grupo de Rua combines sophisticated stage craft with contemporary dance and raw hip-hop casting a spell over audiences worldwide.
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
Perfect for the festive season, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures company creates a wondrous world of magical fairies and vampires, turning this timeless tale of good vs evil upside-down.
German Cornejo’s Tango After Dark
It’s intimate and sensual. Delve into the world of authentic Argentine tango presented by world Tango champion, German Cornejo. Featuring music from the great Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla and jaw-dropping choreography, the sensuality of tango combined with a rawness and quick-fire precision creates a unique and exhilarating performance.
South African Road Trip
South African Road Trip’s ‘Good Hope’ is a swinging and exuberant music and dance experience with the men of the Khayelitsha United Mambazo Choir and four renowned female Xhosa singers.
The Snowman
An unmissable Festive treat! A magical stage adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Raymond Briggs and the film directed by Dianne Jackson, featuring the classic song, Walking In The Air.
Bat out of Hell
Winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best New Musical, this show thunders through Meat Loaf’s legendary powerhouse anthems in an over the top theatrical spectacle!