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Here's an exciting behind the scenes look at the choreography for the upcoming new jazz musical, Play On!

Don't miss Play On! on tour, first stop The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry | 23 Sep - 5 Oct 2024

https://www.belgrade.co.uk/events/pla...


Talawa’s Black Joy season presents:

Play On!

A new Jazz musical

Based on Shakespeare’s

“Twelfth Night”

Conceived by Sheldon Epps

Book by Cheryl L.West

Music by Duke Ellington

Produced by Talawa Theatre Company and The Belgrade Theatre

Co-produced with Birmingham Hippodrome, Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Wiltshire Creative

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Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE, Play On! Choreographer

Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy is the co-founder and co-Artistic Director of Boy Blue, an Artistic Associate of the Barbican, London, and a renowned choreographer and performer.

Sandy’s theatre and dance credits are extensive; recent works include co-creating Free Your Mind (2023),Cycles (2024), REDD (2019), the film R.E.B.E.L (2018), Blak Whyte Gray (2017), The Five & the Prophecy of Prana (2013), A Night With Boy Blue (2022, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2013), Touch (2011), Legacy (2011) and Pied Piper: A Hip-Hop Dance Revolution (2006).  Outside of Boy Blue, Sandy has worked with Talawa on Guys and Dolls (2017), Regent's Park Theatre on Once on this Island (2023) and Boy Blue will be the Guest Artistic Directors of the National Youth Dance Company for 2024/25.

Nicey Belgrave, Play On! Associate Choreographer

We also caught up with the brilliant Nicey, Associate Choreographer, at the Choreography R&D for Play On!

Nicey, a professional dancer from Essex, has built an impressive career spanning hip hop theatre and commercial performances. Notably, she's been part of Boy Blue productions like Cycles, BLAK WHYTE GRAY, Project REBEL and Redd. She also portrayed Trinity in Danny Boyle's theatre adaptation of The Matrix, "Free Your Mind."

With special thanks to our R&D dancers Kelsey Miller Olivia Francis and Tanaka Bingwa.

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