DATE AND VENUE

02.06.2010, 20.30, Tarih Vakfı

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Sadler's Wells London

• Co-produced with: Athens Festival, Festival de Barcelona Grec, Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, La Monnaie Brussels, Festival d'Avignon, Fondazione Musica per Roma and Shaolin Cultural Communicatıons Company
• Direction & Choreography: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
• Visual Creation and Design: Antony Gormley
• Music: Szymon Brzóska

Celebrated choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui presents a brand new dance work inspired by the skill, strength and spirituality of Buddhist Shaolin monks. He has collaborated with Turner Prize-winning artist Antony Gormley, who has created a design consisting of 21 wooden boxes which create a striking, ever changing on-stage environment. Featuring 17 monks from the original Shaolin Temple in China, the piece also includes a beautiful brand new score by Szymon Brzóska.