Rambert and Davies combine to do more sinning...
- Paul Genty
- 5 hours ago
- 2 min read
Leading UK contemporary dance company Rambert is joining forces with Manchester's Factory International, TV producer Russell T Davies and legendary pop duo Pet Shop Boys on new peoject It's a Sin, inspired by Davies' award-winning Channel 4 series of the same name.
This "bold reimagining" has Davies as executive producer alongside Pet Shop Boys and Glyn Fussell, the "man behind London's best nightlife".
Rambert artistic director Benoit Swan Pouffer will choreograph the show alongside dramaturg and script developer Kaite O’Reilly
The show will open at Factory's Aviva Studios in Manchester, with full details to be announced later this year, but for now the production team says the show will expand the world of the beloved television drama into a "visceral theatrical experience - a reckoning and a celebration, told through fearless movement".
Originally set in London between 1981-1991, Davies’ story follows a generation of young gay men and their friends as the HIV/AIDS crisis unfolds around them. Rambert will transform this narrative into an immersive, living experience in which dance, archive and cinematic visuals collide.
Benoit Swan Pouffer said: “This is a story we feel compelled to tell right now, and collaborating with Russell is incredibly exciting. Together we’re exploring how dance and choreography can carry urgent, emotional narratives in a visceral way.”
Davies added: “It’s a Sin was such a special show for me, and it's one of the greatest honours of my life to have the show transformed by Rambert into something new and exciting.”
Pet Shop Boys commented: “The original TV drama was a landmark series that presented the reality and tragedy of the Aids crisis to a mass audience. Our song “It’s a sin” was contemporary with the crisis and we are proud to be involved as the story is interpreted in a different medium.”
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