Twenty-five years after Michael Nunn and William Trevitt’s critically acclaimed debut performance, Pointless at the Roundhouse, pioneering dance company BalletBoyz returns to the stage and will appear at Lighthouse Poole on Tuesday, 30 June.
The new show, Still Pointless, leads audiences on a retrospective journey through a quarter of a century of daring commissioning, producing, and performing dance across stage and screen. With signature irreverence, BalletBoyz presents a live dance documentary fusing live performance with film.
The show will open with an excerpt from Russell Maliphant’s seminal work Critical Mass, performed as part of the original show at the Roundhouse back in 2001. At once looking back to celebrate all the company has achieved and looking forward to the future with enthusiasm and ambition, the show will also showcase the world-premiere of a brand-new commission by up-and-coming choreographer Seirian Griffiths.
The evening will feature excerpts of work from the company’s history from choreographers including Christopher Wheeldon, Maxine Doyle, Liam Scarlett, Xie Xin, and Javier de Frutos, and composers Cassie Kinoshi, Keaton Henson, and Max Richter.
A company of 10 world-class dancers, some new to the company and some returning, includes Joshua Attwood, Dan Baines, Paris Fitzpatrick, Seirian Griffiths, JJ James, Dylan Jones, Benji Knapper, Luigi Nardone, Yasset Roldan, and Kai Tomioka.
Artistic Directors and BalletBoyz founders Michael Nunn and William Trevitt said: “We are delighted to return as Associate Artists to Sadler’s Wells with Still Pointless. Here are some of our favourite thought-provoking, ambitious, and entertaining BalletBoyz moments to celebrate a quarter of a century since we first started (which makes us sound far too old)! 25 years on, we are still relentlessly referred to as ‘the boyz’ even well into our 50s, and we still relentlessly pursue new collaborations, new opportunities, and new ways of producing, presenting, and sharing exciting and moving works of art. Still Pointless showcases some of our greatest achievements and highlights the values with which we approach the next decades of creating. Despite the ongoing challenges for touring dance in the UK, we remain committed to our regional audiences, so our week at Sadler’s Wells will be followed by a national tour to 19 regional venues. With Still Pointless, we want to underline to our audiences and collaborators that radical ideas are indeed worth pursuing, artistic risks are always worth taking, and culture and creativity most certainly warrant continued investment.”
The full programme for Still Pointless includes:
Critical Mass – choreographer Russell Maliphant, composer Richard English
Serpent – choreographer Liam Scarlett, composer Max Richter
Ripple – choreographer Xie Xin, composer Jiang Shaofeng
Young Men – choreographer Ivan Perez, composer Keaton Henson
New commission – choreographer Seirian Griffiths, composer Berwyn Cooper
Us – choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, composer Keaton Henson
Bradley 4:18 – choreographer Maxine Doyle, composer Cassie Kinoshi
Fallen – choreographer Russell Maliphant, composer Armand Amar
Fiction – choreographer Javier de Frutos, composer Ben Foskett ft Donna Summer
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Photo Credit George Piper
