Six Lethargies

A haunting and arresting emotional catharsis How do trauma, memory, anxiety, and empathy live together in the body and the mind? BalletBoyz return with a visionary evening of sound and movement, chronicling a journey through six stages of emotional landscapes. Six Lethargies is a pioneering composition for string orchestra by artist and composer Keaton Henson, who asks the question “if I write how it feels to me, will you feel it too?”. Experience this work in vivid colour accompanied by a live 37-piece orchestra and paired with Michael Nunn and William Trevitt’s trailblazing approach to movement and dance, performed by 35 dancers. This brand-new piece by choreographers Iván Pérez and Seirian Griffiths invites audiences to experience a visceral evocation of where and how trauma manifests, and how it can find resolution. Keaton Henson is a musician, composer, visual artist, poet, and long-time collaborator of BalletBoyz. He has released six studio albums to critical acclaim and played sold out shows around the world. Iván Pérez began his career as a dancer with Netherlands Dans Theater and has since then worked prolifically as a choreographer, including working with BalletBoyz on the critically acclaimed piece Young Men. Seirian Griffiths is a dancer, choreographer, and musician known for his practice of gravity mechanics. Now it its 25th year, BalletBoyz is a renowned contemporary dance company known for breaking down barriers in dance through innovative stage and screen w...