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The critically acclaimed Ballet Black strive to honour the traditions of classical ballet while breaking new ground with cutting-edge choreography. Now an essential part of the classical ballet landscape, the company is the perfect showcase for dancers of black and Asian descent, providing them with a platform on which to perform and practise their craft. Unsurprisingly, Ballet Black attracts dancers, choreographers and designers from around the world. Ingoma (meaning song) is a specially commissioned piece by Company dancer and choreographer Mthuthuzeli November, which imagines the struggles of black South African miners in 1946 - the same year in which 60,000 of them took courageous strike action. Through a fusion of ballet, African dance and singing, the performance portrays a milestone moment in the country's history. Ballet Black reprise Martin Lawrance's "wickedly intelligent" (The Guardian) Pendulum - an intimate duet which premiered in 2009 and the choreographer's first work made for the company. An original, light-hearted work by Scottish Ballet's choreographer-in-residence, Sophie Laplane, also a premiere, completes the Triple Bill. Ballet Black - Ingoma/Pendulum/CLICK! website.

Creatives/Company

Choreographer(s): Mthuthuzeli November (Ingoma), Martin Lawrance (Pendulum), Sophie Laplane (CLICK!)
Lighting: David Plater
Design(s): Yann Seabra, Peter Todd
Music: Peter Todd (Ingoma)

Ballet Black - Ingoma/Pendulum/CLICK!

Ballet Black - Ingoma/Pendulum/CLICK! (Dance or ballet) production archive for QTIX code T1563351804. Details of all Ballet Black - Ingoma/Pendulum/CLICK! archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S02111829241

Archive Listings

26 Nov 19Theatre Royal
York, North Yorkshire
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15 Nov 19
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16 Nov 19
Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre
Leeds, West Yorkshire
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6 Nov 19
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9 Nov 19
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Outer London, Greater London
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1 Nov 19Oxford Playhouse
Oxford, Oxfordshire
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14 May 19Derby Theatre
Derby, Derbyshire
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