BalletBoyz returns to Sadler's Wells with premiere of 'Six Lethargies'

BalletBoyz is a world-renowned contemporary dance company known for breaking down barriers in dance through innovative stage and screen work.

BalletBoyz will return to London with the world premiere of Six Lethargies, which runs at Sadler's Wells from 18-21 November.

Directed by BalletBoyz founders Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, Six Lethargies is decribed as a "theatrical experience physicalising emotional trauma and resolution". Keaton Henson’s composition will be played by a live 37-piece string orchestra, and the show will feature new choreography by Iván Pérez and Seirian Griffiths. Six Lethargies will be performed by a company of 30 mixed-gender dancers.

BalletBoyz is a world-renowned contemporary dance company known for breaking down barriers in dance through innovative stage and screen work. In celebration of their 25 years on stage and screen, the company is presenting Still Pointless at Sadler’s Wells Theatre from 12–16 May, ahead of a major UK tour.

Nunn and Trevitt said: “Following our anniversary celebrations with Still Pointless, we also wanted to mark our 25th year with a brand-new work for the stage in keeping with the thing that continues to inspire us: commissioning original, ambitious, and thought-provoking creations. Six Lethargies will enable us to do this whilst also exploring and raising awareness of a subject matter that’s close to our hearts: mental health, trauma, and the power of music, movement, and art to serve as a tool for recovery and resolution.”

Henson added: “Six Lethargies is the thing I am most proud of, it was created to explore the physiology of music, how fervently it can manifest in our body and mind. So to me it is a logical next step to reinterpret it and tell a new story using the body itself. Without bias I felt immediately that BalletBoyz were the only company to work with to do this, with their ability to blur the lines between dance, reality and theatre. It’s going to be an emotional spectacle I can’t wait to show people.”

Check back for Six Lethargies tickets on LondonTheatre.co.uk

Photo credit: BalletBoyz. (Courtesy of company)