A daring, unstoppable mixed bill which premiered at Sadler’s Wells, London on 17 September 2022

Photo by Rick Guest

 

MOMENTUM is a mixed bill of seven pieces on the theme of losing, finding and moving on after a profound change. 

Fabula Collective Associate Artists James Pett and Travis Clausen-Knight and international guest artists from excitingly varied backgrounds, from former Royal Ballet Principal Mara Galeazzi and Joffrey Ballet of Chicago’s Christopher Marney, to current Nederlands Dans Theater artists Paxton Ricketts and Madoka Kariya, Ballet Black’s Cira Robinson, former Northern Ballet’s Mlindi Kulashe and former Ballet Basel soloist Kihako Narisawa, get together to tell stories that demand to be told, in a full programme with all-new commissioned music. 

Things can never go back to how they were - MOMENTUM is a call to embrace change and charge forward.

 
 

Thou Art The Man

Choreographer I 振付
James Pett

Performers I 出演
Mara Galeazzi
Travis Clausen-Knight
Catarina Carvalho
William James

Composer I 作曲
Sean Pett

Based on Edgar Allan Poe’s detective story, Pett explores how society’s views can shape the way each individual is perceived and judged–and how our human nature expresses itself through deceit and confession.

 
 

Blind To The Depths

Choreographer I 振付
Paxton Ricketts

Performers I 出演
Madoka Kariya
Paxton Ricketts

Composer I 作曲
Sebastiaan Dutilh

How much of our feelings, opinions, and desires do we allow to rise to the surface, and what do we push down? In connecting, when will we finally be able to share our whole selves?

 
 

Serious Game

Creative Director I クリエイティブディレクター
Yukiko Tsukamoto

Choreographers I 振付
James Pett and Travis Clausen-Knight

Performers I 出演
James Pett
Travis Clausen-Knight

Composer I 作曲
Masahiro Hiramoto

A duet created in response to a creative challenge - using music incorporating Japanese instruments as a starting point, this piece is inspired by martial art Kendo and explores how to play within restrictions.

 
 

I of the Storm

Choreographer I 振付
Travis Clausen-Knight

Performers I 出演
Sarah Chun
Juan Gil
Emma Spinosi
Dylan Springer
Vanessa Vince-Pang

Composer I 作曲
Simon McCorry

Dramaturg I ドラマターグ
Joseph Alford

As we are confronted by tragedy, loss and pain, we have to accept the oncoming storm and embrace its inevitable shadow.

A vulnerable ensemble piece for five dancers.

 
 

TRAJECTORY

Choreographer I 振付
Kihako Narisawa

Performers I 出演
Kihako Narisawa
Grace Lyell

Composer I 作曲
Masahiro Hiramoto

Video designer I ビデオデザイナー
OOOPStudio

Supported by the Swiss Cultural Fund UK

Two bodies, seemingly floating in a dream, try to recapture the different stages of a trajectory etched in the light of a white universe. Where did they come from and where are they going?

 
 

CI

Choreographer and Performer I 振付と出演
James Pett

Composer I 作曲
Sean Pett

Dramaturg I ドラマターグ
Ben Lewis

The age of information can make us numb.

This exciting solo piece tackles universal topics of how we deal with new technology and the changing world around us.

 
 

Eve

Choreographer I 振付
Christopher Marney

Performers I 出演
Cira Robinson
Mlindi Kulashe
Aitor Viscarolasaga Lopez
Mark Samaras
Harri Eiffert
Xholindi Muçi
Nicola Marchionni
Jasiah Marshall
Ping-Jung, Chang
Maxwell Simoes

Composer I 作曲
Jennie Muskett

In this intimate look at the story from Eve’s perspective, Marney tackles fundamental human questions in a thrilling, and ultimately hopeful, work focusing on the exchange between Eve and the Serpent.

 
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