Hackney Empire Presents the UK Premiere of CURRENTS

Internationally renowned Israeli music and Dance Company, Mayumana, will make its long-awaited UK debut at Hackney Empire for a limited run this Spring. With a strong tailwind of critical acclaim behind it and following sell-out runs across the globe, the company will stage their latest work Currents at the East London venue from 18 April to 7 May.

This extraordinary dance and percussive extravaganza is inspired by the legendary rivalry between two titans of science, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, inventors and pioneers in the early days of electrical engineering.

Currents is a spectacular and explosive show that combines the company's trademark mix of dance, music and percussion. Two groups are on a journey. Each is inspired by a different aesthetic and artistic approach to the essence of light and electricity. Dialogue, a unique soundscape, lighting and visual effects all combine to produce a unique and universal theatrical experience. Fueled by a sense of humour and mischief, the group dynamic on stage is inexhaustible and infectious whilst the talent and beauty of the individual performer is highlighted and celebrated.

With an international cast, Currents features specially made musical instruments, massive video art projections and video mapping. The eleven skilled performers play on different instruments, athletically juggling between different sounds and rhythms to produce a playful blend of narrative story-telling, breath-taking movement and stunning visuals.

Production Trailer: youtu.be/Q6Lt1BBVjeI

Currents by Mayumana
Running time: 90 mins
Directors: Eylon Nuphar and Boaz Berman
Set Design: Boaz Berman and Michael Kremenko
Costume Design: Hadas Zur
Music: Boaz Berman, Eylon Nuphar and Ido Kagan
Sound Design: Amir Schorr and Lighting by Roy 'Junior' Milo
Video Art and Video Mapping: Gidi Rabi

Performances: 18 Apr - 7 May | Tue - Fri at 7.30pm, Sat at 5pm & 8pm, Sun at 5pm
Tickets: £35 - £10 (plus £1 per ticket online, £1.25 per ticket over the phone)
Box Office: 020 8985 2424
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About Hackney Empire
Hackney Empire is a special building in a special place - a unique variety theatre for the 21st century. Built in 1901 by the great theatre architect Frank Matcham, Hackney Empire embraces both local and global communities of artists and audiences. It is determined to nurture and present work that is at once extraordinary, inclusive, inspirational and transformative. Musical theatre and opera, family shows, music and comedy together with local events and an extensive and inclusive programme of workshops and courses, form the heart of Hackney Empire's work.
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About Mayumana
Mayumana was founded in Tel Aviv in 1996 by Eylon Nuphar and Boaz Berman. The name Mayumana comes from the Hebrew word Meyumanut which means skill. The versatile company is a large multicultural collective of more than 20 different nationalities and has become one of Israel's largest cultural exports.