Traplord, winner of the 2023 Olivier Award for best new dance production, will come to Sadler’s Wells East this May.
Led by dance artist Ivan Michael Blackstock, this electrifying dance performance meditating on life, death and rebirth blends dance, theatre and spoken word to explore raw and confrontational themes of mental health and masculinity.
Traplord is directed and choreographed by Blackstock with Chaldon Williams as associate choreographer. Blackstock performs on stage alongside BRNSRGHT, DOMINANT, Kanah Flex, Wild G, Kyron Nykro Jake, Magero, Ophelia Nunes-Wickham and Chaldon Williams.
The show is designed by Chloe Lamford and Shankho Chaudhuri with lighting design by Simisola Majekodunmi, sound design by Luke Swaffield for Autograph and video design by Ian William Galloway. Saskia Lenaerts is original costume designer and Jess Richardson-Smith is associate costume designer.
The show was last performed in 2024 with international premieres at Kampnagel (Hamburg) and Summer Dance Forever (Amsterdam) festivals before a successful run at Factory International, Manchester in September.
Traplord plays Sadler’s Wells East from Wednesday, May 28 – Saturday, May 31.
Tickets: www.sadlerswells.com
Top image: Trapdoor. Photo credit Camilla Greenwell (supplied)