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Balletboyz - Young Men

Feature-length dance film. A group of young men brought together by the brutality of war struggle to maintain their humanity in an unending cycle of combat and death.

A group of young men brought together by the indiscriminate brutality of war struggle to maintain their humanity in an unending cycle of combat and death. A potent combination of music and choreography, this film without words is an immersive emotional journey into the reality facing young men at the extremes of human experience.

These young men succumb to the terror of their situation in a myriad of ways. The ruthless, indiscriminate brutality of war takes its mental and bodily toll on these comrades, as they struggle to survive one day's destruction, only to wake to another's mortal threats.

Based on the hugely successful stage production of the same name that premiered at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, in 2015, it is choreographed by Ivan Perez with a commissioned score by composer Keaton Henson.

59 minutes

Last on

Mon 13 Nov 201702:00

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RoleContributor
DirectorMichael Nunn
WriterMichael Nunn
ProducerMichael Nunn
ProducerWilliam Trevitt
WriterWilliam Trevitt
ProducerKerry Whelan
ChoreographerIvan Perez
ComposerKeaton Henson
Production CompanyBalletBoyz Ltd
DancerAndrea Carrucciu
DancerSimone Donati
DancerFlavien Esmieu
DancerElizabeth McGorian
DancerOxana Panchenko
DancerEdward Pearce
DancerLeon Poulton
DancerHarry Price
DancerMatthew Rees
DancerMatthew Sandiford
DancerBradley Waller
DancerJennifer White

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