A powerful and moving new ballet, inspired by the pioneering women of Birmingham.
This autumn, BRB presents the World Premiere of Luna, a 2-act (full-length), abstract ballet in six movements, which forms the final part of Carlos’s Birmingham Trilogy (City of a Thousand Trades + Black Sabbath - The Ballet + Luna). This new work is inspired by the pioneering and socially enterprising women of Birmingham who have contributed to the shape of the city that Birmingham Royal Ballet calls home.
Drawing inspiration from the book Once Upon a Time in Birmingham: Women Who Dare to Dream by Louise Palfreyman, it features an all-female, international creative team, including Choreographers Iratxe Ansa (Spain); Wubkje Kuindersma (Netherlands); Seeta Patel (UK); Arielle Smith (UK); Thais Suárez (Cuba); with music composed by Kate Whitley (UK). Costume Design is by Imaan Ashraf, Projection Design by Hayley Egan and Lighting Design by Emma Jones.
Across 6 scenes the creative team is exploring contemporary, universal themes including matriarchal roles in society, education, family relationships, female empowerment, overcoming adversity, and community. The World Premiere will be at Birmingham Hippodrome (3-5 October) before it has its London premiere at Sadler’s Wells (22-23 October).
It starts with the concrete cycle on earth and moves towards the mirrorworld of the moon symbolising how women across generations have reached for the stars. Each tells a story tackling universal themes through sweeping dramatic movement and intense, intimate moments of darkness and light. Join BRB on this journey to the moon and back, told with love, compassion and creativity and grounded in real life experience.
Birmingham Royal Ballet Luna
22 - 23 October Sadler’s Wells London: Birmingham Royal Ballet - Luna - Sadler's Wells Theatre
Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes (including one 20 minute interval)
Tickets: Prices from: £15.00
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