"I read My Sister, The Serial Killer during the pandemic. I loved it. I hate traditional ballet stories where women are constantly saved by men or killing themselves because the man doesn't like them. I am always on the lookout for something to turn into a ballet that doesn't feel like a woman is at the hands of male violence. There are themes of that in the book, but it felt really funny, dark and very stageable."
"When I learned about what you wanted to do, I was immediately on board. Ballet Black felt like the right company, because it's important to Ballet Black that people of colour see diversity on stage. My Sister, the Serial Killer is a very Black story. I had complete peace of mind as far as the format and the company it was being handed over to."
An urgent phone call begins a Lagos-set story about Korede, a nurse who repeatedly covers up murders committed by her charismatic, beautiful sister Ayoola. Three killings transform possible self-defence into a pattern that raises a moral dilemma about loyalty, complicity and consequence. Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black will stage a ballet adaptation at Sadler’s Wells from November 26–29, translating the novel’s dark comedy and stageable themes into dance. Founded in 2001 to address the shortage of Black and Asian professional ballet dancers in the UK, Ballet Black redefines who performs, how ballet looks and whom it represents, with a stated aim to expand Black storytelling.
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