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Running time: Approximately one hour and 35 minutes, including interval.
Age guidance: 7+ (Click here for Content Advisory Notes. Contains bright lights shining into the auditorium.)
Now in their 22nd year, Cassa Pancho's Ballet Black return to Stratford East with a new double bill, Ballet Black: HEROES.
Award-winning choreographer, Mthuthuzeli November contemplates the purpose of life in The Waiting Game, his exciting and energetic work about the meaning of life, originally created in 2020, and infused with a dynamic soundtrack featuring the voices of the Ballet Black artists.
"Exhilarating in effect and full of ideas, The Waiting Game feels like a hit, confirming November’s talent and this remarkable company’s strong sense of itself." The Guardian
The double bill is completed by Sophie Laplane, the Franco-British artist and Choreographer in Residence at Scottish Ballet, who creates a new piece for Ballet Black, If At First, following her dazzling 2019 BB ballet, CLICK! "The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart." (Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus). Sound the fanfares! The conquering hero returns, bathed in glory, but not always... If At First explores a more subtle heroism, a quieter triumph over adversity, in a struggle that unites us all. Humanity, heroism, and self-acceptance combine in this celebratory and original piece.
Ballet Black has transformed the landscape of British ballet, creating a prominent platform for dancers and artists of Black and Asian descent, as well as establishing a new canon of ballet repertoire that resonates with audiences around the world.
Presented by Ballet Black.
Concessions
Available for under 17s
Click here for details about companion/carer tickets
Schools Rates
Newham schools: £12 per person
All other schools: £14 per person
Group Bookings
If you buy nine standard rate tickets then you get the 10th free. Group bookings (of nine or more tickets) can only be booked over the phone or in person.
Booking Enquiries
Our online booking system doesn’t allow customers to leave isolated seats. We do this in order to prevent gaps in the auditorium.
Currently seats are on sale from Row B in the stalls, and it is possible that Row A will go on sale at a later date, so please be aware that purchasing seats in Row B does not guarantee that you will be in the front row.
Please note that our boxes have a slightly restricted view. Seats marked with an ‘i’ on the seating plan have a restricted view.
If you require any help with your booking then please contact our Box Office by emailing tickets@stratfordeast.com or calling 020 8534 0310.
Our ticket prices increase as the theatre fills. We always recommend booking early to secure the best seats at the best price.
CAST
Megan Chiu
Isabela Coracy
Acaoa de Castro
Taraja Hudson
Mikayla Isaacs (for The Waiting Game only)
Love Kotiya
Bhungane Mehlomakhulu
Helga Paris-Morales
Ebony Thomas
Elijah Peterkin
CREATIVES
If At First
Choreography - Sophie Laplane
Lighting Design - David Plater
Costume Design - Jessica Cabassa
Music - Ludwig Van Beethoven, Olivia Bell, Dans Dans, Michelle Gurevich, Dustin
O’Halloran & Tom Harrold
The Waiting Game
Choreographer - Mthuthuzeli November
Costume Design - Peter Todd
Door Design - Richard Bolton and Phil Cristodolou
Music - Mthuthuzeli November and Alex Wilson
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