All life is balance. With happiness and light must come darkness. Boy Blue’s dance theatre production REDD investigates those irreversible moments in life and how they can affect us in different ways. Audiences were invited to take a leap into the void, as nine dancers began an introspective journey exploring how, after trauma, we may find inner peace.
Intrigued by how the mind seeks to put things in order (from the Gaelic verb ‘redd’), Boy Blue contrast a lo-fi hip hop score with powerful choreography.
Broadway World: A narrative that speaks of the equilibrium of life…intense, raw and beautiful to experience
The Times: Charged, cogent and ultimately redemptive
The Upcoming: Mesmerising, invigorating and psychologically provocative
The Guardian: There’s a real pain in these scenes, and skill in both composition and performance
Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy - Choreographer
Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante - Composer
Ryan Dawson-Laight - Costume Designer
Charlie Morgan Jones - Lighting Designer
Benji Reid - REDD image Photographer
Commissioned by the Barbican
Produced by Boy Blue
Co-produced by Lincoln Centre’s White Light Festival and HOME Manchester
Barbican performances presented in association with Dance Umbrella
With thanks to BA (Hons) Dance: Urban Practice Programme – University of East London
Supported using public funding by Arts Council, England
Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy
Nicey Belgrave
Tanaka Bingwa
Mikiel Donovan
Shannelle ‘Tali’ Fergus
Emma Houston
Ajani Johnson-Goffe
Kayla Lomas-Kirton
Kelsey 'Hydro' Miller
SEPTEMBER - 2019
OCTOBER 2019
