A "REMARKABLE" ballet group is bringing a double-header of performances to the stage in York.

Monday, 3 June 2024 12:32

By Harry Booth

Cassa Pancho's Ballet Black is returning to York Theatre Royal this June with a new double bill: 'Ballet Black: HEROES.'

The pioneering dancers and artists of black and Asian descent, recognised for celebrating diversity in dance, will be performing Mthuthuzeli November's 'The Waiting Game' and Sophie Laplane's 'If At First'.

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