Boy Blue Entertainment, Barbican Theatre
Boy Blue Entertainment, Barbican Theatre
Submitted by admin on Wed, 15/05/2013 - 05:00
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Tuesday, 22 October, 2013 - 18:45
22 October 2013 - 2 November 2013 / 19:45, 14:30, 17:00
Boy
Blue Entertainment: The Five & the Prophecy of Prana
Tickets: £16-32
J
apanese manga artist Akio Tanaka joins the Olivier award-winning team behin
d Pied Piper for an explosive narrative dance work integrating hip-hop, ma
nga and martial arts. Five troublemakers are sent to a rehabilitation camp
for young offenders run by the Grand Master of martial art, Pih Poh Fu. Un
known to them, he is also a Guardian of Prana - a secret warrior group ent
rusted with the protection of a spell controlling peace. When a rebellious
Guardian seeks to seize power, the five must lead the battle of god agains
t evil. Inspired by manga, this new production by Barbican Artistic Associ
ate Boy Blue Entertainment is steeped in the visual identity and quirky cha
racters central to the comic book genre.
Choreographed by Kenrick ‘H2O’
Sandy. Composed by Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante.
Manga artwork by Akio Tanaka
Booking: http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/