William Trevitt and Michael Nunn, The Ballet Boyz, just announced a new tour that will give a group of young dancers a chance to dance their butts off. William and Michael were both with The Royal Ballet and decided to break out on their own in 2001. They have created dance documentaries and performed together all over the world, with works commissioned from the likes of William Forsythe and Christopher Wheldon. Now they have a new Project, Ballet Boyz: The Next Generation.
Here is an article in London’s Guardian about their new Project.
Ballet Boyz Announce Tour Featuring Young Dancer
Sunday 11 October 2009 14.18 BST
After two hours the mirrors had misted over, and the studio walls were literally dripping with the sweat of pizza servers, barmen and call centre workers.
The Ballet Boyz, William Trevitt and Michael Nunn, two of the most renowned male dancers in the world – one critic called them “unspeakably good” – are going on tour again, but this time neither will dance a step.
“That’s it,” Trevitt said, “that’s why we wanted young dancers – certainly young compared to us. A dancer hits 30, you know what your body can do, you know what hurts, you know how to cheat and fake it. But these guys will still push themselves as far as they can – and they really don’t know their physical limits yet.” Read more…
