Now in their 21st year, Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black is excited to present award-winning choreographers, Will Tuckett and Mthuthuzeli November in a double bill of new and original work in Ballet Black: Pioneers.
Will Tuckett’s Then Or Now, originally created in 2020, blends classical ballet, music and the poetry of Adrienne Rich to ask the question: in times like these, where do we each belong?
“…the piece feels above all like a call for respect across any and all divides.”The Telegraph,2021
The second piece on the bill is devised by award-winning choreographer, Mthuthuzeli November.Nina: By Whatever Means, is inspired by the artistry and activism of Nina Simone. November weaves a skilful picture of Simone’s turbulent and influential life to take us on an emotional and empowering journey.
THEN OR NOW (2020)
This ballet was originally a co-commission with The Barbican
Choreographer | Will Tuckett
Costume Design | Yukiko Tsukamoto
Poetry | Adrienne Rich (1929-2012)
Director of Poetry | Fiona L Bennett
Poetry Recordings | Hafsah Aneela Bashir, Natasha Gordon & Michael Shaeffer
Music | Passacaglia for solo violin (1676) Composed by Heinrich Franz von Biber (1644-1704) & Daniel Pioro. Recording by Daniel Pioro
Cast | José Alves, Isabela Coracy, Alexander Fadayiro, Taraja Hudson, Sayaka Ichikawa, Mthuthuzeli November, Helga Paris-Morales & Ebony Thomas
NINA: BY WHATEVER MEANS (2023)
This ballet is a co-commission with The Barbican
Choreography & Direction | Mthuthuzeli November
Lighting Design | David Plater
Costume Design | Jessica Cabassa
Composers | Mandisi Dyantyis, Mthuthuzeli November, Nina Simone (1954-2002) Featuring the voices of the Zolani Youth Choir
Cast | José Alves, Isabela Coracy, Alexander Fadayiro, Taraja Hudson, Sayaka Ichikawa, Rosanna Lindsey,Helga Paris-Morales & Ebony Thomas
TOUR DETAILS
10 – 20 May 7.45pm Theatre Royal Stratford East BOOK TICKETS
23 June 2023 7:30pm York Theatre Royal BOOK TICKETS
28 – 29 June 2023 7:30pm Festival Theatre, Edinburgh BOOK TICKETS
17 Oct 2023 7:30pm Watford Palace Theatre BOOK TICKETS
20 Oct 2023 7:30pm Norwich Theatre Royal BOOK TICKETS
25 Oct 2023 7:30pm Durham Gala Theatre BOOK TICKETS
31 Oct 2023 – 02 Nov 2023 8pm The Lowry Manchester BOOK TICKETS
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