Three new ballets from Northern Ballet to receive world premiere at Leeds Playhouse

Yorkshire audiences will be the first to see these exciting new works from award-winning choreographers Mthuthuzeli November, Stina Quagebeur and Dickson Mbi, performed by Northern Ballet’s ensemble. Olivier award-winning Mthuthuzeli November’s Wailers is described as a work that gives thanks to life, its struggles, its beauty, its people – those with us and no longer with us. Stina Quagebeur, associate choreographer with English National Ballet, presents Nostalgia, an exploration of that familiar state of longing, poignancy and piercing joy, the quiet force that transforms our pain and connects us together. World-renowned hip hop dancer and choreographer Dickson Mbi reimagines his short film Ma Vie for the stage, exploring Giacomo Casanova’s thirst for love, his complex relationship with the church and his eventual downfall.

“It is my passion to work with a wide range of creative talent and to allow our dancers to expand their horizons,” says Northern Ballet’s Artistic Director Federico Bonelli. “It is also a great source of pride that this world-class trio of works has been created, rehearsed and brought to life in our home town of Leeds.”

At Leeds Playhouse, September 10-17. Tickets northernballet.com