milonga (M!longo) - T461837857Deeply rooted in Argentinean culture, tango has fascinated and captivated the world with its sexuality, power and beauty. Cherkaoui's m?longa debuted in 2013, and is the first international large-scale tango production to be directed by a non-Argentine artist. After its highly successful UK premiere at Sadler's Wells, m?longa is now touring across the globe, to great critical acclaim offering audiences the chance to explore the traditional tango dance from another cultural perspective. Internationally renowned for his ground-breaking and critically revered award-winning productions such as Sutra and Babel(words), Cherkaoui takes the idea of a milonga as his starting point - those social dance-evenings held in intimate late night bars in Buenos Aires - and draws on traditional influences, adding a contemporary twist. Having collaborated with an incredibly talented cast of Argentinean dancers and live musicians, Cherkaoui has created "a very beautiful show indeed" (Daily Telegraph), bringing his own unique style to tango. Running time: 1hr 35mins (no interval) | |
| 16 Jun 17 to 17 Jun 17 | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V570 listing details L054690205 |
| 13 Jun 17 | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh :: V600 listing details L01024912665 |
| 30 May 17 to 31 May 17 | Mayflower Theatre, Southampton :: V774 listing details L2146598260 |
| 26 May 17 to 27 May 17 | Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham :: V145 listing details L904608265 |
| 22 May 17 to 24 May 17 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L2083179674 |
| 16 May 17 to 17 May 17 | The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L078581623 |
| 9 Jun 15 to 13 Jun 15 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L01199414624 |
Yabin Studio/Eastman - Genesis - T1971148614UK Premiere. Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's acclaimed company Eastman present Genesis - a show about the origins of things, commissioned by Yabin Studio. Created by Cherkaoui and Chinese dance artist Yabin Wang, known for her incredible dancing in the Echo Games sequence of the feature film House of Flying Daggers, Genesis is about life and death and the constant testing and estrangement from nature that happens in between. Set to live music with roots in Africa, India, Japan, China and Poland, Genesis translates philosophical ideas about life, the pressures imposed on us by our society to perform and conform, into beautiful sequences of movement in which east and west, life and death, come together. | |
| 28 Sep 15 to 29 Sep 15 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L01911145351 |
Apocrifu - T928859365London Premiere. All the major ideologies and world religions, from Marx through Hitler to Mao, and from the Bible to the Koran, refer to (and swear by) a Holy Scripture. Belgian Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui poses relativism, the equality of all cultures, the equal merit of the apocryphal, condemned writings, and so on, in counterpoint to these forms of 'absolute rightness' in Apocrifu. Set in Herman Sorgeloos' imposing wooden staircase to a desired heaven, books are unrespectfully scattered everywhere. Cherkaoui dances together with Yasuyuki Shuto, a classical dancer from the Ballet of Tokyo, and Dimitri Jourde, contemporary dancer and circus artist. The three dancers try to bring their distinct universes and opposing dance languages together. They are accompanied on stage by the Corsican vocal ensemble A Filetta. | |
| 24 Jan 14 to 25 Jan 14 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L02008503564 |
Milonga - T0328194852Internationally renowned for his ground breaking and critically revered productions with artists like Akram Khan and Maria Pag?s; for his award winning works, Sutra and Babel, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui now collaborates with an incredibly talented cast of Argentinean dancers and live musicians to create a show that brings his own unique style to tango. Taking the idea of a milonga as its starting point, those social dance-evenings held in intimate late night bars in Buenos Aires, Cherkaoui will draw on traditional influences and add a contemporary twist. This is the first time that an international large-scale production about tango will be directed by a non-Argentine artist, offering exciting opportunities to explore the traditional dance from another cultural perspective. This promises to be a fascinating exploration of both traditional and contemporary tango for the 21st century. Running time: 1hr 15mins (approx) | |
| 6 Nov 13 to 10 Nov 13 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L1474421799 |
TeZukA - T1255578808Famed for his manga creations including Astro Boy and Buddha, Tezuka s work has become a vital part of Japanese cultural identity. Working with a cast of nine dancers, two musicians, an actor and a calligrapher, all drawn from Europe and Asia, Cherkaoui explores Tezuka s fascinating world - a blend of tradition, science fiction and contemporary reality. TeZukA will feature a specially commissioned score from award-winning composer Nitin Sawhney with lighting and visual design by Willy Cessa, plus projections of Tezuka s original illustrations alongside work by video artist Taki Ueda. Using the dancers movements to trace the physical evolution of Tezuka s drawings - from a line on a blank page to a single Japanese kanji (letter) to a fully-formed manga character - Cherkaoui will bring the God of Manga s philosophy, drawings and characters to life.Lighting Willy Cessa. Costume Sasa Kovacevic. Performer Daniel Proietto. Performer Damien Jalet. Performer Jon Filip Fahlstrom. Performer Guro Nagelhus Schia. Performer Vebjorn Sundby. Performer Helder Da Silva Seabra. Performer Tosui Suzuk. Performer Shintaro Oue. Performer Kazutomi Kozuki. Performer Li Bo. Performer Huang Jiahao. | |
| 6 Sep 11 to 10 Sep 11 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L165716211 |
Myth - T354302568After his hit collaboration with Akram Khan, zero degrees, Sidi Larbi now presents a work for a large ensemble of twenty one performers and musicians. Known for blurring the division between dance and other forms of performance, and for mixing genres in interesting ways, here Sidi Larbi takes inspiration from both Japanese Manga and ancient Italian music. The characters in Myth play out a series of scenarios in an intricate set reminiscent of a heavenly waiting room. They emerge from nooks and crannies, to explore issues such as alienation, faith and the darker side of their alter egos - leaving the audience to wonder what fate lies in store for each of them. | |
| 16 May 08 to 17 May 08 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L1122660394 |
| 17 Apr 08 to 19 Apr 08 | The Tramway, Glasgow :: V621 listing details L01341226038 |
