Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Antony Gormley / monks from the Shaolin Temple - Sutra
An undoubted highlight of last season, Sutra returns to Sadler's Wells having performed to sell-out audiences across the world, giving UK audiences a second chance to see this stunning collaboration.
- "This new Sadler's Wells production exceeds even our highest expectations *****"
- THE TIMES
- "This unique, profoundly imagined show takes the concept of cultural exchange to a whole new level *****"
- THE GUARDIAN
Celebrated Flemish/Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is one of Europe's most exciting dancer-choreographers. For Sutra he once again joins forces with Turner Prize-winning artist Antony Gormley, who has created a striking design consisting of 21 wooden boxes, which shift and evolve into an ever-changing environment - moving the action from a vast ocean, to the petals of a lotus flower, before smashing against each other with gut-wrenching force. Polish composer Szymon Brzóska has created a beautiful new score for piano, percussion and strings, which is played live.
Performed by 17 monks from the original Shaolin Temple in China, along with Larbi himself, Sutra is a fascinating exploration of the philosophy and faith behind the Shaolin tradition, its relationship with Kung-Fu, and its position within a contemporary context.
- "Mesmerising and Magical ****"
- THE EVENING STANDARD
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Sadler's Wells Theatre
30 Jun - 4 Jul 2009
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0844 412 4300
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Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN
Performance times
Tue - Sat at 7.30pm
Running time
1 hr (no interval)
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£10 - £35
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