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Ballet Black: Heroes

Double Bill

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A group of dancers on stage in line, they hold each other's waists, crouching. The dancer at the front sits on a suitcase holding a brown shoe. They wear a hat which casts a shadow onto their face.

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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

Now in their 22nd year, Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black return to Oxford Playhouse with a new double bill, 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, infused with a dynamic soundtrack featuring the voices of the Ballet Black artists.

Sophie Laplane, the Franco-British artist and Choreographer in Residence at Scottish Ballet, creates a new piece for Ballet Black, after her dazzling 2019 BB ballet, CLICK! Laplane’s new work explores the complexity of humanity, heroism and self-acceptance in this celebratory and original piece.