Performance

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28 April

Sutra

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Sadler’s Wells London

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Photo by Hugo Glendinning

Celebrated Flemish/Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui presents a dance work inspired by the skill, strength and spirituality of Buddhist Shaolin monks. He has collaborated closely with Turner Prize-winning artist Antony Gormley, who has created a design consisting of 21 wooden boxes, repositioned during the performance to create a striking, ever changing on-stage environment.

Featuring 17 Monks directly from the original Shaolin Temple in China, the piece also includes a beautiful brand new score for piano, percussion and strings by Polish composer Szymon Brzóska, which is played live.

A Sadler’s Wells Production. Co-produced with Athens Festival, Festival de Barcelona Grec, Grand Théãtre de Luxembourg, La Monnaie Brussels Festival d’Avignon, Fondazione Musica per Roma and Shaolin Cultural Communications Company.

“Exceeds even our highest expectations” ***** The Times

Sanjoy Roy gave Sutra 4 stars in The Guardian on 17 March – read the review here.

AGE GUIDANCE: All Ages

Booking Information

Box office opening hours Mon-Sat 10am-8pm (6pm on non-performance days).
Credit or debit card bookings incur a fee of £1 per transaction.
Transaction fees are waived if both booking and payment is made online.

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EP, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Your Comments

  1. SPAF would be grateful for your cooperation for our dancers when they participate in your festival no matter what you can offer them. Especially, rate for professionals.
    When you answer me, I will send you our winners "wish list"!
    Looking forward to hearing from you soon, I really appreciate your attention and time.

    Said Seoul Performing Arts Festival on at 04:46am on 14th Apr 2010

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